This edited volume is based on the best papers accepted for presentation during the 1st Springer Conference of the Arabian Journal of Geosciences (CAJG-1), Tunisia 2018. The book is of interest to all researchers in the fields of climate, paleo-climate and paleo-environmental studies.

Middle East and Mediterranean region locates at a crossroad of global climatic patterns. The region is under the influence of a convergence of different maritime conditions which together with extensive adjacent land masses marked by extreme differences in topographical features transporting continental air masses lead to a diverse climate.

This volume offers an overview of the state-of-the-art climate, paleoclimate and paleoenvironmental studies mainly on this region. It gives new insights on patterns and mechanisms of past and future climate/environmental changes by international researchers.

Main topics include:

1. Spatio-temporal Patterns of Climate Change

2. Sea Level Variability

3. Climate Change Impacts and Migration Schemes

4. Paleoclimate Evolution

5. Paleoenvironmental Evolution