By Nneka Nwogwugwu
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), with help from ClimSA, has opened applications for the Youth for Climate Action Campaign and Awards 2025.
This award was designed in honour of the local-weather resilience and advocacy by youth in member states of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD).
As a regional initiative, the Youth for Climate Action Campaign showcases how younger people participate in local-weather awareness, neighbourhood adaptation, and local weather info dissemination.
Through highly effective visible and narrative storytelling, this marketing drive elevates the voices of youth who are making an impression via innovation, consciousness, and motion.
Youth who meet up eligibility requirements and come from any member state of the Intergovernmental Authority on Development (IGAD) are welcome to submit authentic tales, pictures, or brief movies/animations. IGAD member states are Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda.
Award Categories
The award categories are based on submissions that cover five classes, reflecting the varied methods by which youth contribute to local weather motion:
1. Under 18 Years: Celebrating excellent contributions to local weather schooling or consciousness in school or neighbourhood degree.
2. Ages 18–24: Recognising youth-led initiatives that display innovation in local weather communication or motion.
3. Ages 25–35—Young professionals or community leaders advocating and implementing climate solutions.
4. Short Video/Animation (under 35)—Creative storytelling or explainer videos that highlight climate services, early warning systems, or local adaptation efforts.
5. Photography (under 35)—Capturing the realities of climate impacts or resilience practices through impactful imagery.
Eligibility Criteria
- Participants must be citizens of an IGAD member state.
- All participants in the video and photography categories must be under 35.
- Entries must be original and relevant to climate services, solutions, adaptation or awareness.
- Climate stories/videos/photos/animations must have been done before the call for submissions.
- Collaborative submissions are allowed, but only one prize will be awarded per winning entry.
How to Submit
All submissions should be sent to communication@icpac.web with the topic line: ICPAC Climate Action Awards East Africa 2025
For more details about the awards, visit the official website.
The IGAD Climate Prediction and Applications Centre (ICPAC), with support from ClimSA, has launched the Youth for Climate Action Campaign and Awards 2025. This initiative honors youth in IGAD member states for their contributions to climate resilience and advocacy. The campaign invites youth from Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, and Uganda to participate by submitting original stories, images, or videos that highlight local climate awareness and adaptation through innovation.
The awards are divided into five categories based on the age and medium of submission. Categories include contributions to climate education for those under 18, innovative climate communication efforts for ages 18–24, and professional climate solutions for ages 25–35. Additionally, there are categories for short videos or animations and photography that capture climate impacts and resilience.
Eligibility requires participants to be citizens of an IGAD member state, under 35 for video and photography, with entries relevant to climate-related themes. Submissions must be original and completed before the call for entries. Entries should be emailed to communication@icpac.web with the subject line "ICPAC Climate Action Awards East Africa 2025." Further details are available on the ICPAC website.
