Scientific news
The scientific knowledge on climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean evolves rapidly. In this section we collect and present the recently published scientific articles, reports, books, policy papers and other contents on these issues. Do not hesitate to contact us and share with us the publications of an interest to the community.
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The first report on the environment and climate change produced by the MedECC network was released in November 2020. It is sounding the alarm! It received the North-South Prize 2020 from the Council of Europe, as a model of collaboration…...
Scientific Report
Plan Bleu published the Report State of the Environment and Development in the Mediterranean 2020 (SoED 2020). The SoED provides a comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of environment and development interactions in the Mediterranean region. The 2020 version consists of eight…...
The State of the Climate in Africa 2019, report of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) provides a snapshot of climate trends, observed high-impact events and associated risks and impacts on key sensitive sectors in Africa. The report also draws lessons…...
Highlights Sewage led to complex effects on stream ecosystem functioning.• The contribution of hydrological stress was minor.• Water quality (specifically pharmaceuticals) was related to stream functioning changes. Biofilm-level processes showed more consistent patterns than ecosystem-level ones. These effects will become…...
AbstractGlobal warming causes the poleward shift of the trailing edges of marine ectotherm species distributions. In the semi-enclosed Mediterranean Sea, continental masses and oceanographic barriers do not allow natural connectivity with thermophilic species pools: as trailing edges retreat, a net…...
Animals in tropical and Mediterranean areas are the most sensitive to climate change and land use pressures, finds a new study by University College London (UCL) researchers. The findings, published today in Nature Ecology & Evolution, show how extinction risks…...