[Bonus Episode] 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize Winner on Research & Getting Young People Involved in Water

Annabelle M. Rayson, of Canada, was the recipient of the prestigious 2022 Stockholm Junior Water Prize for her research on how to treat and prevent harmful algae blooms. Rayson’s project, titled, Plankton Wars: An Innovative Analysis of Daphnia Genotype Biomanipulations for Algae Bloom Prevention, is a direct response to the struggles her father -- a commercial fisherman -- was facing.

This conversation, guest hosted in Stockholm by Carolina Tornesi MacKinnon, Xylem Senior Product Management Analyst and World Youth Parliament for Water President, features Rayson and Hayati Yarkadas, Senior Vice President and President, Europe, Water Infrastructure and Global Services at Xylem, as they dive deeper into the winning project and explore the importance of engaging in water challenges early from different perspectives.

For more information about the Stockholm Junior Water Prize, and to view Rayson’s winning video presentation, visit: https://siwi.org/stockholm-junior-water-prize/