The Stockholm Water Prize

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 specially designed and created by Orrefors, 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.

The Stockholm Water Prize Laureate is announced each March in connection with the UN World Water Day and honoured each August at a Royal Prize Ceremony and Banquet in the Stockholm City Hall during the World Water Week in Stockholm. Over the years Stockholm Water Prize Laureates have represented regions from around the world and a broad range of water-related activities, professions and scientific disciplines.

An international nominating committee appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences is responsible to review the nominations and propose a candidate.

Founders of the Stockholm Water Prize are Swedish and international companies in co-operation with the City of Stockholm.

H.M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is the Patron of the Stockholm Water Prize.

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak received prize at Royal Ceremony

Dr. Bindeshwar Pathak, founder of Sulabh Sanitation Movement in India, received the 2009 Stockholm Water Prize. 

As the Founder of the Sulabh International Social Service Organisation, Dr. Pathak is known around the world for his wide ranging work in the sanitation field to improve public health, advance social progress, and improve human rights in India and other countries. His accomplishments span the fields of sanitation technology, social enterprise, and healthcare education for millions of people in his native country, serving as a model for NGO agencies and public health initiatives around the world.

Learn more about the 2009 Laureate.

Programme Contact

For further information please contact: Ms. Gunnel Sundbom
Director, Stockholm Water Prize
Phone: +46-(0)8 522 139 80
Email: gunnel.sundbom@siwi.org




For information related to the nomination procedure, please contact:
Prof. Per-Arne Malmqvist
Scientific Director
Phone: +46-70 645 72 59
Email: swp.secretary@siwi.org