The MedECC (Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change) is an open and independent network of scientists founded in 2015. This network of experts assesses the best available scientific knowledge on climate and environmental change and the associated risks in the Mediterranean Basin in order to make these results accessible to decision-makers, stakeholders and citizens. This repository share publications and assessment reports of the MedECC and provides digital identifier (DOI) to enable citation of the publications.

Since 2018, Plan Bleu has hosted the Scientific Secretariat of MedECC in the frame of a partnership with the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).

The network has over 700 scientific members from 35 countries, 19 of these members are Contracting Parties to the Barcelona Convention and 23 are members of the UfM.

Main Objectives

• Strengthen the scientific network on climate and environmental change and its impacts throughout the Mediterranean Basin
• Update and consolidate the best scientific knowledge on climate and environmental change in the Mediterranean basin and make it accessible to political decision-makers, key stakeholders and citizens.
• Strengthen the link between scientific research and decision-making by contributing to the improvement of local, regional and national policies, by providing consolidated scientific assessments on specific themes and by responding to the demands of decision-makers.