Given the Mediterranean area high exposure and extreme vulnerabilities to climate-related hazards and the importance of decarbonization for the region’s future, climate action must be prioritized in The New Pact for the Mediterranean. In this policy brief we provide some specific proposals, connected to knowledge and scientific evidence. Investments in energy efficiency, resilience and adaptation to climate change, and response to climate-related loss and damage must be prioritized as a pillar of regional stability and security. Suggested citation: MATTCCh. (2025). The New Pact for the Mediterranean: Climate Action as a Strategic Priority [Policy brief]. MATTCCh. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16369019

The Med Alliance of Think Tanks on Climate Change (MATTCCh) is a network of more than 25 knowledge institutions, from more than 10 different Euro-Mediterranean countries. It was launched at the 3rd MedCOP in Tangier (Morocco) in 2023 and endorsed by the Union for the Mediterranean at the first Green Week in Istanbul (Turkey) in May 2024.