An international competition for water solutions is called the World Water Challenge. It was developed as a unique program of the Science and Technology Process in the 7th World Water Forum to identify impending water challenges that the world is experiencing and to find workable solutions based on the fundamental value of “Implementation”. The program’s goal is to find technological, scientific, and policy-based solutions to pressing water issues.
The program, which garnered significant attention in its debut edition at the 7th World Water Forum in 2015, has grown to become one of the emblematic implementation platforms that have been carried out in the Korea International Water Week over the past 8 years, focusing on scientific and technological methods that have helped raise awareness around the world of the significance of the roles that science and technology play in addressing water challenges. This ninth iteration of the World Water Challenge is anticipated to play a significant role in fostering communication among experts and stakeholders in the water sector as well as the exchange of cutting-edge scientific and technological methods and policies for resolving identified water problems worldwide.
Each submission will be judged based on five different criteria as below:
- Comprehension: If the solution provider exactly understands the problem including background, objectives, scope, cause and effect, and impact on the global water issues.- Score: 20
- Contribution to“Sustainability”: If the solution provider clearly understands the meaning of sustainability.; If the solution sufficiently demonstrates the contribution to achieving sustainability in development.; If the solution provider considers possible alternatives in achieving sustainability in the solution.- Score: 25
- Feasibility: If the solution sufficiently satisfies the requirement of the problem owner in a feasible manner, such as economic, technical, legal, and political feasibility in its implementation.; If the solution is suitable for the implementation and easy for approaching its circumstance.; If science and technologies applied to the solution are practically applicable to the field.; If the local resources are efficiently used in the solution.; If the solution is designed to have a lasting impact on the problem.- Score: 25
- Challenge: If the solution effectively helps overcome any challenges and achieve the goals of water issues.; If the solution provider proposes innovative methods in solving the problem.-Score: 15
- Impact: If the solution provider describes the expected effects of the solution on the lives of plants, animals, and human beings.; If the effects of activities in solving the water problems are obviously described.- Score: 15
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OnlineBenefits
- Selected solution providers will be invited to the final round of the WWCH. The final presentation and award ceremony will be held on Dec 7-8 th during the KIWW 2023.
- Winners will be presented with a cash prize and trophy, and they will have the chance to be invited to the WWCH Showcase during the KIWW 2024 and/or the 10th World Water Forum to share their solutions with experts from all around the world.
Cash Prize:
- The Best: 10,000,000 KRW (7600 USD approx.)
- Outstanding: 3,000,000 KRW (2200 USD approx.)
Eligibilities
- Anyone (as an individual or on behalf of an organization) who is interested in contributing to resolving water-related challenges with creative/applicable solutions is welcome to submit solutions to WWCH 2023’s designated challenges announced.
- Persons (including winners) who participated once (and more) in the previous WWCH are allowed to participate in WWCH 2023 with different (or updated) subjects and ideas. (Same contents or ideas with the previous contents, will not be considered.)
Application Process
- The solution providers are requested to submit solution proposals through the web-based system (on the KIWW Official website) using the provided application form.
- It is strongly recommended that all submitters read carefully and follow the submission instructions indicated on the provided template. The official template for WWCH 2023 can be downloaded on the KIWW website.
- Solution proposals can only be submitted via the web-based system. The email submission will not be considered. It is requested to create an account first on the sign-up page in order to submit your proposal through the website.
- Solution proposals must be filled out only in English.
- A graphical abstract visually summarising your solution (e.g., schematic diagram, picture, animation, etc.) should be submitted as a separate file.
- One person (or organization) can submit more than one proposal with different solutions.
Note: All materials submitted for entry will not be returned and they might be used or published partially or wholly by the secretariat.
Application Deadline: August 27, 2023
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