A Flooded Future

Today, the Mediterranean Basin is facing its most severe ecological and climatic crisis yet.

Rapidly rising sea-levels along with an increasingly hotter planet means unprecedented biodiversity loss both on land and underwater, water shortages, frequent and extreme storms and wildfires, food and economic insecurity, and coastal erosion to name but a few.

A flooded future is on the map.

BUT by working together to save and restore our wetlands we can build a better future for people and nature across the Mediterranean.

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150
MILLION people – 33% of the Mediterranean population – live along the coast
50%
of Mediterranean wetlands have been lost since 1970
100
cm (minimum) is by how much sea levels in the region will rise if Antarctic ice-sheets further destabilise and based on current global trends

Our pilot sites below are among the most vulnerable places along the Mediterranean Sea. Explore their stories to see how they will be impacted by rising sea-levels, and what we can do to halt the damage.

 

Source: MedECC 2020 Summary for Policymakers. In: Climate and Environmental Change in the Mediterranean Basin – Current Situation and Risks for the Future. First Mediterranean Assessment Report [Cramer W, Guiot J, Marini K (eds.)] Union for the Mediterranean, Plan Bleu, UNEP/ MAP, Marseille, France, pp 11-40

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The Bojana-Buna Delta and Ulcinj Salina, Albania and Montenegro

The Ulcinj Salina (in Montenegro), and the Bojana-Buna Delta (in both Montenegro and Albania) are spectacular networks of interconnected freshwater and coastal wetland habitats. By 2100 the surrounding sea level is expected to rise by up to 620 millimeters.
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The Gulf of Oristano, Sardinia, Italy

The Gulf of Oristano in Sardinia, Italy, is a peninsula where 6 of Sardinia’s most important wetlands, Stagni, can be found. By 2100 the surrounding sea level is expected to rise by up to 840 millimeters.

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The Ghar El Melh Lagoon, Tunisia

Ghar El Melh, in Tunisia, is a unique collection of coastal lagoons separated from the sea by thin sand banks.

By 2100 the surrounding sea level is expected to rise by an incredible 1000 millimeters.

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