“Climate Change and Urban Resilience. How to prepare our cities to respond to climate changes related challenges”

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The International Center for Climate Governance (ICCG), within the activities of the Best Climate Practices (BCP) observatory, invites you to submit innovative proposals focusing on urban resilience to climate changes.
The concept relates to the ability of an urban system to recover and alter its modus operandi in order to prepare and respond to changes in its external environment and to recover from disruption to its internal structures. By encouraging institutions, scientists, common people, enterprises, think tanks, stakeholders and researchers to reflect constructively on the problem, the ICCG believes it will be possible to develop innovative solutions and educate people about the complex challenges posed by global climate changes.

Subject of the contest
Accepted proposals consist of best practices related to urban resilience which are research results among existing practices or brand new ideas. All the eligible practices have to be designed in the period between January 2011 and December 2012. Depending on the value of the projects, practices also conceived in 2013 may be eligible according to the Judges’ decision.
What is a best practice? Read the definition.

Who can participate

The contest is open to anyone, regardless of expertise in the field, age, gender or nationality. Proposals can be submitted by individual users or teams. Submitters can be or not the authors of the practice.

Submission and deadline

Proposals must be submitted through the ad hoc online form by June 21st, 2013.
Evaluation criteria
The submitted best practices will be evaluated against the following criteria:

  • Feasibility of the actions proposed by the practice
  • Replicability potential of the practice described
  • Originality of the practice’s ideas
  • Likely impact on climate change adaptation and mitigation actions

Awards
Experts’ Choice Award

A panel of experts coming from universities and international organisations will assign the Experts’ Choice Award. The author of the selected practice will be awarded with a 1.000 euro token prize. The winner will be also invited to present the proposal, in person or virtually, during an ICCG event on the beautiful Island of San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice, Italy).
Users’ Choice Award
Through the BCP website, users can rate the best practices and contribute to the formation of a top chart.
The author of the most rated practice receives the Users’ Choice Award: he will be awarded a fabulous plaque made of artistic Murano Glass and will be invited to present the proposal, in person or virtually, during an ICCG event on the beautiful Island of San Giorgio Maggiore (Venice, Italy).
Submitters’ Award

The submitters of the winning practices will be awarded with an annual subscription to the National Geographic Magazine.

Read the Call for Proposals
For more information: Valeria Barbi ([email protected], +39.(0)41 2700435).

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