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Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water Award accepts entries until 30 September 2026 · DEWA Podcasts

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  The Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Global Water
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  Award is now accepting entries until 30 September
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  2026 as it enters the final phase of its fifth
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  cycle, with a total prize value of US $1 million.
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  Indeed, it is overseen by the UAE Water Aid Foundation
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  under the umbrella of the Mohammed bin Rashid
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  Al Maktoum Global Initiatives. It promotes sustainable
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  solutions that help tackle water scarcity and
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  improve access to safe water, particularly in
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  communities most affected by water shortages.
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  Sukia UAE encourages universities, research centres,
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  institutions, companies, innovators and individuals
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  to submit sustainable desalination and purification
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  solutions powered by renewable energy sources,
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  including solar, wind, biomass, hydro, osmotic
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  and geothermal energy. Special consideration
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  is given to innovations that harness the latest
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  technologies, including artificial intelligence,
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  to enhance efficiency, reduce costs and improve
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  scalability. Applicants are encouraged to submit
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  comprehensive information covering water production,
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  treatment, storage, distribution, and quality
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  monitoring. They may also provide evidence of
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  impact and effectiveness, such as field photographs,
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  prototype results, case studies, videos, and
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  performance data. His Excellency Saeed Mohammed
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  Al -Taher, Chairman of the Board of Trustees
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  of Sukia UAE, said, In line with the wise 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, we continue to reinforce
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  the UAE's pivotal role in confronting the global
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  water crisis. This is achieved by encouraging
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  the investment of innovation and advanced technologies
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  to create a tangible, positive impact on underprivileged
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  communities. The Muhammad bin Rashid Al Maktoum
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  Global Water Award provides a global platform
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  for innovators to launch their innovations and
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  projects, developing and scaling them while fostering
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  innovative solutions that help address water
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  scarcity. The award comprises four main categories.
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  The Innovative Projects Award, which includes
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  the Large Projects Award and the Small Projects
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  Award. The Innovative Research and Development
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  Award, which includes the National Institutions
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  Award and the International Institutions Award.
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  And the Innovative Individual Award, which includes
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  the Distinguished Researcher Award and the Youth
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  Award. The final category is the Innovative Crisis
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  Solutions Award.