The Reed
Elsevier Environmental Challenge is awarded to projects that best demonstrate
how they can provide sustainable access to safe water where it is presently at
risk and/or access to improved sanitation. Projects must have clear practical
applicability, address identified need, and advance related issues such as
health, education, or human rights.
There is a
$50,000 prize for the first place entry and a $25,000 prize for the second
place entry. For the second year, a $15,000 WASH Alliance prize will be given
for the third place project. The WASH Alliance is a consortium of six Dutch
NGOs promoting hygienic use of sustainable water and sanitation. The WASH
Alliance will also provide all three winners with relevant training and
professional development up to $2,500 each.
Applicants
are offered access to relevant Reed Elsevier products that can help in the
preparation of their submissions. And for the first time, all applicants will
be offered access to LexisNexis Risk Solution’s open source high performance
computing (HPCC) resource, to allow them to process large amounts of research
data, supported by online training. The winning projects will be highlighted in
the Reed Elsevier journal Water Research
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We are committed to using our extensive networks and expertise to facilitate
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sustainable water supply.
All
submissions must be in English and submitted by 1 April 2014 (23:59 GMT). The
application includes the following elements:
- Executive summary
- Organisation/Applicant description
- Project background
- Project goals
- Project outcomes
- Sustainability
- Project plan
- Budget
- Competing interests
- Partner/third party testimonial statement
For more information and
application please visit the 2014 Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge page.
