Current context: Günter Blöschl wins the 2025 Stockholm Water Prize for contributions to flood risk management and water resource engineering.

• Key Contribution: Developed a 500-year flood database linking climate change to increased flood frequency and severity.
• Impact: Influenced global flood prediction, mitigation strategies, and international climate adaptation policies.
• Recognition: Stockholm Water Prize, termed the “Nobel Prize of Water,” highlights exceptional contributions to water sustainability.
• Ceremony: Award to be presented by King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden during World Water Week 2025.