Newsletter no.7

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Dear Colleagues !
We hope that you and your dear ones are healthy and safe during the Coronavirus pandemic.
We have a pleasure to inform you that the finalisation of the 1st Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) elaborated by MedECC progresses well. The Summary for Policymakers (SPM) accompanied by the full draft of the report has been recently submitted for consultation with governments representatives, policymakers and stakeholders, which will be open until June, 30th, 2020.
MedECC Coordinators: Wolfgang Cramer and Joel Guiot
MedECC Science Officer: Kasia Marini

MedECC EVENTS

MedECC MAR1 Editorial Committee meeting, 10-12 February, Venice, Italy

MedECC MAR1 Editorial Commitee meeting, 10-12 February, Venice, Italy
The meeting of the Editorial Committee of the 1st Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) was held from 10 to 12 February 2020 in Venice, Italy...

Debate on COP25 and the European Green Deal at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), 23 January 2020, Bruxelles, Belgium

Debate on COP25 and the European Green Deal at the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), 23 January 2020, Bruxelles, Belgium
The fight against climate change was high on the agenda of the January plenary session of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC), which hosted a debate on COP25 and the European Green Deal...

ARLEM 11th plenary session, 22-23 January 2020, Barcelona

ARLEM 11th plenary session, 22-23 January 2020, Barcelona
The 11th plenary session of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) took place in Barcelona, Spain on 22 and 23 January 2020 at the invitation of Ms Ada Colau Ballano, Mayor of Barcelona and was hosted by the Union for the Mediterranean...

" Launching a new decade of sustainable development in the Mediterranean" Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco, 17 December 2019, Rabat, Morocco

"Launching a new decade of sustainable development in the Mediterranean" Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco, 17 December 2019, Rabat, Morocco
A meeting of Mediterranean parliamentarians and stakeholders dedicated to “Launching a new Decade of Sustainable Development in the Mediterranean” was held at the Parliament of the Kingdom of Morocco, in Rabat, on the 17th of December 2019...

SCIENTIFIC ARTICLES

Underprotected Marine Protected Areas in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot (article)

Underprotected Marine Protected Areas in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot (article)
Claudet, J., Loiseau, C., Sostres, M., & Zupan, M. (2020). Underprotected Marine Protected Areas in a Global Biodiversity Hotspot. One Earth, 2(4), 380-384…

Future of the human climate niche (article)

Future of the human climate niche (article)
Xu C, Kohler TA, Lenton TM, Svenning JC, Scheffer M (2020) Future of the human climate niche. PNAS 201910114…

Revisiting recharge and sustainability of the North-Western Sahara aquifers (article)

Revisiting recharge and sustainability of the North-Western Sahara aquifers (article)
Goncalves, J., Deschamps, P., Hamelin, B., Vallet-Coulomb, C., Petersen, J., et al. (2020) Revisiting recharge and sustainability of the North-Western Sahara aquifers. Regional Environmental Change, Springer Verlag, In press, 20 (47)…

Tropicalization may invert trophic state and carbon budget of shallow temperate rocky reefs (article)

Tropicalization may invert trophic state and carbon budget of shallow temperate rocky reefs (article)
Peleg, O., Guy‐Haim, T., Yeruham, E., Silverman, J., & Rilov, G. (2020) Tropicalisation may invert trophic state and carbon budget of shallow temperate rocky reefs. Journal of Ecology, 108(3), 844-854...

Ocean warming and tropical invaders erode the performance of a key herbivore (article)

Ocean warming and tropical invaders erode the performance of a key herbivore (article)
Yeruham, E., Shpigel, M., Abelson, A., & Rilov, G. (2020). Ocean warming and tropical invaders erode the performance of a key herbivore. Ecology, 101(2), e02925…

Time-evolving sea-surface warming patterns modulate the climate change response of subtropical precipitation over land (article)

Time-evolving sea-surface warming patterns modulate the climate change response of subtropical precipitation over land (article)
Zappa, G., Ceppi, P., & Shepherd, T. G. (2020). Time-evolving sea-surface warming patterns modulate the climate change response of subtropical precipitation over land. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 117(9), 4539-4545…

Climate change vulnerability, water resources and social implications in North Africa (article)

Climate change vulnerability, water resources and social implications in North Africa (article)
Schilling, J., Hertig, E., Tramblay, Y., & Scheffran, J. (2020). Climate change vulnerability, water resources and social implications in North Africa. Regional Environmental Change, 20(1),15…

Historical record of Corallium rubrum and its changing carbon sequestration capacity (article)

Historical record of Corallium rubrum and its changing carbon sequestration capacity (article)
Mallo, M., Ziveri, P., Reyes-García, V., & Rossi, S. (2019). Historical record of Corallium rubrum and its changing carbon sequestration capacity: A meta-analysis from the North Western Mediterranean. PloS one, 14(12)…

Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population (article)

Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population (article)
Linares, C., Díaz, J., Negev, M., Martínez, G. S., Debono, R., & Paz, S. (2020). Impacts of climate change on the public health of the Mediterranean Basin population-Current situation, projections, preparedness and adaptation. Environmental Research, 182, 109107…

REPORTS AND OTHER RESOURCES

Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region

Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region
The " Status Report on the Implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management in the Arab Region " (SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation) has been published…

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change (book)

Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change (book)
Biodiversity and Health in the Face of Climate Change. Eds. Melissa R. Marselle, Jutta Stadler, Horst Korn, Katherine N. Irvine & Aletta Bonn. Springer Open, 2019...

WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019 (report)

WMO Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019 (report)
The telltale physical signs of climate change such as increasing land and ocean heat, accelerating sea level rise and melting ice are highlighted in a new report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and an extensive network of partners...

Role of Mediterranean forests in the Paris Agreement - Proceedings of the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week (special issue of "Forêt Méditerranéenne ")

Role of Mediterranean forests in the Paris Agreement - Proceedings of the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week (special issue of "Forêt Méditerranéenne" )
The proceedings of the Sixth Mediterranean Forest Week (MFW) which has held from 1 to 5 April 2019 have been published as a special issue (volume 40, issue 3, September 2019) of the journal Forêt Méditerranéenne …
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