NEXTWAVE INNOVATION AWARD

A CELEBRATION OF BOLD IDEAS IN WATER INNOVATION 

Introducing the NextWave Innovation Awards at MIWC 2025, a landmark initiative designed to celebrate bold, game-changing innovations in the water sector. This prestigious platform recognizes breakthrough innovations that are shaping a water-secure future

 

Why Water Innovation Matters?

As global water challenges continue to escalate—ranging from scarcity and pollution to ageing infrastructure—the Next Wave Innovation Awards 2025 aims to spotlight the most forward-thinking and impactful innovations in water sustainability and management.

Held alongside the Malaysia International Water Convention 2025 (MIWC 2025), this prestigious platform celebrates individuals, institutions, and companies that are transforming the water landscape through innovation. The programme seeks to accelerate the adoption of cutting-edge solutions to ensure a water-secure future for all.

Water innovation is critical to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), climate resilience, and economic progress. From access to clean water to smart infrastructure and water reuse technologies, innovation drives efficiency and empowers communities.

This prestigious new award will shine a spotlight on the trailblazers who are driving groundbreaking solutions to the world’s most urgent water
challenges. Whether it’s leveraging smart technologies, pioneering circular economy models, or advancing climate resilience, the NextWave Innovation Awards will honor those who are shaping the future of water in profound and transformative ways.

From smart technologies to sustainable reuse, we are spotlighting the brightest solutions transforming the global water landscape.

 

WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE

 

JUDGING CRITERIA

 

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