EUMEDCONNECT2 Supports Environmental and Climatic Research

Climate change is a global phenomenon with very specific local impacts. Water shortages, poor harvests and relentless desertification expose the Mediterranean region's acute vulnerability to climatic extremes. Reviewing recent trends and projecting future scenarios allow scientists to assess the impact of climate change and to formulate recommendations to policy-makers and thus to make a tangible contribution towards sustainable development in the region. EUMEDCONNECT2 is key to the collaborative and data-intensive activity in which many Euro-Mediterranean environmental and climatic research projects are engaged.

EUMEDCONNECT2

supports collaborative research between geographically dispersed research teams
enables scientists to harness the processing power from multiple distributed computer centres thanks to the powerful EUMEDGRID infrastructure
facilitates exchange of huge datasets
allows computer-intensive observations, simulations and modelling
provides access to remote databases with climate-related observational and geographic information system (GIS) data
allows researchers to address complex computational tasks, such as the creation and analysis of patterns of physical parameters
enhances multi-party dialogue, supporting scientific workgroup meetings with video-conferencing
enables scientists and policy-makers in the southern Mediterranean to respond to global challenges, whilst addressing local concerns.

Find out more about how EUMEDCONNECT2 supports regional climate change research in the case study below:

Case Studies (click on the title of the study to download the pdf)

CIRCE: e-infrastructures help save the Mediterranean
Case study describing how EUMEDCONNECT2 supports collaborative research between 64 geographically dispersed research teams participating in this climate change and impact study.