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Climatelinks Photo Contest

The Climatelinks 2023 Photo Contest is now CLOSED!

 

About the Contest

You may submit up to five images complying with the contest rules and requirements. Entries will be judged on relevance to the photo contest theme, as well as photo composition, originality, and technical quality. One winner will be selected overall, in addition to winners chosen for each category, through an evaluation panel composed of USAID staff and the Climatelinks team.

Winning photos will be announced in Fall 2023, subsequently featured in Climatelinks communications (including social media), highlighted on the website's topic pages, and showcased in the Climatelinks photo gallery. The winning photos will also be featured in printed USAID Climate and Cross-Sectoral Strategies Branch postcards and might be highlighted on corresponding sector pages on Climatelinks.

Click here to visit the Climatelinks Photo Gallery.

Theme

Our 2023 Photo Contest theme is USAID’s Climate Strategy in Action: Confronting the Climate Crisis Across Sectors. We’re looking for submissions that show the issues, impacts, and solutions to climate change across 13 categories.

The main categories are listed in bold below. Examples of submissions under each category are also noted. For images containing any identifiable individual, a release form will be requested upon submission.

Agriculture and Food Systems 
  • Climate-Resilient Agriculture
  • Food Security
Biodiversity Conservation
  • Wildlife
  • Landscape/seascape conservation
  • Community engagement
  • Fisheries
  • Ecosystem-based Adaptation
  • Natural Resource Management
Democracy, Rights & Governance
  • Corruption
  • Governance/Civil Society
  • Human Rights
  • Environmental Defenders
  • Climate Justice
Humanitarian Assistance
  • Conflict
  • Migration
  • Disaster Risk Management
  • Loss and Damage
Education
  • Learning Outcomes
  • Education Infrastructure
  • Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning (MEL)
Energy
  • Renewable Energy

  • Microgrids
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Data/Technology/Innovation
Climate Finance and Economic Growth
  • Circular Economy
  • Private Sector Engagement
  • Livelihoods
Green Cities
  • Resilient, Low-carbon Infrastructure
  • Ocean Plastics
  • Urban
Health
  • Air Quality
  • Heat
  • Nutrition
  • One Health
Natural Climate Solutions
  • Forest Conservation
  • Ecosystem Restoration
  • Nature-based Solutions
  • Mangrove Restoration
  • Forests and Livelihoods
Water and Sanitation
  • Water Management
  • Infrastructure
  • Gray water
Gender, Equity, & Social Inclusion
  • Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities
  • Locally-led Development
  • Gender and Social Inclusion
  • Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA)
  • Children, Youth
  • Self-determined Development
  • Locally-led Climate Action
Cross-cutting
  • Adaptation
  • Integration
  • Mitigation

Who Can Enter

The Climatelinks 2023 Photo Contest is open to anyone with great photos.

  • The Climatelinks community
  • USAID staff
  • USAID implementers
  • Any individuals or organizations working in climate and development
  • Non-USAID programs

Important Dates

July 11, 2023 - Contest Opens

August 7, 2023 - Submission Deadline

October 2023 - Winners Announced

 

Disclaimer

You are granting USAID an unrestricted license to reproduce your photo in any format, including print products, on the web, and in social media. Please make sure you read the disclaimer below for full details.

By submitting a photograph to this competition you:

  1. Declare that you, your organization, or USAID own the copyright of the photograph and that it is your original work or that you are authorized to share these photos.
  2. Declare that you have permission to use the visual image of any identifiable individual in the photograph for entry into the competition and that the image may be published as stipulated in the photo contest guidelines. You may be asked to provide the standard release agreement.
  3. Agree that USAID will not be responsible for the infringement of any third party rights in the photograph, moral or otherwise, that may arise as a result of your actions or omissions and that you indemnify USAID against all legal fees, claims, damages, and other expenses that may be incurred as a result of your breach of the contest rules.
  4. Grant reproduction rights for USAID use and in doing so, agree that USAID can use your photograph for the purposes of the competition and also for future reproduction in perpetuity on websites, literature, and any other materials at USAID’s discretion.
Submit Your Photos

You must register and agree to the terms and conditions.

Questions?

Photo Contest Rules

Photo Contest FAQs 

For any additional questions or issues, contact the team at team@climatelinks.org.