Acknowledgements

This Report could not have been prepared without the generous contribution of the many individuals and organizations listed below. Special mention must be made of Malte Meinshausen of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, who provided constant and patient advice on a wide range of technical issues. Many other individuals contributed to the Report either directly through background papers, comments on draft text, and discussions, or indirectly through their research. The authors wish also to acknowledge their debt to the fourth assessment of the International Panel on Climate Change, which provides an unrivalled source of scientific evidence, and to the work of Sir Nicholas Stern and the team behind his Report on The Economics of Climate Change. Many colleagues in the United Nations system were extremely generous in sharing their time, expertise and ideas. The Human Development Report team received helpful advice from the UNDP Administrator, Kemal Dervis. We thank all of those involved directly or indirectly in guiding our efforts, while acknowledging sole responsibility for errors of commission and omission.

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