Speakers’ Summit of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the

Mediterranean (PA-UfM)

Brussels, 3 December 2021

JOINT DECLARATION

Of the Speakers of the Parliaments of the Union for the Mediterranean

(UfM)

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- Whereas the observed climate changes are already having wide-ranging impacts on

ecosystems, social and economic sectors, and human health;

- Whereas the effects of climate change are being increasingly felt globally and especially in

the Mediterranean;

- Whereas there is further evidence that the Mediterranean region is one of the main climate

change hotspots in the world and is warming 20% faster than the global average;

- Whereas in the last months, a series of dramatic events have highlighted that coastal zones

face heightened disaster risks, including flooding and erosion, and the salinization of river

deltas and aquifers that sustain food security and livelihoods;

- Whereas the Mediterranean is now facing more frequent and extreme weather events,

including intense heat waves, heavy rainfall, floods and forest fires;

- Whereas extreme heat is the greatest threat to the Mediterranean as temperatures are

expected to rise faster in the coming decades;

PARLIAMENTARY ASSEMBLY– UNION FOR THE MEDITERRANEAN

ASSEMBLÉE PARLEMENTAIRE – UNION POUR LA MÉDITERRANÉE

الجمعية البرلمانية لالتحاد من اجل المتوسط

28 DE MARÇO DE 2023 ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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