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About the Authors

Dr. Kirstin Dow is Professor of Geography at the University of South Carolina. She is the Principal Investigator of the Carolinas Integrated Sciences and Assessments. CISA is part of a NOAA-sponsored network of teams working at the regional level to advance understanding of climate impacts on society and to improve the value and accessibility of climate science for decision-making. CISA research and collaboration with regional decision-makers also supports the US National Climate Assessment. Her research contributions to this interdisciplinary team focus on climate impacts, vulnerability, adaptation, and communicating uncertainty. Kirstin’s PhD focused on the global to local processes shaping vulnerability for fishing communities along the Straits of Malacca (Geography, Clark University). She is the former Manager of the Poverty and Vulnerability Programme at the Stockholm Environment Institute. Currently, she is a Lead Author in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change fifth assessment, contributing to analysis of adaptation. She also serves on the National Academy of Sciences Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate, as an Editor of the American Meteorological Society journal Weather, Climate, and Society, and as a science advisor on climate change for community and national efforts. She seeks to inform a transition to a sustainable pathway that recognizes the climate and development challenges in the USA and abroad. Dr. Thomas E. Downing is President and CEO of the Global Climate Adaptation Partnership (GCAP). GCAP is a new initiative, to provide knowledge-led, climate change adaptation solutions for its clients, training through the Adaptation Academy, and advanced knowledge management services. Tom retains a Visiting Professor position at Oxford University in the School of Geography and Environment and is an Associate in development studies in Queen Elisabeth House. He was formerly Executive Director of the Stockholm Environment Institute’s office in Oxford. Tom’s early career included four years working with the Government of Kenya on environmental assessment, drought, and sustainable development. His PhD was on drought coping strategies in central and eastern Kenya (Geography, Clark University). His major interests are sustainable land and water management, including extensive experience in vulnerability assessment and climate risk management. Involved in all five of the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, more recently he has led assessments on the economics of climate change, including adaptation planning, extreme events, and end-use effectiveness for vulnerable populations. His current work on mainstreaming climate adaptation in the African Development Bank highlights practical means for institutional readiness and guidelines for measuring climate protection at the project level. Tom continues to develop practical tools for making sound decisions in order to meet the climate challenges ahead.

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