The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge is awarded to projects that
best demonstrate how they can provide sustainable access to safe water
where it is presently at risk and/or access to improved sanitation.
Projects must have clear practical applicability, address identified
need, and advance related issues such as health, education, or human
rights.
There is a $50,000 prize for the first place entry and a
$25,000 prize for the second place entry. For the second year, a $15,000
WASH Alliance prize will be given for the third place project. The WASH
Alliance is a consortium of six Dutch NGOs promoting hygienic use of
sustainable water and sanitation. The WASH Alliance will also provide
all three winners with relevant training and professional development up
to $2,500 each.
Applicants are offered access to relevant Reed
Elsevier products that can help in the preparation of their submissions.
And for the first time, all applicants will be offered access to
LexisNexis Risk Solution’s open source high performance computing (HPCC)
resource, to allow them to process large amounts of research data,
supported by online training. The winning projects will be highlighted
in the Reed Elsevier journal Water Research
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expertise to facilitate the exchange and dissemination of useful
information about improving access to sustainable water supply.
Apply now for the 2014 competition.
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