The World Water Challenge is an international contest for water solutions. Since created as a special program of the Science and Technology Process in the 7th World Water Forum, it has been annually held in conjunction with the Korea International Water Week (KIWW), aiming to identify imminent water problems that the world is facing and to find feasible solutions to them.
To share the appropriate and innovative technologies and know-hows based on the best practice of Implementation towards solving the prioritized global water challenges
To raise the world's awareness on the water issues as well as the importance of the role of science and technology in solving the water challenges
To provide a networking opportunity among participants from the water-related corporations and organizations to create a business opportunity and make an inroad into the global market by presenting those innovative solutions
|
---|
Main Focus | Challenges and Solutions | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|
Water and Wastewater Treatment | Challenge | Energy-efficient (or Carbon-emission-reducing) Water Recycling and Reuse |
|
Solution | elerGreen Production and Waste Valorization from Water Pollutants using Renewable Electricity |
||
Solution | Next-generation wastewater treatment process for carbon and energy neutralities |
||
Solution | Recycling of wastewater to recover fresh water, reduce brine discharge and capture CO2 |
The Best | |
Efficient Water Management | Challenge | Sustainable Water Resource Management |
|
Solution | Clean Water Village:Sustainable Water Resource Management Action from Catchment to Villagers |
Outstanding | |
Water and Natural Disasters | Challenge | Flood/Drought Risk Assessment and Management |
|
Solution | Climate resilient water management software powered by satellite imaging & AI |
||
Challenge | Depletion and Pollution of Water Caused by Natural Disaster |
||
Solution | SWC |
Outstanding | |
Ecosystem and Water | Challenge | Nature-based Solutions for Ecological Recovery and Resilient Water Cycle |
|
Solution | Nature based river rejuvenation: Mandakini River, India (part of Ganga basin) |
||
Solution | Bamboo oasis |
Main Focus | Challenges and Solutions | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|
Water and Health | Challenge | Scale-up of WASH for Public Health |
|
Solution | Empowering the local to access safe and sustainable drinking water in Laos Juliette Richard(Laos/ Abundant Water) |
Outstanding | |
Solution | Improving Access to WASH in school constructing latrines and hand washing facility. Natan Molla(Ethiopia/JImma University) |
||
Efficient Water Management | Challenge | Integrated Management of Diversified Water Resources |
|
Solution | Micro solar desalinator, easily producible in underdeveloped countries Hunkyun Park(South Korea/Solarinno Co, Ltd.) |
The Best | |
Water and Natural Disasters | Challenge | Flood Prevention and Management for Sustainable Water Cycle and Urban Regeneration |
|
Solution | Emergency Water Response (EWR) Unit Kimberly Limpahan(Philippines/ NXTLVL Water Technology Inc.) |
||
Solution | Conservation and Income Generation through the construction of Ponds Durga Kumar Thapa (Nepal/ Hamro Prabidhi : Ramro Nepal ) |
||
Ecosystem and Water | Challenge | Nature-based solutions for ecological recovery and reinstate natural process of rivers |
|
Solution | Restoration of the Riverine Ecosystem Through the Application of Nature-based Riparian Eco-belts |
||
Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater System | Challenge | Energy Efficiency in Sewage, Waste water, and Sea Water Recycling and Reuse |
|
Solution | Reuse of Fecal Sludge for Income and Environmental Quality Maintenance |
||
Challenge | NEXUS for Efficient Utilization of Limited Water Resources and Energy Recovery |
||
Solution | Grid connected solar irrigation pumps for economic and sustainable water solution |
Outstanding | |
Smart Water Technologies | Challenge | 'Smart' Solutions for Water Management : Definition and Case of 'Smart Solutions' by Region, Sector, and Target |
|
Solution | SISAM: Improved Solar Irrigation Solution Maddalena Curioni(France/Electriciens sans frontières) |
Main Focus | Challenges and Solutions | Remarks | |
---|---|---|---|
Water and Health (Special Topic of WWCH 2020) |
Challenge | Scale-up of WASH for Public Health |
|
Solution | (Solution 1) An Innovative Toilet System for Low-income Countries for Covid-19 and SDG 6 |
||
(Solution 2) Resource Circulation Sanitation Showcase to Provide Sustainable Sanitation in Remote Areas |
|||
(Solution 3) Engaging Public, Private, and Civil Society Groups in WASH Through Women-Led Output Based Aid (WOBA) |
|||
Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater System | Challenge | Energy Efficiency in Sewage, Waste water, and Sea Water Recycling and Reuse |
|
Solution | (Solution 4) Gravit’eau: a mobile handwashing station with automatic water recycling |
OUSTANDING | |
(Solution 5) Seawater cooling for photovoltaic solar power greenhouses and agriculture |
|||
Smart Water Technologies | Challenge | ICBM, ICT based Water Management |
|
Solution | (Solution 6) Intelligent water leak management platform |
||
Challenge | 'Smart' Solutions for Water Management : Definition and Case of 'Smart Solutions' by Region, Sector, and Target |
||
Solution | (Solution 7) SMART Tech in support of Low Tech for Pumping Water Uphill |
OUSTANDING | |
Ecosystem and Water | Challenge | Nature-based Solutions for Ecological Recovery and Reinstate Natural Process of Rivers |
|
Solution | (Solution 8) Restoration Hydro™: A watershed approach to standard modular new hydropower |
||
Challenge | Ecological Urban Water Cycle in Adaptation of Climate Change |
||
Solution | (Solution 9) Extraction of Water from Air at Zero Energy Expenditure to Mitigate Water and Energy Crisis in India |
THE BEST |
Topic | Title of Problems and Solutions | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Efficient Water Management | (Solution) Sponge-An innovation in irrigation for sustainable farming |
Outstanding |
(Solution) A water kiosk at school |
The Best | |
(Solution) Smart Technology for Integrated Management of Diversified Water Resources |
||
Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater System | (Solution) Novel Fertilizer Production from Human Urine in Membrane Distillation Process |
Outstanding |
(Solution) Improving Water Security through Water-Energy Nexus Approach in Danang city of Vietnam |
||
(Solution) Solar Dew – Solar Water purification and desalination for households and communities |
||
Water and Natural Disasters | (Solutions) Exploiting the synergies between sustainable urban drinage systems(SUDS) and urban farming in Vinh Yen City, Vietnam |
|
(Solution) Rejuvenation of Lake Mahadevapura using Nature Based Systems |
||
Smart Water Technologies | (Solution) AgriHydro A Smart Technology to Better Irrigation Management in IWRM platform |
Topic | Title of Problems and Solutions | Remarks |
---|---|---|
Efficient Water Management | (Challenge) Low Agricultural Water Productivity in Urmia Lake Basin, Iran |
|
(Solution) The Buried Diffuser : an Effective Underground Irrigation System for Optimal Water Management |
||
Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater System | (Challenge) Septage Management in the Urban Areas of Indonesia |
|
(Solution) Sustainable Rainbow |
||
(Solution) Septage Management through Decentralization of Septic Tanks and Community Participatory Approach |
The Best | |
Water and Natural Disasters | (Challenge) Choluteca River in Honduras, "Mad Water“ |
|
(Solution) Quesungual Belt for Flood Mitigation |
||
Smart Water Technologies | (Challenge) Problems Pertinent to Prevalence of Excessive Fluoride in Different Water Sources (Worldwide) |
|
(Solution) Low-cost and Low-tech Defluoridator Device Based on Calcium Phosphate |
Outstanding | |
Ecosystem and Water | (Challenge) Water Insecurity in Manoka, Cameroon |
|
(Solution) Multiple Water Solutions for Water Insecurity in Manoka Islands |
Outstanding | |
(Solution) Water Resource Management for Future Water Security |
Topic | Title of Problems and Solutions | Country | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Efficient Water Management | (Challenge) Current Onsite Sanitation System in the Urban Areas of Bhutan is not Adequate |
Bhutan | |
(Solution) Compact and improved onsite sanitation using renewable energy and plastic waste biofilter media |
Australia | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) Current Onsite Sanitation System in the Urban Areas of Bhutan is not Adequate |
Bhutan | ||
(Solution) Sanitation Revolution: From Waste to Resource |
Korea | Excellent | |
(Challenge) Drainage Water Reuse in Egypt |
Egypt | ||
(Challenge) How Can Rainwater Harvesting Be Implemented to Obtain an Alternative Resource in HCMC, Mekong Delta? |
Vietnam | ||
(Solution) Groundwater Recharge Wells |
Indonesia | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) How Can Rainwater Harvesting Be Implemented to Obtain an Alternative Resource in HCMC, Mekong Delta? |
Vietnam | ||
(Solution) VAC Initiative for rainwater self-collection system for public space in Ho Chi Minh City |
Vietnam | ||
Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater System | (Challenge) Water Scarcity and Saline Groundwater Affecting Local Community of Kojani, Zanzibar |
Tanzania | |
(Solution) A bucket brings fresh water, Sorain Bucket |
Korea | The Best | |
Water and Natural Disasters | (Challenge) RasGharib Floods |
Egypt | |
(Challenge) Water Scarcity Issues in the Small Hilly Villages of Under Pemagatshel District in Bhutan |
Bhutan | ||
(Solution) Self-Tank Roof Water Harvesting Soil Cement base Ferro Cement Tank |
Nepal | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) Villagers Suffering from Draught and Arsenic Water Simultaneously |
Nepal | ||
Smart Water Technologies | (Challenge) Drinking Water and Sanitation Problem in Bamgha Village, Gulmi Nepal |
Nepal | |
(Solution) Low cost Do it Yourself Rain water harvesting in cooperation with Local Government |
Nepal | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) Near the Water without Water |
Kazakhstan | ||
(Challenge) Water Management Crisis in Cisangkuy River and Bandung Mega City in Indonesia |
Indonesia | ||
(Solution) Integrated Urban Water Management: Tradition to Solution for Cities |
India | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) Water Management Crisis in Cisangkuy River and Bandung Mega City in Indonesia |
Indonesia | ||
(Solution) Improving water management with a game-based approach |
Denmark | ||
(Challenge) Water Management Crisis in Cisangkuy River and Bandung Mega City in Indonesia |
Indonesia | ||
(Solution) Smart water management to overcome water crisis in Cisangkuy river and Bandung mega city, Indonesia |
Korea | Excellent |
Topic | Title of Problems and Solutions | Country | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
Efficient Water Management | (Challenge) A Safe Water Crisis in the Southwest Coastal Area of Bangladesh |
Bangladesh | |
(Challenge) Water Scarcity isolated islands in Greece using fossil fueled electricity |
Sweden | ||
(Solution) Low electricity desalination based on smart water grid in islands |
Korea | Excellent | |
(Challenge) Effective Farm-level Water Management by the Water Users Association in the Central Asia |
Uzbekistan | ||
(Solution) Effective Farm-Level Water Management by Water Users Association in Central Asia |
Uzbekistan | ||
(Challenge) Leakage Reduction Activities in Developing Countries |
Korea | ||
(Solution) Akvo Caddisly: Water Quality testing on a mobile phone |
Netherlands | ||
Resource Recovery from Water and Wastewater System | (Challenge) Wastewater Reuse in Agriculture in Mexico |
Mexico | |
(Solution) Atotonilco Wastewater Treatment Plant |
Mexico | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) Low-cost DIY (Do-It-Yourself) Type Water Purifier |
Korea | ||
(Solution) Aastha Bio Sand filter |
Nepal | Outstanding | |
(Challenge) Appropriate Technologies for Water Purification in Underdeveloped Countries |
Korea | ||
(Solution) Development of water purifier with filter made by raw materials in Cambodia |
Korea | The Best | |
(Solution) Phytoremediation for clean drinking water systems |
France | Outstanding | |
(Solution) Off-grid Stand-alone Solar PV Generation & Water Purification Hybrid System |
Korea | Outstanding | |
Water and Natural Disasters | (Challenge) Difficulties in Access to a Limited Drinking Water Source |
Nepal | |
(Challenge) Problems of Untreated Sewage Discharge during the Wet Season |
Korea | ||
(Solution) "the gas tracer method" |
Morocco | Excellent | |
(Challenge) Safety Management of the Water Infrastructures Subjected to Climate Change |
Korea | ||
(Solution) Sustainability in the management of transboundary water resources |
Switzerland | Outstanding | |
Smart Water Technologies | (Challenge) Difficulties in Agriculture by Locally Shifting Season |
Indonesia |
No. | Title of Problems and Solutions | Country | Remarks |
---|---|---|---|
1 | (Challenge) Flooding in Citarum river |
Indonesia | |
(solution) Flood Forecasting and Warning System for Citarum River Basin |
Indonesia | Excellent | |
2 | (Challenge) Development and operation of an early flood warning system including capacity development |
worldwide | |
(solution) An open source, user friendly flood early warning and forecasting system |
Canada | Outstanding | |
3 | (Challenge) Safe Water Sources for Coastal Slums |
Nigeria | |
(solution) Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) and Boat Delivery system for Drinking Water Supply at Coastal Slums of Makoko |
Korea | Outstanding | |
4 | (Challenge) Water Scarcity in the Desert Communities of Western Rajasthan |
India | |
5 | (Challenge) Arid islands on South Aegean Sea facing water scarcity and overloaded energy systems |
Greece | |
(solution) Dimensioning desalination units using Renewable Energy Sources on the arid islands of South Aegean Sea |
Greece | Excellent | |
6 | (Challenge) No easy acces to water for many upland villages and farms |
worldwide | |
(solution) Green Revolution by implementing Low solar energy water pump |
Nepal | Outstanding | |
7 | (Challenge) Securing Water for Food: A Grand Challenge to Meet Food Crisis |
Pakistan | |
(solution) Promoting rain and wastewater harvesting techniques among rain-fed communities of Pakistan |
Pakistan | Excellent | |
8 | (Challenge) Abakaliki, a pottential Eco-city in Nigeria |
Nigeria | |
9 | (Challenge) Water In Crisis |
Cambodia | |
10 | (Challenge) Rural water problem |
Colombia | |
(solution) EKOMURO H2O+ COLLECTING RAINWATER IN USED PET CONTAINERS IN SCHOOLS AND URBAN POVERTY REGIONS |
Colombia | The Best | |
11 | (Challenge) Self sustained water desalinator for each family in remote area |
worldwide | |
(solution) Low Cost Multi Effect Solar Still |
Korea | Excellent | |
12 | (Challenge) Wastewater crises in Izbet El Islah |
Egypt | |
(solution) Self sufficient triple-stage treatment process for Izbet El-Islah wastewater crisis |
Egypt | Excellent | |
13 | (Challenge) The Need For a Good Quality Water Source for Citizens of Gwangju Metropolitan City. |
Korea | |
(solution) The suggestion for operating of public sewage treatment plants through the introduction of Basin Sewerage Integrated Management System |
Korea | Outstanding | |
14 | (Challenge) What are the positive and negative influence according to the construction of sewage (Interceptor, P/S, CSOs) in combined drainage system area? |
Vietnam | |
15 | (Challenge) Managing complexity and dealing with distrust in transboundary basins: An example of the Aral Sea basin of Central Asia |
Uzbekistan |