The making of this report has been led by Future Earth, The Earth League and the World Climate Research Programme (WCRP). It was made possible, in part, thanks to financial support from Formas – a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development (communication grant number 2021-00273).
We acknowledge the work of the following individuals in their respective capacities:
Editorial Board
Wendy Broadgate – Future Earth Secretariat, Sweden
Mercedes Bustamante – University of Brasilia, Brazil
Helen Cleugh – Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Sabine Fuss – Mercator Research Institute on Global Commons and Climate Change (MCC), Germany
Huang-Hsiung Hsu – National Taiwan University, Taiwan
Saleemul Huq – International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh
Shuaib Lwasa – Global Center on Adaptation, The Netherlands
Cheikh Mbow – Centre De Suivi Écologique, Senegal; University of Pretoria, South Africa
Aditi Mukherji – International Water Management Institute, India
Chukwumerije Okereke – Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Nigeria
Friederike Otto – Imperial College London, United Kingdom
Johan Rockström – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany; University of Potsdam, Germany
Lisa F. Schipper – University of Oxford, United Kingdom; University of Bonn, Germany
Peter Schlosser – Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, United States
Detlef Stammer – University of Hamburg, Germany
Rowan Sutton – University of Reading, United Kingdom
Editor-coordinators
Clea Edwards – Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, United States
Daniel Ospina – Future Earth Secretariat, Sweden
Chapter lead authors, coordinators
Insight 1:
Edward R. Carr – Clark University, United States
Tabea K. Lissner – Climate Analytics, Germany
Jaroslav Mysiak – Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), Italy; Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Italy
Chandni Singh – Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India
Maarten van Aalst – Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre, The Netherlands; University of Twente, The Netherlands
Writer-coordinator:
Gaby S. Langendijk – Climate Service Center Germany (GERICS), Helmholtz-Zentrum Hereon, Germany
Insight 2:
Marina Hirota – Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil; University of Campinas, Brazil
Ola Johannessen – Nansen Scientific Society, Norway
Anjal Prakash – Indian School of Business, India
Norman J. Steinert – NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Norway
Writer-coordinator:
Sophie Hebden – Future Earth Secretariat, Sweden
Insight 3:
Kristie L. Ebi – University of Washington, United States
Meghnath Dhimal – Nepal Health Research Council, Nepal
Catherine Machalaba – oneHEALTH project; EcoHealth Alliance, United States
Virginia Murray – UK Health Security Agency, United Kingdom
Writer-coordinator:
Giles B. Sioen – Future Earth Secretariat, Japan; National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Insight 4:
Kanta K. Rigaud – World Bank, United States
Barbora Šedová – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
Tasneem Siddiqui – University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Lisa Thalheimer – Princeton University, United States
Writer-coordinator:
Daniel Ospina – Future Earth Secretariat, Sweden
Insight 5:
Marwa Daoudy – Georgetown University, United States
Yasuko Kameyama – National Institute for Environmental Studies, Japan
Juan Pulhin – University of the Philippines Los Baños, Philippines
Writer-coordinator:
Clea Edwards – Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, United States
Insight 6:
Emmanuel A. Boakye – Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
Ariane de Bremond – Global Land Programme; University of Bern, Switzerland; University of Maryland, United States
Martin Girardin – Laurentian Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service, Canada
Luana Schwarz – Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), Germany
Writer-coordinator:
Clea Edwards – Global Futures Laboratory, Arizona State University, United States
Insight 7:
Aaron Maltais – Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI), Sweden
Kim Schumacher – Kyushu University, Japan
Jerry Zhirong Zhao – Zhejiang University, China
Writer-coordinator:
Sunhee Suk – Future Earth Secretariat, Japan; Nagasaki University, Japan
Insight 8:
Emily Boyd – Lund University, Sweden
Karen McNamara – The University of Queensland, Australia
Emmanuel Raju – University of Copenhagen, Denmark; North-West University, South Africa
Murray Scown – Utrecht University, The Netherlands; Lund University, Sweden
Chandni Singh – Indian Institute for Human Settlements, India
Kees van der Geest – United Nations University, Germany
Writer-coordinator:
Aaron Redman – Arizona State University, United States
Insight 9:
Eric Chu – University of California, Davis, United States
Szilvia Csevár – The Hague University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Bruce Glavovic – Massey University, New Zealand
Karin Ingold – University Bern, Switzerland; Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology,
Switzerland
Writer-coordinator:
Aaron Redman – Arizona State University, United States
Insight 10:
Josep Canadell – Global Carbon Project; Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Australia
Manu V. Mathai – Azim Premji University, India
Joyashree Roy – Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand; Jadavpur University, India
Karsten Schulz – University of Groningen, The Netherlands
Writer-coordinator:
Nilushi Kumarasinghe – Future Earth Secretariat, Canada
We also acknowledge the helpful comments and suggestions on specific Insights provided by Helen Adams, Maurie Cohen, Cedric De Coning, Carol Farbokto, Rachael D. Garrett, Maike Hamann, Paul Hudson, Fumiko Kasuga, Maria Martin, Daniel Müller, Darla Munroe, Sofía Nanni, David Obura, Juan C. Rocha, Masachika Suzuki, and Monika Zurek.
