People are voting for the best project fighting climate change

Brno - People can still vote for a week in the nationwide poll by the Partnership Foundation for the best project helping to adapt cities, houses, and landscapes to climate change. So far, over 8,000 interested individuals have voted, David Kopecký from the foundation stated today in a press release. In the Adapterra Awards poll, there are 12 projects, such as greening buildings, streets, or improving landscapes. The winner of the first edition will be announced on November 4.

The aim of the event is to help municipalities and cities transition from plans to specific projects and their implementation. "People have already submitted over 8,000 votes, and we are just finishing the final stretch. The public interest genuinely pleases us. It's clear that smart ideas on how to adapt our cities and landscapes to the ongoing climate change resonate with people," stated Martin Ander from the foundation.

Until last week, the Cosmic Bird Meadows in the Opava region led with over 1,900 votes. Currently, it has been surpassed by the Bird Park Josefov Meadows in the Náchod region, which has garnered over 3,700 votes so far. In third place is the Biocentrum Ostrůvek near Kobylí in Břeclav with more than 800 votes. However, the ranking may still change. Each voter has two votes they can cast from one email address, allowing them to support one favorite more or two different projects.

From September 18, however, people will no longer see which project is winning. In the last week of voting, the number of votes for individual ideas will be hidden from the public. Voting is possible until September 25 at www.adapterraawards.cz.

Adapterra Awards will grant five prizes. One from each competition category assessed by an expert committee: open landscape, built-up areas, working environment, and our home. The fifth award will go to the winner of the sympathy prize, which people choose in the poll. The five winning projects will be announced by the organizers on November 4 at the CAMP center of the Prague Institute of Planning and Development during the conference "How to Deal with Drought and Heat - in the City and in the Landscape."

This spring, the foundation collected projects, and subsequently, an expert committee selected 12 finalists from 25 projects. The aim is, according to Ander, to recognize both investors and designers. The winner of the open landscape category will receive a reward of 100,000 crowns. All 25 projects will be entered into a database that will be available to the public and local governments.