Call for Initiatives: Council of Europe World Forum for Democracy 2020 

Deadline: June 30, 2020

APPLY here: https://opportunitydesk.org/2020/06/08/council-of-europe-world-forum-for-democracy-2020/

The World Forum for Democracy calls for expression of interests in presenting innovative initiatives aiming at solving environmental problems and enhancing democracy from all over the world.

The World Forum for Democracy is a platform for global dialogue and democratic participation which brings new ideas into the work of the Council of Europe and promotes its principles across the world.

The ambition of the 9th World Forum for Democracy is to propose and discuss differing answers to the question of what it really takes to get the job done when it comes to stopping and reversing the devastating damage done to our environment.

Cost

• One presenter for the selected initiatives will be invited to Strasbourg to take part in the World Forum. Travel and accommodation expenses may be covered by the Council of Europe if required.

Eligibility

• Any public or private organisation is eligible to apply.
• Initiatives should be addressing topics including, but not limited to:
  • Climate activism
  • Participatory practices for the environment
  • Defending the defenders of the environment
  • Local partnerships guiding behaviour change within communities
  • Deliberative democracy and public policy
  • Environmental entrepreneurship
  • Global environmental justice
  • Public-private partnerships for environmental protection
  • Inequality and intersectionality facing climate change
  • Digitalisation at the service of the environment
  • Innovations in youth activism, youth mobilisation for the environment
  • Environmental education, training and awareness-raising
  • Use of new technologies to combat climate change
  • Protecting biodiversity, ecosystems
  • Sustainable development
  • Green lobbying

Application

Submissions should be made by answering the questionnaire and sending it to forum_democracy@coe.int by June 30, 2020.