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ADB-PHOTO COMPETITION
ADB launches youth photo contest
DHAKA, Aug 16, 2018 (BSS) – The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has launched a
photo competition to showcase how youth can contribute to improving water
services, water resource management, and water security in Asia and the
Pacific.
The youth photo competition is part of the upcoming Asia Water Forum (AWF)
2018, ADB’s flagship event on the water sector, which is set for October 2-4,
2018 at the ADB headquarters in Manila, said an ADB press release.
The theme for this year’s event is “Information, Innovation, and
Technology.”
The competition, dubbed as #WaterYouDoing, calls on youth to share creative
ideas or innovative practices that enhance the sustainable use and/or
management of water in the five major areas of ADB’s water operations:
supplying water, sanitation and water quality, water for food, water for
energy, and water resources management.
“Despite Asia’s rapid progress, serious challenges remain and we have to
keep the profile of water high on the region’s development agenda,” said
ADB’s Water Sector Group Chief Thomas Panella.
The release said the competition is open to all nonprofessional
photographers aged between 18 and 32 from ADB member countries. Photos
submitted must be original, taken personally by the participant, and have not
been published previously.
Photos can be of people, places, projects, or types of innovation that show
youth’s unique contribution to any of ADB’s five major water activities.
Submissions should come with a caption of no more than 150 words explaining
the photo and its location. Participants may submit as many photos as they
like.
Entries can be sent by email. But, participants can also post photos on
their Facebook account, set the post as public, and tag the ADB Water for All
page, using the hashtag #WaterYouDoing. They can also post photos on their
Instagram account, set account as public, use the hashtag, and tag the ADB HQ
account.
There will be six winners: one for each of the five water activities (Best
Photo Awards) and one People’s Choice Award for the most likes and reactions
on Facebook or Instagram. All winners will receive an all-expenses paid trip
to Manila to participate in the AWF.
More information on the rules and guidelines for the competition can be
viewed here. Photos can be submitted and posted until 31 August 2018.
The Asia Water Forum 2018 will bring together over 300 participants
including government officials from ADB developing member countries, industry
and water association representatives, private sector, and civil society to
discuss and raise awareness on water issues, as well as identify strategies
that can be adopted and scaled up with innovation and technology.
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