Build for a changing climate
Turn climate information into a useful next step for the people living with it.
Proposed brief. Applications are not open; dates, eligibility, format, and judging are unconfirmed.
The proposed brief
Start with a real problem.
Climate information only helps when someone can act on it. A farmer deciding when to plant, a community preparing for floods, or a small business navigating heat needs useful guidance in the right place, at the right time.
This proposed brief invites tools that help communities prepare, adapt, or coordinate. Pick a local setting, understand its constraints, and connect reliable information to a practical decision.
Who it’s for
Different skills.
Shared curiosity.
- Developers, designers, researchers, and people working with local communities.
- Teams curious about climate data, agriculture, infrastructure, or public-interest technology.
Eligibility unconfirmed.
What to build
A few starting points.
- A low-bandwidth service that makes public weather information easier to understand.
- A community map of water points, shade, or flood-related disruptions.
- A planning tool that helps a small business compare practical adaptation options.
Proposed format
Milestones, feedback, a final demo.
A proposed online challenge with milestones, mentor feedback, and a final demo informed by user feedback.
Online sprint · Proposed
Draft evaluation criteria
What good could look like.
These are proposed criteria, shared to explain the direction of the brief. Final rules and judging arrangements are not announced.
Local relevance
Identify a specific community and the decision your tool helps people make.
Reliable information
Show sources, freshness, uncertainty, and where the tool should not be relied on.
Access in practice
Design for language, connectivity, device, and cost constraints.
An actionable prototype
Demonstrate the path from information to a useful, realistic next step.
