ESF-MedCLIVAR Workshop on “Hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean region”
The NAO impacts on Northern Europe have been well reviewed and compiled, but no similar work has been done for the Mediterranean, which is the other key area impacted by NAO. The aim of the international workshop ‘Hydrological, socioeconomic and ecological impacts of the North Atlantic Oscillation in the Mediterranean region’ is to serve as meeting point for the experts in the different fields to review and update the evidences on the NAO impacts in the Mediterranean regions from a multidisciplinary approach. Particular attention will be paid to:

1. Impacts on the occurrence of extreme events: droughts, severe precipitations, floods, heat and cold waves.
2. Impact on surface and underground water resources.
3. Impacts on renewable energies production: hydraulic, eolic and solar.
4. Impacts on agriculture, including quality and quantity of crops and activity of vegetation in agricultural zones.
5. Impacts on tourism, including ‘snow’ tourism, through the impact on snow cover and ‘beach’ tourism, through the impact on cloud cover and sun hours.
6. Impacts on natural ecosystems, including forest dynamics and health and dynamics of animal populations.
7. Impacts on geomorphology, including landslides and debris-flows, erosivity mechanisms and surface erosion processes.
8. Impact on sea level
9. Impact on air quality
10. Impact on the quantity and quality of Mediterranean fisheries
11. Impact on human health
12. The economic value of the NAO information

Apart from new results and scientific discussion, the main outcome of the conference will be the publication of a peer-reviewed book included in Science Citation Index, with a selection of the contributions. It would be a reference text in the field.