Teams needed for Ukraine water quality hackathon

Help us identify citizen science solutions for war-related incidents that have impacted water quality in Ukrainian communities.

This challenge encourages participants to examine how the war is influencing water quality in Ukraine and about how water needs and threats may change over time, both in respect to Ukraine’s recovery but also as a result of climate change and future regulatory alignment with the European Union.  

We are particularly interested in projects that are relevant to the Odesa and Mykolaiv regions of Ukraine, and in projects and solutions that identify problems or help plug gaps in our current understanding. The data that projects gather should contribute to the wellbeing and protection of communities and ecosystems in these areas. Ideally they will be projects that can be implemented by environmental science students and using only limited financial resources. 

DigiEduHack and the GROMADA project

This Challenge will run within the framework of DigiEduHack 2024 and is part of the EU-funded GROMADA project (European universities supporting legal and community capacities for Ukraine’s environmental recovery. 

You can find more about the GROMADA Challenges here. 

When is the hackathon?

The hackathon runs over the 13th and 14th November and participants must be able to take part for its full duration.

13th November 2024, 10:00-19:00, Kyiv time.
14th November 2024, 10:00 – 17:00, Kyiv time.

Who can participate?

We are looking for Ukrainian and international university students, teaching staff and activists to join our Challenge and work in teams of 4-5 people. The deadline for registrations is the 8th November 2024.

Expectations and requirements

Any projects that are proposed need to be sensitive to the wartime context in Ukraine. Considerations should include the safety and security of participants and potential sensitivities around the collection, storage and use of environmental data. The event will be undertaken in English and participants must have the language skills to allow this.

For questions, contact anna(@)ceobs.org. Follow GROMADA on social media: LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, X. 

This project has been funded with the support of the Erasmus+ programme of the European Union. The European Commission’s support for the production of this announcement does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the authors, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.