(GULF NEWS) - The Mohamed bin Zayed Water Initiative and XPRIZE on Monday announced that 143 teams from 29 countries have advanced to the next phase of the XPRIZE Water Scarcity competition, a five-year global challenge with a total prize purse of $119 million. The initiative is funding the competition with $150 million. Announced during Climate Week NYC, the challenge seeks to develop efficient, reliable and sustainable solutions to improve the performance and reduce the cost of seawater desalination technologies.
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