Contributors

The SUP series is supported by a partnership of the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy’s alliance for city climate leadership, the Resilience First business network, the Indian Institute for Human Settlements, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action in collaboration with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), and led by Resilience Rising.

Authors

The SUP draws on latest climate change research, bringing together IPCC authors from across the globe

Cities

The SUP will help cities explore avenues for collaborative
and convergent climate action

Businesses

The SUP will enable businesses to collaborate and co-create resilience and sustainability best practices

Listen to authors, cities and businesses speak of their SUP experience.

Authors

The SUP draws on latest climate change research, bringing together IPCC authors from across the globe.

The IPCC authors contributing to content for the SUP volumes operate in an independent capacity, keeping true to the science in the IPCC AR6 Report series. They have provided inputs on the latest regionally specific science, and suggestions on future urban research to fill gaps in understanding.

SUP Volume 1

Anna A. Sörensson

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 10, IPCC AR6 WGI

Argentina

Senior Lecturer, University of Buenos Aires Anna Sörensson is currently working as a

A.K.M. Saiful Islam

Lead Author, Chapter 12, IPCC AR6 WGI

Bangladesh

Professor, Institute of Water and Flood Management, Bangladesh University of Engineering and

Friederike Otto

Lead Author, Chapter 11, IPCC AR6 WGI

United Kingdom (UK)

Senior Lecturer, The Grantham Institute for Climate Change; Imperial College London. Friederike (Fredi)

Izidine Pinto

Lead Author, Chapter 11, IPCC AR6 WGI

South Africa

Technical Advisor, Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre; Climate Researcher, Department of

Krishnan Raghavan

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 8, IPCC AR6 WGI

India

Acting Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM); Executive Director, Centre for

Laura Gallardo

Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGI

Professor, University of Chile; Director, Center of Excellence for Climate and Resilience

Rafiq Hamdi

Lead Author, Chapter 10, IPCC AR6 WGI

Belgium

Senior Researcher, Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium Rafiq Hamdi completed his civil engineering

Sophie Szopa

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGI

France

Research Director, Climate and Environmental Sciences Laboratory of the Institut Pierre-Simon Laplace,

Zbigniew Klimont

Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGI

Austria

Research Group Leader and Principal Research Scholar Pollution Management Research Group -

Aromar Revi

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 18, IPCC AR6 WGII and Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C

India

Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Aromar Revi is the founding Director of

Ian Klaus

Series Editor of the SUP Series

United States of America

Senior Fellow, Chicago Council of Global Affairs Ian Klaus is a senior fellow

Jagdish Krishnaswamy

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 7, IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

India

Dean, School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements As Dean,

SUP Volume 2

Adelle Thomas

Lead Author, Chapter 16, IPCC AR6 WGII, Author, CCP2 IPCC AR6 WGII

Bahamas

Senior Fellow, Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Research Centre, University of the

Anton Cartwright

Lead Author, Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report 1.5°C

South Africa

Researcher, African Centre for Cities, University of Cape Town Anton Cartwright was the

Christopher Trisos

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 9, IPCC AR6 WGII, Core Writing Team, IPCC AR6 Synthesis Report

South Africa

Senior Researcher, African Climate & Development Initiative; Director, Climate Risk Laboratory, University

Debbie Ley

Lead Author, Chapter 18, IPCC AR6 WGII, Lead Author, Chapter 4, IPCC SR15

Guatemala/Mexico

Economic Affairs Officer, Energy and Natural Resources, Economic Commission for Latin America

Ibidun Adelekan

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 9, IPCC AR6 WGII

Nigeria

Professor, Department of Geography at University of Ibadan Ibidun Adelekan is a Professor

Liliana Miranda Sara

Role: Lead Author, Chapter 12, IPCC AR6 WGII

Peru

Executive Director, Cities for Life Forum Liliana is an architect, urban environmental planner,

Maria Fernanda Lemos

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 12, IPCC AR6 WGII

Brazil

Professor, Department of Architecture and Urbanism, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de

Marjolijn Haasnoot

Lead Author, Chapter 13, IPCC AR6 WGII, Lead Author, Cross-Chapter 2, IPCC AR6 WGII

The Netherlands

Senior Researcher, climate adaptation, water resources management and adaptive pathways planning at

Mark Pelling

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGII

Professor of Geography, King's College London Mark’s research interests include social and institutional

Masahiro Hashizume

Lead Author, Chapter 10, IPCC AR6 WGII

Japan

Professor, Graduate School of Medicine at The University of Tokyo Masahiro Hashizume is

Matthias Garschagen

Lead Author, Chapter 16, IPCC AR6 WGII, Author, Cross-Chapter Paper 2 IPCC AR6 WGII

Germany

Professor, Chair in Human Geography, LMU University Munich Prof. Matthias Garschagen is the

Nicholas P. Simpson

Lead Author, Chapter 9, IPCC AR6 WGII, Author, Cross-Chapter Paper 2, IPCC AR6 WGII

Zimbabwe/South Africa

Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Africa Climate & Development Initiative (ACDI), University

Richard Dawson

Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGII, Coordinating Lead Author, CCP2, IPCC AR6 WGII

Director, Research & Innovation in the School of Engineering at Newcastle University Professor

Sarah Colenbrander

Contributing Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGII

Director, Climate and Sustainability Programme at ODI Sarah is the Director of ODI's

Timon McPhearson

Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGII

USA

Professor, Urban Ecology, Director of the Urban Systems Lab Dr. Timon McPhearson is

William Solecki

Lead Author, Chapter 17, IPCC AR6 WGII, Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 1, IPCC SR15

USA

Professor, Department of Geography at Hunter College, City University of New York Dr.

Winston Chow

Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGII, Lead Author, Cross-Chapter 2, IPCC AR6 WGII

Singapore

Associate Professor of Science, Technology and Society at Singapore Management University Associate Professor

Aromar Revi

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 18, IPCC AR6 WGII and Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C

India

Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Aromar Revi is the founding Director of

Ian Klaus

Series Editor of the SUP Series

United States of America

Senior Fellow, Chicago Council of Global Affairs Ian Klaus is a senior fellow

Jagdish Krishnaswamy

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 7, IPCC Special Report on Climate Change and Land

India

Dean, School of Environment and Sustainability, Indian Institute for Human Settlements As Dean,

Prathijna Poonacha Kodira

Lead - Programme Management and Consultation, SUP

India

Senior Consultant- Director’s Office, Indian Institute for Human Settlements. Prathijna Poonacha Kodira earned

Chandni Singh

Lead Author, Chapter 10, IPCC AR6 WGII; Author, Cross-Chapter Paper 2, IPCC AR6 WGII

Senior Research Consultant - Practice, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Chandni Singh has

SUP Volume 3

Paolo Bertoldi

Lead Author, Chapter 9, IPCC AR6 WGIII, Lead Author, Chapter 4, IPCC SR15

Senior Expert - European Commission Paolo Bertoldi is a senior expert in sustainable

Felix Creutzig

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 5, IPCC AR6 WGIII

Head of working group Land Use, Infrastructure and Transport - Mercator Research

Heleen De Coninck

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 16, IPCC AR6 WGIII, Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 4, IP

Professor - Eindhoven University of Technology Heleen de Coninck is a full Professor

Kiane De Kleijne

Chapter Scientist, Chapter 12, IPCC AR6 WGIII

PhD Student - Radboud University Kiane de Kleijne is a chapter scientist and

Shobhakar Dhakal

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 2, IPCC AR6 WGIII

Vice President for Academic Affairs - Asian Institute of Technology Shobhakar Dhakal is

Kejun Jiang

Lead Author, Chapter 3, IPCC AR6 WGIII Report; Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 2, IPCC SR15

Senior Researcher - Energy Research Institute Since 1993, Kejun Jiang has been conducting

Şiir Kılkış

Lead Author, Chapter 8, IPCC AR6 WGIII Report

Senior Researcher - The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK) Şiir

Shuaib Lwasa

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 8, IPCC AR6 WGIII Report; Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC SRCCL

Principal Researcher - Global Center on Adaptation Dr. Shuaib Lwasa is a principal

Minal Pathak

Chapter Scientist and Contributing Author, Chapter 5, IPCC AR6 WGIII Report

Senior Scientist - Ahmedabad University Professor Pathak holds a PhD and MS in

Joana Portugal Pereira

Lead Author, Chapter 4; Coordinating Lead Author, Annex C IPCC AR6 WGIII Report

Assistant Professor - Federal University of Rio de Janeiro Joana Portugal-Pereira is an

Joyashree Roy

Lead Author, Chapter 4; Coordinating Lead Author, Annex C IPCC AR6 WGIII Report

Bangabandhu Chair Professor, Director of Centre on South and South East Asia

Karen Seto

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 8, IPCC AR6 WGIII Report

Professor - Yale University Karen Seto is the Frederick C. Hixon Professor of

Linda Steg

Lead Author, Chapter 6, IPCC AR6 WGIII Report; Lead Author, Chapter 4, IPCC SR15

Professor - University of Groningen Linda’s research focuses on understanding factors influencing sustainable

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

Vice-Chair, IPCC AR6 WGIII

Professor - Central European University Diana Ürge-Vorsatz holds a Ph.D. from the University

Mustafa Babiker

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 12, IPCC AR6 WGIII,Lead Author, Chapter 4, IPCC SR15

Research Associate, Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change-MIT

Leila Niamir

Chapter Scientist and Contributing Author, Chapter 5, IPCC AR6 WGIII

Research Scholar- International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis Leila Niamir is a research

Shreya Some

Lead Author, Chapter 4; Coordinating Lead Author, Annex C IPCC AR6 WGIII

Postdoctoral Researcher, at the Centre for South and South-East Asia Multidisciplinary Applied

Chandni Singh

Lead Author, Chapter 10, IPCC AR6 WGII; Author, Cross-Chapter Paper 2, IPCC AR6 WGII

Senior Research Consultant - Practice, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Chandni Singh has

Amir Bazaz

Contributing Author, Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C

India

Associate Dean, School of Environment and Sustainability; School of Systems and Infrastructure;

Ian Klaus

Series Editor of the SUP Series

United States of America

Senior Fellow, Chicago Council of Global Affairs Ian Klaus is a senior fellow

Aromar Revi

Coordinating Lead Author, Chapter 18, IPCC AR6 WGII and Chapter 4, IPCC Special Report on 1.5°C

India

Director, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Aromar Revi is the founding Director of

Stuti Haldar

Author - SUP

Postdoctoral Researcher, Indian Institute for Human Settlements Stuti is a postdoctoral researcher at

Cities

The Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy (GCoM), in collaboration with SUP project partners, organized a series of regional consultations over a year to facilitate the process of input by cities and local governments to the revision of the SUP report series. Find out more about the cities participating in the process, below:

Hamidou Baguian

City of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso

Zach Baumer

City of Austin, USA

Lia Cairone

City of New York, USA

Leticia Clemente

City of Baguio, Philippines

Yoonjin Cho

City of Seoul, Republic of Korea

Tiffany Crawford

City of Melbourne, Australia

Bridget Herring

City of Asheville, USA

Bryan Ho-Yan

City of Guelph, Canada

Erika Alejandra Fregoso Cuenca

City of Guadalajara, Mexico

Gillian Dick

City of Glasgow, United Kingdom’

João Dinis

City of Cascais, Portugal

Katrina Graham

City of Hobart, Australia

Leonardo Herou

City of Canelones, Uruguay

Manuel de Araújo

City of Quelimane, Mozambique

Natalia Garay

Metropolitan Region of Santiago, Chile

Patricia Himschoot

City of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Roshanie Dissanayake

City of Colombo, Sri Lanka

Sharon Dijksma

City of Utrecht, The Netherlands

Solape Hammond

State of Lagos, Nigeria

Tamsin Faragher

City of Cape Town, South Africa

Yann Françoise

City of Paris, France

Agnes Schöenfelder

City of Mannheim, Germany

Ahmad Zabri bin Mohamed Sarajudin

City of Seberang Perai, Malaysia

Anna Mitchell

City of Sydney, Australia

Anthony Xenon Walde

City of Makati, Philippines

Çağlar Tükel

City of Izmir, Turkey

Daniela Mastrángelo

City of Rosario, Argentina

David Smart

City of Bo, Sierra Leone

Felipe Mandarino

City of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Fernand Yapi Cocody

City of Abidjan, Cote d’Ivoire

Herman Padonou

National Association of Municipalities of Benin

Irma Ventayol Ceferino

City of Barcelona, Spain

Ivan Ivankovic

City of Zagreb, Croatia

Johan De Herdt

City of Antwerp, Belgium

Jonas Kamleh

City of Malmö, Sweden

Joseph Oganga

City of Kisumu, Kenya

Katrin Stjernfeldt Jammeh

City of Malmö, Sweden

Kunal Khemnar

City of Pune, India

Mariusz Skiba

City of Katowice, Poland

Mohamed Sefiani

City of Chefchaouen, Morocco

Nisreen Daoud

Municipality of Greater Amman, Jordan

Paola Vela

City of Lima, Peru

Risto Veivo

City of Turku, Finland

Rosli Nordin

City of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Businesses

Resilience First, the largest business-led membership not-for-profit with a vision to drive global resilience best practice at scale, is pleased to be part of a unique collaboration to co-create a Summary for Urban Policymakers (SUP) that presents the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assessments in targeted summaries that can help inform action in cities and across businesses. A cross-selection of industry members from Resilience First’s network have been invited to participate in the dialogues and we thank them for their invaluable insights.