The Climatelinks 2023 Photo Contest theme is USAID’s Climate Strategy in Action: Confronting the Climate Crisis Across Sectors. Climatelinks is looking for submissions that show the breadth of issues, impacts, and solutions to climate change across 13 categories. Submissions will be open starting July 11, 2023.
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 (Currently DRM)
- 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
**Photo submissions captured from June 2022 until July 2023 will be accepted.**
You may submit up to five images complying with the contest rules and requirements. Entries will be judged on relevance, composition, originality, and technical quality. Winners will be selected overall through an evaluation panel composed of USAID staff and the Climatelinks team.
The contest runs until August 7, 2023. Winning photos will be announced in Fall 2023, subsequently featured in Climatelinks communications, highlighted on the website’s topic pages, and showcased in the Climatelinks photo gallery.