Stockholm Water Prize
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Presented annually since 1991, the Stockholm Water Prize http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=53 is a prestigious award that recognises outstanding achievements in water related activities. Over the past two decades, Stockholm Water Prize Laureates http://www.siwi.org/sa/node.asp?node=55 have come from across the world and represented a wide-range of professions, disciplines and activities in the field of water.
Any activity or actor which contributes broadly to the conservation and protection of the world’s water resources, and to improved water conditions which contribute to the health and welfare of the planet’s inhabitants and our ecosystems, is eligible to be nominated for the Stockholm Water Prize.
The Stockholm Water Prize Laureate is announced each 22 March at the UN World Day for Water
and honoured each August during the World Water Week in Stockholm
at a Royal Prize Ceremony and Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall. At the ceremony, the Laureate receives the prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who is the patron of the Stockholm Water Prize.
The prize, created and financed by the Stockholm Water Foundation and administered by the Stockholm International Water Institute
(SIWI) http://www.siwi.org/, includes a 150,000 USD award and an Orrefors crystal sculpture.
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize
, Stockholm Industry Water Award
and the Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
are also administered by SIWI and awarded during the World Water Week in Stockholm each August.
, United States
2010: Professor Rita R. Colwell
, United States
2009: Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
, founder of Sulabh International
For his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and other countries. His accomplishments span the fields of sanitation technology, social enterprise, and healthcare education for millions of people in his native country, serving as a model for NGO agencies and public health initiatives around the world.
2008: Professor John Anthony Allan, King’s College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies
For pioneering the development of key concepts in the understanding and communication of water issues and how they are linked to agriculture, climate change, economics and politics, including the virtual water
concept, which measures how water is embedded in the production and trade of food and consumer products.
2007: Professor Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University, United States
For pioneering work in developing the scientific approach for the design and operation of water and wastewater systems. He has established the role of fundamental microbiology and chemistry in the design of bioreactors. Professor McCarty has defined the field of environmental biotechnology
that is the basis for small-scale and large-scale pollution control and safe drinking water systems.
2006: Professor Asit K. Biswas, The Third World Center for Water Management
For his outstanding and multi-faceted contributions to global water resource issues, including research, education and awareness, water management, human and international relations in both developed and developing countries.
2005: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) under the directorship of Ms. Sunita Narain, New Delhi, India
For a successful recovery of old and generation of new knowledge on water management, a community-based sustainable integrated resource management under gender equity, a courageous stand against undemocratic, top-down bureaucratic resource control,
an efficient use of a free press, and an independent judiciary to meet these goals.
2004: Professor Sven Erik Jørgensen, Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark and Professor William J. Mitsch
, Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
at The Ohio State University, United States
For their pioneering development and global dissemination of ecological models of lakes and wetlands, widely applied as effective tools in sustainable water resource management.
2003: Professor Peter A. Wilderer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
For the development and demonstration of integrative approaches to water and wastewater management across the spectrum of fundamental research, applied research, technology implementation and sustainable water management.
2002: Professor Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe
, Princeton University, United States
For lasting contributions to surface hydrology
, where he has been in the forefront of the scientific evolution that placed hydrology in the fellowship of Earth Sciences.
2001: Professor Takashi Asano, University of California at Davis, United States
For his outstanding contributions to efficient use of water in the domain of wastewater reclamation
, recycling and reuse through theoretical developments, practical research and worldwide adaptation and promotion.
2000: Professor Kader Asmal
, Ministry of Education, South Africa
For unprecedented efforts in the development of vision, legislation and practice in the field of water management in South Africa
.
1999: Professor Werner Stumm
, Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland and James J. Morgan, California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, United States
For outstanding contributions to aquatic chemistry of great importance for understanding chemical reactions in the water environment which contributed to the development of techniques for treatment of wastewater and drinking water.
1998: Professor Gedeon Dagan
, Tel Aviv University, Israel
For having established the basis of a new field within geohydrology where contaminant spreading in the subsurface environment is determined in such a way that it accounts for heterogeneity and for biochemical processes.
1997: Professor Peter S. Eagleson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
For his achievements in developing models for dynamic hydrology
and eco-hydrology.
1996: Professor Jörg Imberger, University of Western Australia
For his contributions to the understanding of mixing and transport in lakes, estuaries
and coastal seas
and their influence on water quality.
1995: Water Aid, under the leadership of Jon Lane, Great Britain
For bringing water
and sanitation
facilities to over three million people in the world’s poorest countries.
1994: Dr. Takeshi Kubo, Research Institute of Wastewater Management, Japan
For his bridge-building work between nations in Asia and Europe.
1993: Dr. Madhav Atmaram Chitale, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, India
For his achievements in the fields of water conservation
and public education programs in Southeast Asia.
1992: Department of Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, under the leadership of
Professor Poul Harremoës'
For research within water purification
, contaminated groundwater and tools and techniques to protect it.
1991: Professor David W. Schindler, University of Alberta, Canada
For research into excess nutrification and acidification of freshwater lakes
.
Any activity or actor which contributes broadly to the conservation and protection of the world’s water resources, and to improved water conditions which contribute to the health and welfare of the planet’s inhabitants and our ecosystems, is eligible to be nominated for the Stockholm Water Prize.
The Stockholm Water Prize Laureate is announced each 22 March at the UN World Day for Water
World Day for Water
'World Water Day' has been observed on March 22 since 1993 when the United Nations General Assembly declared March 22 as World Day for Water....
and honoured each August during the World Water Week in Stockholm
World Water Week in Stockholm
The World Water Week in Stockholm is a week-long global water conference held each year in August or September. The World Water Week in Stockholm is arranged and led by the Stockholm International Water Institute and covers a wide-range of water, development and sustainability issues and aims to...
at a Royal Prize Ceremony and Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall. At the ceremony, the Laureate receives the prize from H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who is the patron of the Stockholm Water Prize.
The prize, created and financed by the Stockholm Water Foundation and administered by the Stockholm International Water Institute
Stockholm International Water Institute
Stockholm International Water Institute is an independent, non-profit policy institute that generates research, awareness and policies on global water issues...
(SIWI) http://www.siwi.org/, includes a 150,000 USD award and an Orrefors crystal sculpture.
The Stockholm Junior Water Prize
Stockholm Junior Water Prize
The international Stockholm Junior Water Prize is a competition that encourages young people's interest in water and environment issues. Beginning in 1997, the award is given annually for an outstanding water project by a young person or a small group of young people at a ceremony held during the...
, Stockholm Industry Water Award
Stockholm Industry Water Award
The Stockholm Industry Water Award recognizes impressive contributions made by businesses and industries to improve the world water situation. The honorary prize has been awarded annually since its inception in 2000 with an aim to encourage and reward improved business performance, production and...
and the Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award
The Swedish Baltic Sea Water Award is a regional award administrated by Stockholm International Water Institute . Established in 1999 by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, the award recognises direct and practical efforts by individuals, corporations, non-governmental organisations and...
are also administered by SIWI and awarded during the World Water Week in Stockholm each August.
Past Winners and Official Motivation
2011:Stephen R. CarpenterStephen R. Carpenter
Stephen Russell Carpenter is an American limnologist.-Education and Career:Carpenter received his B.A. from Amherst College , M.S. from the University of Wisconsin—Madison , and Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin, Madison...
, United States
2010: Professor Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell
Rita R. Colwell is an environmental microbiologist and scientific administrator. She became the 11th Director of the United States National Science Foundation on August 4, 1998....
, United States
2009: Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak
Bindeshwar Pathak
Bindheshwar Pathak is an Indian sociologist. He is the founder of Sulabh International, an India-based social service organization which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education...
, founder of Sulabh International
Sulabh International
Sulabh International is an Indian based social service organization which works to promote human rights, environmental sanitation, non-conventional sources of energy, waste management and social reforms through education. The organization counts 50,000 volunteers. Sulabh International is the...
For his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and other countries. His accomplishments span the fields of sanitation technology, social enterprise, and healthcare education for millions of people in his native country, serving as a model for NGO agencies and public health initiatives around the world.
2008: Professor John Anthony Allan, King’s College London and the School of Oriental and African Studies
For pioneering the development of key concepts in the understanding and communication of water issues and how they are linked to agriculture, climate change, economics and politics, including the virtual water
Virtual water
Virtual water refers, in the context of trade, to the water used in the production of a good or service. For instance, it takes 1,300 cubic meters of water on average to produce one metric tonne of wheat. The precise volume can be more or less depending on climatic conditions and agricultural...
concept, which measures how water is embedded in the production and trade of food and consumer products.
2007: Professor Perry L. McCarty, Stanford University, United States
For pioneering work in developing the scientific approach for the design and operation of water and wastewater systems. He has established the role of fundamental microbiology and chemistry in the design of bioreactors. Professor McCarty has defined the field of environmental biotechnology
Environmental biotechnology
Environmental biotechnology is when biotechnology is applied to and used to study the natural environment. Environmental biotechnology could also imply that one try to harness biological process for commercial uses and exploitation...
that is the basis for small-scale and large-scale pollution control and safe drinking water systems.
2006: Professor Asit K. Biswas, The Third World Center for Water Management
For his outstanding and multi-faceted contributions to global water resource issues, including research, education and awareness, water management, human and international relations in both developed and developing countries.
2005: Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) under the directorship of Ms. Sunita Narain, New Delhi, India
For a successful recovery of old and generation of new knowledge on water management, a community-based sustainable integrated resource management under gender equity, a courageous stand against undemocratic, top-down bureaucratic resource control,
an efficient use of a free press, and an independent judiciary to meet these goals.
2004: Professor Sven Erik Jørgensen, Danish University of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Copenhagen, Denmark and Professor William J. Mitsch
William J. Mitsch
William Mitsch, born March 29, 1947 in Wheeling, West Virginia USA, is an ecosystem ecologist and ecological engineer who was co-laureate of the 2004 Stockholm Water Prize in August 2004 as a result of a career in wetland ecology and restoration, ecological engineering, and ecological...
, Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
The Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park is an experimental wetland complex located adjacent to the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio, USA. Begun in 1992, the park has developed into a multitude of different habitats and setups which are used by OSU faculty...
at The Ohio State University, United States
For their pioneering development and global dissemination of ecological models of lakes and wetlands, widely applied as effective tools in sustainable water resource management.
2003: Professor Peter A. Wilderer, Technical University of Munich, Germany
For the development and demonstration of integrative approaches to water and wastewater management across the spectrum of fundamental research, applied research, technology implementation and sustainable water management.
2002: Professor Ignacio Rodríguez-Iturbe
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe
Ignacio Rodriguez-Iturbe is a Venezuelan scientist. He currently serves as the James S. McDonnell Distinguished University Professor at Princeton University...
, Princeton University, United States
For lasting contributions to surface hydrology
Hydrology
Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability...
, where he has been in the forefront of the scientific evolution that placed hydrology in the fellowship of Earth Sciences.
2001: Professor Takashi Asano, University of California at Davis, United States
For his outstanding contributions to efficient use of water in the domain of wastewater reclamation
Reclaimed water
Reclaimed water or recycled water, is former wastewater that is treated to remove solids and certain impurities, and used in sustainable landscaping irrigation or to recharge groundwater aquifers...
, recycling and reuse through theoretical developments, practical research and worldwide adaptation and promotion.
2000: Professor Kader Asmal
Kader Asmal
Kader Asmal was a South African politician. He was a professor of human rights at the University of the Western Cape, chairman of the council of the University of the North and vice-president of the African Association of International Law. He was married to Louise Parkinson and has two sons...
, Ministry of Education, South Africa
For unprecedented efforts in the development of vision, legislation and practice in the field of water management in South Africa
Water supply and sanitation in South Africa
Water supply and sanitation in South Africa is characterized by both achievements and challenges. After the end of Apartheid South Africa's newly elected government inherited huge services backlogs with respect to access to water supply and sanitation. About 15 million people were without safe...
.
1999: Professor Werner Stumm
Werner Stumm
Werner Stumm was a Swiss chemist. After earning his doctorate in inorganic chemistry at the University of Zürich in 1952 he moved to the U.S. where he was active as a professor at Harvard University until 1969...
, Federal Institute of Technology in Zurich, Switzerland and James J. Morgan, California Institute of Technology in Pasadena, United States
For outstanding contributions to aquatic chemistry of great importance for understanding chemical reactions in the water environment which contributed to the development of techniques for treatment of wastewater and drinking water.
1998: Professor Gedeon Dagan
Gedeon Dagan
Gedeon Dagan is a professor Emeritus of Hydrology, School of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Tel Aviv University, Israel.-Biography:...
, Tel Aviv University, Israel
For having established the basis of a new field within geohydrology where contaminant spreading in the subsurface environment is determined in such a way that it accounts for heterogeneity and for biochemical processes.
1997: Professor Peter S. Eagleson, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, United States
For his achievements in developing models for dynamic hydrology
Hydrology
Hydrology is the study of the movement, distribution, and quality of water on Earth and other planets, including the hydrologic cycle, water resources and environmental watershed sustainability...
and eco-hydrology.
1996: Professor Jörg Imberger, University of Western Australia
For his contributions to the understanding of mixing and transport in lakes, estuaries
Estuary
An estuary is a partly enclosed coastal body of water with one or more rivers or streams flowing into it, and with a free connection to the open sea....
and coastal seas
Coast
A coastline or seashore is the area where land meets the sea or ocean. A precise line that can be called a coastline cannot be determined due to the dynamic nature of tides. The term "coastal zone" can be used instead, which is a spatial zone where interaction of the sea and land processes occurs...
and their influence on water quality.
1995: Water Aid, under the leadership of Jon Lane, Great Britain
For bringing water
Water supply
Water supply is the provision of water by public utilities, commercial organisations, community endeavours or by individuals, usually via a system of pumps and pipes...
and sanitation
Sanitation
Sanitation is the hygienic means of promoting health through prevention of human contact with the hazards of wastes. Hazards can be either physical, microbiological, biological or chemical agents of disease. Wastes that can cause health problems are human and animal feces, solid wastes, domestic...
facilities to over three million people in the world’s poorest countries.
1994: Dr. Takeshi Kubo, Research Institute of Wastewater Management, Japan
For his bridge-building work between nations in Asia and Europe.
1993: Dr. Madhav Atmaram Chitale, International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage, India
For his achievements in the fields of water conservation
Water conservation
Water conservation refers to reducing the usage of water and recycling of waste water for different purposes such as cleaning, manufacturing, and agricultural irrigation.- Water conservation :Water conservation can be defined as:...
and public education programs in Southeast Asia.
1992: Department of Environmental Engineering at the Technical University of Denmark, under the leadership of
Professor Poul Harremoës'
For research within water purification
Water purification
Water purification is the process of removing undesirable chemicals, materials, and biological contaminants from contaminated water. The goal is to produce water fit for a specific purpose...
, contaminated groundwater and tools and techniques to protect it.
1991: Professor David W. Schindler, University of Alberta, Canada
For research into excess nutrification and acidification of freshwater lakes
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
.