Kyoto World Water Grand Prize

International Award » Developing Countries Award » Grass-roots Organizations Award

The Kyoto City and World Water Council are pleased to invite grass-roots organizations in developing countries to apply for the 3rd Kyoto World Water Grand Prize to be awarded on the occasion of the 6th World Water Forum in Marseille, France in March.

Kyoto City aims to contribute to and cooperate in solving world water issues.

Grassroots-level activities that are implemented in practical and tangible ways, the projects that have a tangible effect that improves the water situation will be considered in priority.

These activities may include (but are not limited to) projects (actual implementation), awareness-raising campaigns, and promotion of participatory process, on water related issues such as water supply and sanitation, water-related diseases, irrigation, drainage, dams, river and lake basins, wetlands, groundwater, poverty, gender and/or ethnic equity, capacity building, community participation, poverty reduction.

Eligibility:

Any organization is eligible for the Prize with the exception of:

National governments;

Local governments;

Commercial corporations;

Secretariat of the World Water Council;

Secretariat of the Japan Water Forum

The winner of the prize is awarded JPY3, 000,000 and it should be used by the winning organization.

Application Deadline; 15th August.

For More Information and Application, Please Visit;Kyoto World Water Grand Prize Website

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