IWA Global Water Award
The IWA Global Water Award recognises outstanding achievement of any kind in relation to IWA’s activities and field of interest. The following criteria will form the basis for selection:
• Demonstrated excellence in science, technology, management or policy
• Vision, leadership, knowledge, persistence, creating new directions and opening new fields
• Recognised internationally within the membership of IWA
• Awardees need not be an IWA member
Nominations should include a CV of the nominee and state clearly and in detail how the nominee is qualified against each of the above criteria. Nominations may be made by any Governing Member and seconded by Governing Members from other two other countries. The secondments must contain sufficient detail to support the main nomination. Evaluation of nominations will be by the Honours & Awards Committee.
This year we have introduced a new online nominations system on the IWA website to simplify the nominations process. If you wish to submit a nomination for the Global Water Award then please click here to begin the nomination process.
The deadline for receipt of nominations is 1 June 2012.
Current Award Holders
Prof. David Jenkins, USA
Professor Jenkins is being honoured through this award for outstanding lifetime achievement at the global level for creating new directions and pathways in water science, technology and management. The author of over 250 scientific publications and reports and a highly distinguished Professor Emeritus at the University of California Berkeley, Professor Jenkins’ professional activity has focussed in the area of wastewater treatment, especially on the activated sludge process.
Professor Jenkins is widely recognised for his close involvement with wastewater treatment plant operators and managers in order to understand the critical operational problems facing their plants and then successfully applying these solutions at full scale. In addition, Professor Jenkins is one of the pioneers of cost-effective biological nutrient removal processes. Through this kind of engagement, Professor Jenkins is credited with helping hundreds of cities, industries and government agencies throughout the US and in addition, in Canada, Hong Kong, France, Italy, Israel, South Africa, China, Brazil, Spain Romania, Japan, and Mexico among others.
Prof. Blanca Jiménez Cisneros, Mexico
Professor Jiménez is being honoured through this award for outstanding achievement at the global level; in demonstrating excellence in science, technology and management and through vision, leadership, knowledge and opening new fields of endeavour. A highly distinguished professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico and the author of over 230 scientific publications and reports, Professor Jiménez is a globally recognised expert on wastewater treatment and reuse. She has conducted extensive applied research on pathogen control in water and wastewater and in the use of reclaimed water for agriculture and has applied this research to treatment plant design in many settings.
Professor Jiménez has received numerous international awards and serves as an expert adviser to governments, international agencies including WHO and UNESCO and through IWA in the development of national and international water-related health and environment guidelines. She was a member of the IWA Board of Directors (2004- 2008) and was Congress President for IWA’s first Development Congress in November 2009 in Mexico City.
