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the Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM)
CIESM
(Mediterranean Science Commission (CIESM))
16 bvd de Suisse
MC 98000 Monte Carlo
Monaco
Type
International / Intergovernmental
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Telephone
+377 93303879
Fax
+377 92161195
Activities
The Commission, with headquarters in Monaco, has grown from the eight founding countries of its origin to 23 Member States today.
These support a network of several thousand marine researchers, applying the latest scientific tools to better understand, monitor and protect a fast-changing, highly impacted Mediterranean Sea.
Structured in six committees and various task forces, CIESM runs expert workshops, collaborative programs and regular congresses, delivering authoritative, independent advice to national and international agencies.
The Commission integrates a broad spectrum of marine disciplines, encompassing geo-physical, chemical and biological processes, along with high-resolution mapping of the sea-bottom.
Today, changes are occurring at a fast, unprecedented pace in the Mediterranean Sea.
CIESM tracks and analyses these changes at the scale of the whole Basin, from the impact of global warming on sea-level and water masses to changes in marine biodiversity; from morphological changes in coastlines to the accumulation of trace metals in marine food chains.
