The Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR) from India was awarded the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize at the closure of the 5th World Water Forum on World Water Day (22 March 2009) in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the world’s premier water award given to successful grassroots initiatives that are innovative, replicable and sustainable. This grand prize, worth JPY 3 million (EUR 24.000 = US$ 31,000) was presented to Dr Marcella D’Souza, Executive Director of WOTR in recognition of the NGO’s contribution towards organising rural communities for watershed development and rain water harvesting. WOTR, with offices in Ahmednagar and Pune, Maharashtra state, was one of 67 entries to the prize.

Related web sites:

• Watershed Organisation Trust (WOTR)
• World Water Forum - Kyoto World Water Grand Prize

Source: WOTR, 5 Apr 2009

Tags: south asia, water resources management