Global Youth Video Competition 2018

The 2018 edition of the Global Youth Video Competition was co-organized by UN Climate Change Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) initiative, GEF-UNDP SGP and Connect4Climate, with support from BNP Paribas Foundation and and the German Federal Environmental Foundation (Deutsche Bundesstiftung Umwelt DBU). The competition was implemented through the Television for Environment (tve) platform.

Themes

In 2018, videos were submitted for the following categories:

• Responsible production & consumption
• Green and climate friendly jobs

Winners:

Two young climate activists from India and Mexico were selected as the winners of the 2018 competition, out of 306 videos submitted from over 100 countries.

Vikas was the winner from India for the category "Green and climate friendly jobs”, with the video “Step Forward, Be Eco Friendly, Go Green”. The video shows how modern farmers in India using simple and eco-friendly techniques to conduct sustainable farming under climate change.

Sofia from Mexico won the category “Responsible production and consumption" with the video “Eco Urban”.  The video highlights the role that ONG has been taken in the integral development of the society, promotion of the sustainable development and the defense of human rights in Mexico City.

All of the shortlisted entries can be viewed here.