Objectives
- Analysis of the impacts of climate change on water resources in the Mediterranean region
- Iterative reduction of uncertainty in projections for the hydrological budget and extremes in the Mediterranean
- Implementation of research in seven selected study sites around the Mediterranean sea (France, Italy, Turkey, Tunisia, Egypt, and the Palestinian administrative areas)
- Characterization of the study sites, collection and access to geophysical and remote sensing data
- Integration of advanced field monitoring techniques, remote sensing analyses and retrievals, climate models auditing and integrated hydrologic modeling
- Socioeconomic factor assessment and integration into a new conceptual framework
- Development of a GIS-integrated risk assessment tool for adaptive water resource management
- Integration of CLIMB results in the regional water and agricultural management structure of the Mediterranean partner countries
- Continuous preparation of scientific results for political actors and relevant decision makers (policy briefing).
