Impact of Extreme Events Connected with Climate Change on French Mediterranean Hydrological Systems This project follows on from previous studies coordinated by GICC, in particular the IMFREX and MEDWATER programmes, and its aim is...

Energy Markets’ Long-Term Climate Change Policy and Geostrategy This research project relates to the role and involvement of countries that own and/or manage a large proportion of fossil fuel resources, in particular OPEC and...

Study of Economic Policies Designed to Promote Carbon Sequestration in Farmland The Kyoto Protocol explicitly recognises carbon sequestration induced by human activity – or “additional” sequestration, as opposed to “natural” sequestration – as a...

Effectiveness and Acceptability of Commitment Scenarios on Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction This research project is aimed at examining the different commitment scenarios for reducing greenhouse gas emissions over the 2012-2030 period, from the dual...

The Economics of the Distributive Effects of Road-Pricing in Urban Areas Urban land transport does not raise only congestion and local pollution (noise, local air) issues. It is also a huge source of greenhouse...

Impact of Climate Variability on Fish Resources and Predator Distribution in Overseas France (Austral India) The Austral Ocean abounds in considerable and yet-unexploited stocks of pelagic fish. In terms of biomass and specific diversity,...

Study of the Impact of Climate Change on Vector-Borne Diseases in West Africa: Tick-Borne Borreliosis and Malaria Malaria and tick-borne borreliosis form the two leading causes of morbidity from vector-borne disease in the savannah...

Modelling Climate-Dependent Emerging Tropical Arboviruses Many new pathologies have emerged in recent decades. Others, longer-known, have extended their area of existence: both these types of diseases are referred to as “emerging” diseases. In this...

Quantifying Cholera Epidemic Emergence Risks in the Mediterranean Basin in Connection with Climate Change A large number of bacterial or viral organisms, potentially pathogenic for human populations, exist naturally in oceans, seas, lagoons or...

Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrological Cycle of the Mediterranean Basin and in Southern Europe Assuming global climate warming ahead, climate change management will, first of all, require a precise understanding of the...