Regional adaptation initiatives occur in a highly asymmetric geographic context characterised by contrasting demographic, environmental and socioeconomic trends in the southern, eastern and northern parts of the Mediterranean Basin . Adaptation plans in Mediterranean countries are also limited by a lack of effective regional governance schemes , hampering the effective implementation of regionally harmonised adaptation strategies, plans and quantitative targets . Adaptation to sea level rise is essentially limited by social barriers along urban coasts in the northwest Mediterranean at present , while the adaptation dilemma involving economic and financial barriers is greater in peri-urban, rural and natural areas, as well as in the southern and eastern Mediterranean. In addition, limited regional monitoring of risks and adaptation options hampers adaptation in domains and sectors .
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Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability
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