Climate-KIC is supported by the EIT, a body of European Union
Climathon Silang
20 Nov 2020 - 22 Nov 2020
Climate change is real. And we need to take action. Now!
Silangueños, if you are passionate about fighting climate change, we invite you to join the first global Climathon initiative happening in Silang-- the first on a municipal level here in the Philippines.
What is a Climathon?
Climathon is a global movement that organises locally; a city-based programme that offers a clear pathway to climate action.
At the core of the Climathon programme is an ideathon that takes place in the town of Silang along with hundreds of other cities across many continents and time-zones. The ideathon, a three-day workshop to collaborate ideas and find solution to the solid waste problem of Silang, enjoins a diverse group of participants, ranging from policymakers to hackers, youth to academics, students to business leaders, etc.
By joining climathon you can meet new people, build friendships, collaborate, and create ideas or solutions that are innovative, practical and relevant to the climate challenges of Silang. So what are you waiting for? Register today and become a Silangueño climate hero!
to tackle solid waste in Silang
expected participants in Silang
expected ideas from participants
What part will you play?
Bayanihan to take climate action together.
Times are changing and we are facing the beginning of a long and challenging period. Evrile, represented as a Phoenix rising from ashes, is about reinvention. It is about resilience and fortitude in the face of change.
Joining the Climathon is a unique experience to:
Anyone can apply to be a participant. Your ideas matter!
In general, we are looking for:
If there is no climathon being organized in your city, you can definitely join our climathon. Every team must have at least one resident from or is currently working in Silang. The winning solutions will implement their pilot in the city.
You can form your teams during the event itself, so do not worry! You will find your teammates if you signed up on your own.
Climathon Silang is a FREE event. You do not need to pay to register and participate.
Click on the register button on our climathon website and fill out the details and submit.
Sit tight! We will be sending emails to all participants to invite you to the orientation webinar. Next is we will also send a calendar invite with the zoom link for the three-day climathon.
Registration Details:
Registration Opens on:
TBA
Registration Closes on: November 5, 2020
You can participate on your own, with a group or as an organization.
If you and your friends, colleagues, or organization want to participate make sure that each of you registers separately still.
We will use Zoom for the Climathon Event from November 13-15, 2020. We will use SLACK as the main event chat group for announcements, and other communication with the organizers, mentors, and other participants for messaging.
Submissions for the Pitch Decks will be via google drive. All video pitches will have to be uploaded to a YouTube channel and the link will be shared with the organizers.
Participants can use other free video call platforms (Facebook Messenger, Hangouts, Skype, and Jitsi) when they are collaborating with their respective teams and not on the climathon event workshops.
Every climathon, there is a specific design challenge/s that the host city will focus on and the participants will submit ideas based on that challenge.
This year for Silang, we will focus on Solid Waste. Check out the details of the design challenge here on our website.
You can contact us at climathon.silang@gmail.com and we will contact you and ask for details of your experience and expertise that is relevant to the design challenge.
Aside from climathon being a venue for transformative and innovative solutions to take climate action, all participants will be able to pitch their ideas to a panel of judges and the winning teams will get support to run a pilot in Silang.
Engaging with the Climathon in your city ensures insight and a voice in future-focused conversations between citizens, stakeholders, and decision-makers.
As a city authority, you have the option to become a local organizer yourself, but most commonly, a city authority collaborates with your city’s local organizer for Climathon.
Your involvement can be a combination or one of the following forms: formal endorsement, sponsorship, or be one of the coaches.
You can contact climathon.silang@gmail.com
We will post updates on our social media pages on Facebook and Instagram. (see the links at the footer of the website)
We will be hosting one orientation and we will send the video recording to participants who were not able to join the orientation.
We will be providing the schedule soon and give the details on when you will be online for the group activities and your respective teams.
When you are not online for the group activities and workshops, you will be communicating with your teammates virtually via chat or video calls.
More details about this will be discussed during the pre-event orientation for registered participants.
Stay tuned for updates on our social media.
We strongly advise that you stay in your own homes and join the climathon event online through your computer, tablet, or mobile device. Your safety is extremely important to us. The COVID-19 pandemic is a threat to everyone's health and safety. The reason why we are doing the Climathon 100% online is to make sure everyone will be safe and will stay at home. By doing this you are not just protecting yourself, but you are protecting your families and others as well.
Thanks to our global partners
