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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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A new review paper, "Ocean acidification research in the Mediterranean Sea: Status, trends and next steps", has just been published in Frontiers in Marine Science. It analyzes the acidification trends in the Mediterranean Sea, the future projections, the impacts on…...
Scientific Publications
As the western Mediterranean Sea is experiencing exceptional thermal anomaly, sometimes higher than 5°C, an international team of researchers has published the first study assessing the effects of mass mortalities on a Mediterranean scale over five consecutive years. In total,…...
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This new study conducted a policy analysis to evaluate urban adaptation justice in responding to climate change impacts in İstanbul, Türkiye. Results show there is a distinct lack of targets for realizing urban adaptation justice in policy documents. The authors…...
Book
Framing the Climate Emergency in the Mediterranean A new book examines the multidimensional relationship between climate change and security across Mediterranean Basin states and societies. It is specifically underscoring the key social, political and economic challenges of the present climate…...
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The new scientific paper "Global warming is shifting the relationships between fire weather and realized fire-induced CO2 emissions in Europe" report a historic change in the European fire regime driven by climate change, the more intense in the Mediterranean area.…...
Scientific Publications, Scientific Report
A new report "Climate Change and Weather Extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East"published in the journal Reviews of Geophysics, provides an updated, comprehensive assessment of the impacts of climate change in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East (EMME)…...