| First presented in 1991, The Stockholm Water Prize is the
world’s most prestigious prize for outstanding achievement
in water-related activities. The annual prize, which
includes a USD 150,000 award and a crystal sculpture,
honours individuals, institutions or organisations whose
work contributes broadly to the conservation and protection
of water resources and to improved health of the planet’s
inhabitants and ecosystems. H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf
of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Water Prize.
World Water Week Activities
The 2008 Stockholm Water Prize will be awarded to Professor
John Anthony Allan from King’s College London and
the School of African and Oriental Studies, the innovator of
the groundbreaking “virtual water” concept. The prize will
be awarded at a ceremony followed by a Royal Banquet on
Thursday, August 21, in the Stockholm City Hall.
Professor Allan will deliver the annual Laureate Lecture
during the Opening Plenary Session and will be honoured
guest speaker at the seminar Virtual Water and Water
Footprint: From Theory to Practice.
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