CALL FOR ABSTRACT / DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 30 July 2025. “HYDROPOLITICS IN ITALY , EUROPE AND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION”

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CALL FOR ABSTRACT / DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 30 July   2025.

“HYDROPOLITICS IN ITALY , EUROPE AND IN THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION”
Date: Thursday  27th and 28th November 2025, Bergamo, Italy

Organizer: Francesca Greco, PhD, Marie Curie Fellow, University of Bergamo, Italy

#WATER #SOCIONATURE #NATIONBUILDING #HYDROPOLITICS
#IRRIGATION AND FOOD-TRADE
#WOMENS’ ROLE IN THE WATER SECTOR, #GENDERANDWATER
#TRENDS, NARRATIVES, IDEOLOGIES, NATIONALISMS
#EUROMED WATER LEGISLATION AND NOVELTIES: EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL), European Water Resilience Strategy ( WRS) .
#PRIMA PROJECTS APPRISAL AND WEFE NEXUS APPROACH
#COMMUNICATING WATER #SCIENCE-POLICY DIALOGUE

The workshop ‘Hydropolitics in Italy,  Europe and Mediterranean Region’ will explore the role of societies in building their own hydropolitics and national water strategies.
With increasing demand for water, the water extremes events due to climate change and the latest geopolitical challenges, water has become a crucial issue for stability and development in the EuroMed region. Do societies have the right instruments to conceive coherent water politics and water policies?
Day 1
Italy, in particular, will be the focus of the first day. With its fragmented institutional framework and the Italian way to implement the Water Framework Directive, institutional actors, NGOs, civil society and academia are invited to express their view on the topic. Italian operators stakeholders , governmental and private sector will be called to express their view on the Italian Hydropoltical strategy or plan.
Day 2
During day 2, the European and Mediterranean countries will be compared, with their national hydropolitics, to Italy and the Italian case. A comparison across European and non European, Mediterranean and non Mediterranean countries will provide  a set of elements to better understand the situation of the Italian hydropolitical framework: climatic, economic , social and power-dynamics related to the construction a water national strategy  will be proposed. European legislative framework and its governance will be explored and assessed.

The workshop is particularly timing because in September 2025 Italy will have to start implementing the EU Nature Restoration Law (NRL) which includes restoration of water environments and their biodiversity. At the same time, the European Commission in May 2025 has provided the first guidelines regarding the new “European Water Resilience Strategy”. The workshop will mark a first discussion point regarding novelties in the water strategies of the European countries and their neighbours.

The workshop will have a particularly strong gender component as different session will cover the issue of women and men’s role in the water sector in Italy and in the EuroMed regions, in view of the upcoming publication of the United Nations World Water Development Report 2026 on “Gender and Water”.
Contributions will be accepted on the following 8 topics ( please mention which number you want to apply for):

1)Which narratives are currently shaping national hydropolitics in Italy/other European and Mediterranean countries? Analysis of Italy and its national hydropolitical strategy and policies. Can socio-hydrogeology and hydro-social approach help in understanding the Italian case?

2)How nationalism and ideology can shape/ might shape/ and if yes, are shaping the construction of new water security issues in the European and Mediterranean area? Analysis national hydropolitical strategy and policies of the European and Mediterranean countries / case studies. Can socio-hydrogeology and hydro-social approach help in understanding?

3) What is the role of agriculture in shaping national hydropolitics and what is the role of  food trade? What  and who is shaping water-food security in Europe and Mediterranean area? Presentation of findings of the JustWATER project addressing the topic: What is the role of agricultural exports in the use and exploitation of Italian water resources?)

4) High level panel : italian and european hydropolitics under the European legislation and institutions .
Is the European Water Framework Directive an appropriate instrument for the Italian peninsula, which is characterized by so many different pedoclimatic and hydrological units? Is it appropriate regarding the socio-economic context of the country? What are the main expectatons towards the NRL ( EU Nature Restoration Law) and the new EU Water Resilience Strategy? HIGH LEVEL PANEL with online session and broadcasting live- ( tentative speakers: journalists, EU MPs, Italian Ministries or Functionaries in the water sector).

5) How do scientists communicate water and how do politicians communicate water? And what is the role of media and press?Is Science-Policy dialogue  working for water?

6) How agricultural irrigation and soil -water management connects with the need to prevent and mitigate future droughts, floods and landslides in the EU Med area in the light of climate change?What is the political role of green water?  Practical examples from practitioners and hydro-political discussion on the subject of green water, soil moisture and its role.

7) What is the role of women and men in the water sector in Italy and in the European and  Mediterranean countries? Do we have a gender and masculinity  issue in the water sector?

8) Comparative water policies: similarities  characterizing Italy and other European and Mediterranean countries in water politics and policies: case studies.  Is it possible to exchange examples and strategies from other EU and MED countries, which are applicable to Italy? Cross-cutting themes: WEFE nexus approach, climate change challenges and climatic hot spots, the role of desalination in the region. What is the role of PRIMA projects in providing an appraisal on the subject?

These are the main 8 topics for abstract submission.

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This workshop is funded by the Marie Curie Action Call: HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01  (MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2022).Topic: HORIZON-MSCA-2022-PF-01-01 Type of Action: HORIZON-TMA-MSCA-PF-EF (HORIZON TMA MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships - European Fellowships) Project number: SEP-210874497  Project acronym: JustWATER
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Application: Please send your application for a selected topic to :
frances...@unibg.it
with the email subject: WORKSHOP APPLICATION “your surname”.
Format: a 500 words ( reference excluded) abstract of your presentation with the following sections: title, theoretical framework, methodology, original material or theory,  type of analysis and conclusions.
Please add your interest or not in being  also a panel moderator.
For presenters from the European and Mediterranean regions who cannot access accommodation, there will be the possibility of paying a low-fare accommodation in a Catholic Monastry in Bergamo historical center open to the general public for 30 euros per night. The conference will be accessible online for both presenters and attendees.
If you need a VISA for Italy apply as soon as possible and I will send you an official invitation letter
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Logistic information : Bergamo University can be easily  reached by the MILAN_BERGAMO Airport in about 20 minutes bus  or  in 1 hour direct train  from Milano Centrale Train station.
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DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: 30 July   2025.

Il giorno mar 17 giu 2025 alle ore 11:13 <abouthy...@googlegroups.com> ha scritto:
Riccardo Rigon <abouthy...@gmail.com>: Jun 16 06:02PM +0200


> And yet – what the era of machine learning is telling us is that not all information is being extracted from the data – so the really important question is how can we UNDERSTAND what we are missing without going round in circles. I suggested this in a HP commentary* some time ago now but I have not seen much advance towards that end to date.
 
> Keith Beven
 
> *Beven, K. J., 2020, Deep Learning, Hydrological Processes and the Uniqueness of Place, Hydrological Processes, 34(16), 3608-3613, https://doi.org/10.1002/hyp.13805
 
Università di Trento <http://www.unitn.it/> / DICAM <http://web.unitn.it/dicam> /C3A <https://www.centro3a.unitn.it/en> / CUDAM <http://web.unitn.it/cudam>
Via Mesiano, 77, 38123, Trento (ITALIA). Ph: +390461882614-10 Fax:+390461882672
info: About Me <http://abouthydrology.blogspot.it/search/label/Me-Myself-I>, AboutHydrology <http://abouthydrology.blogspot.com/>, Horton Machine <https://github.com/TheHortonMachine>, GEOtop <http://abouthydrology.blogspot.it/2015/02/geotop-essentials.html>, GEOframe-NewAGE <http://abouthydrology.blogspot.it/2015/03/jgrass-newage-essentials.html>, WHETGEO <http://abouthydrology.blogspot.com/2022/01/whetgeo-essentials.html>, GEOSPACE <http://abouthydrology.blogspot.com/2021/11/geoframe-soil-plants-atmosphere.html>
Amobichukwu Amanambu <amobia...@gmail.com>: Jun 13 11:40AM -0500

Dear Dr Shen,
 
Thank you for taking the time to share your experiences and insights from
ICLR and hydroML. Although I haven’t yet attended these conferences myself,
your message gave me a clear and honest window into how foundational and
impactful AI research can be—especially when it’s driven by real domain
understanding like in hydrology.
 
One thing that stood out to me was how you described the value of domain
insights in shaping core methodological advances. It almost feels like AI,
when used thoughtfully, brings us closer to human-like reasoning—especially
when we work to ensure models not only produce the right answers, but for
the right reasons. That perspective really resonates with me.
 
I’m excited to explore how our field can contribute more actively to this
broader scientific dialogue. Your example of SC-FNO also helps show what’s
possible when we bridge physical understanding with methodological
innovation.
 
Thanks again for the thoughtful encouragement. It’s inspiring to see how
people in our community are helping shape the future of AI from a
hydrologic perspective.
 
 
Warm regards,
 
Amobi
 
*Amobichukwu C. Amanambu, PhD.*
*Assistant Professor*
*_____________________________________*
Department of Geography and the Environment
The University of Alabama <https://www.ua.edu/>
3021 Shelby Hall
250 Hackberry Ln, Tuscaloosa AL 35487
Box: 870322
acama...@ua.edu
 
 
On Thu, Jun 12, 2025 at 7:37 PM Chaopeng Shen <shen.c...@gmail.com>
wrote:
 
remi <remi...@gmail.com>: Jun 16 01:54PM +0200

Dear Colleagues,
 
INRAE in France is offering a PhD opportunity within the recently funded
doctoral network project “BEYOND <https://www.slu.se/beyond/>”.
 
The PhD project, which involves working with several long-term and
high-frequency catchment observatories across Europe, is titled *“Nutrient
export dynamics across spatial scales in current and future climatic
conditions”*.
 
Applications can be made via
https://amethis.doctorat.org/amethis-client/prd/consulter/offre/917 before
27 June 2025.
 
Best regards,
 
Rémi Dupas
 
remi....@inrae.fr
Solomon Vimal <solomo...@gmail.com>: Jun 13 08:05AM -0700

I agree with Joseph Janssen, that the citations are deserved. This was in
fact brought up in the conference HydroML where Prof. Praveen Kumar, a
keynote speaker, argued that they should be cited even more! Prof. Shen is
making our field proud and we should really read his papers closely!
 
 
 
andrea....@gmail.com <andrea....@gmail.com>: Jun 14 12:41PM -0700

Apologies for crossposting.
 
Dear colleagues,
if you have not registered yet, I am happy to share this reminder that the
last lecture of our lecture series “*Advances in Water Management and
Climate Adaptation*” for this summer semester is happening on Wednesday,
June 18th. We'll wrap up this edition with a presentation on "*Continental
and River Basin-Scale Floating Solar in Africa - An Alternative to Risky
Mega Dams?*" by *Wyatt Arnold* (Politecnico di Milano). More info can be
found in the attached flyer.
 
*REGISTRATION LINK* - valid until Tuesday (June 17th) at 12:00 (CET):
https://events.tu-berlin.de/de/events/019633b4-2343-7a3f-b3f4-a0ef30a3de08
More information in the attached flyer.
 
The lecture series on "Advances in Water Management and Climate Adaptation"
is a comprehensive course designed to explore the latest techniques, tools,
technologies, strategies, and policies in managing water resources and
adapting to the challenges posed by climate change. Different early-stage
researchers from international universities, research institutions,
technology centers, and policy institutes will present cutting edge
research, projects, lessons learned, challenges and visions on water
resources management and climate adaptation. Each lecture will be of
(approximately) 45-min duration, followed by a discussion among the
attending students and the lecturer.
 
I hope to see many of you there!
Andrea
Andreas Güntner <andreas....@gfz.de>: Jun 16 10:02AM +0200

Dear colleagues,
 
The GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences at Potsdam, Germany, has an
open PostDoc position in terrestrial hydrogravimetry, as part of the
EU-project EQUIP-G (European Quantum Infrastructure Project for
Gravimetry). It is about hydro-geophysical monitoring of water transport
and storage processes from the near-surface to the deeper subsurface,
and opens the way into the emerging European community of quantum
gravimetry and its applications.
 
For details, see
https://www.gfz.de/en/career/job-offers/details/10480
 
Please note that the application deadline is on June 19.
 
Best regards
Andreas Güntner
 
--
Prof. Dr. Andreas Güntner
Section 4.4 Hydrology
Phone: +49 331 6264 1559
Email: andreas....@gfz.de
ResearcherID: C-9892-2011; ORCID 0000-0001-6233-8478
_______________________________________
 
GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences
Public Law Foundation State of Brandenburg
Telegrafenberg, 14473 Potsdam, Germany
 
and
 
University of Potsdam
Institute of Environmental Science and Geography
14476 Potsdam, Germany
Giorgio Boni <giorgio...@gmail.com>: Jun 16 01:56AM -0700

Serena Cattari, coordinator of the PhD Program in Security, Risk and
Vulnerability of the Unviersity of Genoa is pleased to announce the “2*025
Edition of the PhD Autumn School in Security, Risk and Vulnerability:
Insights from the RETURN project*”.
 

 
The event will take place at the beautiful venue of the Annunziata convent
-Bay of Silence in Sestri Levante (Liguria – Italy). The PhD Autumn School
is funded by and involves the extended partership *RETURN- multi-Risk
sciEnce for resilienT commUnities undeR a changiNg climate*.
 

 
The PhD School is targeted to *Civil and Enviromental Engineering PhD
candidates*, *post-doc researchers *and early-career scientists working on *seismic
and flood risk at urban scale*, who are interested in broadening their
knowledge through a *multi-risk approach*!
 
The activities will include:
 
· *Cross-cutting lectures and round tables* open to all participants,
aimed at exploring the key aspects of multi-risk studies. These sessions
will draw on the expertise of researchers from the RETURN partnership and
internationally renowned researchers, with the involvement of
decision-makers engaged in mitigation policy planning and civil protection,
as well as experts from the insurance sector and NatCat companies.
 
· *Workshops* where participants will work in groups to gain hands-on
understanding of the interactions between exposure, vulnerability, and
hazard in multi-risk studies, and the resulting impacts not only on the
built and natural senvironments, but also on society.
 
· *Lectures organized into two parallel sessions* (each consisting of
eight talks), allowing participants to choose based on their
background—either in seismic or flood risk—to delve deeper into recent
research developments in their area of interest.
 
A *“3-Minute Flash Talk” competition* is also planned, where participants
will be invited to present their research in the most effective way
possible. On Monday, September 22, participants will be key players in a
dedicated poster session, during which a panel of experts will select six
finalists. These finalists will then compete on the morning of Wednesday,
September 24, to determine the top three winners, who will be chosen by an
expert in science communication. The expert will also give a seminar,
offering participants insights and practical advice on how to improve their
communication skills.
 
 
*Registration Form*: https://forms.gle/mwkDfC7SRQtnv4yw8
 
 
*Pre-registration is open until July 15, 2025 – maximum number of
participants: 35!! NO REGISTRATION FEE!!!*
 

 
Attached is the first announcement containing some general information; the
detailed program of activities will follow within two weeks!!!
 
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