Stockholm Water Prize, 2025

• Hydrologist Günter Blöschl, a pioneer in water engineering, has been awarded the prestigious Stockholm Water Prize, according to a statement from the prize committee on March 20, 2025.
• Blöschl's comprehensive databases and analyses have revolutionized and deepened the global understanding of flood risk reduction and water resources management.
• All of this has helped raise awareness of flood risks under climate change on a global scale, according to the statement.
• Blöschl is a professor at the Vienna University of Technology, currently head of the Institute for Hydraulic Engineering and Water Resources Management at the Vienna University of Technology.