Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water
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The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) is a Saudi Arabian scientific prize, established on 21 October 2002 by Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud.[1][2] The Prize has its headquarters at the Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert (PSRCEWD) at King Saud University.[3]
The Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) | |
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Awarded for | Outstanding scientific contributions related to surface water, ground water, alternative (non-traditional) water resources, and water conservation. The Prize also awards a Creativity Prize to an innovative work in any water-related field. |
Country | Saudi Arabia |
Presented by | The PSIPW Prize Council |
First awarded | 2004 |
Website | Official website |
It is a bi-annual international scientific award that accepts nominations from all over the world. For its third round (2006–2008), the Prize received 198 nominations from 53 countries, with the Creativity Prize, worth more than a quarter of a million dollars, receiving 73 of those nominations.[4]