Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition 2024

Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition. A virtual ocean hackathon and symposium was launched on 12 August by the Blue Charter Ocean Youth Working Group to coincide with International Youth Day. The working group is inviting young people with innovative ideas from across the Commonwealth to compete for a chance to secure funding to assist with the implementation of their projects.?The youth group, launched at COP28 in December 2023, actively engages young people across the 56 Commonwealth countries in topics on the ocean and climate change. 

• Table of Content
• About The Commonwealth
• Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition
• Requirements for Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition Qualification
• Application Deadline
• How to Apply

About The Commonwealth

The Commonwealth is a voluntary association of 54 independent and equal countries. It is home to 2.4 billion people, and includes both advanced economies and developing countries. 32 of our members are small states, including many island nations. Our member governments have agreed to shared goals like development, democracy and peace. Our values and principles are expressed in the Commonwealth Charter. The Commonwealth's roots go back to the British Empire. But today any country can join the modern Commonwealth. The last country to join the Commonwealth wa... continue reading

Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition

Requirements for Commonwealth Ocean Champions Competition Qualification

• Open to young people aged 15 – 29 years old from Commonwealth countries. 
• Submissions, by filling the application form, can be from an individual or a team.  
• A solution to at least one issue from the Commonwealth Blue Charter action areas must be developed. 
• Must be a member of the Blue Charter Ocean Youth Working Group  

Application Deadline

How to Apply

• Winners will be announced at the Ocean Symposium at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Samoa and COP29 in Azerbaijan.
• They will also be required to submit a blog post with photos at the 3rd, 6th and 9th month intervals after winning to showcase their progress.  

Email the group at [email protected]. 

For more details, visit Commonwealth website.