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2018 (27th)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates

The laureates of 2018(27th)

Prof. Brian Walker

Prof. Brian Walker
Australia

Prof. Malin Falkenmark

Prof. Malin Falkenmark
Sweden

Prof. Brian Walker (Australia)

Born in 1940
Hon. Research Fellow of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO)
Hon. Professor, Australian National University

He has had a most significant influence on the development of the concept of resilience in social-ecological systems and has highlighted the need to increase it to maintain human society under changing circumstances. His ideas have exerted a significant influence as resilience has been introduced as a fundamental concept and developed in many fields, including environmental conservation, economics, protection, sustainable development and disaster prevention policy. Inspired by his research and leadership, studies on sustainability and resilience have expanded tremendously. He has produced significant achievements as a pioneer of resilience science and has had an enormous impact on society.

Prof. Brian Walker
youtubeMini-biography video of Prof. Walker

Mini-biography video of Prof. Walker

Slides

Slides

youtubeLecture-Tokyo The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking

Lecture-Tokyo The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking

youtubeLecture-Kyoto The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking

Lecture-Kyoto The Science and Practice of Resilience Thinking

Prof. Walker's Fun School

(Comic) Prof. Walker's Fun School

The world inevitably changes. Resilience, the capacity to absorb change, is the key to realize a sustainable world

Prof. Malin Falkenmark (Sweden)

Born in 1925~2023
Professor of Applied and International Hydrology Senior Researcher at Stockholm Resilience Center
Senior Scientific Advisor to the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI)

She has been the most renowned global hydrologist for many years and has placed water problems onto the global policy agenda. Her novel ideas, such as seeing water as the bloodstream of the biosphere, and her wide-ranging activities for making the world more sustainable, have had an enormous impact on today's thinking for solving environmental problems. The Falkenmark index is an essential indicator for comparative water analyses. Her green/blue water concept is currently a standard for analysis of agricultural production, which comprises a significant portion of the Planet's consumptive water use. Since she noticed the relationship between poverty and hunger and water problems in Africa in the 1960's, she has contributed analyses of both global water scarcity and other environmental challenges.

Prof. Malin Falkenmark
youtubeMini-biography video of Prof. Falkenmrk

Mini-biography video of Prof. Falkenmrk

Slides-Tokyo

Slides-Tokyo

youtubeLecture-Tokyo Water - Bloodstream of the biosphere

Lecture-Tokyo Water - Bloodstream of the biosphere

Slides-Kyoto

Slides-Kyoto

youtubeLecture-Kyoto Shift in water thinking - crucial for hunger alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa

Lecture-Kyoto Shift in water thinking - crucial for hunger alleviation in sub-Saharan Africa

Prof. Falkenmark's Fun School

(Comic) Prof. Falkenmark's Fun School

  • Information on past Blue Planet Prize laureates corresponds to their titles and positions at the time Prize was awarded.
  • Each year the prize winners give lectures at the "Blue Planet Prize Commemorative Lecture".
  • Every five years, lectures together with essays are compiled and published in a periodical book titled "A Better Future for the Planet Earth".
  • The video of the lectures are available only from 2009.

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