Chapter 1- Assessment of Future Climate Trend Based on Multi-RCMs Models and Its Impact on Groundwater Recharge of the Mediterranean Coastal Aquifer of Ghis-Nekkor (Morocco)
Hanane El Asri, Abdelkader Larabi, Mohamed Faouzi
Chapter 2- Species distribution based-modelling under climate change: the case of two native wild Olea europaea subspecies in Morocco, O. e. subsp. europaea var. sylvestris and O. e. subsp. maroccana
Jalal Kassout, Jean-Frédéric Terral, Abdeltif El Ouahrani, Mhammad Houssni, Sarah Ivorra, Khalil Kadaoui, Mohamed El Mahroussi, Laure Paradis, and Mohammed Ater
Chapter 3- The frequency of rare Cyclones in the Eastern Mediterranean and Northeastern Africa as a sign of climate change Using satellite Imagery, Climate data models and GIS-Based Analysis
Khaled Mohamed Madkour
Chapter 4- Climate Change Impacts on Hydrology in the Mediterranean Part of Slovenia
Mauro Hrvatin and Matija Zorn
Chapter 5- Climate change impacts and the role of forestry: Insights from the Mediterranean region
Veronika Andrea
Chapter 6- Energy Impacts on Climate Change: Issues, challenges and solutions with clean Conversion Technology
Chapter 7-Montenegro and World: Climate Change and Biodiversity Conservation
Mira Šorović
Chapter 8- Portrayals of Climate Change and Drought in the Politically Oriented Turkish Press: Socialist, Islamist, and Nationalist Accounts of Extreme Weather in 2007 and 2014
Mehmet Ali Üzelgün
Chapter 9- Climate changes and insolation in the Mediterranean basin: the case of Montenegro
Dragan Burić and Miroslav Doderović
Chapter 10- The conservation challenge of traditional agroecosystems in Morocco: the case study of six oases agroecosystems
Mhammad Houssni, Jalal Kassout, Abdeltif El Ouahrani, Mohammed El Mahroussi, Vladimiro Boselli, Khalil Kadaoui, Abdelouahab Sahli,Mohamed Kadiri and Mohammed Ater
Part 2- Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Initiatives
Chapter 11- Enhancing the Resilience of Oasis Agrosystems to Climate Change in Morocco
Chapter 12- Climate Change and Agricultural production in Algeria
Mohammed Bouznit, Mohamed Elaguab, Mohammed Mostefa Selt, Mohammed Himrane, and Rachida Aïssaoui
Chapter 13- Ready for climate change? An assessment of measures adopted by 45 Mediterranean coastal cities to face climate change
Xira Ruiz-Campillo, Olga Gil and Cristina García Fernández
Chapter 14- Climate change or climate crisis? Investigating the views of forestry students on the causes, consequences and tools for the mitigation of climate change
Evangelia Karasmanaki, Georgios Tsantopoulos and Evangelos Manolas
Chapter 15- Development of a water security index incorporating future challenges
Deniz Marangoz, Irem Daloglu
Chapter 16- An Approach to Adapting Urban Drainage Design to Climate Change: Case of Northern Morocco
Mohammed Moujahid, Laila Stour and Ali Agoumi
Chapter 17- Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Water Development Plans: Case of Morocco
Laila OUALKACHA, Laila STOUR, Ali AGOUMI
Chapter 18- Consumption patterns and public attitudes toward organic foods: the role of climate change awareness
Elena Raptou and Evangelos Manolas
Chapter 19- Climate Change in Lebanon and the Impact to Water Resources
Jalal HALWANI, Bouchra HALWANI
Chapter 20- Enhancing urban microclimates towards climate-resilient cities: the potential of courtyards
Carmen Galán-Marín, Carlos Rivera-Gómez, Jesus Lizana, Jorge Roa-Fernández, Eduardo Diz-Mellado, and Victoria López-Cabeza
Chapter 21- Sustainable land management for rural adaptation in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern watersheds
Itxaso Ruiz and María José Sanz
Chapter 22- Climate Change Impacts on North Africa: Public Health Perspectives
Rehab A. Rayan, Mohamed Kamal, Christos Tsagkaris, Loyle Campbell
Chapter 23- Exploring the beliefs, concerns and understandings about climate change of Greek University students from the Social Sciences and Humanities
Maria Daskolia
Chapter 24- Hydrological impacts of projected climate change on Northern Tunisian headwater catchments - an ensemble approach addressing uncertainties
Hamouda Dakhlaoui, Kirsti Hakala, and Jan Seibert
Chapter 25-Addressing Climate Change in the Mediterranean Basin: Some thoughts for the future
Walter Leal Filho and Evangelos Manolas
This book serves the purpose of showcasing some of the works in respect of applied research, field projects, and best practice to foster climate change adaptation across the region.
Climate change is having a much greater impact in the Mediterranean than the global average. In the Paris Climate Agreement, the UN member states pledged to stop global warming at well below two degrees, if possible at 1.5 degrees. This mark, which is expected elsewhere only for 2030 to 2050, has already been reached in the region. The situation could worsen in the coming years if the global community does not limit its emissions.
The above state of affairs illustrates the need for a better and more holistic understanding of how climate change affects countries in the Mediterranean region on the one hand, but also on the many problems it faces on the other, which prevent adaptation efforts. There is also a perceived need to showcase successful examples of how to duly address and manage the many social, economic, and political problems posed by climate change in the region, in order to replicate and even upscale the successful approaches used.
It is against this background that the book "Climate Change in the Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Region" has been produced. It contains papers prepared by scholars, practitioners, and members of governmental agencies, undertaking research and/or executing climate change projects, and working across the region.