CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN
2013 ICIMOD Digital Photo Contest on "Water and Life"
(10 April – 20 May 2013)
The International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) is organizing a Digital Photo Contest on the theme of 'Water and Life' to celebrate its 30th Anniversary. This contest also coincides with the United Nations International Year of Water Cooperation 2013. The photo contest aims to draw the attention of the public, policymakers and relevant stakeholders to the importance of water and challenges of water-related issues in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region in relation to human needs, gender, environment, biodiversity, and climate change and adaptation, as well as to good practices in water and related risk management, including water cooperation. The contest is also a reflection of the importance that ICIMOD places on water cooperation at all levels and symbolizes its commitment to continued efforts in this area.
AWARDS
The top three photos judged the best, second best and third best by a panel of judges will receive cash Prizes of USD 1,000, 800, and 600 respectively along with certificates of achievement. The next top 30 photos (10 from each of the three categories) will be eligible for the People's Choice award. This award will be decided based on week-long voting on Facebook. The photo with the highest number of 'likes' on the ICIMOD Facebook page in each category will receive a People's Choice award of USD 200 along with a certificate of achievement. The remaining 27 photos will receive Honorable Mentions, along with certificates.
WHO CAN PARTICIPATE?
• The photo contest is open to anybody from anywhere in the world as long as he/she is 18 years of age or older at the time of participation.
• There is no entry fee required to participate.
• Each participant can submit up to three photos per category. As there are a total of three categories, each participant can enter up to nine photos.
THEMATIC SCOPE : There are three categories under which you may submit entries, as follows:
Category 1 - Uses and benefits of water and related resources: Themes/examples in this category could include: the significance of high altitude wetlands both spiritually and as wintering grounds for migratory birds; waterways for transport of goods and people; (micro)hydropower generation; water sports and adventure (fishing, rafting, kayaking, etc.) for promoting tourism; aquatic resources, including fisheries; water mills; panning for gold; irrigation for farming; water for human needs, biodiversity, and environment.
Category 2 - Hazards, conflicts, or issues related to water (or lack thereof): Themes/examples in this category could include: landslides; flash and riverine floods; glacial lake outburst floods; drought; desertification; over extraction of ground water; siltation/sedimentation; water logging; displacement; water pollution with health implications; water-related diseases; water disputes or conflicts arising due to lack of access to water or related resources.
Category 3 - Good Practices in Water and Related Risk Management: Themes/examples in this category could include: good practices based on traditional, indigenous, or modern knowledge, e.g., traditional irrigation systems; micro-irrigation; water-related adaption measures; rooftop water harvesting; early warning systems for floods/glacial lake outburst floods; water-related disaster preparedness; bioengineering/reforestation to prevent water-induced landslides; water storage and distribution systems; water purification; water-powered renewable energy technologies; integrated water management approaches; equitable water sharing; technologies/approaches for reducing drudgery for women, such as the time spent fetching water or irrigating a farmland; cryosphere or river basin monitoring; hydrological/meteorological data collection; good examples of water cooperation.
GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE: Entries [photos] must depict water, related resources, or issues linked to the Hindu Kush Himalayan portion of ICIMOD's regional member countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, and Pakistan. Your safe bet is to send photos taken in the Hindu Kush Himalayan region's mountain, highland, plateau, and hill areas falling in any of the above eight countries, as well as in downstream river basin areas (e.g. Ganges, Brahmaputra, Indus, Salween, Mekong, Yellow river (Huang He), Yangtse, Amu Darya, Tarim, and Irrawady) of those countries. This means photos taken in the green area of the map [ see: http://www.icimod.org/?q=1137 ] qualify, as well as those taken in the blue areas, so long as they were taken within the territories of the above eight countries.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE?
Visit the following website for information on terms and conditions, and criteria for judging entries, including how to submit entries: http://www.icimod.org/photocontest/2013/page/about
FOR ANY QUERY OR CLARIFICATION, please write to:
ICIMOD Photo Contest Organising Team
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
So far, 480-plus photos (entries) on the overall theme of "Water and Life" have been received from some 140 participants from all over. You can now view about 90% of these entries online at http://www.icimod.org/photocontest/2013/page/gallery
A target of at least 2,000 photos by 20 May 2012, the last date of the photo contest, has been set.
Please help us achieve this target by doing your bit, as follows:
<![if !supportLists]>- <![endif]>Disseminate the Call for Participation through your personal social media platforms/tools such as Facebook ,Twitter, and blog now and during the last week of the photo contest.
<![if !supportLists]>- <![endif]>Share the Call for Participation with your photographer friends wherever they may be, asking them in turn to share it with their contacts
<![if !supportLists]>- <![endif]>Post the Call for Participation to the photo/photography clubs you are a member of or know about or to other similar networks
<![if !supportLists]>- <![endif]>Advise us on who else we can disseminate the Call for Participation to for maximum response.
We also need your help in spreading the word about the photo contest, especially in China, Myanmar, Bhutan, and Afghanistan, so any help on this front is very much appreciated.
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