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The Project

Challenge Europe was a three year project aiming to accelerate change to a low carbon future. It was active in these 18 countries
Czech Republic
Denmark
Finland
EstoniaEstonia		 France
Great Britain
Greece
Hungary		 LatviaLatvia
Lithuania
Nth. Ireland/Ireland
Norway		 Poland
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden		 Turkey
UkraineUkraine

Climate Advocates

600 young people aged 18-35 worked on climate challenges and local projects to reduce carbon use.

Project highlights

Want to see some advocates' ideas to help fight climate change?

 

News Archive

Read through the archive of news about the project activities between 2008 and 2011

 

Project Partners

Several hundred international and national experts and partners helped the Advocates to develop their ideas. You can find the list of partner organisations below.

 


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Partners News Patrons Climate Advocate Team Contact

Our partners in the Slovakia are:

Priatelia Zeme – CEPA
Slovak Academy of Sciences
EKOSOLAR 
Quark (science magazine)
E-Quark (online format)

News

P1160056.JPGSlovak Climate Advocates' project ideas start high above the ground: After days of endless rain and flooding all across Slovakia, the weather prognosis finally improved and our Climate Advocates headed to Zilina, a beautiful picturesque part of the country, to work up their themes for the 3rd year of Challenge Europe. Read more...

launch_of_year_3_web.jpgClimate advocates present their project outcomes in Kosice, Slovakia: One hundred and thirty three participants accepted our invitation and attended the official celebration to mark both the end of the 2nd year of Challenge Europe and launch its 3rd and final year. The event, in Kosice on the 7th May 2010, was held in cooperation with the Košice European Capital of Culture 2013 Office. Climate Advocates officially presented their projects from the past 12 months; Lets do Decarbministration (Energy Efficiency of Public Institutions), Energoportal (Energy Efficiency Portal for Municipalities) and Pathways to Green Towns. Read more here.

"Call for Action" provided good space for networking in Slovakia

Climate change challenges for Slovakia

Patrons

Prof. Dr. Milan Lapin, PhD, climatologist, Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics, Comenius University, Bratislava
Katka Koščová, singer, winner of Slovakia Superstar 2004

The Slovakian climate advocate team: 

 

Ač Alexander, 29, researcher and university teacher, Institute of Systems Biology and Ecology at Masaryk University
Badurová Tatiana, 19, secondary school student
Baláž Peter, 32, forest researcher
Bohovic Roman, 26, PhD student at Masaryk University in Brno
Harciníková Tatiana, 20, student of Geography and Cartography at the Comenius University, Bratislava
Matúš Hríbik, 27, researcher and teacher, Technical University in Zvolen
Klingová Katarína, 24, student of European studies and International relations at the Faculty of Social and Economic Sciences, Bratislava
Kočvarová Dáša, 24, local consultant for ZIVICA (The Centre of Environmental and Ethical Education) on the Eco School project
Lanáková Kristína, 25, project manager, Slovak RE Agency (non-profit)
Martonová Laura, 31, consultant in an advisory company dealing with renewable energies and energy efficiency
Pavlíková Jana, 28, consultant for Slatinka Association (local NGO) and external PhD student at the Academy of Science - Institute of Forest Ecology
Pecho Jozef, 27, climatologist, Department of Climatology Service at the Slovak Hydrometeorology Institute
Pomikala Rastislav, 32, teacher, Spišská Nová Ves
Plesková Zuzana, 25, postgraduate student, Masaryk University
Spanyiková Denisa, 25, project manager, Regional Development Agency in Moldava and Bodvou
Tudíková Jana, 27, teacher of English and history
Václavová Zuzana, 29, ranger, Protected Landscape Area Kysuce

Click here to read the advocates' profiles.

Contact

For further information about the project in Slovakia, please contact: Anna Kováčová, Project & Partnership Manager, British Council Slovakia, Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel: +421(55)625 99 70
 
 
 
Lithuanian Climate Advocates decided to run an awareness campaign focusing on art and garbage. They wanted people to realise that turning one’s trash into treasure can help prevent climate change.