Prince Khaled bin Sultan bin Abdulaziz, the Assistant Minister of Defense and Aviation for Military Affairs, and who is also Chairman of the Council of Prince Sultan International Water Prize, chaired here on Sunday evening the third meeting for the Prize's Council. The participants of the meeting approved names of the Prize's winners as well as recommendations submitted by the Selection Committee in this respect. Speaking on the occasion, Prince Khaled bin Sultan said the competitors of the prize are not confined to a certain nationality or religion. "But, the doors are wide-open for all researchers to participate in the competition." He noted that the world is facing the problems of water scarcity and drought in addition to the problem of polluted water. Prince Khaled bin Sultan said the third conference of water in the Arab countries, recently held in Lebanon, had reviewed a number of papers pertaining to water problems. He warned against the failure to rationalize water consumption. The winners of the prize were as follows: -Dr Jery Stidnger from the US. -Herman Power from the US -Dr Hisham Taha Abdullah Al-Dasouki from Egypt -Dr Hisham Mohammed Al-Toni from Egypt -King Abdulaziz City for Sciences and Technology (KACST) At the end of the party, Prince Khaled bin Sultan hoped that the prize would positively contribute to solving water problems. The party was attended by Minister of Water and Electricity Eng Abdullah Al-Hussein, Egyptian Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation Dr Mahmoud Abu Zaid, as well as a number of senior officials and academicians.
