Dr. Ing. Nikolaos Efthymiou

Indepedent Consultant

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About

Nikolaos Efthymiou is a hydropower and water resources consulting engineer with expertise in sediment management for storage reservoirs and RoR hydropower schemes. As a consultant, he has been involved in sediment management studies and in the design of small and large hydropower projects in over 25 countries. His areas of interest include reservoir sustainability; impacts of climate change and sedimentation on the reliability of water supply and hydropower generation; and the robust adaptation to non-stationary climate futures. He was responsible for developing the RESCON2 software for the World Bank. Nikolaos graduated in Civil Engineering and has a master’s degree in environmental protection and sustainable development from the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece. He has a PhD in sediment transport in mountainous rivers from the Technical University of Munich.

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Scientist/Researcher/Academic

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Others

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Technical Committees

Committee Name
Working Group on Reservoir Sedimentation
Committee on Climate Change Adaptation
Committee on Water Resources Management
Committee on Fluvial Hydraulics
Committee on Hydraulic Structures
Committee on Ecohydraulics
Committee on Flood Risk Management
Committee on Education and Professional Development
Working Group on Drones in Hydraulics

My Papers and Presentations

Title	Year
Management of Extreme Sedimentation in a Reservoir in a Semi-Arid Region	2022
On the Vulnerability of Reservoirs to the Combined Effect of Sedimentation and Climate Change: The Contribution of Sediment Management as an Adaptation Strategy	2022

My Videos

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IAHR Awards

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