Applications for the 5th Award (2012) officially closed on 31 January 2012.
Nominations were received from 50 countries, with many countries represented by multiple nominees. More applications to the Prize were completed for the present award than at any time in the Prize's history.
All of these nominations are now undergoing the first step of a rigorous three-tiered international referee process, a process which will conclude in October 2012 with the official announcement of the Prizewinners for the 5th Award.
The Awards ceremony for the 5th Award (2012) will thereafter be held at the 5th International Conference on Water Resources and Arid Environments (ICWRAE 5).