Contributors Acknowledgements We thank the following leaders and experts for their contribution, expertise and perspectives. Hasanuddin Z. Abidin Professor in Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering, Institute of Technology Bandung Cipta Aditya Head, Infrastructure and Environment Subdivision 3, Jakarta Regional Development Planning Agency (Bappeda) Afan Adriansyah Idris Assistant, Development and Environment, Regional Secretariat of Jakarta Special Capital Region (DK Jakarta) Karol Bot Research Scientist, Arctic Basecamp Jake Chidester Vice-President, Strategy and Innovation, Bedrock Antonio Gómez-Palacio Chair, Dialog Devyani Kar Principal Resilience Scientist, Jacobs Michael Lake CEO, Leading Cities Katherine Lang Senior Knowledge Lawyer, Real-Estate, Baker McKenzie Rianne Leitner Communications Specialist, World Economic Forum Onoda Masami Director, International Relations and Research Department, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Jaxa)Robert Nicholls Director, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research, University of East Anglia Rebecca Ochong Director, Government Relations & International Advocacy, Habitat for Humanity International Jean-Philippe Salcedo Programme Lead, Economics of Freshwater, World Economic Forum Nishchal Sardjoe Head, Urban Resilience and Spatial Transformation, Deltares Manoochehr Shirzaei Associate Professor of Geophysics and Remote Sensing, Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center Taylor Spicer Executive Director, Engineers & Scientists Acting Locally Susy Torriente Global Principal for City Resilience, Jacobs Gregory Wessel Founder and President, Geology in the Public Interest Devin Yaung Senior Vice-President, Group Enterprise IoT Products and Services, NTT Production Phoebe Barker Designer, Studio Miko Laurence Denmark Creative Director, Studio Miko Blake Elsey Designer, Studio Miko Martha Howlett Editor, Studio MikoWorld Economic Forum Anu Devi Lead, Strategic Insights, Centre for Urban Transformation Jane Tjahjono Project Fellow, Centre for Urban TransformationDeloitte Risha Ardelia Analyst, SEA Consulting Agnes Malau Analyst, SEA Consulting Nadia Wijanarko Consultant, SEA Consulting Resilient Economies: Strategies for Sinking Cities and Flood Risks 42

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