1. Crystal Drop Award
2. Water Drop Award
3. Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture Award
4. New Honorary Members
5. New Fellow Members
IWRA is pleased to announce the distinguished recipients of the Association’s 2020 awards.
You are invited to come and meet these amazing water leaders at the XVII World Water Congress taking place in Daegu, South Korea, from September 21st to 25th 2020, where there will be a dedicated IWRA Awards Ceremony.
The IWRA Executive Board congratulates all of the winners and thanks everyone for making so many nominations to be considered by the Awards Committee for this year’s honours. This was no easy task for the Committee. It is inspiring to be able to recognise the achievements and contributions that all of these people have made so far towards the sustainable management and use of the world’s water resources.
Ven Te Chow Memorial Award & Lecture
The Ven Te Chow Memorial Lecture provides for an outstanding lecture at IWRA’s World Water Congresses in honour of the first president of the IWRA. Awardees are well known in the water community, and have a demonstrated ability to give outstanding lectures.
Soontak Lee
Yeungnam University, World Water Council & President of IHES
Prof. Dr. Soontak Lee is presently a Distinguished Professor / Professor Emeritus of Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering of Yeungnam University, Korea. He is also a Honorary Governor of the World Water Council (WWC) and President of the International Hydrologic Environmental Society (IHES). Prof. Lee has been engaged as a Co-Chair of the International Scientific Committee (ISC) of the 7th World Water Forum in Daegu-Gyeongbuk Korea in 2015, as well as a Chairperson and President of the UNESCO-IHP Intergovernmental Council from 2010 to 2012. He has obtained four Doctoral degrees, Ph.D., D.Sc., Hon. D. Eng. Sc. & Hon. Dr. Tech. Sc. More information: facebook.com/soontak304
Crystal Drop Award
The Crystal Drop Award is provided to organizations or individuals in recognition of their laudable contributions to the improvement of the world’s water situation. These contributions may be through path breaking research on water issues, practice in water management or governance, knowledge transfer or dissemination, and/or outstanding contributions.
Doğan Altinbilek
Middle East Technical University
Prof. Doğan Altinbelik is an Emeritus Professor of Water Resources Engineering at Civil Engineering Department of Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey. After receiving his B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Middle East Technical University (METU) in 1965, Prof. Altinbilek received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Civil Engineering from Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, USA. Since 1970, he has been involved in an academic profession holding posts at Middle East Technical University of Turkey and King Abdulaziz University of Saudi Arabia. From 1996 to 2001, he was the Director General of State Hydraulic Works (DSI), which is the major government agency in Turkey responsible for water resources development including hydropower, irrigation and water supply to large cities. From 2005 to 2009, Prof. Altinbilek was appointed as President of Energy Group at IC Holding, in Turkey and also as Chairman of Board of AES-IC Ictas Energy Production Company.
Prof. Doğan Altinbilek is an Honorary Member and the Past President (2013-2015) and Past Vice President (2007-2019) of the International Water Resources Association (IWRA). In addition, he served as a Governor (2006-2018) and Vice President (2012-2018) of World Water Council (WWC) where he continues to serve as an Honorary Governor. Prof. Altinbilek is also an Honorary Member and the Past President (2004-2008) of International Hydropower Association (IHA). More information: https://ce.metu.edu.tr/en/personal-information?user_code=hda
Water Drop Award
The Water Drop Award recognises a student or early career professional, typically under the age of 35, who has made an innovative contribution to the water sector. These contributions may include, but are not limited to ground breaking recent research on water issues, entrepreneurship in the water sector, and raising the profile of younger people in the water sector.
Laura Movilla Pateiro
University of Vigo
Dr. Laura Movilla Pateiro is a lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Vigo, Spain. Her main field of research is international water law, with a particular focus on the law of transboundary aquifers. More information: www.linkedin.com/in/laura-movilla-27633621
New Honorary Members
Honorary Membership is the highest honour IWRA can bestow and is awarded to those who have made significant contributions to the field of water resources and/or attained acknowledged eminence in some field of water resources. IWRA Honorary Membership provides free membership for life to an individual.
Patrick Lavarde
French Ministry of Environment
www.iwra.org/about-us/#executive_board
Claudia Sadoff
International Water
Management Institute (IWMI)
www.iwmi.cgiar.org/about/staff-list/claudia-sadoff
Jennifer J. Sara
World Bank Group
www.worldbank.org/en/about/people/j/jennifer-j-sara
New Fellow Members
IWRA Fellow Membership is granted to an existing IWRA member who has been with IWRA for at least ten years and has either made major contributions to the Association, has held a position of high responsibility, has attained a high level of academic qualification in the field of water resources management, or has made significant contributions though their work. IWRA Fellows are eligible for discounted membership for life.
Emmanuel M. Akpabio
University of Uyo
https://discovery.dundee.ac.uk/en/persons/emmanuel-akpabio
Henning Bjornlund
University of South Australia &
IWRA Executive Board
https://people.unisa.edu.au/henning.bjornlund
Carl Bruch
Environmental Law Institute
www.eli.org/bios/carl-bruch
Michael Campana
Oregon State University
http://bit.ly/2rOiuuV
Zhao Hao
Ministry of Water Resources, People’s Republic of China
https://bit.ly/2Z6IvEe
Shaofeng Jia
Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences
www.researchgate.net/profile/Shaofeng_Jia
Yuanyuan Li
Ministry of Water Resources, People’s Republic of China &
IWRA Executive Board
www.iwra.org/about-us/#executive_board
Christopher A. Scott
University of Arizona
http://udallcenter.uawebhost.arizona.edu/people/christopher-scott
Raya Marina Stephan
International Water Law Consultant &
IWRA Executive Board
www.iwra.org/about-us/#executive_board
Poh-Ling Tan
Griffith University
https://watercentre.org/about/our-people/poh-ling-tan
Philippus (Flip) Wester
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
www.icimod.org/team/philippus-wester
For more information on all of IWRA Awardees, please visit the XVII World Water Congress website: www.worldwatercongress.com
