CLIMATHON 2018 behind us
“Climathon 2018 – Creatively for the climate” is a project carried out by our foundation, which consisted of a series of training courses and lectures in the field of environmental education, particularly climate change education. The project was aimed at students, civil servants, scientists and businessmen, among others. The project’s finale was Climathon Krakow 2018 – a 24-hour event that developed solutions for climate protection.
As part of the project entitled Creatively for the Climate, we conducted:
- remote work and online mentoring
- A webinar during which Justyna Wysocka-Golec – co-founder and CEO of LGM S.A., a new technology company – helped participants find answers to the questions: how to stimulate creativity – generating ideas for Climathon, and how to make a project out of an idea.
- 3 trainings* entitled. “Creative startup for climate”. The trainings were a chance to gain valuable knowledge on techniques for building a strong and creative team, as well as the challenges of startups. During the trainings, we imparted extensive knowledge on climate change and environmental protection. In this way, we opened up the opportunity for participants to thoughtfully and effectively participate in Climathon 2018 in Krakow. The trainings were held:
* 07.06.2018, 15:00-18:00 in cooperation with the Kołłątaj Cellar of the Jagiellonian University in the Student Zone of the Jagiellonian University at ul. św. Anny 6 in Krakow. The training was led by Aeris Futuro Foundation President Joanna Mieszkowicz and Marcin Szary – innovator, startup, businessman.
* 08.10.2018 at the Embassy of Krakowians at ul. Stolarska 6, 5:00-21:00 p.m. The training was led by Aeris Futuro Foundation President Joanna Mieszkowicz , Marcin Szary and Adrian Gamoń – branding, social media and storytelling strategist and consultant, speaker and trainer, video producer.
*10.10.2018 in the auditorium of building D14 at the Faculty of Management of AGH, ul. Gramatyka 10, 3 p.m.-8 p.m. The training was led by Aeris Futuro Foundation President Joanna Mieszkowicz and Marcin Szary.
- 4 lectures, during which we educated the audience about the urgent need to protect the climate, as well as the opportunity to participate in the project entitled Creatively for the climate, whose finale was Climathon Krakow 2018. The lectures entitled Creatively for the climate were conducted by the President of the Aeris Futuro Foundation, Joanna Mieszkowicz. The lectures were held:
* 04.06.2018, 12:40 p.m.-1:10 a.m. at the AGH University of Science and Technology, pav. A-0, room 213 during the 17th IATI Monday Business Meeting (IATI MBM).
* 08.06.2018 courtesy of the Equilibrium Student Scientific Circle at the Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Cracow University of Technology during the Waste-Environment-Atmosphere Conference.
* 19.09.2018 w godz. 11:15 a.m.-11:30 a.m. during the OEES – GOZ conference series at the AK Museum in Krakow.
* 11.10.2018 at 2:20 p.m.-2:30 p.m. a.m. at the Małopolska Center for Energy Efficient Construction at the Krakow University of Technology during the conference entitled Air Quality and Energy Efficiency 2018.
- The finale of the project titled Climathon Krakow 2018 – the event took place on October 26-27, 2018. This year we met at the Museum of Urban Engineering at ul. Św. Wawrzyńca 15 in Krakow.
Climathon is a 24-hour international event encouraging everyone in the world to take action to protect the climate. Activities from the areas of new technologies and creative fields were promoted. Participants developed pro-climate concepts and created innovative solutions to local climate change problems. This year’s Climathon produced 10 new projects for climate protection. About 50 participants took part in the event.
The main prize of Climathon Krakow 2018 was PLN 4 000. Additional prizes in kind included vouchers for books by Marcin Popkiewicz, tickets to the Open Eyes Economy Summit, relaxing sessions at the Krakow Salt Cave, and gifts from the Aeris Futuro Foundation and Krakow City Hall.
The winner of this year’s Climathon was Waldemar Boczar, who created a project entitled “Ogrody deszczowe” (meaning “Rain Gardens”). The project aims to protect dwindling environmental resources in particular by retaining rainwater in the city through special installations. The author of the project wants to create a rain garden in Krakow, as well as an information brochure with instructions for building the garden and inviting residents to create such places.
Second place was awarded to “Szkoła na roślinach” (meaning: the “School on Plants”) project by Joanna Lotkowska and Marcin Tischner. The authors want to encourage schools to have children eat a plant-based lunch once a week. Such a switch in menus means a number of benefits, including: 78 fewer kg of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere per school, per 1 meal per week.
Third place went to the project entitled “Mandala Klimatyczna” by Piotr Więckowski, Artur Wieczorek, Łukasz Kowalczyk and Ignacy Januszek. It is an urban game to visit climate-friendly places in Krakow. The authors noticed that in Cracow there is a lack of cooperation and knowledge about who is doing what to protect the environment. Therefore, through their project they want to collect this knowledge and disseminate it in an attractive form.
The jury additionally singled out the project titled “Park Przyjaciół Człowieka” created by Liudmile Rudz, Alicja Wieczorek, Gabriela Dąbek and Grzegorz Spytkowski. This project is an interesting combination of the existing idea of the Park of Krakowians with the need to create a burial ground for animals in Krakow.
At Climathon Krakow 2018, we hosted many distinguished guests, including Mr. Prof. Dr. Piotr Skubała from the University of Silesia in Katowice, Ms. Agnieszka Górniak, head of the Małopolska Regional Development Observatory Team, Mr. Andrzej Łazęcki, deputy director of the Department of Municipal Economy of the City of Krakow, the Polish Youth Delegates to the UN, i.e. Klaudia Klonowska and Agata Krząstek. Also with us were Mr. Łukasz Pawlik, M.Sc. – Deputy Director of the ZZM Greenery Department in Krakow, Ms. Monika Kozieł – Chief Specialist for Natura 2 000 areas of the Regional Directorate of Environmental Protection in Krakow, Ms. Maria Piętak-Frączek – Office of Health Protection of the City of Krakow. The event was attended by city activists, students, officials and representatives of science and business, among others.
The event was held in cooperation with Partners, among which we can highlight: City Hall of Krakow, Marshal’s Office of the Małopolska Region, Provincial Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Krakow, Climate Coalition, Youth Delegates of Poland to the United Nations, Museum of Urban Engineering in Krakow, Foundation of the Kolping Work in Poland.
This year’s edition of Climathon 2018 was sponsored by Radio Kraków, NGO.pl, ChrońmyKlimat.pl, NaukaoKlimacie.pl, ZiemianaRozdrożu.pl, Ekologia.pl, Zielonewydarzenia.pl
To download/read (PL):
- “Planetarna terra incognita” – prof. dr hab. Piotr Skubała, Wydział Biologii i Ochrony Środowiska Katedra Ekologii, Uniwersytet Śląski
- “Social Frame. Treści. Ludzie. Relacje” – Adrian Gamoń, strateg i konsultant ds. brandingu, social media i storytellingu
- “Działania na rzecz dobrego klimatu w Małopolsce” – Agnieszka Górniak, Departament Polityki Regionalnej, UMWM
- “Brigaid Project Presentation” – Justyna Wysocka-Golec, Paweł Wiktor, Bureau Veritas Polska
- “Młodzieżowi Delegaci RP do Organizacji Narodów Zjednoczonych” – Klaudia Klonowska, Agata Chrząstek
The “Creatively for the Climate” project was subsidized by the Marshal’s Office of the Małopolska Region, the Regional Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management in Krakow and Climate-KIC.
