His Royal Highness Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz, Crown Prince, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defense and Aviation and Inspector General announced in Riyadh-Saudi Arabia on the 21st October 2002 the commencement of candidates’ nomination for "the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water". The Prize Council is headed by His Royal Highness Prince Khalid Bin Sultan Bin Abdulaziz. The General Secretariat of the Prize headquarter is located in the Prince Sultan Research Center for Environment, Water and Desert, at King Saud University in Riyadh- Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

This international scientific prize is a significant contribution from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the global water issues which represent one of the most pressing human, economic and political concerns worldwide. Given the dry weather conditions in the Arab region in general and in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in particular, this award has been planned in compliance with the need for water. This award represents the Kingdom’s message to the world that reflects the true image of Islamic nations and civilization, and projects expressively its humanitarian international responsibility. The Prize is intended to support water scientific research worldwide with a sense of appreciation extended to the concerned intellectual inventors with an aim to provide them with a suitable, moral, and financial atmosphere conducive of a free and vivid spirit of contest. An atmosphere that would result in creative constructive outcome capable of producing benevolence and prosperity to all peoples in the kingdom, in the region and in the whole world.

Dr. Abdulmalek A. Al Alshaikh
PSIPW General Secretary