STOCKHOLM H20 PRICE Flashcards

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The Stockholm Water Prize 2022 has been awarded by

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The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

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The Stockholm Water Prize 2022 has been awarded by The Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) to

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Professor Wilfried Brutsaert

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World Water Week 2022

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23rd August to 1st September

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this prize will be presented to Professor Brutsaert by

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Sweden’s King on 31st August in Stockholm

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5
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____ is the current Executive Director of SIWI

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Torgny Holmgren

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SIWI is a not-for-profit, independent organization that aims to strengthen freshwater governance regionally, globally, locally, and nationally. This organization was founded in

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1991 in Stockholm

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7
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____ of India today received Stockholm Water Prize for his innovative water restoration efforts, improving water security in rural India, and for showing extraordinary courage and determination in his quest to improve the living conditions for those most in need.

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Rajendra Singh

in 2015

also known as WaterMan of India

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Wilfried Brutsaert is Professor in

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Engineering Emeritus at Cornell University, USA

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9
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His innovative works on

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Evaporation and Hydrology

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