What is Climathon ?

Climathon is a global 24-hour climate change hackathon which will take place simultaneously in major cities around the world on 26 October 2018.

It brings together the challenges of the world’s cities with the people who have the passion and ability to solve them. Climathon attracts innovators, entrepreneurs, students and professionals to create innovative solutions to cities climate challenges.

In cities with a 24 hour Climathon event, a Young Climathon can be set up for undergraduate students with a related challenge but with shorter time frame.

Now its fourth year of operation, the Climathon movement has grown tremendously over the past three years, encouraging more innovators across the globe to drive climate action.

Climathon has grown from 19 to 104 cities in the space of two years, operating across 6 continents, reaching 33 million people worldwide in 2017.