Observation‐based and modeling studies have identified the Eastern Mediterranean and
Middle East (EMME) region as a prominent climate change hotspot. While several initiatives …

Droughts can have strong environmental and socio-economic impacts in the Mediterranean
region, in particular for countries relying on rain-fed agricultural production, but also in areas …

This Report responds to the invitation for IPCC?... to provide a Special Report in 2018 on the
impacts of global warming of 1.5° C above pre-industrial levels and related global …

Droughts are among the costliest natural disasters. They affect wide regions and large
numbers of people worldwide by tampering with water availability and agricultural …

Drylands are vital ecosystems which cover almost 47% of the Earth's surface, hosting 39% of
the global population. Dryland areas are highly sensitive to climatic changes and substantial …

Gaining a holistic understanding of extreme weather, from its physical drivers to its impacts
on society and ecosystems, is key to supporting future risk reduction and preparedness …

Earth's climate is always changing and the world is heating up. The increasing
concentrations of greenhouse gases in the Earth's atmosphere are causing the planet's …

Salinity is a major abiotic stress negatively affecting plant growth and consequently crop
production. The effects of short-term salt stress were evaluated on seedlings of three …

The agriculture sector is one of the largest users of water and a significant source of
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The development of low-GHG-emission and water …

Salt and osmotic stress are the main abiotic stress factors affecting plant root growth and
architecture. We investigated the effect of salt (100 mM NaCl) and osmotic (200 mM …