Castelli Giulio
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听 Giulio Castelli is a (Ricercatore a Tempo Determinato di tipo A) in Agricultural Hydraulics and Watershed Protection at the 玉美人传媒 of Florence and Associate Researcher at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Hub (GEDT) and the UNESCO Chair in Hydropolitics of the 玉美人传媒. During his Ph.D., he focused on water harvesting, water resources management, and participatory approaches in international development. Alongside his Ph.D., he worked for the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) in Sudan and as a consultant for the World Bank in Burundi. He is a member of the board (Committee) of the International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance. Personal blog: 听 Follow me on: Twitter: LinkedIn: ResearchGate: Bluesky: 听 |
Projects (Principal investigator)
- Agreement for research activities:听Desk study on Best Siting of Water Harvesting Structures in Somalia with a focus on its arid parts听funded by FAO Somalia. Apr - Nov 2024
- 听鈥� funding acquired for bilateral mobility between the 玉美人传媒 of Florence (Italy) and the Malawi 玉美人传媒 of Business and Applied Sciences (Malawi). 2022 - 2026
- Agreement for research activities听Watershed characterisation and identification of best siting for water harvesting (WH) structures to restore ecosystems听funded by The International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance (IRHA). Feb - Sep 2021
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Interests:
- Characterization, modelling, implementation, and transferability of water harvesting techniques, including fog collection
- Hydrological and agro-hydrological modelling of water resources systems in water-scarce and/or drought conditions
- Remote sensing for the analysis of soil-water-vegetation-atmosphere interactions
- Socio-hydrological and hydro-social analyses related to food security and land management
- Water-related ecosystem services
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Latest Papers:
- Degli Innocenti, E.,听Castelli, G., Pozzolini, S., Preti, F., Bresci, E., & Caporali, E. (2025). Modelling land use changes impacts on the silting of small agricultural water harvesting reservoirs.听International Soil and Water Conservation Research, S2095633925000073.听
- Pacetti, T., Renzi, N., Lompi, M., Setti, A., Spinelli, D.,听Castelli, G., Bresci, E., & Caporali, E. (2025). Water footprint and water productivity analysis of an alternative organic mulching technology for irrigated agriculture.听Agricultural Water Management, 310, 109380.听
- Lucca, E., Kofinas, D., Avell谩n, T., Kleemann, J., Mooren, C. E., Blicharska, M., Teutschbein, C., Sperotto, A., Su拧nik, J., Milliken, S., Fader, M., 膼or膽evi膰, D., Da拧i膰, T., Vasili膰, V., Taiwo, B., Baubekova, A., Pineda-Martos, R., Spyropoulou, A., Baganz, G. F. M., ..,听Castelli, G.,鈥� Laspidou, C. (2025). Integrating 鈥渘ature鈥� in the water-energy-food Nexus: Current perspectives and future directions.听Science of The Total Environment, 966, 178600.听
- Preti, F., Crocetti, C., Nijimbere, S., Nsabiyumva, J.M.V., Hicintuka, C., &听Castelli, G.听(2025). Soil and Water Bioengineering (SWBE) in Africa: First experience and lessons-learned in Burundi.听Ecological Engineering, 212, 107510.听
- Nigro, M., Penna, D., Baneschi, I.,听Castelli, G., Dani, A., Menichini, M., Piemontese, L., Trucchi, P., Preti, F., Doveri, M., & Giannecchini, R. (2024). The selection of paired watersheds affects the assessment of wildfire hydrological impacts.听Science of The Total Environment,听941, 173488.听
- Villani, L.,听Castelli, G., Yimer, E. A., Chawanda, C. J., Nkwasa, A., Van Schaeybroeck, B., Penna, D., van Griensven, A., & Bresci, E. (2024). Impacts of climate change and vegetation response on future aridity in a Mediterranean catchment.听Agricultural Water Management,听299, 108878.听
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