This came our way –

“We wish to invite you to participate in the World Bank’s Apps For Climate competition. The World Bank launched Apps For Climate at Durban as part of its Open Climate Data Initiative, which aims to make it easier to access and use climate information from various sources, including the Bank’s open data catalog. The competition encourages scientists, software developers, development practitioners and others to create applications (for instance, websites, mobile apps, Facebook apps, etc) that leverage open data to help address climate challenges in some way.

Apps For Climate is open to individuals, teams, and organizations. Winners will receive cash prizes (first prize is $15,000 USD) and have their application featured by the World Bank. The submission deadline is March 16th, 2012, and winners will be announced in June.

If you or your colleagues are interested, we would appreciate your help in spreading the word! Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you have questions. More information, including criteria, official rules, and updates is available at http://worldbank.org/appsforclimate or on Twitter at #app4climate. A schedule of upcoming informational events will be posted soon.

Warm regards,

Tim Herzog
Open Data Specialist
World Bank Group
therzog1@worldbank.org”