1998 (7th)
Blue Planet Prize Laureates
The laureates of 1998(7th)
Prof. Mikhail I. Budyko (Russia)
1920～2001
Head of the Division for Climate Change Research, State Hydrological Institute
For founding the field of physical climatology, the quantitative analysis of climate change, and making early predictions of global warming
Mr. David R. Brower (USA)
1912～2000
Chairman of the Earth Island Institute
For pioneering in environmental activism, educating the general public about the science of environmental conservation and setting an important precedent of international environmental non-profit organizations
- 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.