Under the Patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud

The Prince International Prize for Water (PSIPW), The Permanent Mission of to the United Nations, and The United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)

With the co-sponsorship of The Permanent Missions of , Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Qatar, Singapore, Tajikistan, Thailand and

And the participation of H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkır, President of the United Nations General Assembly and H.E. Mr. António Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations

cordially invite you to

The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) 9th Awards Ceremony

Monday, March 22, 2021 13:00-15:00 Time (+5 GMT) (+8 Saudi Arabia)

This event is being held virtually in conjunction with the United Nations General Assembly High-Level Meeting on the “Implementation of the Water-Related Goals and Targets of the 2030 Agenda”

Please register at: https://9th_psipw.vfairs.com/

The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water is an internationally renowned scientific award. Established in 2002 by H.R.H. Crown Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, PSIPW recognizes innovative research aimed at finding solutions to today’s global water-related challenges. PSIPW is a non-profit non-governmental organization based in , Saudi Arabia. It has special consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and permanent observer status with the UN Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space (COPUOS). Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) 9th Awards Ceremony 13:00-15:00 New York Time (+5 GMT) (+8 Saudi Arabia Time) Monday 22 March 2021 Virtual Event Programme

Master of Ceremonies introduces the event Welcome Remarks: H.E. Ambassador Abdallah Al-Mouallimi Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the United Nations Statement of: H.E. Mr. Volkan Bozkir President of the United Nations General Assembly Statement of: H.E. Mr. António Guterres United Nations Secretary General Statement of: H.E. Eng. Abdulmuhsen A. Al Fadley Saudi Minster of Environment, Water and Agriculture; representing the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Statement of: H.E. Dr. Badran A. Al Omar President of King Saud University and Council Chairman of the Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) Statement of: Dr. Abdulmalek A. Al Alshaikh PSIPW General Secretary 1st winning team of the Creativity Prize, represented by: Dr. Benjamin S. Hsiao Dr. Priyanka Sharma Stony Brook University, USA 2nd winning team of the Creativity Prize, led by: Dr. Sherif El-Safty National Institute for Materials Science, Japan Winner of the Surface Water Prize Dr. Zbigniew Kundzewicz Polish Academy of Sciences, Poznan, Poland Winner of the Groundwater Prize Dr. J. Jaime Gómez-Hernández Universitat Politècnica de València, Spain Winner of the Alternative Water Resources Prize Dr. Peng Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia Winner of the Water Management & Protection Prize Dr. Jay R. Lund University of California Davis, USA Closing Remarks: H.E. Ms. Simonetta Di Pippo Director of the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA)