MedECC is pleased to announce that it has received financial support from the European Union, through a contract coordinated by the Directorate-General for the Middle East, North Africa and the Gulf (DG NEAR) and implemented via Plan Bleu/RAC that hosts the MedECC Secretariat.
Signed in September 2025, this agreement provides funding to support the preparation of the Second Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR2) until its publication in 2028. This action is inscribed in the EU Initiative “Climate Action Package for the Southern Neighbourhood (CAP-Med)”, within the Multiannual Action Plan for the Regional South Neighbourhood. It contributes to enhancing adaptation and biodiversity preservation by improving understanding of climate and environmental change impacts in the Mediterranean region.
MAR2 will build on and update the findings of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) published in 2020. It will consolidate the latest scientific knowledge on climate change, environmental trends, and their socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean Basin. The report aims to make this knowledge accessible and actionnable for policymakers, stakeholders, and citizens.
This new EU represents much more than a funding contribution. It is a strong recognition of MedECC’s mission and achievements, and a clear demonstration of the European Union’s commitment to supporting collaborative, cross‑border scientific networks in a complex and diverse region. It reinforces MedECC’s role as a science–policy bridge, empowering the network to provide authoritative, independent scientific assessments that inform climate adaptation and environmental protection strategies across the Mediterranean.
Through this renewed partnership, MedECC is further strengthened in its capacity to produce and share robust scientific knowledge to guide sustainable development and foster evidence‑based policymaking throughout the region.