Show the world your climate action​

UN News – What do you do for Pacha Mama, Mother Earth? Last April 22, we celebrated Mother Earth Day all over the world and Agora wants to support the United Nations with a photography and video contest so that we are encouraged to show what we do to protect the climate and the environment. which is called 'climate action'.

The event is led by Agora Awards in support of the United Nations ACT NOW campaign. #MyClimateAction wants to raise awareness about the need for us to act in the face of the climate crisis we are in and which is becoming more and more difficult. One way is to know what we all do in different parts of the world in this regard, with concrete solutions in different locations or with the initiative of many to inspire others.

«We invite people to show us their climate action and inspire others, because when we come together, we have much more power to affect change,»says Nanette Braun, UN Campaign Director.

For his part, Mr. Octavi Royo, who is general director and co-founder of the Agora organization, states:

«We are proud to partner with the UN to showcase a diverse, people-powered movement that also demands action from leaders».

Those who want to participate have until July 22 to send their work. The jury will choose 50 photographs and 50 videos as finalists, which will be announced in October, during the UN Climate Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt (COP27). The winning images and photos will be displayed at COP27 and in an online exhibition on the UN website in November.

You can send your photographic or video work in this link, where you will find the conditions of the contest.

«Leaders must lead. But we can all contribute our part», declared UN Secretary-General António Guterres in his recent statement on a report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).

The report proposes as conclusions concrete strategies to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 40 to 70 percent by 2050, for example, using clean-burning means of transportation, consuming plant-based foods, and others. It also notes that, globally, households in the richest 10 percent contribute to about 40 percent of global greenhouse gas emissions, while the poorest 50 percent contribute less than 15 percent.

The ActNow campaign encourages individual behavior change, especially in advanced economies, to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon world. It also urges people around the world to raise their voices and demand governments and businesses to act.