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=== CCP4.1.1 The Mediterranean Sea, Land and People ===

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The Mediterranean Basin, known for its exceptional environmental and socio-cultural richness, comprises the semi-enclosed Mediterranean Sea and the countries and regions bordering it, [[#footnote-000|3]] which belong to Europe, Asia and Africa (Figure CCP4.1). The region has a unique historical and environmental identity ( [[#Abulafia--2011|Abulafia, 2011]] ), despite undeniable variations in the environment, socioeconomic conditions and cultural traditions. The countries in the Mediterranean Basin hosted approximately 542 million people in 2020, a number which is expected to increase to 657 million by 2050 and 694 million by 2100. In 1950, only 23.7% of the Mediterranean population lived in countries of the south, this number increased to 41.2% in 2000, 46.3% in 2020, and is projected to reach 55.5% in 2050 and 64.6% in 2100 ( [[#UN%20DESA--2019|UN DESA, 2019]] ).

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'''Figure CCP4.1 |''' '''The Mediterranean region: Topography and bathymetry''' '''(colour bar in metres), main urban areas (population in thousands for 2020 from''' [http://www.naturalearthdata.com '''w''' '''ww.''' '''naturalearthda''' '''ta.com'''] '''), container ports (millions of TEU [twenty-foot container equivalent units] in 2017, from International Association of Ports and Harbours) and borders of the Mediterranean region used in WGI AR6 [[IPCC:Wg2:Chapter:Chapter-10|Chapter 10]] (Doblas-Reyes et al., 2021).'''

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