First Swiss Re RE-Source Award: Winning project awarded USD 70,000 to safeguard water resources in Guatemala; further awards for innovative projects in Nepal and Brazil
22 Jun 2007
17 Mar 2003 CET
At the first RE-Source Award ceremony held in Rüschlikon, near Zurich, Swiss Re conferred prizes on three projects designed to promote sustainable watershed management. The winning project from Guatemala received prize money of USD 70,000 for its proposed method of preserving water resources in Sierra de las Minas. Water projects in Nepal and Brazil were each awarded prize money of USD 15,000. A total of 105 projects were entered for the competition.
