Nominations Open for Stockholm Water Prize 2016

Deadline: 25 September 2015

The Stockholm Water Prize sponsored by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is open for nominations.

SIWI provides and promotes water wise solutions for sustainable development .It aims of a world which is aware that it would not survive without cherishing water, as the fundamental resource underpinning economic and social development and as a human right.

Thematic Areas

• Water Governance
• Transboundary Water Management
• Climate Change and Water
• Water, Food and Energy
• Water Economics

Prize Categories

• Policy and Practices
  • human rights, conflict resolution, influence on policies, and international cooperation with application in the water sector
  • sustainable and safe management of water resources
  • provision of water supply and sanitation services
  • development and application of appropriate technologies
• Research
  • natural, physical and/or technological processes
  • the functioning of complex systems
  • development or improvement of economical, legislative, institutional or administrative principles for efficient, equitable and sustainable water management and service provision.

Eligibility Criteria

Any woman, man or organization that have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and protection of the world’s water resources and to improved health of the planet’s inhabitants and ecosystems can apply for the nominations.

How to Apply

Interested applicants can apply through SWP online nomination system via given website.

For more information, please visit Stockholm Water Prize 2016.

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