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This information booklet is part of a series of resources that will support the learning and deliberation phase of the Global Assembly. The purpose of these learning materials is to provide information and data so that you can form your own opinions on the climate and ecological crisis.
This information booklet is part of a series of resources that will support the learning and deliberation phase of the Global Assembly. The purpose of these learning materials is to provide information and data so that you can form your own opinions on the climate and ecological crisis.
To complement this information booklet, further resources such as: videos, animated presentations, artistic creations and testimonials of lived experience will be available on the Global Assembly website.
To complement this information booklet, further resources such as: videos, animated presentations, artistic creations and testimonials of lived experience will be available on the Global Assembly website.
Contextualization and translation of this information booklet in several languages is available on this wiki under “Translated versions”.
Contextualization and translation of this information booklet in several languages is available on this wiki on [[Community:Contextualizations and Translations of Information Booklet|Contextualized and Translated Versions]]
== Drafting Process ==
*The Global Assembly’s Knowledge and Wisdom Committee led the writing process of this information booklet. The purpose of the committee is to ensure that the Global Assembly’s learning phase is rooted in evidence.
*This committee chose the framing question that the Assembly will be deliberating on, as well the content of this information booklet. They have also led the selection of the speakers and witnesses presenting at the Global Assembly.
* The members of the committee have expertise in: Earth Systems Science, Systems Change, Engineering & geology, Indigenous knowledge, Ecology, Climate Science, Environmental Economics, Climate Adaptation & Vulnerable countries, Behavioral and Cognitive Psychology.
* The committee is chaired by Professor [https://tyndall.ac.uk/people/robert-watson Bob Watson], former chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and former Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
* The members of the committee are:
**[https://www.systemshift.earth/our-team Dr. Nafeez Ahmed], System Shift Lab, UK
**[https://www.cardiff.ac.uk/people/view/1156602-capstick-stuart Dr. Stuart Capstick], Centre for Climate Change and Social Transformation, Cardiff University, Wales
**[http://iegindia.org/staffmembers/faculty/detail/3549/3 Professor Purnamita Dasgupta], Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi
**[https://www.icccad.net/our-team/saleemul-huq/ Professor Saleemul Huq], International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), Bangladesh
**[https://thefountain.earth/people/ Jyoti Ma (USA) & Mindahi Bastida Munoz (Mexico)], The Fountain, Sacred Economics, Indigenous Wisdom Keepers
**[https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Oti Professor Michael N. Oti], Petroleum Geology, University of Port Harcourt, Nigeria
**[https://profjuliasteinberger.wordpress.com/about-me/ Professor Julia Steinberger], Ecological Economics, University of Lausanne, Switzerland
* This information booklet went through twelve iterations. It was written by journalist [https://profjuliasteinberger.wordpress.com/about-me/ Tarn Rogers Johns] with guidance and feedback from [http://clairemellier.com/ Claire Mellier]. It was sub edited by [https://www.linkedin.com/in/natalie-marchant/?originalSubdomain=uk Nathalie Marchant].
*Feedback on the drafts was provided by:
**[https://www.linkedin.com/in/lydiamessling/?originalSubdomain=uk Lydia Massling] and [https://www.linkedin.com/in/will-bugler-a1425a8/?originalSubdomain=de Will Bugler], climate communication specialists from consultancy group [https://www.willistowerswatson.com/en-US Willis Towers Watson].
**Global Assembly [https://globalassembly.org/ Lab partners]