J. Scott Hauger is Principal and CEO of Climate and Environmental Security, LLC, where he has provided independent research and advisory services, since his retirement as Professor of environmental security from the Daniel K. Inouye Asia Pacific Center for Security Studies, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Robert Mizo is Assistant Professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Delhi, India and Research Fellow at the Yokosuka Council for Asia Pacific Studies. His research interest lies at the intersection of climate change, environmental security, and international environmental politics.