The iconic billion pula Mohembo bridge,(formally named Okavango Bridge) which crosses the magnificent mighty Okavango river in North West Botswana was recently announced amongst Global infrastructure projects by FIDIC as winners of its prestigious Project Awards for 2023.
International engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) announced the winners for these prestigious FIDIC Project Awards as it celebrated its 110 Years anniversary in September 2023 in Singapore.
Winners of the awards, which showcase, reward and promote the achievements and successes of consulting engineering member firms and their clients across the globe and the important impact their projects have on social, economic and environmental quality of life around the world, was announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 12 September 2023 during FIDIC’s Global Infrastructure Conference in Singapore.
After considering all the awards submissions, the awards judging panel identified 30 projects that met the elevated criteria to receive an Award of Merit for the FIDIC Project Awards 2023.
The projects are an international selection drawn from Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Mozambique, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, United States and Vietnam. From among these 30 projects, 16 have been selected to win an Award of Excellence which will be revealed at the gala in Singapore.
The FIDIC Project Awards demonstrated the increasing importance of the infrastructure sector in the delivery of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the net zero agenda, with the shortlisted projects covering not one, but all of the 17 SDGs goals across a significant range of project values from small to the very large.
International engineering federation FIDIC (the International Federation of Consulting Engineers) announced the winners for these prestigious FIDIC Project Awards as it celebrated its 110 Years anniversary in September 2023 in Singapore.
Winners of the awards, which showcase, reward and promote the achievements and successes of consulting engineering member firms and their clients across the globe and the important impact their projects have on social, economic and environmental quality of life around the world, was announced at a gala dinner and awards ceremony on the evening of Tuesday 12 September 2023 during FIDIC’s Global Infrastructure Conference in Singapore.
After considering all the awards submissions, the awards judging panel identified 30 projects that met the elevated criteria to receive an Award of Merit for the FIDIC Project Awards 2023.
The projects are an international selection drawn from Australia, Botswana, Canada, China, Croatia, France, Ireland, Mozambique, Philippines, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, United States and Vietnam. From among these 30 projects, 16 have been selected to win an Award of Excellence which will be revealed at the gala in Singapore.
The FIDIC Project Awards demonstrated the increasing importance of the infrastructure sector in the delivery of the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) and the net zero agenda, with the shortlisted projects covering not one, but all of the 17 SDGs goals across a significant range of project values from small to the very large.
