The Climate Games Nigeria competition is organized by the Heinrich Boell Foundation and is open to all interested persons.
The competition is aimed at inspiring young Nigerians to discuss climate change and adaptation solutions as they affect them in their lives as the Global Climate Talks tagged COP21 takes place in Paris, France from 30th November to 6th December, creating a debate that links the global climate talks to Nigerian reality.
To participate, individuals should send in an entry of a short story (1000 words maximum), short video (3 minutes maximum) or a picture story that shows the effect of climate change in their environment around any of these four themes:
Flooding
Desertification
Erosion
Gas flaring
The winner of the competition wins an all-expenses paid trip to participate in and speak at the Abuja Climate March on 30th November, 2015, have their entry published on the website of the Heinrich Boell Foundation and win a cash prize of N50,000.
The more creative and informative your entry is, the higher your chances of winning.
The competition runs from 10th – 22nd November, 2015.
All entries should be sent to climategames@ng.boell.org
For more details, call 0809 990 5175 or visit https://www.facebook.com/Climate-Games-Nigeria-178977505778082/