David Dudgeon is Chair Professor in Ecology & Biodiversity at the University of Hong Kong (HKU), where he has spent 30 years researching the ecology, biodiversity and conservation of the animals that inhabit the streams and rivers monsoonal Asia.  His recent work concerns food-web dynamics and energy flow in streams, the relationship between biodiversity and ecosystem functioning, and the broader issue of freshwater biodiversity conservation in a rapidly-changing, human-dominated world.

Dudgeon is the author of over 150 papers in international journals, as well as book chapters, books and other articles (see Publication List). He has supervised more than 30 research postgraduate students.  In 2000, Dudgeon was awarded the 10th Biwako Prize in Ecology in recognition of his contributions to freshwater ecology and conservation in Asia.  He is currently writing a book to entitled Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation for Cambridge University Press.

Dudgeon is a committee member of the Freshwater Cross-cutting Network of DIVERSITAS, is a member of the Scientific Steering committee of the Global Water System Project (GWSP) and the Freshwater Working Group of GEO-BON, the Global Biodiversity Observation Network.  These organizations are all members of the Earth Systems Science Partnership.

Dudgeon sits on the editorial boards of several international journals including Freshwater Biology, Hydrobiologia, Aquatic Conservation and Aquatic Sciences.  He is also an Executive Councilor and Trustee of WWF-Hong Kong,  a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee, Ocean Park Conservation Foundation (Hong Kong), and served on the Town Planning Board of Hong Kong SAR Government between 2004 and 2010.

Dudgeon is Associate Dean (Research) of the HKU Science Faculty, and University Mace Bearer.

Research video on the Rivers in Crisis project
Website for the Rivers in Crisis project