AWARD CEREMONY

AWARD CEREMONY

October 8, 2025, (16:00) Timing (IST)

Chairs:

• Jean-Marie Kileshye Onema, Secretary General of International Association of Hydrological Sciences
• Stefan Uhlenbrook, Director of Hydrology, Water and Cryosphere, World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
• Abou Amani, Director, Division of Water Sciences; Secretary, Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme (IHP)

The International Hydrology Prize is awarded annually by IAHS in collaboration with the Intergovernmental Hydrological Programme of UNESCO (IHP-UNESCO) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), to two scientists who have made an outstanding contribution to hydrological science.

Dooge Medal

Citation by Salvatore Grimaldi, President of International Association of Hydrological Sciences,
Medal lecture
John Pomeroy, University of Saskatchewan, Department of Geography and Planning, in Canada.

Volker medal

Citation by Berit Arheimer, Past-President of International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Medal lecture
Giuliano Di Baldassarre, Uppsala University, Department of Earth Sciences, in Sweden.

Tison Awards

Citation by Attilio Castellarin, Editor in chief of Hydrological Science Journal
Martin Addi, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST), Kumasi, Ghana (10-minutes) for the paper: Addi, M., Gyasi-Agyei, Y., Obuobie, E., & Amekudzi, L. K. (2022). Evaluation of imputation techniques for infilling missing daily rainfall records on river basins in Ghana. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 67(4), 613–627.
RuiRui Xu, Dexun Qiu and ChangXue Wu (China) for the paper: Xu, R., Qiu, D., Wu, C., Mu, X., Zhao, G., Sun, W., & Gao, P. (2023). Quantifying climate and anthropogenic impacts on runoff using the SWAT model, a Budyko-based approach and empirical methods. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 68(10), 1358–1371.

Falkenmark Award

Citation by Archana Sarkar, Vice-President of International Association of Hydrological Sciences
Award Lecture
Dr. Vinícius Bogo Portal Chagas, Federal University of Santa Catarina (Brazil) for his PhD thesis entitled "Hydrological extremes in Brazil: Large-scale patterns, mechanisms, and change"