The award took place at the 14th SDEWES conference, which was held from 1-6 October, 2019 in the city of Dubrovnik, Croatia. The conference brought together around 570 scientists, researchers, and experts in the field of sustainable development from 55 countries.
The Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water participated as the Platinum Sponsor of the 16th International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology (CEST 2019) which was held in Rhodes, Greece from 4-7 September 2019.
On 29 October 2018, the 8th Awards Ceremony of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water was held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event which took place under the patronage of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz of Saudi Arabia, was sponsored by the UN Missions of Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, and Thailand along with the United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA).
On 20 June 2018, HRH Prince Khaled Bin Sultan announced the winners for the 8th Award of the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water (PSIPW) at the opening session of UNISPACE+50 in Vienna, Austria.
The United Nations and the Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Prize for Water co-organise the International Conference on the Use of Space Technology for Water Management every three years in various host countries around the world. Previous conferences have been held in Riyadh, Buenos Aires, and Rabat.
