Editors for v. 2: S. Kec̆kes̆, J.C. Pernetta.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Mediterranean Sea and climate change; future climate of the Mediterranean basin with particular emphasis on changes in precipitation; sea level response to climate change and tectonics; hydrological and water resources impact of climate change; implications of climatic change on land degradation in the Mediterranean; implications of climatic change on the socio-economic activities in the Mediterranean coastal zones; vegetation and land-use in the Mediterranean basin by the year 2050; aspects of the response of the Mediterranean Sea to long term trends in atmospheric forcing; predictions of relative coastal sea-level change in the Mediterranean based on archaeological, historical and tide gauge data; impacts of a future rise in sea-level on the coastal lowlands of the Mediterranean; implications of climatic changes in the Ebro Delta; implications des changements climatiques etude de cas le Golfe du Lion (France); implications of climatic changes for the Po Delta and Venice Lagoon; implications of future climatic changes on the Inner Thermaikos Gulf; implications of climatic changes for the Nile Delta; implications of climatic changes in the Mediterranean basin.

his book is the first of several volumes recording the results of studies on the impact of climate changes on the ecologic systems and socio-economic structures of each of the main regional sea areas. It contains contributions from an international team organized under the auspices of UNEP.

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