Professor Minpeng Chen is a full professor at Renmin University of China and serves as the co-chair of the Policy and Finance Committee of the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP). Her research focuses on the impacts of climate change on agriculture, adaptation strategies, global climate governance, and mitigation policies in the Agriculture, Forestry, and Other Land Use (AFOLU) sector. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and works closely with key stakeholders in the field of climate change and agriculture, both globally and nationally.

Dr. Li Renqiang is an associate professor at the Institute of Geographic Sciences and Natural Resources Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences. He has led over 40 major projects and published more than 50 papers. His research focuses on systematic biodiversity conservation and climate change adaptation strategies in China.

Dr. Zhao Mingyue is an associate Professor, focusing on climate change, agricultural ecosystem services, and sustainable development. With a Ph.D. from Peking University, she leads projects on biodiversity, ecosystem resilience, and climate adaptation. Her research integrates landscape ecology, ecosystem service modelling, and socio-ecological risk assessment, contributing to sustainable agricultural practices and policy development.

Wang Shaohua is a professor at CAS Innovation Institute for Aerospace Information and deputy director of the State Key Laboratory of Remote Sensing and Digital Earth. He specializes in intelligent remote sensing, spatiotemporal big data analysis, and geospatial computing, with postdoctoral work at UCSB, UIUC, and ASU.

Teng Fei is a professor and Deputy Director at Tsinghua University’s Institute of Energy, Environment and Economy. He holds B.E., M.S., and PhD in Management Science and Engineering. His research focuses on integrated assessment modelling, energy systems, and climate policy. He was a lead author of the IPCC Reports.

Dr. Guozheng Hu is an associate research fellow on the climate change and GHG mitigation. Led 12 national and provincial-level projects. As first/corresponding-author, published 21 papers. Developed carbon assessment tools based on IPCC inventory method, contributed to China’s UNFCCC reports.

Dr. Lu Lin is an associate professor specializing in ecological economics and environmental management. Her work has been published in top journals environmental management and environmental economics, and she has contributed to two monographs on large-scale regional environmental impact assessments in China.

Dr Liu is a professor and engaged in research on Climate change impacts on water resource and renewable energy.

Dr. Xiao is a professor and deputy director-general of the National Climate Centre of China. He has long been engaged in climate change impact assessment and meteorological disaster risk research and management. He was a contribution author of China's national action plan on climate change adaptation.

Minpeng Chen is a full professor at Renmin University of China and serves as the co-chair of the World Adaptation Science Programme (WASP). Her research focuses on the impacts of adaptation to climate change and mitigation policies in the agricultural sector. She has published over 70 peer-reviewed papers and works closely with key stakeholders, both globally and nationally.

Dr. Chan Xiao is a professor and deputy director-general of the National Climate Centre of China. He has long been engaged in climate change impact assessment and meteorological disaster risk research and management. He was a contribution author of China's national action plan on climate change adaptation.

Dr Kumar has more than 31 years of experience working in Asia and Sub Saharan Africa. Focus of his work is on Climate resilient and nutrition sensitive value chains and food systems; co-designing resilient farm and food systems and scaling climate smart agriculture; and mainstreaming millets.