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The Island Is Getting Hotter and Drier
Eastern Mediterranean warming 20% faster than global average. Already noticeable: hotter summers (records above 46°C), longer droughts, declining groundwater, increasing wildfires.
What's Changing
Temperatures: +1.5-2°C in 50 years. 40°C days doubled. Rainfall: -15-20%. Water: chronic shortage, 50%+ from desalination. Wildfires: increasing risk, devastating 2021 fires.
This was exactly our experience: The Island Is Getting Hotter and Drier Eastern Mediterranean warming 20% faster than global average.
– Nature lover from Nuremberg, in Larnaca since 2023
What It Means for Expats
Electricity costs rising (more AC needed). Water costs rising. Well-insulated homes with solar: value-stable. Poorly insulated without AC: losing value. Health: more heat risk, UV exposure.
What You Can Do
Install solar (5-10 kW, payback 5-7 years, subsidies available). Save water (drip irrigation, no lawns). Energy efficiency (A+++ AC, insulation, shutters). Buy/build energy-efficient.
Climate Change in Cyprus
Topics: The Island Is Getting Hotter and Drier, What's Changing, What It Means for Expats
CMC Practical Tip
Save water (drip irrigation, no lawns).
Frequently Asked Questions
Not foreseeable. AC makes heat bearable. But costs rising. Solar and insulation are the answer.
Chronic shortage. Currently secured by desalination. Prices rising. Garden: water-saving mandatory.
Yes – 340 sunny days, one of EU's best locations. €5,000-10,000 with subsidies. Payback 5-7 years.
May-Oct, especially near forests. 2021: devastating fires. Near forest: fire protection measures, insurance, evacuation plan.
How CMC Supports You
At CMC Certus Management Consultants, we are here for you – not only for tax and legal questions, but also for all practical topics of everyday life in Cyprus. Our team in Larnaca and Pafos knows the local conditions first-hand.
As your local contact, we handle: company formation and management, tax advisory and Non-Dom applications, ongoing bookkeeping and tax returns, support with authorities, and referrals to estate agents, lawyers, doctors and tradespeople.