Future-Proofing for the Water Crisis

Solving water-related issues ranging from water conservation, floods and beyond!

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WHAT IS YOUR SOLUTION TO ALLEVIATE WATER RELATED ISSUES?

Are you a driven person who wants to make a difference and make a positive impact in the world? Well, here’s your chance! 

Asian Development Bank (ADB), in partnership with The Asian Institute of Management (AIM), is calling all Students, Startups and the General Public across the World to answer the following problem statements:

 

      How can we better preserve our water resources in Asia? 

      How can we address water waste and lack of water resources in Asia?

 

This challenge presents a unique opportunity to implement your project together with ADB and AIM! The TOP 5 teams will be invited to a sponsored trip to the Philippines to participate in a 2-day hackathon following by the Grand Final Event to present their ideas to top ADB executives and AIM experts.

The winning teams will be rewarded with up to USD 10,000 seed funding and private technical and strategy mentoring sessions by AIM and partners and will also have the chance to pitch their project at the International Disaster Conference in November.


So, ready to take on this challenge?

 

CURRENT WATER AFFAIRS

Our planet is undergoing a profound change and with that, facing multiple natural problems. The United Nations predicts that by 2025, half of the countries worldwide will face over flooding water problems or water outright shortages.The Asian countries, of course, are no exception. In addition to scarcity, they face some over-flooding water problem. How can we solve this issue? 

 

The objective of this challenge is to engage students, startups and individuals in drumming up innovative ideas and solutions related to these two-pronged global water crisis.

 

To start off, we have listed below two topics that could be tackled. Still, ideas to solve the water problems are endless! So feel free to submit other solutions that do not directly fall into any of these two categories!

WHICH TOPIC WILL YOU TACKLE?

WATER CONSERVATION

Too little Water
 
There is a real lack of access to clean water. This affects 844 million people due to climate change, pollution, population growth, and other factors.
 
What could we do about it?

OTHER

Out of the box!
 
Don’t forget, ideas to solve water problems are endless! So feel free to submit any other bold idea in this section!
 
Creative and innovative projects will be most valued!

WATER MANAGEMENT

Too Much Water
 
At the same time, areas are over-flooded with water due to natural catastrophes such as storms, hurricanes, tsunamis and sea level rise resulting from climate change and urbanization.
 
How could we fight against nature?

 

TIMELINE

 
 
 
 
 

PRIZES

UP TO USD 10,000 
SEED FUNDING

 The winning teams will be rewarded with up to USD 10,000 seed funding!

 TRIP TO
THE PHILIPPINES

Finalist teams will be invited to a sponsored trip to the Philippines to attend a 3-day Hackathon at the Multifunction Hall, ADB Headquarters in Manila! 

PRIVATE
MENTORING

The winning teams will be rewarded with private technical and strategy mentoring sessions by AIM and partners!

INTERNATIONAL DISASTER CONFERENCE

The winning teams will also have the chance to pitch their project at the International Disaster Conference in November.

FINAL HACKATHON

Aug. 31st to Sept. 2nd, 2019

 
THE 5 FINALIST TEAMS WILL BE INVITED TO PITCH THEIR BOLD IDEA AND PROJECT DURING A 2-DAY HACKATHON AT THE MULTIFUNCTION HALL, ADB HEADQUARTERS, MANILA, PHILIPPINES 
 
>> Travel grant of $400 for each team coming from the Philippines
>> Travel grant of US$1,000 for each team coming from outside the Philippines (Southeast Asia)
>> Travel grant of US$1,500 for each team coming from outside the Philippines (Rest of the World)
 
More information to come, stay tuned!