Alison Bick from USA has received the 2011 Stockholm Junior Water Prize from the hands of H.R.H.
Tuesday 23 August, 18:45-20:30, Victoria Hall
Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the ceremony. The American teen has developed a low-cost portable method to test water quality - using a mobile phone. Read more on winner's project here.
Alison Bick, US, received the 2011 Stockholm Junior Water Prize from the hands of H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden at the ceremony that took place during the World Water Week in Stockholm. Photo credit: Cecilia Österberg, Exray
A Diploma of Excellence was given to Prasan Warnakula from Sri Lanka for his project "From pollutant to pulp: industrial symbiosis of textile finishing, paper recycling and pulp production."
Photo credit: Cecilia Österberg, Exray
This year, we are very proud to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the prize and welcome the winners of national competitions from Argentina, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Chile, China, Cyprus, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Israel, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Republic of Korea, Russia, Singapore, Slovak Republic, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Turkey, United, Kingdom, Ukraine, USA and Vietnam.
Don't miss the opportunity to meet this next generation of water leaders by visiting their booths in exhibition area T from Monday to Thusday.
The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) administers the competition, which is sponsored globally by ITT Corporation. H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Junior Water Prize.