But how can this be accomplished within a decision environment that is currently characterized by critical threats and risks; and is primarily associated with Climate Change (CC) and its remarkable and aggravating climate-related vulnerabilities of the Mediterranean land and maritime spatial entities?
How can the impacts of the rapidly escalating urbanization, especially of the coastal Mediterranean part; the political instability and tensions due to conflicting geopolitical interests; the migration surge and population redistribution as well as the respective huge burden exerted on insular communities; the severe biodiversity loss, further deteriorating owing to the CC impacts; the economic recession and respective rates of unemployment be handled in an effective and efficient way?
How well prepared are we for coping with disastrous health events such as COVID-19?
How can the objectives of smart, sustainable, safe, resilient and carbon-neutral cities and communities in the Mediterranean be best served?
Or stated differently,
how can the Mediterranean Region preserve its precious, multidimensional and multicultural past and render this the “vehicle” for envisioning a fruitful, prosperous, healthy and safe for its population future and getting prepared for this to happen?
