Authorship and acknowledgements

This report was produced by the Independent Expert Group (IEG) of the Global Nutrition Report (GNR), supported by the GNR Stakeholder Group and PATH as the host of the GNR. The report was developed under the direction and guidance of IEG Co-chairs Shibani Ghosh and Giacomo Zanello, with co-authors Costanza Conti, Mariachiara Di Cesare, Cecilia Fabrizio, Eileen Kennedy, Shuhei Nomura and Marco Springmann, supported by other group members and supplemented by additional analysts and contributors.

Members of the Independent Expert Group: Shibani Ghosh (Co-chair), Cornell University, US; Giacomo Zanello (Co-chair), University of Reading, UK; Mariachiara Di Cesare, University of Essex, UK; Bridget Fenn, Capacity 4 Nutrition and the Emergency Nutrition Network, UK; Daniel Hoffman, Rutgers University, US; Eileen Kennedy, Tufts University, US; Uma Koirala, Tribuhavan University, Nepal; Jacqueline Kung’u, African Population and Health Research Center, Kenya; Shuhei Nomura, Tohoku University, Keio University and International University of Health and Welfare, Japan; Saskia Osendarp, Micronutrient Forum, US; Kuntal Saha, World Health Organization, Switzerland; Marco Springmann, University College London, UK; and Jason Wu, University of New South Wales, Australia.

Research and data analysis support were provided by Kuntal Saha, Cecilia Fabrizio (Micronutrient Forum, US) and Naina Qayyum (Tufts University, US) (Chapter 2); Donagh Hennessy (University of Oxford, UK) and Sumati Bajaj (Physicians Association for Nutrition International, India) (Chapter 3); Abena Thomas-Mambwe (Scaling Up Nutrition [SUN] Movement, Switzerland), Noora-Lisa Aberman (Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition [GAIN], Switzerland), Finian Ali (SUN Civil Society Youth Network Nigeria, Nigeria), Elizabeth Bryan (International Food Policy Research Institute [IFPRI], US), Emily Custer (Stronger Foundations for Nutrition, US), Kristin Davis (IFPRI, US), Valentine Granet (GAIN, Switzerland), Uma Koirala, Jane Naipais Lankisa (SUN Civil Society Youth Network, Kenya), Taotao Li, Elizabeth Margolis (World Vision International, US), Lais Miachon Silva (Micronutrient Forum, US) and Saskia Osendarp (Chapter 4); Santosh Kumar Rauniyar (Sasakawa Peace Foundation, Japan; Tohoku University, Japan) (Chapter 5); and Natalie Evans (University of Essex, UK) (Chapter 6).

Members of the IEG provided advice and feedback throughout the development of the report, including a review of the final draft. Specific feedback was provided by Mariachiara Di Cesare, Bridget Fenn, Eileen Kennedy, Uma Koirala, Jacqueline Kung’u, Shuhei Nomura, Kuntal Saha, Marco Springmann and Jason Wu. Members of the Stakeholder Group provided support in commissioning, reviewing and developing the report and strategic leadership in building support for its dissemination, including Irshad Danish (Co-chair), SUN Civil Society Network, UK; Supreet Kaur (Co-chair), GAIN, India; Paul Troy (Co-chair), Irish Aid, Ireland; Lynnette Neufeld, Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations, Italy; and Greg Garrett, Access to Nutrition Initiative, Switzerland (for his contribution to Box 3.5).

PATH worked closely with the IEG to bring this report to life. The report was project managed by Parnika Shrivastava. Broader programme management was provided by Carrie Hubbell Melgarejo, Sandrine Fimbi and Natalie Cola. Nutrition Accountability Framework datasets were provided by Peder Digre and processed and verified in collaboration with Natalie Cola, Elan Ebeling, Doug Morris, Lydia Nguti and Megan Parker. Communications, outreach and engagement were managed by Carrie Hemminger and Kate Sotos, with additional strategic communications support from Christine Demmelmaier. The report was designed by Steve Green, with additional graphics by Thom Heileson. Editing was provided by Christine Demmelmaier, Teri Gilleland and Mara Lavery.

The 2026 Global Nutrition Report was supported by Global Affairs Canada; Expertise France (with funding from the Directorate General for International Partnerships of the European Commission); the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs; the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, Germany; Irish Aid; and the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The funders had no role in the conceptualisation; data collection, management, analysis or interpretation; preparation, review or approval of the report, or the decision to publish.

Author disclosures

Shibani Ghosh, Giacomo Zanello, Costanza Conti, Mariachiara Di Cesare, Cecilia Fabrizio, Eileen Kennedy, Shuhei Nomura, and Marco Springmann have no conflicts of interest.

Shibani Ghosh is a member of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the International Water Management Institute, which is part of the CGIAR global research partnership for a food-secure future, dedicated to transforming food, land and water systems in a climate crisis. In addition, Dr Ghosh has had speaking and panel engagements with the International Atomic Energy Agency and the US National Dairy Council. She has also served as a reviewer for the Agriculture, Nutrition and Health Academy. Shuhei Nomura is affiliated with the Department of Food, Nutrition and Health at the International University of Health and Welfare (Japan), which operates as an industry–academia collaboration programme jointly funded by Ajinomoto Co., Inc. and Meiji Co., Ltd.

Suggested citation

Ghosh S, Zanello G, Conti C, Di Cesare M, Fabrizio C, Kennedy E, Nomura S, Springmann M. 2026 Global Nutrition Report. Nutrition under climate change: Integrating food and health systems for achieving global nutrition targets. Seattle, WA: PATH, 2026.

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The views expressed in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of PATH or its partner organisations. Not all Independent Expert Group members necessarily agree with every aspect of the report. The boundaries and names used do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by PATH.

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.20297201