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Applications now open for the 5th cycle of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award • Awards totalling USD 1 million aim to encourage innovation to address global water scarcity · DEWA Podcasts

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  Welcome to this episode of our news podcast.
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  His Excellency Saeed Muhammad At -Tayyir, Chairman
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  of the Board of Trustees of the Suqiyyah al -Imarat
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  Foundation, has announced the opening of applications
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  for the fifth cycle of the Muhammad bin Rashid
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  al -Maktoum Global Water Award, which offers
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  $1 million in prizes. The award aims to inspire
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  innovative technologies and solutions for water
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  production, distribution, storage, desalination,
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  and purification, powered by clean and renewable
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  energy sources, reinforcing global efforts towards
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  sustainability. Saeed Mohammed At -Tayr said,
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  Since its establishment, Sukiyah al -Imarat,
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  launched by Sahib al -Sumu as Sheikh Mohammed
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  bin Rashid al -Maktoum, Vice President and Prime
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  Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, has provided
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  clean water to nearly 15 million people in 37
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  countries worldwide through sustainable development
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  and humanitarian projects. Additionally, Suqiyyah
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  al -Imarat, under the umbrella of the Mohammed
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  bin Rashid al -Maktoum Global Initiatives and
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  through the Mohammed bin Rashid al -Maktoum Global
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  Water Award, continues to motivate innovators
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  and researchers around the world to develop practical
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  and sustainable solutions to address the water
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  scarcity crisis, which remains one of the most
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  prominent humanitarian and development challenges.
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  The UN reports indicate that about 2 .2 billion
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  people worldwide still lack access to safely
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  managed drinking water services, and that around
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  10 % of the global population lives in countries
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  experiencing high or critical water stress. The
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  Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award
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  has become a leading global platform for water
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  innovation and a catalyst for sustainable change
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  by supporting practical solutions and advanced
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  technologies that have a tangible impact in many
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  societies around the world. With the launch of
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  the fifth cycle of the award, I urge universities,
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  research centers, companies, organizations, and
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  innovators worldwide to participate so that,
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  together, we can help provide clean water to
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  communities most in need, added Attire. The award
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  comprises four main categories. The Innovative
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  Projects Award, the Innovative Research and Development
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  Award, the Innovative Individual Award, and the
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  Innovative Crisis Solutions Award. Thank you
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  for listening.