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【JWF News Extra Edition】13 November, 2020

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– 9th World Water Forum, Dakar, Senegal postponed to March 2022

Senegal and the World Water Council have decided to postpone the 9th World Water Forum, originally scheduled to be held in March 2021, to March 2022 considering the evolution of the global Covid-19 pandemic.

– Kyoto World Water Grand Prize – Deadline of Extended until 30 April 2021

In response to this decision, co-organizers of the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize (Kyoto Prize), Kyoto City, Japan, the World Water Council and the Japan Water Forum extend the deadline of applications for the Kyoto Prize until 30 April 2021, 11:59pm (Japan local time) / 2:59pm UTC.

The Kyoto Prize aims to honor a distinguished organization involved in grass-roots activities related to solving water problems in developing countries.

The Kyoto Prize will be awarded at the 9th World Water Forum, Dakar, Senegal. The winner of the Kyoto Prize will receive 2,000,000 JPY (Approximately 18,000 USD, depending on fluctuating exchange rates).

We look forward to receiving your applications!

▼Find more information on the Kyoto World Water Grand Prize▼
https://www.waterforum.jp/all/grass_roots_projects/kyoto-prize/2020/0904/?p=15125?tag=en,rep_en

▼Online application form▼
https://form.jotform.com/Japan_Water_Forum/Kyoto_Prize

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JWF News Extra Edition / 13 November 2020

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