Dr. Michael Promentilla of the De la Salle University Manila, Principal Investigator of Project NexCities, received the award during the virtual awarding ceremony.
The World Water Day Awards is a yearly event done in celebration of the World Water Day. Now on its sixth year, 18 other awardees were recognized together with NexCities.
The event was organized by National Water Resources Board and Maynilad, and co- organized by Department of Environment and Natural Resources in partnership with government and private organizations including Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System, Local Water Utilities Administration, Laguna Lake Development Authority, National Irrigation Authority, Society for the Conservation of Philippine Wetlands, Philippine Water Partnership and Aboitiz InfraCapital.