Diachronic Climatic Impacts on Water Resources with Emphasis on the Mediterranean Region: Initiated During the NATO Advanced Research Workshop “Diachronic Climatic Impacts on Water Resources”, Held in Iraklio, Crete, October 17-23, 1993

This text contains reviews on paleoenvironments of arid land, climate-water-man interactions, water resources in the Minoan era, ancient Greek examples of avoiding water shortages, climate changes in the eastern Mediterranean region since 5000 BC, climatic evolution in ancient civilizations based on fossil studies, and the impact of climatic changes on groundwater and Mediterranean wetlands.