RIYADH: The Geneva Institute for Water, Environment and Health (GIWEH) has announced that Princess Dr. Masha'il Bint Muhammad Bin Saud Bin Abdul Rahman, a researcher at the Space Institute of King Abdul Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST) in Riyadh has been awarded the institute's Prize for Water. It is the first ever UN scientific prize awarded to a scientist in the Arab world. The prize will be handed over to the winner during the international symposium on “Management and Utilization of Water Resources for Sustainable Development” at the UN's Geneva office. An official at the institute said Princes Masha'il has been awarded the institute's prestigious prize, on the recommendation of the institute's scientific advisory committee, for her outstanding efforts in the field of water and her participation in scientific innovations in the field. It was also for her internationally-renowned research. Experts at the institute said the younger generation of researchers will benefit extensively from her scientific and practical applications in the areas of ecology, water and desertification.
