By Jim Ludwick
Journal Staff Writer
Albuquerque has won a World Leadership Award, announced Wednesday at the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
The prestigious international prize recognizes cities that have shown exceptional imagination, foresight or resilience in dealing with major challenges. Albuquerque won the prize for its efforts to ensure a water future, including the San Juan Chama river diversion project.
Mayor Martin Chávez, in a telephone interview from London, said the prize honors the entire community and its leadership going back decades.
"I'm the happiest mayor in the world," Chávez said. "This represents an entire people seeing a problem and addressing it successfully."
The award was announced at a black-tie event including city leaders from throughout the world.
It's sponsored by the World Leadership Forum, an organization that promotes leadership, especially in science, technology, education, communications and the arts.
Early this year, the organization contacted leaders in 400 of the world's largest cities, seeking information about projects that could be considered for the annual prize.
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