WorldWaterChallenge

2019

World Water Challenge is an international contest for water solutions. As a follow up activity of the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, it has been annually held in conjunction with the Korea International Water Week(KIWW), aiming to identify imminent water problems that world is facing and to find feasible solutions to them.

World Water Challenge 2019 will be held as one of the signature programs of KIWW 2019 which will take place in September in Daegu Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea. This 5th edition of the World Water Challenge is expected to serve its role as an important platform to share not only innovative scientific/technological methods but also policy towards solving the defined water problems around the world also to forge a broad network among the experts and stakeholders in water sector as well as the diverse pool of solution providers.

Participants Anyone (as individual or on behalf of an organization) who is interested in water is welcome to participate in the program.

Application Solution providers are kindly requested to submit their proposals through the online submission system via the KIWW official website (www.kiww.org) using the provided application form. Please make sure that all submissions must be filled out in English.

Process

Awardand

Benefit

The Award Ceremony will be held on September 6 at the closing ceremony of KIWW 2019 and the winners will be presented with a cash prize and trophy respectively.

* The award titles and amount of prize money are subject to change.* Selected solution providers will be invited to the KIWW 2019.

10,000,000 KRW(Apprx. 8,500 USD)

The Best 3,000,000 KRW(Apprx. 2,500 USD)

Outstanding

* For further information, please refer to the KIWW official website (http://www.kiww.org).Korea Water Forum E-mail : wwch@koreawaterforum.org +82-2-736-2922

Contact

The list of the challenges has been decided by the expert

committee members

Challenges

Solution Submission(Due by July 28, 2019)

Final Presentation (September 5, 2019)Award Ceremony (September 6, 2019)

Solution Selection

Solutions

WWCH 2019 Challenge List

Outcomes of the Previous World Water Challenges

The most imminent water challenges were selected by the international water experts.We are now calling for solutions to those selected challenges until July 28, 2019 through the KIWW website (www.kiww.org) Selected solution providers will be asked to present their solutions at the final round on September 5, 2019 and are requested to share their insights with experts and stakeholders in water sector through the open discussion.Based upon on-site evaluation, the winners of the World Water Challenge 2019 will be announced and awarded the cash prize with a trophy at the KIWW 2019 closing ceremony on September 6, 2019.

Be a final winner and contribute to solving the global water challenges!

World Water Challenge Call for Solutions!

2019

10 selected solutions out of 78 submitted from 22 countries to 15 prioritized water challenges are presented during 7th World Water Forum.

The Best “ECOMURO H2O+Collecting Rainwater” to deal with “Rural Water Problem”

10 selected solutions out of 27 submitted from 15 countries to 11 prioritized water challenges are presented during Korea International Water Week 2016.

The Best “Development of Water Purifier with Filter Made by Raw Materials in Cambodia” to deal with “Appropriate Technologies for Water Purification in Underdeveloped Countries”

10 selected solutions out of 36 submitted from 17 countries to 10 prioritized water challenges are presented during Korea International Water Week 2017.

The Best “A Bucket Brings Fresh Water: Sorain Bucket” to deal with “Water Scarcity and Saline Groundwater Affecting Local Community for Kojaini, Zanzibar, Tanzania”

7 selected solutions out of 71 submitted from 40 countries to 5 prioritized water challenges are presented during Korea International Water Week 2018.

The Best “Septage Management ThroughDecentralization of Septic Tanks and Community Participatory Approach” to deal with “Septage Management in the Urban Areas of Indonesia”

* The list of water challenges is available on the KIWW website (www.kiww.org).

Efficient Water Management

Resource Recovery fromWater and Wastewater System

Water and Natural Disasters

Smart Water Technologies

Ecosystem and Water

Integrated Management of Diversified Water Resources

Innovating Financing for Local Water Solutions

The Depletion and Pollution of Water Caused by Climate Change

ICBM, ICT Based Water Management

'Smart' Solutions for Water Management : Definition and Case of 'Smart Solutions' by Region, Sector, and Target

Nature-based Solutions for Ecological Recovery and Reinstate Natural Process of Rivers

Ecological Urban Water Cycle in Adaptation of Climate Change

Urban Flood Prevention and Management for Sustainable Water Cycle and Urban Regeneration

Energy Efficiency in Sewage, Waste Water, and Sea Water Recycling and Reuse

NEXUS for Efficient Utilization of Limited Water Resources and Energy Recovery

World Water Challenge 2019 Challenge ListMain Topic Challenges