{"id":93680,"date":"2026-03-19T11:56:40","date_gmt":"2026-03-19T06:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=93680"},"modified":"2026-03-20T17:27:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T11:57:05","slug":"stockholm-water-prize","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/stockholm-water-prize\/","title":{"rendered":"Stockholm Water Prize"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Stockholm Water Prize Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, Kaveh Madani has been named the 2026 recipient of the Stockholm Water Prize.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Stockholm Water Prize<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is regarded as the world\u2019s most prestigious <\/span><b>award for water-related work.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It has been <\/span><b>presented annually since 1991.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is awarded by the <\/span><b>Stockholm Water Foundation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in collaboration with the <\/span><b>Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.<\/b><\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Eligibility for Stockholm Water Prize<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Prize is awarded to <\/span><b>a person or organization<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> who contributes to the conservation and protection of water resources, and to the well-being of the planet and its inhabitants.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"2\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Everyone who has made <\/span><b>extraordinary water-related achievements<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is eligible.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The prize is presented by <\/span><b>H. M. King Carl XVI Gustaf of <a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/sweden\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden<\/a><\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, who is the official patron of the prize, at the awarding ceremony during <\/span><b>World Water Week in August.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Nomination:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Anyone can submit a nomination for the Stockholm Water Prize, however, <\/span><b>self-nominations or nominations by persons<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with direct professional or <\/span><b>family ties to the candidate are not permitted.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/water\/from-water-terrorist-to-water-laureate-irans-eco-warrior-in-exile-kaveh-madani-wins-2026-stockholm-water-prize\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">DTE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stockholm Water Prize  is regarded as the world\u2019s most prestigious award for water-related work. 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