Workshop in numbers
80 researchers
37 presentations
The 1st FutureMed Workshop was held in Chania (Crete) between 29 September and 1 October 2025, in conjunction with the training school. The workshop was hosted by the Technical University of Crete at the KAM Center of Mediterranean Architecture.
Around 80 participants in the workshop, consolitated and young researchers, from 12 different countries participated in the workshop presenting their climate change-related science on the action topics. The workshop was divided in sessions according to the action working group structure for a total of 37 presentations.
Invited lectures an oral presentations are available for download.
Workshop opening
- FutureMed A Transdisiciplinary Network to Bridge Climate Science and Impacts on Society
SESSION 1: Climate Extremes, Risk, and Impacts on Landscapes in the Mediterranean
- European state of the climate: Extremes in the Mediterranean region (invited). S. Burgess.
- Rapid attribution of heatwave health burden to human-induced climate change (invited). G. Konstaninoudis.
- Understanding the 2022-2024 Mediterranean Droughts: Climatic Drivers and Regional Impacts. V. Murphy
- Assessing mortality risk patterns associated with droughts in a multi-location study. C. Salvador
- Integrating Planetary Health and Nature-Based Solutions: Assessing the Impacts of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Human and Plant Health in Urban Forests. C. Sirignano
- Floods in Europe, the Mediterranean, North Africa, and the Middle East: their socio-economic impacts, consequences, and perception. M. Coleman
- Assessing the impacts of extreme temperature events on energy systems in France. A. Akakpo-Numado
- Marine and atmospheric heatwaves concurrence: a major impact of climate change. L. Paredes-Fortuny
- Unravelling drivers of the future Mediterranean precipitation paradox during cyclones. M. Chericoni
- Towards an impact-based approach to the detection of analogues: the case study of Emilia-Romagna floods in May 2023. V. Lembo
- High-Resolution Projections of Wind Energy Potential for Sustainable Planning in the Eastern Mediterranean. A. Hochman
- Wikimpacts 1.0: A new global climate impact database based on automated information extraction from Wikipedia. Ni Li.
SESSION 2: Pathways for Just and Sustainable Adaptation
- Adaptation is essential, but is it enough? (invited). L. Schipper.
- The quality and consistency of urban climate adaptation plans in 327 European cities. M. Salvia.
- Quality check of urban adaptation plans for more effective policies. F. Pietrapertosa.
- Flood adaptation and resilience in urban systems. A. Rezvani.
- Pastoral Livelihoods and Adaptive Strategies under Climate Stress in Semi-Arid Regions. N. Esenbuga
- Climate Adaptation tools under scrutiny: risks to just and sustainable adaptation in the Mediterranean. M. Tosic
- Beyond the technology fix: what humanitarian and development practitioners are learning about climate adaptation in the MENA region. E. Savelli
- Migrant Farmwork in a Changing Climate: Problematizing mal/adaptation at the nexus of precarity and migration. S. Kavak
- Combating Energy Poverty with Heating System Transition in Edirne: A Just and Sustainable Adaptation? H. Barlin
- Adaptation strategies to heat waves: Assessing the economic impacts on agricultural labour. S. Targetti
- Evaluation of adaptation actions for the tourism sector in the Mediterranean region of Turkiye. U. Çalışkan
SESSION 3: Participatory Decisions and Inclusive Resilience
- Stakeholder engagement, capacity building, and the nexus cluster to enhance climate change adaptation (invited). S. Caucci
- Municipal Risk Reduction Plans as Strategies for Climate and Territorial Justice: Lessons from Ilhéus, Brazil. F. Luna
- Institutionalising Climate Action in Top Turkish Universities: A Comparative Document Analysis through the Lens of Institutional Theory. E. Cemek
- University Students as Climate Stakeholders: Insights on Local Policy Participation in Türkiye. F. Yaman
- Assessing Farm Resilience to Climate Change: Insights from Field-Based Analysis. M.N. Mencet
- Perceptions and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change among Apple Producers in the West Mediterranean Region of Türkiye. B. Kadakoğlu
- The Land Use-Climate Change-Biodiversity Nexus in European Islands Stakeholders. A. Moustakas
- Co-Mapping Vulnerability to Climate Gentrification in the Context of Urban Heat: A Participatory Index at the Metropolitan Scale. A. Calderón-Argelich
- Participatory Sensory Methods for Inclusive Climate Decision-Making. J. PanáKová
- Integrated Forecasting and Warning System for Hydro-Meteorological Risk in Abruzzo Region: A Tool for Climate Resilience. L. di Giammateo
- Implementing Environmental Sustainability in Malta’s Main Tertiary Hospital. J. Ghigo
Session 4: Economic Evaluation of Climate Risks: Frameworks, Stakeholder Perspectives, and Strategic Adaptation
- Socio-Economic Benefits Analysis: a WMO AG-SEB perspective. S. Quiroga
- Strategic-business adaptation: A firm’s perception of climate risk management. V. Hernanz
- Measuring stakeholders’ acceptability of climate policies: A spatial econometric perspective. C. Suárez