Please describe your proposed solution.
Making the World Work Better for All People, Animals, & the Planet
WHO WE ARE
What began while applying as a challenge in Fund 6 and become a community: Cardano4Climate
We are a community building on the principles of engagement, reliability, & sustainability.
WHAT WE DO
In the past 9 months, we have grown a community around communication channels & a shared vision. Emerging from our social media channels, weekly meetings, monthly events (with a growing list of domain experts), website, YouTube channel, & outreach both inside & outside of Catalyst is
a community hub of
- Support for the collaborative development of well-defined proposals through feedback, knowledge, & resource sharing related to climate change issues & mitigation, as well as the processes defined by Catalyst
- Moderated discussions to empower individuals to engage in climate change dialogues and actions
- Connections to experts & teams within the Cardano & Catalyst Community: WADA, Swarm, Catalyst School, Climate Neutral Cardano SPOs, the Cardano Foundation & the IOG Impact team.
an online, global meeting place & time to
- Connect, collaborate, contribute, listen, learn, absorb & recharge.
- Bridge outside communities affected by climate change to applications on the Cardano blockchain
- Educate & promote sustainable solutions through adaptation and mitigation options.
- Explore ways to bridge knowledge gaps.
- Offer continuous support & advice related to Project Catalyst processes.
- Collaborate with other community hubs throughout Project Catalyst.
to reach the highest in human collaboration to address humanity's greatest challenge: Climate Change
Visit www.Cardano4Climate.com to read more.
WHY WE DO IT
By combining the evolving blockchain technology of Cardano with solutions and models for climate change action, we will make the needed impact, now and for decades to come. Together, we have the ability to stop the downhill degradation and harm to the planet and bring about regeneration as the social and economic foundation for current and future generations.
This is a unique opportunity for Cardano to continue and be positioned as the blockchain that brings a better world for all people, animals, and the living planet. By doing so, we will not only have an essential impact but also have huge economic opportunities onboarding global industries such as agriculture supply chains, green energy, inclusive finance, Carbon markets, cycle economy, food tech, and more. This is especially the case in the developing countries which are a major opportunity focus for Cardano.
Current & Proposed Solution:
The Cardano4Climate HUB is motivated by the language of the heart: purpose. The citizens of this culture are localized to the environment & systems in which they live, while being aware of the global impact of Climate Change. It is both the problems creating Climate Change & the ground-up solutions to mitigate it, that have drawn us together into a global community of many tongues, heads, hearts, & hands that reach into every corner of the globe. Cardano4Climate opens a space to speak our heart languages & gives a collective voice to this purpose through our social media channels, meetings, and event.
Target demographic:
The Catalyst community, individuals representing funded proposals and those applying for funding, non-government organizations & communities outside the Cardano network affected by &/or working to mitigate climate change.
While the problems are global the people's activities are local. Cardano4Climate is a global community composed of local hubs & activities and supporting local communities and local solutions.
Africa is one of the continents going to be most impacted by climate change and the African economy is directly connected to it. Therefore having the local hub coordinate and support initiatives will be highly valuable in adjusting to local timezone, languages, and cultures while building local teams and enriching the network.
Please describe how your proposed solution will address the Challenge that you have submitted it in.
The challenge asks the question: How do we prepare Africa for a future of wide-scale Cardano adoption? How do we continue to seed and grow adoption in 2022 and beyond?
And then continue with why it is important: We need to look at the fundamentals that are preventing Africa from being a Cardano adoption leader, rather than a perpetual follower.
This is exactly why having a local hub will support those objectives. Supporting Dapps for Agriculture supply chains, green energy, and construction, nature conservation efforts, and financial inclusions are all needed. Make sure resources are getting to the ground and having a real measurable impact.
Cardano should be a leading force in working on those issues and having a centralized hub will help to promote internal and external organizations.
What are the main risks that could prevent you from delivering the project successfully and please explain how you will mitigate each risk?
Challenge 1: where to start? The problem is so big and we feel powerless. By having a local hub we will be able to better identify key areas and prioritize them and support them through the global hub
Challenge 2: Africa is big and diversified in terms of cultures and languages. We start where Cardano-related work is already in progress through the work of WADA and the African Townhall and in collaboration with them, the efforts will be complementary and more effective.