From Crisis to Action

Abena Takyiwaa Asamoah-Okyere is a Technical Advisor (Sustainability) to the finance minister in Ghana. She leads SDG and climate finance initiatives. She has served as a Climate Finance Advisor supporting the V20 Secretariat and advocates for development-positive climate resilient growth for developing countries. Abena coordinated the development of Ghana's Climate Prosperity Plan. Christina Natalia Widjaja is a dedicated researcher focused on climate change impacts at United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security. She is working on various international projects to provide in-depth qualitative and quantitative analysis and insights on climate-related disaster risks and ways to adapt/mitigate the impacts. Christina is passionate about translating science into accessible narratives to inspire action. Tim Smedley is a book author, journalist, and ghostwriter, writing about environmental and social justice. His first book Clearing The Air: The Beginning and the End of Air Pollution (2019, Bloomsbury) was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize. His second book The Last Drop: Solving the World's Water Crisis (2023, Pan Macmillan) was a Times Book of the Year.

'From Crisis to Action takes you straight to the front line of the climate crisis. It brings home in vivid detail the impact climate change is already having on people and communities around the world and paints a picture of what is at stake across seventy climate vulnerable countries. It's also a call to action: to remind us that we have an opportunity to avert the worst impacts and build a resilient world for everyone. This is not just their crisis, but a shared challenge for the entire world that requires our collective action.' Steve Howard, Vice Chair of Sustainability Temasek; Founding Chair of the We Mean Business Coalition; Founder of the Climate Group

• Foreword H. E. Mohamed Nasheed; Our oceans, our future world; 1. Introduction: Monitoring the impact; 2. The climate has already changed; 3. Climate scenarios: a tale of three futures; 4. Who's most at risk?; 5. Nobody is spared; 6. Heat, health and hunger; 7. The economics of climate change; 8: What we must do; 9: Conclusion: it is not too late; Acknowledgments; Glossary; References; Index.