Smart Drain', designed and developed by Dr. Nadeesha Chandrasena and team from Sri Lanka, was among the ten winners of the prestigious WIPO Global Awards which celebrate world changing innovations in health, climate, agrifood, creative industries and ICT. The prestigious award ceremony was held in Geneva on 11 July 2025, where WIPO Director General Daren...
Nadeesha Chandrasena has won a 2025 WIPO Global Award in the environment category for her innovative stormwater management solution, the 'Smart Drain'. The award, presented by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations agency that supports the world's innovators and creators, recognizes inventions that use intellectual property to address global challenges and improve lives.
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People- Nadeesha Chandrasena2
- Daren Tang
- Dr
Organisations- National Intellectual Property Office of Sri
- World Intellectual Property Organization
- Access Engineering PLC
- United Nations
Places- Switzerland2
- Sri Lanka2
- Geneva2
Keywords- smart2
- prestigious
- recognition
- innovation
- inventors
- awards
- global
- lankan
- earns
- urban
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