MedECC, Mediterranean Experts on Climate and environmental Change
Published November 18, 2024 | Version v1
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Governance, policies and research options for the WEFE nexus

Authors/Creators

  • 1. ROR icon Université Ibn Zohr
  • 2. ROR icon University of Foggia
  • 3. ROR icon National Technical University of Athens
  • 4. Institut Agronomique Méditerranéen de Montpellier
  • 5. ROR icon Murdoch University
  • 6. University of Tours
  • 7. Université Côte d'Azur
  • 8. Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique
  • 9. ROR icon Znanstveno-raziskovalno središče Koper
  • 10. ROR icon Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
  • 11. Advisory Council for Sustainable Development of Catalonia (CADS), Spain

Contributors

  • 1. CNRS
  • 2. ROR icon Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique
  • 3. X - École polytechnique
  • 4. ROR icon Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas
  • 5. Soil and Water Department, Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority, Cairo, Egypt
  • 6. ROR icon Université Mohammed VI Polytechnique
  • 7. ROR icon Institut Méditerranéen de Biodiversité et d'Ecologie Marine et Continentale
  • 8. ROR icon Centre de Recherche et d'Enseignement de Géosciences de l'Environnement
  • 9. MedECC Secretariat
  • 10. ROR icon Plan Bleu
  • 11. Mediterranean Agronomic Institute of Montpellier (CIHEAM-IAMM), France
  • 12. ROR icon Université Paris Dauphine-PSL
  • 13. ROR icon CMCC Foundation - Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change
  • 14. Univeristà degli Studi di Sassari
  • 15. CMCC Foundation
  • 16. PRIMA Foundation
  • 17. Institut Metròpoli / Institut d'Estudis Regionals i Metropolitans de Barcelona (IERMB)
  • 18. ROR icon University of Hohenheim
  • 19. ROR icon Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei
  • 20. Chaire Economie du Climat
  • 21. ROR icon Ca' Foscari University of Venice

Description

The MedECC Special Report Interlinking climate change with the Water-Energy Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean Basin provides a comprehensive scientific assessment of the region’s interconnected challenges related to water scarcity, food and energy insecurity, and ecosystem degradation, all of which are intensified by climate change. Building on the First Mediterranean Assessment Report (MAR1) by MedECC, this report deepens the understanding of the interlinkages and trade-offs within the WEFE nexus.

Chapter 5 reviews governance, policies and research options for the WEFE nexus implementation in the Mediterranean Basin.

The report has been written by 60 authors from 15 countries, all contributing in individual capacity and without financial compensation. The UNEP/MAP – Barcelona Convention Secretariat, through its Plan Bleu Regional Activity Center, and the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean work in partnership to support MedECC, and to contribute to establish a sound and transparent scientific assessment process. 

Notes

Behnassi, M., Lamonaca, E., Papadopoulou, M.P., Berchoux, T., Gain A., La Jeunesse, I., Mrabet, R., Penca, J., Perez-Porro, A., Queralt Bassa, A., 2024: Governance, policies and research options for the WEFE nexus. In: Interlinking climate change with the Water-Energy-Food-Ecosystems (WEFE) nexus in the Mediterranean Basin. [Drobinski, P., Rivera-Ferre, M.G., Abdel Monem, M., Driouech, F., Cramer, W., Guiot, J., Gattacceca, J.C., Marini, K. (eds.)]. MedECC Reports. MedECC Secretariat, Marseille, France, pp. 209-239, doi: 10.5281/zenodo.13378654

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Alternative title
Special Report Interlinking Climate Change with the Water–Energy–Food–Ecosystems (WEFE) Nexus in the Mediterranean Basin. Chapter 5 – Governance, policies, and research options for the WEFE nexus

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https://www.medecc.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Chapter-3-Web-HQ_Climate-WEFE-Nexus-Report-2024_MedECC.pdf

Related works

Is identical to
Book chapter: https://www.medecc.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Chapter-5-Web-HQ_Climate-WEFE-Nexus-Report-2024_MedECC.pdf (URL)
Is part of
Book: 10.5281/zenodo.13365388 (DOI)
Book: 978-2-493662-09-5 (ISBN)