Dr. Nicolas R. Dalezios is a retired Professor of Agrometeorology and Remote Sensing with a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the University of Waterloo, Canada (1982). Research interests include agrometeorological and hydrological modeling, stochastic and systems hydrology, environmental remote sensing, environmental hazards risk management, and climate variability/change: impacts-mitigation-adaptation. In 30 years, he has supervised over 100 research associates; he has over 250 refereed publications, he was editor or co-editor of nine books, and he has coordinated or participated in over 75 competitive research programs with a total budget of about 14 million euros. He is a member of editorial boards and regular reviewer for international journals.