*3.3.5 Mediterranean region*

Because of low number of provinces in the Mediterranean region in which sunflower was cultivated over the 30 years studied, the region could not be fully evaluated. Despite this, it is estimated that there will be increases in both provinces in the 2016–2040 period. In the second and third periods, excessive increases in both average temperatures and the number of days with daily maximum temperature >35°C are expected to adversely affect the sunflower yield.
