The Mediterranean Basin: main drivers of environmental changes
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
Our outputs
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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FIRST MEDITERRANEAN ASSESSMENT REPORT
Infographics
Mediterranean ecosystems: exceptional biodiversity under threat
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
Health impacts of environmental changes
Download: Health impacts of environmental changes
Energy transition in the Mediterranean
Download: Energy Transition in the Mediterranean
Water and food in the Mediterranean
Download: Water and food in the Mediterranean Infographic: Nigel Hawtin
Risks and impacts of environmental change in the Mediterranean Basin
This MedECC infographic presents the main results of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) published in November 2020. It presents a general overview on drivers
Videos
2020 North South Prize – Award Ceremony
The 2020 North South Prize Award Ceremony took place on 9 December 2021 in Lisbon (Portugal). The Prize was conferred by the Portuguese President Marcelo
COP 22 | Celebrating science for evidence-based policies
The 22nd Meeting of the Contracting Parties (COP 22) to the Barcelona Convention and its Protocols was held in December 2021 in Antalya, Turkey. This
Presentation of MedECC
In the framework of the 2020 North-South Prize Award Ceremony, the Council of Europe produced a video to promote the MedECC network. This video features
Interview with Dr Samuel Somot (CNRM) (in French)
3 questions sur… le changement climatique du Bassin Méditerranéen. Début octobre, les intempéries dans les Alpes Maritimes ont défrayé la chronique. Il s’agissait d’un des
Interviews with authors of the First Mediterranean Assessment Report
The First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) on climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean was published in November in 2020. This report was prepared by
1st scientific report climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean
At the occasion of the 4th Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Regional Forum, the video about the risk related to climate and environmental changes in
Other outputs
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.
1st Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1): main results
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
MedECC booklet: risks associated to climate and environmental changes in the Mediterranean region (ENG, FRA, ARA)
A preliminary assessment of risk associated to climate and environmental changes in the Mediterranean region by the MedECC network in collaboration with decision-makers Recent accelerated