The Centre for Climate Change and Development, Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi State, in collaboration with World Resources Institute, Washington D.C., has launched its second competition entitled ‘Promoting Climate Action through Art’, as part of its ongoing project on “Promoting Public Engagement with Nigeria’s NDC and Climate Action” project. The competition which is titled “Promoting climate action through art” is designed to create further awareness and promote public engagement on the ongoing NDC revision in Nigeria.
The competition which was officially launched on the 1st of June, 2021, is open to all Nigerian citizens, and only those following the centre’s Facebook and twitter handles are qualified to participate.
Closing Date
The closing date for submission is the 21st of June, 2021. The arts which are accepted for this competition include: spoken words; such as monologues, poems, short stories etc, short lyrics and paintings.
Guidelines
All entries submitted will be assessed internally by our team of experts and top ten entries will be shortlisted for the final phase of the competition. The top ten shortlist will be posted on our Facebook page for our followers to like and comment on them. The entries will be ranked based on the number of likes and comments they generate for the period, and that will constitute 50% of the total scoring, while the remaining 50% will based on the internal assessment from our team of experts.
Prizes
1st position – N75, 000.000
2nd position – N50, 000.000
3rd position – N25, 000.000
All entries should be submitted in video format (1-2 mins) via cccd.funai@gmail.com , Whatsapp: 07064486622