Panelist, Segment on Hydrological Services - Product Delivery
Prof Pavel Kabat is, since 2011, the Director General and CEO of the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), an independent international, science and science-to-policy institute. IIASA has seen substantial growth in its activities under Kabat’s leadership, and now has 23 member countries, nearly 400 international staff, and a global research network of around 3,000 scholars and over 800 partner institutions. He is also a Professor of Earth System Science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. Trained as a mathematician and hydrologist, Prof Kabat’s almost-30-year research career has covered earth system science and global change, with a specific focus on land-atmosphere interactions, climate hydrology, the water cycle, and water resources. He is an author and coauthor of over 300 refereed publications (including 9 books), a member of 3 international editorial boards, and (co)editor of numerous special issues of peer-reviewed international journals. Professor Kabat was appointed as the WMO's first Chief Scientist and Research Director.