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Building Confidence for the G20 Renewables Market Through Strategic Policy Reforms

Author(s) Eunji Kim, Policy Analyst, Solutions for Our Climate (Republic of Korea); Giovanni Andrés Pabón, Energy Director, Transforma (Colombia); Eunbyeol Jo, Renewables Permitting Team Head, Solutions for Our Climate (Republic of Korea); Álvaro Daniel Pinzón Velásquez, Energy Associate, Transforma (Colombia); Laura Flechas Mejía, Energy Associate, Transforma (Colombia); Verónica Valencia Hernández, Energy Associate, Transforma (Colombia).

Decentralized Renewable Energy (DRE) systems: A pathway to just energy transitions in vulnerable communities

Author(s) Prof. Syed Munir Khasru, Chairman, IPAG & Former Co-chair of G7 and G20 Task Forces (Bangladesh); Riad Meddeb, Director of the Sustainable Energy Hub, UNDP (USA); Gauri Singh, Deputy Director General, International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) (India); Dr Vibha Dhawan, Director General, TERI – The Energy and Resources Institute (India); Dr Shailly Kedia, Senior Fellow and Associate Director, TERI - The Energy and Resources Institute (India); Dr. Sarwat Chowdhury, Program Director, UC Irvine, Former Policy Specialist, Economist, UNDP (USA).

Towards an integrated transition planning ecosystem

Author(s) Mark Manning, Visiting Senior Fellow, Centre for Economic Transition Expertise, Grantham Research Institute, London School of Economics and Political Science (UK); Megan Bowman, Professor of Law, King's Centre for Climate Law and Governance, King's College London (UK); Peter Knaack Policy Consultant, World Bank Group (US); Lisa Sachs, Director, Columbia Center on Sustainable investment, Columbia Law School (US); Agnieszka Smolenska Visiting Fellow, Centre for Economic Transition Expertise, Grantham Research Institute. London School of Economics and Political Science (UK); Fiona Stewart Global Lead, Insurance and Pensions. World Bank Group (US); Perrine Toledano Director of Research and Policy. Columbia Center on Sustainable Investment. Columbia Law School (US).

Toward a Global Protein Transition: urgency, potential, and international cooperation

Author(s) Ankur Chaudhary, Policy Specialist, Good Food Institute APAC (Singapore); Carla Forte Maiolino Molenta, PhD. Professor, Cellular Animal Science Laboratory, Agricultural Sciences Sector, Federal University of Paraná (Brazil); Carolina Escobar Cardona, Food Change Campaign Coordinator, Fundación Veg (Colombia); Karina Rie Ishida, Food Systems Coordinator, World Animal Protection (Brazil); Mariana Bernal Multilateral Engagement and Policy Analyst. Good Food Institute (Brazil).

Advancing Climate-Resilient Oceans for Global Food Security

Author(s) Muhammad Habibullah Galih Tri Aji, Master's Student, University of Toyama (Japan); Alfi Bella Kurniati, Master's Student, Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (Malaysia); Jing Zhang. Academic Assembly. University of Toyama (Japan); Geetha Mohan, Professor, University of Toyama (Japan); Genevieve Donnellon-May, Researcher, Asia Society Policy Institute (Australia); Cherry Hitkari, Doctoral Student, University of Delhi (India)

Synergies between Social Protection and Rural Development Programmes for Inclusive Food Systems

Author(s) Garima Bhalla, Economist, Food and Agriculture Organization, Rome HQ, Italy; Meekha Hannah Paul, Project Manager, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH India.

Role of G20 in enhancing institutional quality for ensuring global food security

Author(s) Raja Rajendra Timilsina, Economist-consultant, Asian Development Bank institute (Japan); Pradeep Panthi, Economist-consultant, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Tetsushi Sonobe, Dean, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Dil B. Rahut, Vice chair of the research, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Dina Azhgaliyeva, Senior research fellow, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Shu (Grace) Tian, Principal economist, Asian Development Bank (Philippines); Nicolas Buchoud, Senior advisor to the Dean and CEO of ADBI, Asian Development Bank Institute (Japan); Alyssa Jade McDonald-Baertl, Board Chair, World Fish (Malaysia); Sabah Abdulla, Senior economist, Asian Development Bank, (Philippines); Puspa Sharma, Visiting Senior Research Fellow, Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS). National University of Singapore (Singapore); Pritha Datta, Assistant professor, TERI School of Advanced Studies (India); Sukanya Das, Professor. TERI School of Advanced Studies (India); Jagadish Timsina, Senior agricultural sciences advisor, nstitute for Study and Development Worldwide (Australia); Jeetendra Prakash Aryal, Consultant, International Centre for Biosaline Agriculture (United Arab Emirates); Bhagirath Behera, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India); Pulak Mishra, Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (India).

Impactful approaches for Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

Author(s) Ana Maria Maya. Specialist of the Healthy and Sustainable Food Program at the Consumer Protection Institute - Idec (Brazil); Ana Carolina Navarrete, Health Law Consultant at the Consumer Protection Institute - Idec (Brazil); Arturo Quizpe, Director of React Latin America (Regional)

Equitable pathways to sustainable and healthy food systems

Author(s) Lidia Cabral, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (UK); Stephen Devereux, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (UK) and Centre of Excellence in Food Security (South Africa); Jody Harris, Research Associate, Institute of Development Studies (UK); Claudia Job Schmitt, Professor. CPDA and Observatorio de Politicas Públicas para a Agricultura (OPPA), Universidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Anabel Marin, Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (UK), and Founder of Bioleft (Argentina); Nicholas Nisbett, Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies (UK); Poonam Pandey, Maria Zambrano Fellow, Post-growth Innovation Lab, University of Vigo (Spain); Leah Salm, Doctoral Researcher, Institute of Development Studies (UK)

School Meals: A Unique Strategy for Fighting Inequality, Poverty and Hunger and Achieving the SDGs

Author(s) Daniel Balaban, Director and Representative, World Food Programme Centre of Excellence Against Hunger (Global); Sarah Beardmore, Head of Strategic Partnerships and Capabilities, Global Partnership for Education (United States); Carmen Burbano, Director of the School Meals and Social Protection Service, World Food Programme (Italy); Mohamed A. Ahmed, Advocacy Officer, World Food Programme (Italy); Vinicius Limongi, Head of Programme, World Food Programme Centre of Excellence Against Hunger (Brazil); Maria Giulia Senesi, Programme & Policy Officer, World Food Programme Centre of Excellence Against Hunger (Brazil); Mehrdad Ehsani, Vice President, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation (Kenya); Rituj Sahu, Consultant, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation (India); Peiman Milani, Director, Food Initiative, The Rockefeller Foundation (Kenya); Sirtaj Kaur, Public Policy Lead, Global Advocacy, Global Partnership for Education (United States); Julie Mwabe, Team Lead, Global Advocacy and Public Policy, Global Partnership for Education (United States); Kevin Watkins, Senior Research Lead, Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition (United Kingdom); Amy Bellinger, Director of Programs, Sustainable Financing Initiative for School Health and Nutrition (United Kingdom); Afton Halloran, Scientific Manager, Global and Environmental Health, Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark); Flemming Konradsen, Senior Vice President, Social and Humanitarian Area, Novo Nordisk Foundation (Denmark); Linda Schultz, Senior Operations Lead, Research Consortium for School Health & Nutrition (United Kingdom); Donald A.P. Bundy, Director, Research Consortium for School Health & Nutrition (United Kingdom).

Redefining Urban Development: Challenges and Solutions in Latin America's Informal Settlements

Author(s) María Migliore, Directora de Integración Socio-Productiva, Fundar, Argentina; Antonia Cleide Alves, Presidente, UNAS Heliópolis e Região; Denis Pacheco, Co-fundador, Red Brasileña de Urbanismo Social, Brasil; Agustina Rodriguez Biasone, SPURS Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Carina Arvizu Machado, SPURS Fellow, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. María Luz Benitez, Investigadora, Fundar, Argentina; Matías Sanchez, Fundador, La Esquina Hace Arte, Argentina.

Investing in women small-scale agripreneurs: Policy priorities for sustainable agrifood systems

Author(s) Yamunna Rao, Senior Program Manager, Global Solutions Initiative (Germany); Heike Baumüller, Senior Researcher and PARI Coordinator, Center of Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn (Germany); Elizabeth Burges Sims, Deputy Director and Lead Technical Advisor, Gender Equality Office, United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) (Italy); Stefan Heinke, Director of Partnerships Dev. Organizations & Think Tanks, Bayer AG (Germany); Rosemary Emegu Isoto, Lecturer, Department of Agribusiness and Natural Resource Economics, Makerere University (Uganda); Lakshmi lyer, Director-Innovations in Agriculture, Grameen Foundation (USA); Ana Paula Moreira da Silva, Technical Expert for Planning and Research, Institute for Applied Economic Research (Brazil).