Mediterranean climate extremes: bridging processes, impacts, risks and pathways to resilience
New EGU session led by FutureMed! If you are planning on attending EGU 2027 and work on Mediterranean climate extremes this could be your session! We are pleased to invite contributions to our session ITS2.15/NH12.15 at EGU27 in Vienna!
The Mediterranean is a climate change hotspot, where interconnected extremes increasingly threaten ecosystems, communities and economies.
But understanding how climate extremes are changing is only part of the challenge. How do these hazards translate into risks? How can we better anticipate their consequences, reduce vulnerability and strengthen resilience?
Our session moves beyond hazard characterization towards integrated climate risk assessment and actionable pathways to resilience. We connect physical climate science with impacts, exposure, vulnerability and adaptive capacity, while encouraging knowledge co-production and stakeholder engagement to inform decisions and adaptation.
We welcome contributions addressing:
• Physical processes, observations, modelling, attribution, prediction and projections of Mediterranean weather and climate extremes.
• Single, compound and cascading hazards and their interactions across spatial and temporal scales.
• Impacts, exposure, vulnerability and risk across health, water, agriculture, energy, ecosystems, infrastructure and urban areas.
• Methods integrating physical, environmental, social and economic dimensions of climate risk.
• Climate services, impact-based forecasting, early-warning systems and decision-support tools, including Earth observation, AI and digital twins.
• Adaptation and risk-reduction strategies, including nature-based solutions, and evidence of their effectiveness, limitations and trade-offs.
• Co-production of knowledge, stakeholder and citizen engagement, communication and capacity building.
We particularly encourage contributions bridging disciplines, sectors and Mediterranean regions, particularly those addressing inequalities in data, exposure, vulnerability and adaptive capacity.
🤝 Supported by the FutureMed Cost Action, the session brings together researchers, practitioners and stakeholders to connect climate risk science with societal needs and pathways to resilience.
📅 Abstract submission period: 28 October 2026 – 12 January 2027
Convener:Samira Khodayar Pardo
Co-conveners:Sandra Ricart, Platon Patlakas, Elena Ridolfi and Aristeidis (Aris) Koutroulis
🔗 Session details: https://meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU27/session/62229
We look forward to your contributions and to stimulating discussions in Vienna!
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