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Arab Climate Futures
Climate change in the Middle East and North Africa is a story of injustice and paradox. Injustice because while the region has contributed a mere 3 % of total global…
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Climate mitigation in the Mediterranean Europe
In Europe, regions in the Mediterranean area share common characteristics in terms of high sensitivity to climate change impacts. Does this translate into specificities regarding climate action that could arise from…
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Cassandra 2021 Conference
MedECC participated in The Cassandra conference 2021 organized by the Technology Center of Catalonia Eurecat from 15 to 17 November 2021 online. The conference focused on Climate Change and Health,…
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MedECC at COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference
The COP26 - UN Climate Change Conference took place on 31 October -12 November 2021 in Glasgow, UK. On November 2, 2021,MedECC took part at the side-event "Climate Action in…
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"Data for climate action in the Mediterranean" workshop (Copernicus and the Union for the Mediterranean)
The Mediterranean is among the fastest warming regions in the world and is faced with more potent threats from climate change compared to other regions. In November 2020, the MedECC…
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Risk assessment framework for Mediterranean airports
The increase of frequency and severity of extreme weather events due to climate change gives evidence of severe challenges faced by infrastructure systems. Among them, the aviation sector is particularly…
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MedECC at the 2021 French Science Festival, 30th edition
Education and raising of public awareness is one of the most crucial and motivating action. MedECC is happy to have taken part to the 30th edition of the French Science…
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The Summary for Policymakers of the 1st Mediterranean Assessment Report acknowledged in UfM Ministerial Declaration
The 2nd Union for the Mediterranean Ministerial Conference on Environment and Climate Action The Ministers from the 42 Member countries of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) gathered on 4…
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The possible role of Ziziphus lotus as an ecosystem engineer in semiarid landscapes
Abstract Positive interactions between nurse plants and their facilitated species are most notable in dry/high-elevation habitats. Plants that modify limiting resources or constraining variables creating an even stronger positive impact on the…
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