1992 (1st)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates
The laureates of 1992(1st)
Dr. Syukuro Manabe (USA)
Born in 1931
Member of the Senior Executive Service of the Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Pioneering research for predicting climate change by numerical models and quantifying the effects of greenhouse gases
International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (Founded in the UK)
Founded in 1971
Pioneering scientific research and implementation activities for the realization of sustainable development in a wide range of fields, including agriculture, energy and urban planning
- 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.