1st Branch – Surface Water – Topic: Water Harvesting – No award given due to the lack of nominations which met the required standards and conditions. 2nd Branch – Ground Water – Topic: Management of Coastal Aquifers The Water Section- Research Institute- King Fahd University for Petroleum and Minerals, Saudi Arabia Professor Abdelkader Larabi, Morocco 3rd Branch – Alternative (Non-traditional) Water Resources – Topic: Treatment and Re-use of Waste Water Professor Abdul Latif Ahmad, Malaysia 4th Branch - Water Resources Management – Topic: Integrated and Sustainable Water Resources Management in Arid and Semi-Arid Regions Professor Howard S. Wheater, United Kingdom 5th Branch - Protection of Water Resources – Topic: Ground Water Pollution by Urban Activities King Abdulaziz City for Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia