Recent accelerated climate change has exacerbated existing environmental problems in the Mediterranean Basin that are caused by the combination of changes in land use, increasing pollution and declining biodiversity. For five broad and intercon- nected impact domains (water, ecosystems, food, health and security), current change and future scenarios consistently point to significant and increasing risks during the coming decades. Policies for the sustainable development of Mediterranean coun- tries need to mitigate these risks and consider adaptation options, but currently lack adequate information — particularly for the most vulnerable southern Mediterranean societies, where fewer systematic observations schemes and impact models are based. A dedicated effort to synthesize existing scientific knowledge across disciplines is underway and aims to provide a bet- ter understanding of the combined risks posed.
I recenti e accelerati cambiamenti climatici hanno esacerbato i problemi ambientali esistenti nel bacino del Mediterraneo, causati dalla combinazione di cambiamenti nell’uso del territorio, aumento dell’inquinamento e declino della biodiversità. Per cinque ambiti di impatto ampi e interconnessi (acqua, ecosistemi, cibo, salute e sicurezza), i cambiamenti attuali e gli scenari futuri indicano costantemente rischi significativi e crescenti nei prossimi decenni. Le politiche per lo sviluppo sostenibile dei paesi del Mediterraneo devono mitigare questi rischi e considerare le opzioni di adattamento, ma attualmente mancano informazioni adeguate, in particolare per le società più vulnerabili del Mediterraneo meridionale, dove si basano meno schemi di osservazione sistematici e modelli di impatto. È in corso uno sforzo dedicato per sintetizzare le conoscenze scientifiche esistenti tra le discipline e mira a fornire una migliore comprensione dei rischi combinati posti.
Cambiamenti climatici e rischi interconnessi per lo sviluppo sostenibile nel Mediterraneo
MONTANARO, DONATO
2022/2023
Abstract
Recent accelerated climate change has exacerbated existing environmental problems in the Mediterranean Basin that are caused by the combination of changes in land use, increasing pollution and declining biodiversity. For five broad and intercon- nected impact domains (water, ecosystems, food, health and security), current change and future scenarios consistently point to significant and increasing risks during the coming decades. Policies for the sustainable development of Mediterranean coun- tries need to mitigate these risks and consider adaptation options, but currently lack adequate information — particularly for the most vulnerable southern Mediterranean societies, where fewer systematic observations schemes and impact models are based. A dedicated effort to synthesize existing scientific knowledge across disciplines is underway and aims to provide a bet- ter understanding of the combined risks posed.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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