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Climate Change

Working on a project where children and young people have influenced how a place responds to climate change?

This category is likely a good fit.

This category is about influence — not just awareness.
What changed as a result of their involvement?

This includes work where children and young people contribute to how places respond to climate challenges — through design, planning, or environmental strategies.

Their input might influence proposals, priorities, or decisions related to sustainability, resilience, or how spaces are used and perform.

The focus is on projects connected to real places, where their involvement has informed outcomes.

What this includes

  • Input that shaped climate-related design or planning decisions

  • Contributions influencing sustainability strategies within a project

  • Young people informing how spaces respond to environmental conditions

  • Involvement leading to changes in proposals or approaches

What counts? If children and young people influenced how a place responds to climate change, it counts.

This counts:

  • Input that shaped climate-related design or planning decisions

  • Contributions influencing sustainability strategies within a project

  • Young people informing how spaces respond to environmental conditions

  • Involvement leading to changes in proposals or approaches

This doesn’t:

  • Climate awareness activity not connected to a real project or place

  • Education programmes without application to design or planning

  • Engagement where there is no evidence of influence

  • General sustainability discussions without impact on decisions

If your work spans multiple areas, choose the category that best reflects what changed.

Examples of strong submissions
These illustrate how children and young people have influenced outcomes — not just taken part.

  • Young people influenced how a site responds to climate conditions, shaping planting, shading, and water management strategies.

  • Young people contributed to design decisions that improve environmental performance, including materials and use of space.

  • Young people helped shape how a place adapts to climate challenges, influencing how it is used and experienced.

Eligibility

You can submit as a client, public body, or project partner — not just a delivery organisation.

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