Great Lakes 2023-24
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About the Challenge
The Great Lakes region represents 27% of the combined US and Canadian population, 28% of the Canadian and US economic activity, holds 21% of the world’s freshwater, and supplies 40 million people with drinking water on both sides of Canada-US border. Our dependence on the Great Lakes is tremendous and rapidly becoming tenuous as the ecosystem is facing a variety of issues that if unresolved will severely impact our way of life.
Solving these complex problems across such a large watershed requires ingenuity and innovation.
Water has no substitute. We need solutions now and we need everyone engaged! If you care about water and are solutions-minded, this is the program for you!
The Prizes
Eligibility
Eligible participants must be between 18-35 years of age, a resident of Canada or the US, enrolled in a post-secondary institution or be a recent graduate. They are interested in freshwater and have skills in water science, engineering, programming, sustainable development, data, marketing or entrepreneurship. Most importantly, they believe ingenuity anchored in a respect for the natural world can make the difference we need in our climate impacted world.
How To Participate
Register & create your water-hacker profile
Build your multi-disciplinary team
Choose a water issue & tackle it
Leverage the on-demand content to build your innovation & leadership skills
Develop your solution & pitch it to the judges
Timeline
Specific dates are yet to be set, but here is an overview of the timing of the Great Lakes AquaHacking Challenge.