Cross sectoral impacts on water availability at +2°C and +3°C for east Mediterranean island states: The case of Crete

Ensemble pan-European projections under a 2°C global warming relative to the preindustrial period reveal a more intense warming in south Eastern Europe by up to +3°C, thus indicating that impacts of climate change will be disproportionately high for certain regions. The Mediterranean is projected as one of the most vulnerable areas to climatic and anthropogenic changes with decreasing rainfall trends and a continuous gradual warming causing a …