Lauréats

Rahman Md. Mahbubur - The Earth has a finite supply of fresh water, stored in aquifers, surface waters and the atmosphere which is insufficient for us. Bangladeshi women are the main victim of this crisis. Even they need to share the same well with Men for a bath. Sometimes, in some situations they need to fight, sacrifice their shyness for a little amount of potable water that led them to lead a “Prehistoric life”.

Sukarno Jurnasyanto - Residents in North Jakarta’s slum area always have a problem with clean water. Since 15 years, they can't consume clean water from their own wells because it's infiltrated by salty sea water. The government has moved them to some cheap flats, but it still has not solved the problem. Many flats don't have water supplies, they must install pipes to get water from their water pumps. Some aid from NGOs for a piped water network failed because of resistance, threats and violence from the water mafia.

Victoriano Danilo - Part of an effort to rehabilitate the Pasig river, a sewage treatment plant were constructed in Marikina city (Phillipines) where waste water were treated before to be dumped in the river.

Nguyen Hung - The heaviest rains since 100 years occurred in some of Vietnam’s northern provinces and in Hanoi during November 2008. It caused floods in large areas, many people died and the losses were very big. Most streets in Hanoi were flooded, bringing severe difficulties for the people there, especially for many weddings. Because weddings are most important in life, they could not change the wedding day with any reason. This photo was taken when the bride’s family assisted the bride.

Mudiari Stephen - Young girls drink water directly from a shallow hole dug in the sand along River Tarash in Kakuma township in Turkana (Kenya) on April 22nd, 2009. Water is one of the main problems in this region, and the little that is available is shared between human beings and animals. Most rivers in this region have dried up, and only sand is left on riverbeds due to climate change that is affecting the globe.

Al-Tamini Ali - Panorama photograph of city of Abu Dhabi used to know as the city of desert, today with skyscraper construction the oasis of garden along with fountains of water. The city indeed is in need of water to survive the symbol of life. Without water mankind and civilization would vanish.