We are the global alliance of regions with a mediterranean climate, working together to adapt to drought, wildfire, and heat.

regions with shared mediterranean climates and challenges

More than 2% of the total global land area across 5 continents with similar cool, wet winters and hot, dry summers

Home to more than 600 million people and 5 of the world’s 36 biodiversity hotspots

Highly developed tourism and agricultural sectors that are critical to the global economy & trade

Increasingly impacted by climate change via more frequent and severe droughts, wildfires, & extreme heat

The shared characteristics of mediterranean bioregions opened the door for subnational governments to collaborate on tackling their most urgent climate threats — drought, wildfire, and extreme heat — in order to accelerate the adaptation and resilience that protects their most vulnerable communities, unique biodiversity, and cultural heritage.

17 governments
5 continents
3 resilience challenges
1 partnership

The Mediterranean Climate Action Partnership aims to:

ADVANCE LEARNING & CAPACITY

Accelerate concrete resilience and adaptation actions in mediterranean bioregions that protects communities from climate change impacts and strengthens biodiversity, adaptation, and resilience.

ELEVATE AWARENESS & DISTINCTION

Exchange learnings and approaches to policies, programs and governance, to streamline adoption of the best solutions that confront shared climate threats.

ACCELERATE ACTION & INVESTMENT

Uplift the shared challenges of mediterranean bioregions to mobilize investment in MCAP member regions for resilience implementation.

Areas with mediterranean climate conditions are characterized by long, dry summers and short, wet winters and can be found in specific latitudes —between 30° and 45° north and south of the equator — across the world.