IWA Awards
IWA Project Innovation Awards
Awarded biennially at the IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition, the Project Innovation Awards (PIAs) recognise and promote excellence and innovation in water management, research and technology.
Water underpins every aspect of human and environmental existence. The severe water challenges facing the world today require an unprecedented global response. Innovation plays a central role in achieving IWA’s vision of a world in which water is managed wisely to satisfy the needs of human activities and ecosystems in an equitable and sustainable way.
The Project Innovation Awards recognise that our shared challenges can be overcome through the development and implementation of creative water solutions.
2024
On 13 August, at the 2024 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Toronto, the water sector celebrated outstanding innovation and leadership in the industry with a gala ceremony for the 18 winners of the six categories of the IWA Project Innovation Awards.
2022
On 13 September, a the 2022 IWA World Water Congress & Exhibition in Copenhagen, the water sector celebrated outstanding innovation and leadership in the industry with a gala ceremony for the 18 winners of the six categories of the IWA Project Innovation Awards.
2018
The 2018 Project Innovation Awards were celebrated on 17 September 2018 at a prestigious gala event in Tokyo at the 2018 IWA World Water Congress and Exhibition, in front of an audience of water leaders from around the world.
2016
On 12 October 2016, water professionals from across the globe came together to celebrate outstanding water innovators at the Rydges South Bank in Brisbane, Australia, for the tenth anniversary edition of the IWA Project Innovation Awards.
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