Date: Wednesday 28 August 2024
Time: 9.00-10.30 CEST
Location: Stockholm Waterfront and online
Organised by: Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)
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In the presence of the patron of the Stockholm Water Prize, H.M. the King Carl XVI Gustaf and H.R.H. Crown Princess Victoria, we will recognize this year's Laureate Professor Taikan Oki. Together with guests onstage in an informal talk about Professor Oki's work and in connection friends of the Stockholm Water Foundation and the World Water Week.
Professor Oki's work is based on his world-renowned research on the virtual water trade, digital river mapping, and inclusion of human activity in the water cycle.
Prof. Taikan Oki is an international leader in global hydrology. He has made outstanding scientific contributions to advance our understanding in the nexus of hydrology, climate change and sustainability. And also made significant contributions on global water balance studies, on understanding virtual water flows over the globe, and on the spatial and temporal variability of annually renewable water.