Stockholm Junior Water Prize | 02 Sep 2022

Why in News?

Recently, Annabelle M. Rayson, a student from Canada received the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms.

• Harmful Algal Blooms, or HABs, occur when colonies of algae grow out of control and produce toxic or harmful effects on people, fish, shellfish, marine mammals and birds.

What is Stockholm Junior Water Prize?

• About:
  • Stockholm Junior Water is an international competition where students aged 15 to 20 years present solutions to major water challenges.
  • It has been organized every year since 1997 by the Stockholm International Water Institute, with Xylem, an American water technology provider.
  • This prize is a popular part of the World Water Week.
• Other Prizes:
  • Diploma of Excellence:
    • It was awarded to Laura Nedel Drebes and Camily Pereira dos Santos from Brazil for their development of addressing the issue of period poverty — the inaccessibility to sanitary pads.
  • People’s Choice Award:
    • The People’s Choice Award went to Mishal Faraz from the United Arab Emirates for Water Bottle Project to discourage the use of single-use plastic water bottles and strengthen water security.

Source: DTE