The main objective of the MedECC is to update and consolidate the best scientific knowledge about climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean Basin and render it accessible to policymakers, key stakeholders and citizens. This is achieved mainly through the publication of the assessments reports and their summaries for policymakers, the infographics and the videos, that you may discover here below.
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The First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) prepared by the independent network of Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change (MedECC) was published in November 2020.
The report assesses the best available scientific knowledge...
This scientific poster highlights MedECC’s role in delivering science-based regional information and its functioning in developing assessment reports, more specifically the Summary for Policymakers of
This infographic represents the climate and non-climate drivers of environmental changes in the Mediterranean basin. The state of knowledge illustrated in this infographic is based
This infographic is based on the Chapter 4 “Ecosystems” of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report that was published in 2020. It illustrates the impacts of
This infographic represents the wide range of impacts on human health in Mediterranean countries. The state of knowledge illustrated is based on the Chapter 5.2
This infographic is based on the Subchapter 3.3 “Energy transition in the Mediterranean” of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report published in November 2020. It illustrates
This infographic is based on the Chapters 3.1 “Resources, Water” and Chapter 3.2 “Resources, Food” of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) published in November
Up to 20 million in the Mediterranean could be displaced by 2100 due to sea-level rise. Marine heatwaves, which have grown in frequency and duration
The MedECC actively participates in the Mediterranean Pavilion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2024 COP 29 (11-24 Nov 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan). The side
The MedECC actively participates in the Mediterranean Pavilion at the United Nations Climate Change Conference 2024 COP 29 (11-24 Nov 2024, Baku, Azerbaijan). The side
In a video presentation, Anna Pirani (CMCC, Italy) explores how assessment reports serve as the essential foundation of scientific knowledge, empowering informed decision-making and fostering
The 23rd Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP 23) to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols gathered in Portorož, Slovenia (4-8 December 2024). The Barcelona
La Méditerranée en première ligne face au changement climatique. Pour mieux comprendre les facteurs et conséquences du réchauffement climatique dans le bassin méditerranéen, évaluer les
The two MedECC Special Reports on Climate and environmental coastal risks in the Mediterranean and Interlikages of Climate and Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean region
Is the Mediterranean Basin really a hotspot of environmental change? Published on The Conversation on 2 July 2021. Authors: Joël Guiot, directeur de recherche émérite CNRS sur
Le bassin méditerranéen, point chaud des changements environnementaux Publié le 2 Juillet 2021 sur The Conversation France, cet article a été rédigé par Joël Guiot, directeur
Un résumé pour tous du Premier rapport d’évaluation sur la Méditerranée est disponible ! Ce document propose un résumé en langage courant les conclusions clés
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.
The first report on the environment and climate change produced by the MedECC network was released in November 2020. It is sounding the alarm! This
