Healthy Oceans Technology Innovation Challenge

We’re looking for innovative tech-based solutions that can solve healthy oceans-related challenges. This competition includes two challenges: 1) Prevent plastic waste, and 2) Restore and protect coral reefs.

Are you eligible to apply?

Go through the eligibility checklist below. If you can respond yes to all questions, you are eligible to apply to the TIC Review the detailed eligibility criteria in the TIC rules
 

Eligibility criteria:

Yes

No

1. Will the project be implemented in one of the countries listed below?

Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Georgia, India, Indonesia,  Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Maldives, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Niue, Pakistan, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, and Viet Nam.

 

 

2. Can the Applicant(s) provide at least 10% of the total project cost in co-financing?

 

 

3. Is the Applicant(s) registered as one of following entities?

Company

•Not-for-profit organization

•Civil society organization

•Research institution

•Government-owned enterprise (must be legally and financially autonomous of the government in the implementation country)

 

 

4. Is the Applicant(s) legally incorporated or registered in an ADB member country?
(ADB members are listed at https://www.adb.org/about/members)

 

 

5. Does the Applicant(s) have the Intellectual Property Rights, through ownership or licenses, to use the technology solution? 

 

 

6. a) Applicant(s) confirms there is no conflict of interest between the Applicant(s) and ADB*  
b) Applicant(s) confirms there is no conflict of interest between the Applicant(s) and the government of the country of implementation?*  

 

 

7. Applicant(s) confirms they are not sanctioned by ADB or the UN Security Council**

 

 

*yes = there is no conflict of interest, no= there is a conflict of interest

** yes = not sanctioned, no = sanctioned

The challenge has been closed. You can no longer submit expressions of interest. You can check out the challenge results here.