
Member Since 2012
Maria Cristina Rulli
Full professor, Polytechnic University of Milan
Member, Hydrology Fellows Committee; Editor, Earth's Future
Dr. MC Rulli is Full Professor of Hydrology and Water and Food Security at the Politecnico di Milano and she is vice president of the Italian Society of Water Engineering (GII). Her research focuses on the interaction between hydrological processes and humanity. Using the Food-Energy-Water (FEW) nexus perspective, she has been investigating the impacts on food and water security induced by global changes.
Professional Experience
Polytechnic University of Milan
Full professor
2019 - Present
Polytechnic University of Milan
Associate professor
2013 - 2019
Education
Doctorate
2001
Politecnico di Milano
Doctorate
Honors & Awards
Union Fellow
Received December 2024
Publications

Global Land‐Water Competition and Synergy Between Solar Energy and Agriculture
The food and energy systems face mounting challenges due to increasing demands and sustainability constraints, which impact their ability to effici...
February 18, 2025

The Potential of Hydrogeodesy to Address Water‐Related and S...
November 02, 2024

Thank You to Our 2023 Reviewers
May 03, 2024

A Blue Water Scarcity‐Based Method for Hydrologically Sustai...
September 28, 2023

The Global Food-Energy-Water Nexus
July 24, 2018
AGU Abstracts
AIDA: Agricultural Irrigation Demand Analyzer for highly-resolution detection of water-scarce areas
NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS TO ENSURE FOOD AND WATER SECURITY IN RISING ARIDITY REGIONS I POSTER
global environmental change | 13 december 2024
Maria Cristina Rulli, Nikolas Galli, Harsh Nanesha...
Italy is currently facing a serious threat due to frequent severe droughts and growing water scarcity, which are disrupting agricultural productivity ...
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Global and Local Risks of Rising Water Scarcity to Food Production and Supply
GLOBAL WATER RISKS: ADVANCES IN LARGE-SCALE FLOOD AND DROUGHT RISK ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE I POSTER
hydrology | 10 december 2024
Endalkachew Abebe Kebede, Tariq Ali, Kate A. Braum...
Global water scarcity has become a critical challenge for billions of people, impacting numerous regions and threatening sustainable development and l...
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Large-scale land concessions favor land use changes conducive to infectious disease emergence from wildlife-human interaction
EARLY WARNING SYSTEMS FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASE BASED ON CLIMATE AND ENVIRONMENTAL VARIABILITY II POSTER
geohealth | 14 december 2023
Maria Cristina Rulli, David T. Hayman, Paolo D'Odo...
Deforestation, forest fragmentation, the establishment of concentrated livestock production, and human settlement in fragmented forest areas are typic...
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Volunteer Experience
2025 - 2027
Member
Hydrology Fellows Committee
2024 - 2026
Editor
Earth's Future
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