"The Human Voices Award is vital because it rewards those who have helped bring the voices of those already affected by climate change to the forefront of the debate around this crisis."

Mary Robinson, President of Realizing Rights: The Ethical Globalization Initiative.

                                                                                                                    (c)Greenpeace/Caton

The Human Voices Award will be given to the best representation of the human and social dimensions of climate change. Winning work will highlight the perspectives of those communities most exposed to the current or future impacts of climate change. Considered eligible within this category are stories that place these impacts with a human rights context.  The winning story may represent personal or local viewpoints about the importance or impact of climate change. The applicant need not be a professional journalist, but may instead be a citizen journalist.

The Human Voices Award is supported by the tcktcktck campaign, the Network Media Programme of the Open Society Institute, and the Social Development Department of the World Bank.