The Water ChangeMaker Awards 2020- Building climate resilience by changing water decisions

The Water ChangeMaker Awards is an initiative of more than 20 partner organizations, convened by the Global Water Partnership (GWP), that will highlight how smart decisions are made to use and safeguard water, and how to protect communities from water-related hazards, such as floods and droughts and pollution-related challenges in the midst of climate change.

These water decisions will have involved changing mindsets from inertia to action, speaking truth to power, and building new coalitions. They will have involved changing laws or policies, and mobilizing and inspiring others to collaborate.

The Water ChangeMaker Awards will make visible the people and teams leading changes to water management, especially in a climate resilient way. It is a great way to promote your work and that of your partners, as concrete examples of change that can inspire teams across the globe. The submissions will provide a basis for creating learning communities of topic-specific groups to collaborate and learn from each other. 

How to submit?

Submit your ChangeMaker journey between 6 April 2020 and 7 June 2020.

Submissions can be made via the “submit your change journey” link. If you have any questions use the competition guidelines as a reference. Should you have further questions or encounter any technical issues  contact  waterchangemakers@gwp.org.

Please note:

• Many Languages work: Submissions are accepted in Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.  
• Get ahead of the final date: GWP recommend that submissions be uploaded ahead of the final date given that their system may experience instability when overloaded.
• Quantify where you can:  Submitters are encouraged to quantify results and include data that demonstrates positive impacts in their submissions.
• Verficiation: Submissions will undergo a verification process using the contact person provided.

You can visit www.waterchangemakers.org for more information and submission.