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Stockholm Water Prize

The Stockholm Water Prize is the world’s most prestigious water award. Learn more about its history, pioneering Laureates, and how to nominate your water heroes

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Stockholm Junior Water Prize

The Prize empowers youth (15–20) to tackle water challenges, with thousands of entries from ~40 countries.

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Stockholm Junior Water Prize • September 11, 2025

From Youth Innovation to Global Action: Voices from the Stockholm Junior Water Prize 2025
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Stockholm Water Prize • August 28, 2025

Professor Günter Blöschl awarded 2025 Stockholm Water Prize
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Stockholm Junior Water Prize • August 27, 2025

German students awarded 2025 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for flood warning innovation
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Nominate

The nomination period for the 2026 Stockholm Water Prize is 20 March to 18 September 2025.
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The Laureates

Over the years, the Stockholm Water Prize Laureates have represented a broad range of water-related activities, professions, and scientific disciplines from around the world.
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About

The Stockholm Water Prize is an international water award presented annually since 1991. It started as a part of the Stockholm Water Festival.

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Enter the Competition

Join the competition! Your water solution could transform communities worldwide.

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Become a National Organizer

Be a leader in your country and organise your national competition.
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Meet the Winners

Discover inspiring stories of the winners and explore their groundbreaking water projects

About SWF

The Stockholm Water Foundation was established in 1990 by the City of Stockholm, the Stockholm Water Festival Foundation, and private sector to advance water research and development

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