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How are European countries planning for sea level rise?
ABSTRACT Sea level rise (SLR) is projected to have severe consequences for people and assets in European coastal areas. Planning for SLR is a critical step to ensure timely and…
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Who is connected with whom? The European network for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
This paper analyses the way that key actors in climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction in Europe interact with each other. It is important to understand such dynamics to…
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Adapting to a changing climate in the management of coastal zones (OECD Environment Policy Paper)
This paper provides a comprehensive assessment of the recent and projected socio-economic development of coastal areas. It reviews the environmental pressures exerted by human activities on coastal areas, as well…
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Call for self-nominations of Authors for MedECC Special Reports, deadline 15 May 2021
THE CALL IS CLOSED MedECC has recently published its first assessment report (MAR1) on environmental issues of concern in the Mediterranean region. 190 scientists from 25 countries have contributed to the…
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Global analysis of sea level rise risk to airports
In this study, the risk from sea level rise to airports has been calculated in terms of route disruptions, using only globally available datasets. The analysis identifies that 269 airports…
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Events
EP's Delegation to the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Parliamentary Assembly (DMED)
A meeting of the EP's Delegation to the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Parliamentary Assembly (DMED) took place on Thursday 8 April 2021 from 15.00 to 17.00 (remotely from Brussels). The…
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The changing Mediterranean Basin through the lens of Mediterranean experts (article)
The different components of the Mediterranean Basin (land, coast, and sea) are undergoing significant changes due to multiple anthropogenic pressures, including climate change, pollution and other factors. The 1st Mediterranean Assessment…
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MedECC news
Atlas of projected temperature and precipitation changes
Projected changes of key meteorological variables (for example, precipitation and temperature) are not, in terms of magnitude, expected to be consistent throughout the Mediterranean region. Similarly, according to global and…
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Modeling impacts of climate change on the water needs and growing cycle of crops in three Mediterranean basins (article)
In this study, the suitability of major crops currently growing in three case study basins in Catalonia (NE Spain) was assessed for the first half of the 21st century. The…
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