Call for Solutions

Stay tuned for the 2026 Call for Solutions!

Congratulations to the 30 projects selected for the 2025 Call for Solutions!  

These inspiring solutions took the spotlight in the Space for Solutions at the Forum’s 8th edition, on 29–30 October 2025 in Paris, under the theme “New Coalitions for Peace, People and the Planet.” They gained visibility among world leaders, innovators, and fundersand ten of them were selected to join the Scale-up Program (SCUP), receiving a year of tailored mentorship to boost their impact. 

 

 

International cooperation is key to overcoming global challenges and ensuring lasting peace. Since 2018, the Paris Peace Forum’ Solutions Hub has showcased nearly 600 innovative projects with the goal of fostering innovative multi-actor solutions to diverse global challenges.

Our annual Call for Solutions is an opportunity for all actors offering concrete initiatives that address today’s most pressing challenges to join the Forum’s dynamic community. Selected projects to be showcased at the Forum are offered the unique opportunity gain international visibility, speak about their work during an event session, and network with key experts and decision-makers in addition to potentially growing their initiatives through the Forum’s Scale-up Program.

2025 THEMATIC PRIORITIES:

The selected projects offer concrete responses across the seven themes of the 2025 Call for Solutions:

  • Harnessing Nature-Based Solutions for Climate Resilience
  • Fostering Green Transitions, Access to Energy, and Critical Minerals
  • Reinforcing Local Peacebuilding
  • Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Cyber Peace and Stability
  • Broadening Access to Sustainable Agricultural Practices
  • Investing in Children as a Catalyst for Development
  • Driving Digital Public Infrastructure and AI Impact for SDGs

2025 Applications Key Figures

328

Applications received

80

Countries represented

2025 Selection Key Figures

53

% Projects from the Global South

47

% Projects from the Global North

WHAT’S NEXT:

Stay tuned for the 2026 Call for Solutions 

2025 Selection Committee

Fabienne Hara

Chair of the Selection Committee

Deputy Director General, Paris Peace Forum

Facundo Etchebehere

Co-Founder and Senior Advisor, Ambition Loop

Delphine Eyraud

Deputy of the President’s Special Envoy on Climate/Environment for the 10 Years of the Paris Agreement, French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs

Gaurav Aggarwal

Vice President and Chief AI Scientist, Reliance Jio

Shawn Baker

Chief Program Officer, Helen Keller International

The 2025 edition