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.

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