LONDON, June 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The jury for Design Your
Climate Action has evaluated all the entries over the
categories of Raising Resilience and Adaptation, Energy of
Change, and Solutions Offered by Nature, and named the
winners of the First, Second and Third Prizes.
Design Your Climate Action is the latest
international competition developed by educational initiative
BE OPEN. It is open to all students and recent graduates globally.
The competition aimed to encourage creation of innovative solutions
by younger people, for the more prosperous and sustainable
future.
Elena Baturina, Founder of BE
OPEN comments on the finalization of the project: "I am
certain that involving young people into the conversation centered
on the SDG agenda is a very wholesome way of not simply raising
awareness about sustainability, but encouraging the creation of
actual solutions able to contribute to achieving sustainable
future. We are continuously impressed by the level of submissions
we receive every year for the SDG-focused competitions. We see hard
work and intelligence, commitment and creativity, and can't help
but believe that younger generations can make an actual difference
and inspire change for all of us."
The First Prize of €5,000 goes to Darcy Rincón and
Michelle Aljure, the students of
Biodesign Universidad de los Andes, Colombia, for Inspira System. This project
aims to introduce and promote cultivation of spirulina in
low-income neighborhoods in Bogotá. The initiative targets
combating malnutrition, creating new income opportunities, and
enhancing environmental sustainability within vulnerable
communities.
The Second Prize of €3,000 goes to Granny Lesiamang
and her Clauseph BioFuels startup in Botswana, for Clean Cooking Project. Its
focuses on designing, manufacturing and distributing low-cost,
energy-efficient biomass stoves that reduce biomass fuel
consumption, lower the smoke inhalation and carbon emission. The
project also develops clean solid biomass fuel with wood derived
from invasive bush trees, rampant across Botswana's farmlands.
The Third Prize of €2,000 goes to Emilia Ziolek, a Product Design and Technology
student, University of Limerick, Ireland, for the Tidal Energy Turbine Form
Redesign with Biomimicry concept. It is the first step to a new
design of bladeless turbines with hydrofoils. Their streamlined
design reduces the impact on marine life by eliminating rotating
blades and enhances efficiency in energy conversion. Emilia
suggests that hydrofoils operate by harnessing lift generated from
water flow, allowing them to capture energy with reduced drag and
increased effectiveness.
The Founder's Choice prize will soon be allocated by
the Founder of BE OPEN Elena Baturina. The Public Vote prize
winner will be decided upon by the majority of votes in an online
open vote.
Design Your Climate Action is the fifth competition
of the SDG-dedicated programme developed by BE OPEN. Every year the
foundation chooses to focus on one particular goal, and have so far
covered SDG12: Responsible Consumption and Production, SDG11:
Sustainable Cities and Communities, SDG2: Zero Hunger, and SDG7:
Affordable and Clean Energy.
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