Aiming to magnify Pacific Islands voices sharing their thoughts on climate change is the 1.5 Through My Eyes Pacific Climate Change Click and Tell Competition.
Funded with UK International Development from the UK Government and facilitated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) the competition is open for entries until 08 June 2026.
Containing two categories – Click and tell using a camera and Click and tell using a cell phone – the competition calls for people to submit a photo accompanied with no more than 100-words that describes what 1.5 looks like through your eyes.
“We’ve launched this quick-flash competition to amplify our Pacific Islands voices sharing our stories, hopes, experiences about climate change and our future,” said Tagaloa Cooper, Director of Climate Change Resilience of SPREP.
“1.5°C is a crucial number for the planet and its people including our Pacific Islands. We’re working to help grow our understanding of why we must work together to achieve this, but also to be able to take our Pacific Islands voices to the global stage at the next climate change conference of the Parties in Turkiye at the end of this year.”
With the Pacific Small Islands Developing States being on the frontlines of climate change, the 1.5 Through My Eyes Pacific Climate Change Click and Tell Competition is your opportunity to tell your story and win cash prizes. All you need to do is take a picture that shares your thoughts on what 1.5 means through your eyes and accompany that with no more than 100 words to describe it.
Under the Paris Agreement, over 195 countries agreed to substantially reduce global greenhouse gas emissions to enable the long-term global average surface temperature increase to be kept well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels and pursue efforts to limit it to 1.5°C.
While 1.5 does not seem like a lot – every fraction of a degree of warming matters. With every bit of increase in global warming, the changes in extremes and risks become larger. It is the limit so that we avoid the worst impacts of climate change and preserve a liveable planet.
“We are all effected by the impacts of climate change – our islands have shown great strength as we work to adapt and cope or even do what we can to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions. We show great leadership as we grapple with the effects. Now is the time for us all to click away and share our stories through this quick-flash competition,” said Ms Cooper.
The two categories have two judging criteria those being Established Pasifika Voices aged 19 and above, and Emerging Pasifika Voices aged 18 and below.
There are six cash prizes of USD$1,000 each for the top six entries in the Click and Tell using a Camera category, and six cash prizes of USD$500 each for the top six entries in the Click and Tell using a Cell Phone category.
Entries received will go before a panel of judges to announce winners immediately after the competition closes. The submissions will be showcased as part of the Pacific amplification campaign leading into the 31st Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP31) in Turkiye this year with winning entries to be featured at COP31.
Entries must include a picture, with a short-written description with people permitted up to 4 entries per person. They must be emailed to PacificVoice@sprep.org
