 |
|
|
 Editorials | Environmental | August 2006 
Canadian Scientist Receives Stockholm Water Prize
 Canadian Press
| | Asit K. Biswas (L) poses with Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden after receiving the Stockholm Water Prize at a ceremony in Stockholm. Biswas, of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico, received the prize for his work in solving the global water resource issues. (Reuters/Jonas Ekstromer) |
Stockholm, Sweden - A Canadian who heads a water management group in Mexico City received the $150,000 USD Stockholm Water Prize from Swedish Crown Princess Victoria at a ceremony in the Stockholm City Hall on Thursday.
Asit Biswas, who was born in India but holds Canadian citizenship, was cited for "helping a critical rethink" among United Nations agencies, governments and others about how to improve the delivery of water and sanitation services.
Biswas moved to Canada in 1967 as a visiting professor at the Queen's University in Kingston and later joined the Department of Energy, Mines and Resources as a senior scientist.
He is the founder and president of the Third World Centre for Water Management in Mexico, an independent think tank.
According to the Stockholm International Water Institute, Biswas was awarded the prize for his "outstanding and multifaceted contributions to global water resource issues, including research, education and awareness, water management, human and international relations in both developed and developing countries."
The Stockholm Water Prize is presented annually to individuals and institutions for outstanding water-related activities. The prize was first presented in 1991 and also includes a crystal sculpture.
An international nominating committee appointed by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences reviews the nominations and proposes the candidate.
King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden is the patron of the prize but could not attend the award ceremony this time.
The award ceremony is held in connection with World Water Week in the Swedish capital, the leading annual global meeting place for the world's diverse water community.
On the Net: SIWI: http://www.siwi.org |
| |
|
Vallarta Weddings
Tell a Friend
Site Map
Print this Page
Email Us