Understanding climate change in the Mediterranean
Date:
10/02/2016
The countries concerned, from Greece, Spain and Italy to Tunisia, Egypt, Turkey and Israel, to name but a few, are already experiencing a range of threats to water security – some natural, some man-made. Growing populations and widespread unsustainable agriculture practices, combined with substantially decreased rainfall in summer and stagnating rainfall in winter, will only exacerbate the problem. Alongside the more immediate issue of water scarcity, these factors could also contribute to conflict within and between countries.
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http://ec.europa.eu/programmes/horizon2020/en/news/understanding-climate-change-mediterranean-0