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Personal profile
Artistic and research interests
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, particularly in 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 am active in several international organizations including UNESCO, WMO, IWRA (Vice President 2007-2009), IWA, IIASA and UNU/WIDER. I was a 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.
Education/Academic qualification
Doctor of Science (Technology)
Licentiate of Science (Technology)
Master of Science (Agriculture and Forestry)
Master of Science (Technology)
Keywords
- Water resources
- Water engineering
- Large river basins
- Water resources management
- Social and environmental impact assessment
- Water and security studies
- Vulnerability analyses
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Research Output
China's sustainable water-energy-food nexus by 2030 : Impacts of urbanization on sectoral water demand
Niva, V., Cai, J., Taka, M., Kummu, M. & Varis, O., 1 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Cleaner Production. 251, 119755.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Quenching the thirst of rapidly growing and water-insecure cities in sub-Saharan Africa
Niasse, M. & Varis, O., 3 Mar 2020, In : International Journal of Water Resources Development. 36, 2-3, p. 505-527 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Can There be Water Scarcity with Abundance of Water? Analyzing Water Stress during a Severe Drought in Finland
Ahopelto, L., Veijalainen, N., Guillaume, J. H. A., Keskinen, M., Marttunen, M. & Varis, O., 2 Mar 2019, In : Sustainability . 11, 6, 18 p., 1548.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Open Access
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Enhancing Security, Sustainability and Resilience in Energy, Food and Water
Keskinen, M., Sojamo, S. & Varis, O., 17 Dec 2019, In : Sustainability . 11, 24, 8 p., 7244.Research output: Contribution to journal › Editorial › Scientific
Open Access
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Integrated assessment of resource-energy-environment nexus in China's iron and steel industry
Zhang, S., Yi, B-W., Worrell, E., Wagner, F., Crijns-Graus, W., Purohit, P., Wada, Y. & Varis, O., 20 Sep 2019, In : Journal of Cleaner Production. 232, p. 235-249 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Scientific › peer-review
Projects
SA Profi2 Varis T21304
01/04/2016 → 31/08/2020
Project: Academy of Finland: Competitive funding to strengthen university research profiles
From Failand to Winland
Varis, O., Niva, V., Sojamo, S., Keskinen, M., Jalava, M., Lehikoinen, E. & Porkka, M.
01/04/2016 → 31/12/2019
Project: Academy of Finland: Strategic research funding
Datasets
Data from: The planet's stressed river basins: too much pressure or too little adaptive capacity?
Varis, O. (Creator), Taka, M. (Creator), Kummu, M. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 12 Sep 2019
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.h2v2398 , https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.h2v2398
Dataset
How Close Do We Live to Water? A Global Analysis of Population Distance to Freshwater Bodies
Kummu, M. (Creator), de Moel, H. (Creator), Ward, P. J. (Creator), Varis, O. (Creator), Dryad Digital Repository, 20 Dec 2017
DOI: 10.5061/dryad.71c6r, http://datadryad.org/resource/doi:10.5061/dryad.71c6r
Dataset
Prizes
Environmental Research Letters: Best paper award 2010
Olli Varis (Recipient), 2010
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Julkaisupalkinto TKK, Rakennus- ja yhdyskuntatekniikan osasto, Finland
Olli Varis (Recipient), 1998
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
Julkaisupalkinto Vesiyhdistys, Finland
Olli Varis (Recipient), 1999
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
The International Deed of the Year: Sustainable Global Technologies Programme
Matleena Muhonen (Recipient) & Olli Varis (Recipient), 19 May 2018
Prize: Award or honor granted for a specific work
TKK:n Rakennus- ja yhdyskuntatekniikan osaston kilpailu tutkimuksen tekijoille, 1. palkinto TKK, Rakennus- ja yhdyskuntakniikan osasto, Finland
Olli Varis (Recipient), 1997
Prize: Invitation or ranking in competition
Activities
2017 China Europe Water Platform (CEWP) Annual High-Level Dialogue Conference, Turku, 21-22 September 2017, Finland
Olli Varis (Keynote speaker), Jialiang Cai (Contributor)21 Sep 2017 → 22 Sep 2017
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Keynote or plenary lecture
SciFoo 2015, Mountain View, California, 26-28.6.2015, USA
Olli Varis (Contributor)2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Systems Analysis 2015, Laxenburg, Austria, 11-13.11.2015, Austria
Olli Varis (Contributor)2015
Activity: Talk or presentation types › Conference presentation
Water International (Journal)
Olli Varis (Editorial board member)2015
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Membership of an editorial board
International Journal of Water Resources Development (Journal)
Olli Varis (Editorial board member)2015
Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Membership of an editorial board
Press / Media
Maa- ja vesitekniikan tuelta tunnustusta vesitutkijoille
31/10/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Olli Varis nimitetty Aalto-professoriksi
06/09/2019
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Ahtisaari-päivillä Espoossa pohditaan, miten rauhaa voi muotoilla
Claudia Garduno Garcia, Olli Varis, Matti Nelimarkka, Alexander Stubb & Piia-Maria Kuosmanen
01/11/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance
Ilmastonmuutos vaikuttaa kaikkeen ja kaikki vaikuttaa ilmastonmuutokseen
13/10/2018
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media appearance