The Equator Prize 2014 will be awarded to twenty-five community-based organizations from across the world, each of whom will receive a cash prize, with five selected for ‘special recognition’. The theme of this cycle of the Equator Prize is local climate action.Winning communities will be recognized at a high level Academy Awards-style event and supported to participate in a community meeting during the UN General Assembly and Climate Summit in New York in September 2014. The Equator Initiative is a partnership that brings together the UN, governments, civil society, businesses, and grassroots organizations to advance local sustainable development solutions for people, nature and resilient communities.