Entente Cordiale University 2025 Finalists announced!

After an intense round of research submissions and rigorous evaluation from the juries, we are thrilled to announce the finalists of the 2025 Entente Cordiale University Challenge!

UK teams: 

• “Southern African Droughts: an Interdisciplinary Approach on How to Mitigate their Effects” from the London School of Economics and Political Science

• “From Tradition to Table: Community Gardening and the Cultivation of Neglected and Underutilised Species for Climate Change Adaptation in Vietnam” from King’s College London

• “How can we reconcile communitarian and global approaches to climate change and biodiversity governance?” from the University of Cambridge

• “Tuvalu, the First Digital Nation: Cultural Preservation in the Face of Climate Loss” from the University of Cambridge

•  “Blockchain Technology: Reinforcing Industrial Accountability for the Benefit of Climate Change, Biodiversity, and Developing Nations” from the University of Oxford

• “Fields on Fire: Policy Recommendations to Combat Stubble Burning in India” from the University of Oxford

• “The Desert Light Project: How Solar Parks in the Sahara Could Revolutionise Renewable Energy” from University College London

• “An innovative framework to mitigate the impact of climate change and biodiversity loss on the nutritional status of indigenous communities: The case of the Wayuu people in La Guajira, Colombia” from University College London

• “Ground Truth: A global reporting system to solve biodiversity and climate challenges” from Imperial College London

• “Breaking the Stalemate: An Ambitious, Priority-Aligned Proposal for Multilateral Biodiversity Finance” from Imperial College London 

French teams: 

• “L’architecture, une solution durable et soutenable  pour la lutte contre le changement climatique dans les pays en voie de développement” from EDHEC Business School

• “Des externalités aux éco-crédits: pour une architecture mondiale de régulation carbone” from EDHEC Business School

• “Le temps de la réforme : repenser les crédits carbone pour une transition juste et durable” from EDHEC Business School

• “Une Charte pour les Droits de la biodiversité et l'Équité Écologique dans les pays en développement” from EDHEC Business School

• “De la crise environnementale globale aux impacts locaux : la quête de solutions juridiques équilibrées pour une justice climatique” from Sorbonne University

• “Agroforestry: the green guardian, Cameroon & India” from EDHEC Business School

• “A new collaborative and financial platform at the service of biodiversity restauration” from EDHEC Business School

• “Climate Change, Economic Vulnerability, and Biodiversity Loss: Challenges and Pathways for Resilience in the Caribbean” from Sciences Po 

  
  

These exceptional teams have demonstrated outstanding analytical depth, originality, and impact-driven research. They will now compete in the final round, presenting their work before a distinguished panel of academics and Grand Juries on April 7th and 8th.

A huge congratulations to our finalists, and a massive thank you to all participants for their hard work and dedication. Make sure to follow us on our social media @ec.university.challenge to follow their exciting journeys. 🙌🏻