Congratulations to the recipients of the International Hydrology Prize (Dooge medal and Volker medal) for 2017!

THE 2017 INTERNATIONAL HYDROLOGY PRIZE MEDALISTS:
Dooge medal: Zbigniew Kundzewicz (Poland)

Left to right: Dominique Bérod (Chief WMO), Hubert Savenije (President IAHS), Zbigniew Kundzewicz (Dooge Medal Recipient), Abou Amani (Chief of Section HSS, UNESCO)

For the full citation and response see the IAHS webpage http://iahs.info/About-IAHS/Competition--Events/International-Hydrology-Prize/International-Hydrology-Prize-Winners/Z-Kundzewicz.do

Volker medal:  Dan Rosbjerg (Denmark)

For the full citation and response see the IAHS webpage http://iahs.info/About-IAHS/Competition--Events/International-Hydrology-Prize/International-Hydrology-Prize-Winners/D-Rosbjerg.do

Awarded during the IAHS2017 Scientific Assembly in Port Elizabeth, South Africa (13th July 2017).

The International Hydrology Prize is awarded annually by IAHS, with UNESCO and WMO, to two people who have made an outstanding contribution to hydrological science.

Nominations for the Prize are made by National Committees to IAHS, National Committees to the UNESCO-IHP or National Hydrological Advisors to the WMO, and forwarded to the Secretary General of IAHS for consideration by the Nomination Committee. The Committee consists of the President and a Vice-President of IAHS and representatives of UNESCO and WMO.

Two medals are awarded under the International Hydrology Prize: the Dooge medal and the Volker medal. Both medals are intended to distinguish outstanding achievements by hydrological scientists but with a different focus. The Dooge medal is aimed at fundamental contributions to the science of hydrology, whereas the Volker medal is aimed at outstanding applications of hydrological science for the benefit of society at large.