| Prof | Faridoun | Allawi | College of Engineering, Baghdad University | Iraq | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater Analog- Digital Simulation | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Imerina | TANKEUOO KOPA | National Higher School of Hydraulics (ENSH), Blida, Algeria | Cameroon | Agricultural Hydrology | Integrated Effects of Organic Mulch Composites and Drip Irrigation on Soil Quality, Water Conservation and Tomato Growth Under Semi-Arid Mediterranean Conditions | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Azad | Sadeghi | university of North Carolina at Charlotte | United States | Groundwater Hydrology | Groundwater, Surfacewater interaction | Excellence in Innovation Award | View Profile |
| Prof | GEORGE | KARATZAS | Technical University of Crete | Greece | Flood Modeling | River Basin | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof | M. Shahjahan | Mondal | Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | Bangladesh | Flood Modeling | Hydrology | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Assist. Prof. Dr | Despoina | Petoumenou | Panepistemio Thessalias | Greece | Climate Change Impacts | Viticulture | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Zhixiang | Chen | Institute of Rock and Soil Mechanics,Chinese Academy of Sciences | China | Soil Moisture Dynamics | Geotechnical Engineering | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Prof. Dr | Xiao-Hai | Yan | University of Delaware | United States | Remote Sensing | Physical Oceanography and Climate Impacts | Research Excellence Award | View Profile |
| Dr | MUHAMMAD MANNAN | AFZAL | Yunnan University Institute of International Rivers and Eco-Security | Pakistan | Climate Hydrology | Glacio Hydrology, Watershed Hydrology | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | Kyaw Than | Oo | National Disaster Management Committee | Myanmar | Climate Hydrology | Monsoon | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |
| Dr | JAGADISHWOR | KARMACHARYA | Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation | Nepal | Hydrometeorology | Climate modelling | Innovative Research Award | View Profile |