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Award
Stockholm Water Prize
The Stockholm Water Prize is the world’s most prestigious water award. Learn more about the history of the Prize, the trailblazing laureates, and how you can nominate your water heroes.
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For queries
Contact Anne Vesterlund
Prize Committee Administrator
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
anne.vesterlund@kva.se+46 (0)70 859 47 99Contact Erik Kristensen
Senior Manager
Stockholm Water Foundation
erik.kristensen@siwi.org+46 (0) 708 99 05 83Since 1991, the Stockholm Water Prize has been awarded to people and organizations for extraordinary water-related achievements.
The Award
The Prize is awarded by Stockholm Water Foundation in cooperation with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and presented by H.M King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden, who is the official patron of the Prize.
The winner of the Stockholm Water Prize is announced every year usually in March in conjunction with World Water Day. A royal prize ceremony is held as part of World Water Week in August, where the Laureate plays an important role.
Nominations for the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize is open from 20 March to 18 September 2025.
Visit the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences for more information
