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Over the years, the Call for Code Global Challenge has grown to a community of 400,000 developers and problem solvers with participation from 179 nations. The challenge is now in its fourth year and allows software developers and innovators to contribute towards sustainable open-source technology projects that address social and humanitarian issues.
This year, the theme for the challenge focuses on three pressing issues related to climate change Clean water and sanitation, zero hunger, and responsible production and green consumption.
Anyone can apply to the challenge, be it software developers, data scientists, innovators and even students. With support from IBM and the Linux Foundation to deploy the solution, prize money of $200,000, collaboration with passionate developers and more, a plethora of benefits are in store for the innovators.
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Over the last 130 years, the temperature of the planet Earth has risen by 0.85 degree Celsius, and each passing decade over the last 30 years has been warmer than the previous decade. Climate change is considered to be one of the gravest threats that the planet is facing today. Its effect on weather events, sea levels, and human health and natural ecosystems are already being felt across the world and has spurred a dialogue about the way forward.
While the startup ecosystem has been leveraging technology and innovation over the past few years to build impactful solutions, there’s a long way to go. To that end, the 2021 Call for Code Global Challenge aims to galvanise use of innovation to discover potential solutions which can mitigate the effects of the climate crisis.