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Olli Varis
Aalto Distinguished Professor, Matti Pursula Professorship: Water resources management
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I am professor of Water Resources Management with a focus on water, environment and development research and education. My research concentrates on sustainable development and water resources management in developing and emerging economies, particularly in Asia. In my interest are water resources and their interrelations to sectors such as agriculture and energy, and in relation to drivers such as climate change, urbanization, poverty, environment and economic development. I have been active in several international organizations including UNESCO, WMO, IWRA (Vice President 2007-2009), IWA, IIASA and UNU/WIDER. I was the Vice Dean of Research and Innovation of Aalto School of Engineering in 2013-2018, Counselor at the Supreme Administrative Court of Finland in 2006-2015, and am Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand since 2014.
Person profile
I am professor of Water Resources Management with a focus on water, environment and development research and consultation. My research concentrates on sustainable development and water resources management in developing and emerging economies, particularlyin Asia. In my particular interest are global water resources and their interrelations to sectors such as agriculture and energy, and in relation to drivers such as climate change, urbanization, poverty, environment and economic development. I have been active inseveral international organizations including UNESCO, WMO, IWRA (Vice President 2007-2009), IWA, IIASA and UNU/WIDER. I was the Vice Dean of Reseach and Innovation of Aalto School of Engineering in 2013-2018, Counsellor at the Supreme Administrational Court of Finland in 2006-2015, and am Distinguished Adjunct Professor at Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand