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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award strengthens Dubai’s role as a global water innovation hub · DEWA Podcasts

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  In this short discussion, we are highlighting
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  the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water
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  Award, supervised by the UAE Water Aid Foundation,
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  SUKIA, under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin
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  Rashid Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. The award
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  continues to strengthen Dubai's position as a
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  global platform for water innovation and humanitarian
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  work. The fifth cycle is especially important
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  at a time of growing global water security challenges.
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  It seeks practical and sustainable solutions
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  in water production, desalination and purification,
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  powered by renewable energy, with the goal of
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  improving access to safe drinking water and helping
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  communities face the effects of climate change.
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  The award offers 1 million U .S. dollars in prizes
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  across four categories. The Innovative Projects
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  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. Applications
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  remain open until 30 September 2026 for universities,
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  research centers, institutions, companies, innovators,
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  and individuals around the world. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, Chairman of the Board
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  of Trustees at Secure UAE, said, At Sakiyah UAE,
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  we draw inspiration from the vision and directives
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  of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al
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  Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of
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  the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, to transform humanitarian
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  work into a sustainable ecosystem driven by impact,
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  innovation and global partnerships. The Mohammed
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  bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award is a
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  flagship initiative that manifests this approach
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  by encouraging research and development while
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  utilising modern technologies and renewable energy
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  to support the development of practical and sustainable
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  solutions that address the global water crisis.
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  In its fifth cycle, the award continues to consolidate
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  its position as a leading international platform
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  that honours and supports innovations capable
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  of improving access to safe water and enhancing
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  communities' resilience against water scarcity,
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  thereby reinforcing the role of the UAE and Dubai
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  in supporting international efforts to build
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  a safer and more sustainable future. His Excellency
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  Saeed Mohammed Al -Tayyar, Chairman of the Board
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  of Trustees at Sukiyah UAE, added, Providing
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  safe water goes beyond implementing direct relief
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  projects. It requires an integrated ecosystem
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  that brings together innovation, scientific research,
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  strategic partnerships and advanced technologies
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  to deliver sustainable development impact. The
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  fifth cycle also places stronger emphasis on
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  digital transformation through artificial intelligence
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  and machine learning. Over the past four cycles,
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  the award recognised 43 winners from 26 countries
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  and their projects improved access to safe water
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  for millions of people worldwide. Overall, the
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  award combines humanitarian purpose, innovation
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  and renewable energy to advance more secure and
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  sustainable water solutions on a global scale.