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.
MedECC
Newsletters
The call for self-nominations of Coordinating Lead Authors (CLAs), and Lead Authors (LAs) for the 1st MedECC Assessment Report (MAR1) on current state and risks of climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean has been released on May 31, 2018, with…...
New analysis and modelling released today by FAO and more than 100 collaborating scientists projects that by 2050 climate change will have altered the productivity of many of the planet's marine and freshwater fisheries, affecting the livelihoods of millions of…...
Scientific Publications
Abstract Against the background of potentially substantial sea-level rise, one important question is to what extent are coastal societies able to adapt? This question is often answered in the negative by referring to sinking islands and submerged megacities. Although these…...
Science-Policy Interface
Proposed science institute will focus on the Mediterranean and Middle East, regions that will be hard hit by global warming. Nature News, 27 June 2018 Anita Makri The tiny island of Cyprus is reshaping itself into a regional hub for…...
Report
This report presents in an updated way the realities of climate change in the countries around the Mediterranean basin and the actions implemented by stakeholders to respond to the challenges of the fight against climate change. The Mediterranean is one…...
Scientific Report
Progress in Oceanography Special issue of MERMEX project: Recent advances in the oceanography of the Mediterranean Sea Edited by Richard Sempéré, Xavier Durrieu de Madron, Cécile Guieu, Ivane Pairaud Volume 163, Pages 1-282 (April 2018) The 22 papers in this…...