Contest seeks breakthrough climate change solutions from young people
The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the “Youth for Climate Innovation Contest” in Hanoi on May 28.
Hanoi (VNA) - The Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCMCYU) Central Committee andthe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched the “Youth for ClimateInnovation Contest” in Hanoi on May 28.
The contest seeksbreakthrough solutions and initiatives from young people around the countryregarding environmental protection and climate change response, and contributesto realising a project aiming to promote the role of the HCMCYU in this regardduring the 2019-2022 period.
Vietnamesecitizens in Vietnam and aged from 16 to 35 are eligible to enter.
Contestants must submitvideos illustrating their initiative, with each allowed to send multiple entrieson different content. The contest can be found at //bitly.com.vn/y238yy.
Entries are open until July 25.Winners are expected to be announced in August.
There will be one first prize of 50million VND (2,160 USD), two second prizes of 20 million VND each, three thirdprizes of 3 million VND each, and a prize for the provincial HCMCYU with themost entries, of 3 million VND.
UNDP ResidentRepresentative for Vietnam Caitlin Wiesen said the contest is one of the waysto tap young people’s potential in stepping up climate change agendas, and expressed her hope that many entries will be submitted./.
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At the launching ceremony (Photo: VNA) 
