Hydrologist Günter Blöschl wins 2025 Stockholm Water Prize

international desk :

Hydrologist Günter Blöschl, a pioneer of water engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, according to a statement by the Prize Committee on March 20, 2025.

Blöschl’s comprehensive database and analysis have revolutionised and deepened the global understanding of flood risk reduction and water resource management. All this has helped advance  knowledge of flood risks under climate change on a global scale, as per the statement.

“Professor Günter Blöschl is the world’s leading flood hydrologist. He has made groundbreaking contributions to understanding the drivers of increasing flood risks under climate change coupled to the strong influence of regional flood processes. His observation-based connection between climate and floods revealed that the last two decades have been markedly flood-prone compared to the historical record,” the Prize Committee of the Stockholm Water Prize said in its citation.