Deadline- 31 December 2013
Nominations are accepted for Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water which is offered to applicants around the world. The goal of offering this prize is to give recognition to the efforts that scientists, inventors and research organizations around the world are making in water related fields. Three major water challenges-
- widespread and growing water scarcity
- greater vulnerability of water to contamination
- the threat or regional conflicts over water in the developing world.
Thematic areas-
- Water Resources
- Water Conservation
- Arid Environments
- Utilization of New Technologies in the Study of Arid Environments and their Natural Resources
Topics that are relevant to each Prize are as follows-
- Surface Water Prize– Water Harvesting Rain & Runoff Water Modeling, Effects of Global Warming on Precipitation, Flood Mitigation & Control, Evaporation & Transpiration, Sedimentation Control in Surface Water Systems
- Groundwater Prize– Groundwater Recharge, Groundwater Exploration & Assessment, Groundwater Contamination, Aquifer Characteristics Pumping Tests, Pumping Tests
- Alternative Water Resources Prize– Desalination, Waste water Treatment, Water Reclamation, Purification & Recycling, Innovative Water Production Methods, Cloud Seeding, Fog & Dew
- Water Management & Protection Prize- Integrated Water Resources Management(IWRM), Water Conservation, Water Demand Management, Water Pollution Control, Sustainability of Water Resources, Irrigation Water Management & Conservation
Eligibility & Criteria-
- Universities, university departments, research institutes, companies, and agencies can nominate individuals and teams of researchers for this Prize. The Creativity prize awarded to an innovator or pioneer for any water-related scientific work that can rightly be considered a breakthrough in any water-related field.
- The work or works being considered for the nomination must have been completed no more than five (5) years prior to the nomination deadline for the current Prize.
- Works will be reviewed and judged in English.
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