The search for Momentum for Change’s 2018 Lighthouse Activities is on! Applications are being accepted from 22 February to 30 April. Spearheaded by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, Momentum for Change shines a light on the most innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people around the world are doing to tackle climate change.
Selected activities under each area of focus will be recognized as Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities and showcased at a series of special events during the United Nations Climate Change Conference this December in Katowice, Poland. Additionally, your Lighthouse Activity will be highlighted through various media channels, providing a unique chance to gain international visibility and recognition. See question number three for the complete benefits package received by Lighthouse Activities.
If your organization has successfully implemented a project, initiative, program or other activity that addresses climate change mitigation or adaptation while focusing on one of the five areas outlined below, they would like to hear about it.
The 2018 call for applications includes the following four areas of focus:
- Women for Results
- Financing for Climate Friendly Investment
- Planetary Health
- Climate Neutral Now
Momentum for Change Lighthouse Activities receive the following benefits package:
- Engagement with policy makers
- Recognition by the UNFCCC Secretariat;
- Attendance at UN Climate Change Conferences;
- Opportunities to present work to policymakers during the UN Climate Change Conferences.
- Public relations support
- Concentrated media engagement effort prior to and during the UN Climate Change Conferences, including placement of opinion pieces and earned media;
- The on-going digital campaign, including social media, email marketing, and promotion on UNFCCC website.
III. Marketing support
- Promotional videos;
- Dedicated webpage on the UNFCCC website;
- Interactive annual reports;
- Professional photography.
Eligibilities
- Address climate change mitigation or adaptation;
- Be already implemented, or in the course of implementation;
- Be scalable and/or replicable with potential for long-term impact;
- Be innovative and/or demonstrate potential for long-term transformational change;
- Deliver verifiable social and environmental benefits;
- Not be registered or have intentions to register as a clean development mechanism (CDM) or joint implementation (JI) initiative in the next two years.
- If you applied for Momentum for Change in previous years, but your activity was not selected as a Lighthouse Activity, you may reapply in 2018.
for further information, please visit https://momentum.unfccc.int/