Solutions for the Mediterranean Region

During the e-Hackathon we aim to create entrepreneurial solutions for real-life problems and challenges in the Mediterranean Region. While we will focus on developing corresponding approaches to solve water and climate change-related issues, it is essential that the solutions are actually needed, and able to benefit a customer/beneficiary base. Therefore, we have asked members of the Mediterranean Youth for Water Network (MedYWat) to submit challenges related to water and climate change that they have witnessed.

The following three challenges have been selected to be developed during the e-Hackathon:

Mitigation solutions for climate change impacts on water resources and food security
Urban waste (water) management
WASH and COVID-19
 

The selected young entrepreneurs’ teams will be working on finding solutions to these challenges. This could include developing apps/technologies/services to trace residue of the virus in water, tracking water quality, or promote WASH awareness campaign.  The winning ideas will be developed in a one-week Bootcamp in Tunisia and the different teams will be coached and supported the month after the e-hackathon to help them to implement their ideas into an actual business.