Scientific Papers
04Aug

Promises and pitfalls of climate adaptation tools across the Mediterranean

A new paper, led by researchers from FutureMed, synthesized an inventory of 122 climate adaptation tools and found that around 73% of these are relevant to adaptation in the Mediterranean. The results show that those tools operate in isolation, often bound to administrative rather than...
04Aug

Publication on the atmospheric drivers and socioeconomic impacts of precipitation variability in North Africa

Precipitation variability in North Africa, one of the most water-scarce and climate-sensitive regions globally, exhibits pronounced spatial and temporal changes driven by both natural variability and anthropogenic climate forcing. This review synthesizes current knowledge on precipitation variability across North Africa from the early Holocene to...
08May

Tourists’ perception on climate adaptation measures

Research paper exploring tourists' perceptions of water-saving measures in the Mediterranean destinations of Benidorm (Spain) and Rimini (Italy) during the summer of 2021 published in Tourism and Hospitality Research (THR)
16Apr

Extreme event attribution in the Mediterranean

Review paper addressing methodological advances in the science of extreme event attribution (techniques to better understand how much anthropogenic climate change affected the intensity, frequency and physical processes leading to observed extreme weather events) with a focus on studies in the Mediterranean basin.