Stockholm Water Prize in 2025
Günter Blöschl, a renowned hydrologist, has been awarded the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize in 2025.
This recognition marks his contributions to flood risk management and water resource engineering.
He has developed a comprehensive 500-year flood database that analyses historical flood patterns.
This work has revealed that the last two decades have been more flood-prone than previous centuries.
His studies link climate change to increasing flood frequency and severity