World Water Challenge 2022

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World Water Challenge is an international contest for water solutions. As a follow up activity of the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, it has been annually held in conjunction with the Korea International Water Week(KIWW), aiming to identify imminent water problems that world is facing and to find feasible solutions to them.

World Water Challenge 2022 hold as one of the signature programs of KIWW 2022. This 8th edition of World Water Challenge is expected to serve its role as an important platform to share not only innovative scientific/technological method but also policy towards solving the defined water challenges around the world and to forge a broad network among the experts and stakeholders in water sector as well as the diverse pool of solution providers. Particularly, amid the ongoing COVID-19 situation around the world, WWCH 2022 will continue to deal with the special topic “Water and Health” selected last year along with five Main Topics to demonstrate a pathway to not only overcoming the current pandemic but also achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.

Participants

Anyone (as individual or on behalf of an organization) who is interested in water is welcome to participate in the program.
Award and Benefit
  • Winners will be presented with a cash prize and trophy. First prize is up to 10,000,000 KRW (APPROX. 7,600usd); for outstanding presentation the prize is up to 3,000,000 KRW (approx.2,200 USDD)
  • Winners will have the chance to be invited to the WWCH showcase during the KIWW 2023 and/or the 10th World Water Forum to share their solutions with the experts from all around the world.
  • The title of the awards and the amount of prize money are subject to change.
  • If there is not qualified solutions for the “THE BEST” prize based on the decision of the evaluation committee, there may not be the winner of the year and/or type of award and prize money may change.
  • WWCH 2022 Final Round will be held during the KIWW 2022.
Application
The solution providers are kindly requested to submit their proposals through the online submission system via the KIWW official website https://kiww.org/fairContents.do?FAIRMENU_IDX=5815&hl=ENG
Solution submission can only be proceeded after online registration for the KIWW 2022.
Please make sure that all submissions must be filled out in English, using the provided Solution submission template.
* The deadline for Solution Submission has been extended until September 15, 2022 (KST).

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