Climate change and weather extremes in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East

G Zittis, M Almazroui, P Alpert, P Ciais… - Reviews of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

[HTML][HTML] Soil degradation in the European Mediterranean region: Processes, status and consequences

CSS Ferreira, S Seifollahi-Aghmiuni, G Destouni… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
Soil, a non-renewable resource, sustains life on Earth by supporting around 95% of global
food production and providing ecosystem services such as biomass production, filtration of …

Oceans and coastal ecosystems and their services

S Cooley, D Schoeman, L Bopp, P Boyd, S Donner… - 2023 - digital.csic.es
Ocean and coastal ecosystems support life on Earth and many aspects of human well-being.
Covering two-thirds of the planet, the ocean hosts vast biodiversity and modulates the global …

Marine heatwaves drive recurrent mass mortalities in the Mediterranean Sea

J Garrabou, D Gómez‐Gras, A Medrano… - Global Change …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Climate change is causing an increase in the frequency and intensity of marine heatwaves
(MHWs) and mass mortality events (MMEs) of marine organisms are one of their main …

Extreme weather events risk to crop-production and the adaptation of innovative management strategies to mitigate the risk: A retrospective survey of rural Punjab …

E Elahi, Z Khalid, MZ Tauni, H Zhang, X Lirong - Technovation, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Evaluation of climate-induced crop damages is imperative to formulate innovative
technologies and management strategies to reduce the vulnerability of farms and …

[HTML][HTML] Dynamic simulation of land use change and assessment of carbon storage based on climate change scenarios at the city level: A case study of Bortala, China

Z Wang, X Li, Y Mao, L Li, X Wang, Q Lin - Ecological Indicators, 2022 - Elsevier
Exploring future changes in land use and carbon storage (CS) under different climate
scenarios is important for optimizing regional ecosystem service functions and formulating …

Modelling the dynamic linkages between eco-innovation, urbanization, economic growth and ecological footprints for G7 countries: does financial globalization matter …

M Ahmad, P Jiang, M Murshed, K Shehzad… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
The G7 nations, despite flourishing economically, have not succeeded in ensuring
environmental welfare in tandem. However, these nations cannot sustain their economic …

Challenges for drought assessment in the Mediterranean region under future climate scenarios

Y Tramblay, A Koutroulis, L Samaniego… - Earth-Science …, 2020 - Elsevier
Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

[HTML][HTML] Extreme climate change hazards and impacts on European coastal cities: A review

E Laino, G Iglesias - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2023 - Elsevier
The intensification of extreme events due climate change and sea-level rise are major
challenges to be urgently addressed by Europe's coastal cities. Coastal hazards have the …

Water supply and water scarcity

VA Tzanakakis, NV Paranychianakis, AN Angelakis - Water, 2020 - mdpi.com
This paper provides an overview of the Special Issue on water supply and water scarcity.
The papers selected for publication include review papers on water history, on water …