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Climate and Energy Policy in the Mediterranean Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs

Climate and Energy Policy in the Mediterranean Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists Istanbul Technical University June 29, 2014. CLIMATOLOGY CLIMATE IMPACTS MITIGATION ADAPTATION REGIONAL POLICY. The 21 Countries of the Mediterranean Basin

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Climate and Energy Policy in the Mediterranean Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs

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  1. Climate and Energy Policy in the Mediterranean Prof. Jeffrey D. Sachs World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists Istanbul Technical University June 29, 2014

  2. CLIMATOLOGY • CLIMATE IMPACTS • MITIGATION • ADAPTATION • REGIONAL POLICY

  3. The 21 Countries of the Mediterranean Basin With a Combined Population of around 540 Million

  4. The Mediterranean Climate Zones BWh = Hot desert; Csa = Mediterranean (mild wet winter, hot dry summer)

  5. DAI, 2010

  6. HOERLING, ET AL., “ON THE INCREASED FREQUENCY OF MEDITERRANEAN DROUGHT,” 2012

  7. TANASIJEVIC ET AL., 2014

  8. THE END OF RAINFED OLIVE PRODUCTION N PARTS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN BASIN TANASIJEVIC, 2014

  9. GIORGI AND LIONELLI, 2008

  10. GIORGI AND LIONELLI, 2008

  11. SEAGER ET AL., 2014, “CAUSES OF ARIDIFICATION OF THE MEDITERRANEAN REGION IN RESPONSE TO RISING GREENHOUSE GASES” “MID-LATITUDE JETS AND STORM TRACKS SHIFT POLEWARD AND THE HADLEY CELL EXPANDS, CAUSING EXPANSION OF SUB- TROPICAL DRY ZONES”

  12. SOME POSSIBLE IMPLICATIONS: MORE FREQUENT AND INTENSE DROUGHT CONDITIONS MORE EXTREME STORMS AND FLOODING LOSS OF HYDROELECTRIC POWER, DRINKING WATER, AND WATER QUALITY IN DRY SEASONS (TERRADO ET AL., 2014) LOSS OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIVITY REDUCTION OF RIVER FLOW (E.G. NILE, TIGRIS, EUPHRATES) REDUCTION OF BIOMASS OF MEDITERRANEAN SEA POTENTIAL FOR CONFLICT

  13. ACSAD, 2011

  14. ACSAD, “Case Study: Drought in Syria”

  15. SYRIAN SETTLEMENTS ABANDONED TO DROUGHT

  16. SYRIA

  17. REGIONAL MANAGEMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE

  18. Renewable Energy Grid Concept for Europe, Middle East, and North Africa

  19. The Sustainable Development Solutions Network operates under the auspices of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and engages scientists, engineers, business and civil society leaders, and development practitioners for evidence-based problem solving. It promotes solution initiatives that demonstrate the potential of technical and business innovation to support sustainable development (www.unsdsn.org) SDSN-Mediterranean is hosted by University of Siena

  20. REGIONAL STRATEGY: ASSESSMENT OF RISKS RESILIENCY: AGRICULTURE, COASTS, TOURISM, PUBLIC HEALTH REGIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE WATER POLICY ENERGY POLICY CLIMATE NEGOTIATIONS REGIONAL FINANCING AND PROJECT DEVELOPMENT

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