Regional Honour for Filippo Giorgi

Filippo Giorgi, ICTP scientist emeritus and former head of ICTP’s Earth System Physics section, has received the 2026 "San Giusto d’Oro" award. The annual award is given by the Assostampa FVG, the regional branch of the Italian National Press Federation (FNSI). Now in its 60th edition, the prize is presented in collaboration with the Municipality of Trieste and with the support of the Fondazione CRTrieste.

The Assostampa FVG president Carlo Muscatello explained that this year's prize was motivated by an increasingly warming climate. "Following the hottest summer ever, and in the midst of a climate shift, we believe that studying and understanding the climate means grasping the nature of the world we inhabit. Furthermore, analyzing its transformations entails taking on the responsibility to protect it," he said.

Referring to Giorgi, he added, "Honoring a climatologist means recognizing not just a scientist, but an individual who, through knowledge, helps us interpret the future. This is because the climate is not merely an issue concerning the planet; it affects our health, our economy, our local territory, and, above all, the lives of generations to come."

A highly esteemed climate scientist, Giorgi is an international expert in climate change and climate modelling. He joined ICTP in 1998, where in 2005 he became head of the ESP section, a role that he kept until 2024, when he became scientist emeritus. Over his career Giorgi has contributed more than 420 scientific publications. He also participated in drafting the first five reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), and between 2002 and 2008 he served as vice chair of Working Group I of the IPCC, which in 2007 was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. In 2018 Giorgi received the Alexander von Humboldt Medal of the European Geosciences Union which recognizes scientific work for and in developing countries.