CLIMATE ACTION CHALLENGE

Cut waste. Cut emissions.

Fight climate change.

In May 2017, What Design Can Do launched the Climate Action Challenge in collaboration with the IKEA Foundation and Autodesk Foundation.

 

This global design competition called on the creative community to submit bold, innovative solutions to combat the impacts of climate change.

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DESIGN-DRIVEN IMPACT

The 13 winners shared an award package of €900.000, including an acceleration programme tailor-made by Social Enterprise NL.

 

Aimed at making the winning concepts and startups ready for market and investment, the five-month programme included workshops, trainings, expert consultancy, networking events, inspiring talks, visits to peer entrepreneurs and webinars. Each winner worked on the building blocks of the social business model and was guided through the programme by their own personal mentor.

13 WINNING PROJECTS

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KEEPERS: RAINFOREST LAB&KITCHEN

The Netherlands

Coming together over food

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POWER PLANT

The Netherlands

World's first self-powering greenhouse

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DRONECORIA

Spain

Open source restoration

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THE VERTICAL UNIVERSITY PROJECT

Nepal

Teaching indigenous knowledge

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THE CHILDREN’S SCRAPPY NEWS SERVICE

India

Featuring wacky ways to join the revolution

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ICE STUPA

India

Artificial glaciers help receding mountain

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BACKPACK RADIO STATION

Indonesia

Predicting future natural disasters

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WATER INDEPENDENCE

United Kingdom

Just add sea and sun

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THE EVOCCO PROJECT, BY COUNTING CARBON

Ireland

Smart shopping that's good for the planet

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THE CHANGE RANGERS

United States

Teaching adaptation techniques

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TWENTY NO WATER

The Netherlands

Just the bare necessities

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NIVARA

United States

Water for the world

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FREEWIND

India

Cooling at a low cost