Climate change and inter-connected risks to sustainable development in the Mediterranean
Cramer, Wolfgang (Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie marine et continentale)
Guiot, Joël (Aix-Marseille Université)
Fader, Marianella (Unesco. International Centre for Water Resources and Global Change)
Garrabou, Joaquim (Institut de Ciències del Mar)
Gattuso, Jean-Pierre (Laboratoire d'Océanographie de Villefranche-sur-Mer)
Iglesias, Ana (Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. Departamento de Economía Agraria)
Lange, Manfred A. (Cyprus Institute. Energy, Environment and Water Research Center)
Lionello, Piero (Università del Salento. Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologie ed Ambientali)
Llasat, Maria Carmen (Universitat de Barcelona. Departament de Física Aplicada)
Paz, Shlomit (University of Haifa. Department of Geography and Environmental Studies)
Peñuelas, Josep (Centre de Recerca Ecològica i d'Aplicacions Forestals)
Snoussi, Maria (Université Mohammed V. Faculté des Sciences)
Toreti, Andrea (Comissió Europea)
Tsimplis, Michael N. (Hong Kong City University. School of Law)
Xoplaki, Elena (Justus-Liebig-Universität Giessen. Department of Geography)

Date:	2018
Abstract:	Recent accelerated climate change has exacerbated existing environmental problems in the Mediterranean Basin that are caused by the combination of changes in land use, increasing pollution and declining biodiversity. For five broad and interconnected impact domains (water, ecosystems, food, health and security), current change and future scenarios consistently point to significant and increasing risks during the coming decades. Policies for the sustainable development of Mediterranean countries need to mitigate these risks and consider adaptation options, but currently lack adequate information - particularly for the most vulnerable southern Mediterranean societies, where fewer systematic observations schemes and impact models are based. A dedicated effort to synthesize existing scientific knowledge across disciplines is underway and aims to provide a better understanding of the combined risks posed.
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió acceptada per publicar
Subject:	Agriculture ; Climate-change impacts ; Ecosystem services ; Environmental impact ; Water resources
Published in:	Nature climate change, Vol. 8, issue 11 (Nov. 2018) , p. 972-980, ISSN 1758-6798

DOI: 10.1038/s41558-018-0299-2

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