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Integrated assessment modeller Elmar Kriegler worked with experts in climate change impacts, adaptation and scenario analysis to develop a shared framework for socio-economic scenarios in climate change research.
Marine biologist Laura Stocker led experts in economics, policy and urban and regional planning to develop a participatory approach to climate adaptation and sustainability at Rottnest Island, Australia.
Water management expert Arjen Hoekstra, together with environmental science and energy specialists, has analysed the impact of increasing the use of biofuels in the transport sector on global water demand.
Environmental social scientist Lindsay C. Stringer worked with ecologists, soil and climate scientists, economists, and livelihood and policy experts to examine carbon storage, livelihoods and ecosystem services in subSaharan Africa's drylands.
Development expert Barbara Harriss-White leads a team of specialists from agriculture to economics, environmental science and policy to investigate neglected aspects of the climate change response in India.
In collaboration with experts in agroforestry, agricultural economics and policy, development economist Utkur Djanibekov estimated the viability of small-scale Clean Development Mechanism afforestation in Uzbekistan.
Environmental economist Jonah Busch worked with a team of economists, geographers and policy specialists to assess different incentive structures for reducing emissions from deforestation in Indonesia.
Joseph Holden, director of water@leeds — an international climate and water research centre based at the University of Leeds — and colleague Dabo Guan talk to Nature Climate Change about the project.
With expertise in coastal resources and an interdisciplinary background in marine biology and social science, Tim Daw joined a team of natural and social scientists to study how coastal communities are affected by the impacts of climate change on coral reefs.
Biologist Petteri Vihervaara gathered together specialists in geography, ecology, forestry, cultural studies and ethnography to analyse people's attitudes about the ecosystem services of different plantations in the context of rapid afforestation in Uruguay.
With expertise in geography and human health, Marta Jankowska and David López-Carr worked with a team of specialists in climate science, statistics, demography and policy to study climate change impacts on child malnutrition in Mali.
Veterinary scientist Alexander Travis collaborated with economists and conservation biologists to assess how a new model promoting sustainable agriculture helps Zambian communities address climate change, protect biodiversity and increase income.
The Fudan Tyndall Centre in Shanghai is an innovative institute dedicated to interdisciplinary climate research. Professor Trevor Davies of the University of East Anglia, who co-directs the centre with Professor Yiqi Luo, talks to Nature Climate Change about the initiative.
Patrick Huntjens, an expert in both complex systems and policy, worked with specialists in social science, ecology, hydrology and civil engineering to compare water-management practices across countries and to provide guidance for adaptation under climate variability.
Carmenza Robledo brought together a diverse group of experts from resource management to information technology and policy to assess how forest ecosystems help African rural communities cope with extreme weather events.
An assessment of future ecosystem services and human well-being in the Great Barrier Reef region, led by social-ecological system scientist Erin Bohensky, draws on expertise in ecology, economics, sociology, geography, hydrology and oceanography.
Geographer Robert McDonald gathered a team of hydrologists, freshwater ecologists, urban planners and demographers to estimate the impacts of urban growth and climate change on future water availability for major cities in the developing world.
NASA scientist Drew Shindell teamed up with experts in health, agriculture and economics to investigate the potential impacts of imposing tight vehicle-emission standards in developing countries.
