Giulio Castelli

Giulio Castelli

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Assistant Professor in water resources management at University of Florence | https://cercachi.unifi.it/p-doc2-0-0-A-3f2b3b2f352e30.html

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www.nature.com/articles/s41... "With reduced follow-on engagement, AI tools seem to automate established fields rather than explore new ones, highlighting a tension between personal advancement and collective scientific progress."

nature.comArtificial intelligence tools expand scientists’ impact but contract science’s focus - NatureArtificial intelligence boosts individual scientists’ output, citations and career progression, but collectively narrows research diversity and reduces collaboration, concentrating work in data-rich a...
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Leaving Marseille after a great International Commission on Irrigation and Drainage (ICID) congress, bringing together experts from really diverse origin and backgrounds. Looking forward to working more on non conventional waters, water harvesting, and traditional and indigenous practices! #ICID

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𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒍𝒆: "𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒍-𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒇 𝒘𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓 𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒊 𝒂𝒓𝒊𝒅 𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒔: 𝑨 𝒎𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒓𝒊𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂 𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉" Journal of Arid Environments www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... 📌 This work maximises the potential of the FAO #SWALIM database, a valuable resource in data-scarce areas.

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🌱 New paper: “𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲: 𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐢-𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰𝐥𝐞𝐝𝐠𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐬,” in 𝘊𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘍𝘰𝘰𝘥 & 𝘈𝘨𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, published by Taylor & Francis Group. 🔗 Read the full paper: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #foodsystems #sustainability #resilience

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A new international study that examines how colonial histories continue to shape the field and explores what a more inclusive approach to water science might look like. www.yorku.ca/yfile/2026/0...

yorku.caYork researcher advances more equitable water science across the world - YFileAssistant Professor Adeyemi Olusola contributed to an international study exploring the colonial legacies embedded in hydrology and how the field can become more equitable, inclusive and locally relev...
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“The most striking thing about the drought of 2026 is therefore not that it is unprecedented. It is that, despite decades of climate projections warning us that such summers would become more frequent and more severe, we are still treating them as surprises.” blogs.egu.eu/divisions/hs...

blogs.egu.euDrought in EuropeMany of us are experiencing it right now: Europe is suffering from a long lasting large scale drought (Fig. 1), with record heat and low-flow levels that probably nobody of us has seen before; and cur...
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Call for Input: Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems (IPKS) and Local Knowledge Systems (LKS) for the IPCC AR7 Assessment Report weadapt.org/forum/call-f... #IndigenousKnowledge #ClimateAdaptation

weadapt.orgCall for Input: Indigenous Peoples' Knowledge Systems (IPKS) and Local Knowledge Systems (LKS) for the IPCC AR7 Assessment Report - weADAPTAuthors contributing to the IPCC Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) across all three Working Groups are seeking source materials related to Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge Systems (IPKS), Local Knowledge S...
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This year I will be at the @agu.org #AGU26 conference in #SanFrancisco Thanks Jonathan Paul and colleagues for inviting me to the session "Best practice in incorporating place-based, citizen science into broader hydrological research" There is still time for an abstract www.agu.org/annual-meeting

agu.orgAGU26 Annual Meeting | AGUAGU’s annual meeting, the largest gathering of Earth and space scientists, convenes 20,000+ attendees from 100+ countries to share research, connect, collaborate, and inspire one another. Join us for...
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📢 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐧: 𝐇-𝐆𝐚𝐳𝐚 𝐕𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐮𝐛 A Horizon Europe-funded initiative implemented by UNIMED to support Palestinian researchers in and from #Gaza through a 9-month virtual collaboration scheme. 📅 Application deadline: 31 July 2026 Full call & apply: h-gaza.eu/hub

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#NewPaper A novel approach for planning small #waterharvetsing reservoirs: Piemontese et al., 2026: A statistical modelling approach to site suitability of small agricultural reservoirs. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

sciencedirect.comA statistical modelling approach to site suitability of small agricultural reservoirsAgricultural production increasingly relies on irrigation to withstand droughts, precipitation variability or support agricultural intensification. Sm…
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One more step towards #OpenScience! The Journal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development (JAEID) was included in the Diamond Discovery Hub (DDH). www.jaeid.it/index.php/ja... @craft-oa.bsky.social ddh.edch.eu/en/journals/...

ddh.edch.euJournal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development | Diamond Discovery HubJournal of Agriculture and Environment for International Development ISSN: null, eISSN: 2240-2802. Università degli Studi di Firenze
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New paper: 𝑪𝒐𝒎𝒎𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒚-𝒍𝒆𝒅 𝒔𝒎𝒂𝒍𝒍-𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒂𝒈𝒆𝒅 𝒂𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒇𝒆𝒓 𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆 𝒄𝒂𝒏 𝒔𝒍𝒐𝒘 𝒅𝒓𝒐𝒖𝒈𝒉𝒕 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: 𝑺𝒐𝒄𝒊𝒐𝒉𝒚𝒅𝒓𝒐(𝒈𝒆𝒐)𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝑶𝒂𝒙𝒂𝒄𝒂, 𝑴𝒆𝒙𝒊𝒄𝒐 link.springer.com/article/10.1...

link.springer.comCommunity-led small-scale managed aquifer recharge can slow drought propagation: Sociohydro(geo)logical evidence from Oaxaca, Mexico - Hydrogeology JournalThis research assesses the role of small-scale managed aquifer recharge (s-MAR) in the attenuation of meteorological drought propagation. Human activity can induce or aggravate the drought cascade, th...
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New paper out: 𝘈𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘩𝘺𝘥𝘳𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺: 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩 𝘣𝘺 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘮𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 @plos.org #Water #Sociohydrology #Colonialism #Decolonization #transdisciplinarity #cocreation #hydrology #water

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New paper out! Villani L, et al. (2026). Neglecting plant physiology: systematic overestimation of drought projections. Environmental Research: Climate @iopp-environment.bsky.social @ioppublishing.bsky.social #Drought #vegetation #WaterResources iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...

iopscience.iop.orgNeglecting plant physiology: systematic overestimation of drought projectionsNeglecting plant physiology: systematic overestimation of drought projections, Villani, Lorenzo, Piemontese, Luigi, Castelli, Giulio, Borgo, Andrea, Ghilain, Nicolas, Van Schaeybroeck, Bert, Lucca, Enrico, Aslam, Muhammad Faizan, Debolini, Marta, Bouizrou, Ismail, Yimer, Estifanos Addisu, Baudewyn, Miriam, Jaramillo, Fernando, Trabucco, Antonio, van Griensven, Ann, Penna, Daniele, Bresci, Elena
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New post: Bedouin #waterharvesting in #Wadirum, Jordan www.instagram.com/p/DXxJHwKDOs...

instagram.comWarid on Instagram: "In the hyper-arid valley of Wadi Rum, in Jordan, precipitation does not exceed 50-70 mm per year. When rainfall occurs, flash floods are triggered. This does not stop local Bedou...3 likes, 0 comments - warid.research on April 30, 2026: "In the hyper-arid valley of Wadi Rum, in Jordan, precipitation does not exceed 50-70 mm per year. When rainfall occurs, flash floods are trigge...
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New post on #Warid Instagram page: In the small island of Marettimo, Sicily, remnants of historical dry stone wall terraces still exist and can be recovered to reverse land degradation: www.instagram.com/p/DXScHIvjLq...

instagram.comWarid on Instagram: "Small islands in the Mediterranean are a hotspot of climate change, but they host some remarkable examples of soil and water, and water harvesting structures. In the small island...0 likes, 0 comments - warid.research on April 18, 2026: "Small islands in the Mediterranean are a hotspot of climate change, but they host some remarkable examples of soil and water, and water harvest...
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New paper! Special issue: Advances in #hydrologicalscience in #LatinAmerica Disentangling a century of #waterharvesting development in the Paraguayan dry #Chaco flatlands @iahs-aish.bsky.social @hsj-iahs.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

tandfonline.comDisentangling a century of water harvesting development in the Paraguayan dry Chaco flatlandsImproving water harvesting in flat drylands is one of the great challenges that humanity will face in the coming years. Based on a remote sensing approach, we mapped and determined the drivers of w...

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Join the EUniWell Centre for Advanced Studies Third Symposium on Decolonizing Environment and Well-Being-Oriented European Approaches 🌍 📍 Florence 📅 6–8 July 2026 ⚠️ In person 👉 Register by 22 May to take part in the conversation. 🔗Register here: shorturl.at/Q51c0 #CAS #HigherEducation

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IAH 2026 Conference - @iahgroundwater.bsky.social Session ““Nature-Based Solutions for Sustainable Groundwater Management” 📅 Deadline: 28 February 2026 🔗 Submit your abstract here: iah2026budapest.com/call-for-abs... #IAH2026 #Groundwater #Hydrogeology #NatureBasedSolutions #WaterSecurity

iah2026budapest.comCall for abstract | IAH 2026 Budapest CongressJoin IAH 2026 in Budapest, Hungary, from 14–18 September 2026. Explore Budapest’s unique connection to water, while networking with global hydrogeology experts.

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A United Nations committee empowered to review complaints against the U.N.’s special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories has dismissed allegations of antisemitism against Francesca Albanese as being based on disinformation.

politico.euPanel rebukes EU nations for seeking ouster of UN’s Albanese over Israel-Gaza remarksReview committee says the antisemitism allegations against the special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories are “rooted in disinformation.”
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📣 Call for Abstracts | IDRA 2026 (Napoli, 9–11 September 2026) Session S2-05 — Multi-, inter-, and transdisciplinary approaches for water resources management. Abstract deadline: 15 February 2026   Submit via the official conference platform:  www.convegno-idra.it/convegno-2/

convegno-idra.itConvegno - IDRA 2026 - NapoliNel periodo compreso tra il 9 e l’11 settembre 2026 si svolgerà a Napoli, presso il Centro Congressi della Stazione Marittima, il XL Convegno Nazionale di Idraulica e Costruzioni Idrauliche IDRA 2026....