The “Lands and Droughts” Press Cartoon Competition

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The international press cartoon contest “Land and Droughts” has taken the prism of droughts to better illustrate the role and place of land and soils in the functioning of the terrestrial ecosystem, climate regulation, food security, the maintenance of biodiversity of living organisms and generally in all terrestrial life and its well-being.

Droughts, their impacts and their treatment, expose the form of unconsciousness, indifference and even contempt for the earth and soils shown by humanity, while the warming temperatures, the fall of biodiversity, food insecurity and other threats, all linked to the continuous degradation of the land, have taken a worrying turn, increasing inequalities and poverty and threatening the future of human societies.

The international press cartoon contest is an initiative of the organizers of the 5th Desertif’actions 2022 summit in Montpellier (France), that will take place from 5 to 8 October 2022.

Participants

The contest is open to any cartoonist from any country who has published at least one cartoon in the press since June 2021. Each cartoonist can submit only two drawings, black and white or color.

Prizes

Two prizes will be awarded by the organizers :

  • The first prize: 1500 euros on behalf of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification.
  • The second prize: 750 euros on behalf by the organizers of DA22.
  • The winner of the first prize will be invited to Montpellier in France during the Desertif’actions 2022 event from October 05 to 08, 2022 where the prize and a dedicated creation will be awarded.
  • All participants will receive a certificate of participation and the complete catalog of the submitted drawings.

Submission Requirements

The submission of the drawing must be sent by email at the following address:
contact@desertif-actions.org (with the mention “DA 22 DRAWING CONTEST” in the subject of the email) before the deadline of August 20, 2022 at 00:00 hours in electronic format JPEG 300 dpi minimum for an A4 format.

The submission must be accompanied by the full name, possible pseudonym, postal address and country, phone number or WhatsApp, email address, website, and 5 lines of biography of the author.

If there’s subtitles or any text in the drawing, please send us translations in both French and English.

For more information: https://www.en.cariassociation.org/content/location/50952

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