Jagadish Shukla, who was instrumental in the creation of ICTP's weather and climate research activities and then led the activities from their inception in 1988 until 1997, has been awarded the International Meteorological Organization (IMO) Prize by the 59th session of the Executive Council of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), held in Geneva, Switzerland, last week. Shukla is currently president, Institute of Global Environment and Society (IGES), Maryland, and distinguished professor of climate dynamics at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia.