Caribbean youth urged to submit ideas on combating climate change on oceans

Caribbean youth are being invited to submit project ideas on fighting the effects of climate change on the oceans,  according to a release yesterday from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

 The release said that the Engaged Initiative is a collaboration led by UNESCO, with Socialab, Ashoka, and National Geographic. It  is inviting Caribbean youth aged 18-29 to submit project ideas to the Engaged for the Oceans and the Environment Challenge to fight the effects of climate change on the oceans. Three of the project ideas have the chance to win US$2,000 for developing their innovative solutions, the release added.

Young people can submit their ideas through the following platform: http://bit.ly/compoceanos by 18 July 2021.