World Bank's 2009 International Youth Essay Competition on Climate Change

Deadline for submissions: 22 February 2009

How does climate change affect you?How can you tackle climate change through youth-led solutions?The World Bank's 2009 Youth Essay Competition aims to tap into the ideas of the next generation of green entrepreneurs for dealing with the pressing problem of climate change. The Essay Competition invites youth aged 18-25 to share ideas on how climate change affects them, and how it can be addressed through youth-led solutions. For the first time, the competition will also include photo and video categories which will also vie for prizes ranging from $ 1,000 to $ 5,000. Submissions can be in English, French or Spanish. Participants may submit entries in more than one category (essay, video and photo), but only one submission per category is allowed.For details, click <http://www.essaycom petition. org/> here.

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