💡CLIMATE INNOVATION LABS💡
Meet the eleven finalists creating technology solutions for enhanced climate action across Africa and Asia-Pacific.
Demo Day is here!
Join us the next 22 of April 2021 and meet the selected startups from Africa and Asia Pacific solving climate action.
💻 Join the Virtual Event 💻
Revolving around two three-day online events, one in Africa and another one in Asia Pacific, Climate Innovation Labs will give a chance to its participants to work side-by-side with climate technology experts from small and medium-sized enterprises to explore innovative design thinking tools, flexing their entrepreneurial muscle and creating solutions for enhanced climate action.
Learn more about the eligibility criteria below.
Why Climate Innovation Labs?
Be part of the change you want to see in the world. The solutions will support the work of industrial SMEs to develop and adopt environmentally sound technologies by identifying synergies with the CTCN’s work.
👩 Who Can Participate? 👱
⚠ Focus Challenges ⚠
You will have the opportunity to work with climate technology experts on one of these challenges.
✅ Climate change effects
Drought, floods, deforestation, heatwaves, landslides
✅ Access to capital and partnership
✅ Lack of human resources knowledgeable about climate technology
✅ Lack of infrastructure to enable sustainable growth in the sector
✅ Lack of awareness about the impact of climate change
✅ Access to raw materials and equipment to build products used in climate change mitigation
✅ Access to scientific laboratories
🏆 Winner Prizes 🏆
What can you win?
You'll get a chance to receive follow-on support to implement and scale your solution through a 6-8 week Climate Innovation Academy Program delivered by Seedstars.
This is a perfect chance to turn your idea into a real business thanks to the expertise and mentorship provided throughout the virtual program!
16 October
Launch Of Open Call
5 November
Close Of Application
19 - 21 November
Africa Launchpad
3 -5 December
Asia Pacific Launchpad
January-April
Academy Program
😍 Participation benefits 😍
Your ideas can change the world!
Apply to the event and make a difference in your society!
The Speakers (Asia Pacific Lab)
Béatrice Coroenne
YOUNGO
Rituraj Yadav
Climate Researcher at Idaho State University's GIS Training and Research Center
Satwik Govindarajula
Head of Growth, Seedstars
Dr. Rose Mwebaza
Director of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm
Artificial Intelligence Artist, Artificial Mind
Meropi Paneli
Senior Policy and Programme Advisor
Trupti Jain
Founder Director of Naireeta Services Private Limited
The Jury (Asia Pacific Lab)
Margaret-Ann Splawn
Executive Director, Climate Markets & Investment Association
Vladislav Arnaoudov
Climate Change Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist, Green Climate Fund
Olga Chepelianskaia
Climate Change Specialist and Founder, UNICITI
Saurabh Gaidhani
Team Lead, Programs at Resilient Cities Network
The Jury (Africa Lab)
Patrick Nussbaumer
Climate Technology and Innovations Division
Department of Energy
United Nations Industrial Development Organization
Claudia Makadristo Driest
Regional Manager for Africa, Seedstars
Gareth Phillips
Manager Climate and Environment Finance, African Development Bank
Dr. Rose Mwebaza
Director of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
The Speakers (Africa Lab)
Cecilie Waagner Falkenstrøm
Artificial Intelligence Artist, Artificial Mind
Sena Alouka
Executive Director, Jeunes Volontaires pour l'Environnement
Satwik Govindarajula
Head of Growth, Seedstars
Dr. Rose Mwebaza
Director of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
Sara Nyberg
Technology Mechanism Working Group,YOUNGO
Moran Sol Broza
YOUNGO
Program Team
Climate Innovation Lead - Anurag Maloo
Anurag is currently leading Partnerships for Seedstars in Asia-Pacific. He is also the Cofounder and Director of Green and Good Foundation. He is an entrepreneur, community builder, innovation and well-being coach and an ecosystem architect. Previously, he has worked with Techstars, the global platform for investment & innovation, as Regional Manager for 6 years, to grow, develop and catalyse the regional entrepreneurship ecosystems across APAC.
Anurag is a former Teach For India fellow who was selected as 2041 Antarctic Youth Ambassador and was invited to join the polar explorer and environmental leader, Robert Swan (OBE, FRGS) on the 2041 Inspire International Antarctic Expedition in 2013. He is a former UNLEASH Global Talent 2018 and now involved as UNLEASH+ Specialist and UNLEASH Global Facilitator for SDG Innovation Labs since 2019.
Juskenaite Irma
International Communications, CTCN
Shanar Tabrizi
Consultant, CTCN
Karina Larsen
Knowledge, Communications and Gender Manager, CTCN
Adaeze Zita Edokwe
Programs Manager, Seedstars
Archie Moberly
Head of Yangon Academy, Seedstars
Satwik Govindarajula
Head of Growth, Seedstars
About Us
The CTCN promotes the accelerated transfer of environmentally sound technologies for low carbon and climate-resilient development at the request of developing countries. It provides technology solutions, capacity building and advice on policy, legal and regulatory frameworks tailored to the needs of individual countries. The Centre is the operational arm of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, it is hosted and managed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and supported by more than 600 network partners around the world.
Seedstars is an investment holding company founded in Switzerland in 2012 with the mission to impact people's lives in emerging markets through entrepreneurship and technology.
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