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“Tackling Ocean Acidification Research in The Mediterranean Sea”: a systematic review by the Ocean Acidification Mediterranean Hub (OA Med-Hub)
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…
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Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea
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…
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A policy content analysis for evaluating urban adaptation justice in İstanbul (Türkiye)
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…
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Events
Prof. Maria Carmen Llasat rewarded by the Catalan Government with the "Creu de Sant Jordi"
MedECC is proud to share the news that Dr. María Carmen Llasat, Professor at the Universitat de Barcelona and member of MedECC, has received the "Creus de Sant Jordi" (‘Crosses…
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Climate change and security in the Mediterranean: exploring the nexus, unpacking international policy responses
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…
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New study on the Europe's fire regime in the context of Global warming
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…
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Climate Change and Weather Extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
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…
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Events
MedECC Coordinating Lead Authors meeting
The MedECC’s present work focuses on three special reports related to specific challenges identified in the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1), to be published in 2023: Special Report on coastal…
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The MAR1 Atlas of projected temperatures and precipitation changes implemented in UNEP data and knowledge platform
MapX is the cartographic component of the World Environment Situation Room (WESR), an online and digital platform developed by UNEP/GRID-Geneva and UN Environment for managing geospatial data on natural resources.…
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