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Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge Shortlists 2012 Projects PR Newswire LONDON, June 12, 2012 LONDON, June 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- stFive projects bringing safe water and sanitation in final race for 1 and nd2 prize The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge shortlist was announced today, highlighting five innovative ideas to provide sustainable access to safe water and sanitation. The winning project will be announced at the end of August at the annual World Water Week in Stockholm and featured in the Journal of Water Research. The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge winner will receive a prize of $50,000 with a second place prize of $25,000. The projects provide a range of accessible and affordable solutions including: hygienic sanitation stations; sand dams to collect rainwater; a sanitation technology competition; iron-reinforced biosand filters; and green energy- transported water. Projects were evaluated by a team of reviewers and a panel of distinguished judges to identify the most replicable, scalable, sustainable and innovative solutions with practical applicability and the ability to engage a range of stakeholders and local communities. Shortlisted candidates will be given access to relevant Reed Elsevier publications such as the Journal of Water Research in order to help them refine their original proposals by mid July. The panel of judges is comprised of academic and industry leaders in the fields of water and sanitation resources: Dr.

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Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge

Shortlists 2012 Projects

PR Newswire

LONDON, June 12, 2012

LONDON

June 12, 2012

/PRNewswire/ --

Five projects bringing safe water and sanitation in final race for 1

and

prize

The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge shortlist was announced today,

highlighting five innovative ideas to provide sustainable access to safe water

and sanitation. The winning project will be announced at the end of August at

the annual World Water Week in

Stockholm

and featured in the

Journal of

Water Research.

The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge winner will receive

a prize of

$50,000

with a second place prize of

$25,000

The projects provide a range of accessible and affordable solutions including:

hygienic sanitation stations; sand dams to collect rainwater; a sanitation

technology competition; iron-reinforced biosand filters; and green energy-

transported water. Projects were evaluated by a team of reviewers and a panel

of distinguished judges to identify the most replicable, scalable, sustainable and

innovative solutions with practical applicability and the ability to engage a range

of stakeholders and local communities.

Shortlisted candidates will be given access to relevant Reed Elsevier

publications such as the Journal of Water Research in order to help them refine

their original proposals by mid July. The panel of judges is comprised of

academic and industry leaders in the fields of water and sanitation resources:

Dr. Sarah Bell, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Engineering, University College

London; Dr. Prasad Modak, Executive President of the Environmental

Management Centre in

India

; Professor Gang Pan, Research Center for Eco-

environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences; and Dr. Mark van

Loosdrecht, Professor of Biochemical Engineering, Delft University of

Technology.

The Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge was launched in 2011 to contribute

to the Water for Life Decade, established by the UN General Assembly between

2005 and 2015 to support the Millennium Development Goal to halve the

number of people without access to safe drinking water and stop unsustainable

exploitation of water resources. The World Health Organisation has indicated

that one in three people does not have enough water to meet their daily needs.

Poor access to safe water contributes to health crises in many developing

countries, and increasingly leads to violent conflict.

Youngsuk ("YS") Chi, Director, Corporate Affairs, Reed Elsevier, noted: "With the

Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge we hope to highlight the need for safe

and sustainable water solutions for at risk communities. The 2012 shortlisted

applications provide a promising mix of applied technologies, local engagement

and a drive to make real contributions. We look forward to celebrating the

winners at the World Water Week in

Stockholm

To learn more about The Environmental Challenge, please visit the

Environmental Challenge website.

Notes to Editors

Please find a list of the Reed Elsevier Environmental Challenge shortlisted

projects below:

Lindsay Stradley (Sanergy)

aims to make hygienic sanitation accessible and

affordable for all through a network of small-scale, high-quality sanitation centres close

to homes in the slums of

Nairobi

. In

Kenya

8.5m people live in slums with 80 per cent of

the slum communities lacking access to adequate sanitation. Sanergy toilets are

franchised to local entrepreneurs to stimulate the economy, and the project is made

sustainable by turning the waste into products-organic fertilizer that is sold to farms, and

electricity which is sold to the national grid. If successful, prize money will expand a pilot

project in

Nairobi

slums by an additional 150 toilets.

Louise Storey (Excellent Development)

proposes the use of sand dams-a simple,

low cost and replicable form of rainwater harvesting-for a rural community in Makueni

County in

Kenya

. In the Makeuni County, 57% of households do not have access to a

safe water supply. Women and children have to walk long distances during periods of

drought to collect water from polluted sources, so there is an urgent need to harvest and

effectively store rainwater during erratic downpours for use during periods of drought.

The funds will go towards building two sand dams and creating a self-help group to

involve the community in the process.

Tommy Ngai (CAWST)

will modify conventional Biosand Filters with iron particles in

order to bring safe drinking water to two impoverished rural villages in

Nepal

. Over two

years 150 filters will be installed in the village households, and CAWST will update its

education materials and use workshops to promote the technology. The project can

help more than 1,000 people in the two villages, and also has the potential to help

millions over the next 10 years should the new iron-amended Biosand Filter prove to be

a success.

Marisa Elliott (Mercy Corps)

is developing an affordable, sustainable and situation-

appropriate waste management system for the extremely dense, poor communities in

Jakarta. Indonesia

has one of the highest rates of urbanization in the world, which

increases the pressure on its sanitation systems-almost 45 per cent of the Indonesian

population does not have access to decent sanitation leading to disease. But more

innovation is needed in order to make the technology affordable. Mercy Corps will use

the funding to launch a targeted design competition to help refine components and

reduce the price point of the technology, while building on the business and technology

findings from Mercy Corps' past pilot projects.

Barbara Siembida-Losch (University of Waterloo

) will design and implement

simplified and sustainable water supply facilities in

Laos

to provide and treat water

locally. The project uses green energy and a chemical-free treatment; it will transport

water using a solar energy-based pump, treat the water with a low-cost method that

uses Moringa oleifera seeds which can be found locally, and then further disinfects the

water using the SODIS method-Solar Water Disinfection. A community of 300 to 400

residents will not only benefit from safe drinking water, but also from an education on

waterborne diseases and the reduced time it will take women and children to get the

water.

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