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The main objectives of CIRCE are to predict and to quantify the physical impacts of climate change in the Mediterranean, and to assess the most influential consequences for the population of the region.
CIRCE will investigate the consequences on agriculture, forestss, ecosystems, human health and air quality. The variability of extreme events in the future scenario and their impacts will be also assessed.
The impacts of climate change will be analysed and evaluated in their oceanographic, meteorological, ecological, economic and societal dimensions.
All the knowledge, data and modelling provided by the CIRCE research need to be integrated with studies of climate change impacts and their combined effects.
The best way to examine if the CIRCE assessment is compatible with the real world is considering specific regional case studies, in which the involvement of stakeholders is an essential part of the work.
Focusing on three selected categories (urban, rural and coastal), the case studies represent a practical method to test adaptation and mitigation strategies.
The case-study areas will include North African, Middle Eastern and European locations.
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IMPACTS AND CASE STUDIES 
