The 8th Hassan II Great World Water Prize will be held on May 18, 2024 in Bali, Indonesia, under the theme “Water resource security for food sovereignty and shared prosperity,” the Ministry of Equipment and Water said. Created in 2002 and awarded for the first time at the 3rd World Water Forum in Kyoto, Japan, in 2003, the Hassan II Great World Water Prize will be presented for the 8th time in Bali at the opening ceremony of the 10th World Water Forum, the Ministry announced in a statement. With its general theme of “cooperation and good management in the field of development and use of water resources”, the Hassan II Great World Water Prize is awarded to a person, group of people, institution or organization that has made a significant contribution in the fields of development and use of water resources, at a scientific, economic, technical, environmental, social, institutional, cultural or political level. The prize is awarded every three years during the World Water Forum, at a special ceremony held as part of the opening plenary session, at which the winner receives a cheque amounting to US$500,000, a trophy and a certificate. After Kyoto in 2003, the Hassan II Great World Water Prize was awarded in Mexico City in 2006, Istanbul in 2009, Marseille in 2012, Daegu-Gyeongbuk in 2015, Brasilia in 2018 and Dakar in 2022.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 13, 2023 11:51 UTC