🆕🪲Critical food sources are at risk from increases in invasive pests and pathogens whose impact on the global food supply poses a threat to the future of #foodsecurity Read ​​Molly Gallagher’s briefer from our #EcologicalSecurity Fellows series: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/06/13/pes…

🆕 Last week, CCS was honored to partner with the Department of State's #ISAB to host a conversation on the new security challenges posed by climate change. Ambassador Bonnie Jenkins, Ph.D. led a discussion featuring Sherri Goodman, Kate Guy, and Swathi Veeravalli. ➡️ Read more: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/06/14/eve…

Climate change is a threat, not a distraction, to the US military buff.ly/3VLtwg8 | Erin Sikorsky of @cntrclimsec

🆕NATO’s pivotal Climate Change and Security Action Plan in 2021 marked a milestone in global responses to #climatechange by recognizing the intersection of gender, conflict, & environmental challenges Read the briefer from Siena Cicarelli & Cori Lynne Fleser: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/06/20/now…

🔭 To plan for NATO's future operating environment, leaders must prioritize core elements: military responses to climate hazards; NATO's Action Plan on Climate & Security; operationalizing the climate-human security nexus; navigating the energy transition.councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/01/cli…

🎓 To cap off its 10-month program, CCS gathered its 23-24 Climate Security Fellows in DC for a first-ever Climate Security Fellowship Summit. Attendees had a chance to reflect and engage with distinguished panelists from DoD, NSC, and State backgrounds: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/08/the…

🆕The UI update to the interactive #MiRCH Tracker is live! Adding to its comprehensive location-based tracker, you can now apply a set of filters, highlight key figures, and review a running tab of entries. 🗺️ Learn more and explore the tracker: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/15/mir…

📑 NEW: "Sleeper species" are a threat to ecological security globally due to their unpredictable nature and our lack of preparedness to deal with acute biotic eruptions. ➡️ Explore what can be done in the latest EcoSec Fellowship Briefer from Christopher Bobryk: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/16/sle…

🆕 Exacerbated by the effects of #climatechange, water scarcity and desertification pose a severe threat to communities in North Africa. Read proposed solutions from ملاك التائب in the latest EcoSec Fellowship Briefer: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/18/eco…

CCS & US Embassy NZ 🇺🇸🇳🇿 convened a cohort of young leaders who shared videos of visions of a climate-secure Pacific, traveling to New Zealand where their ideas were heard by gov. officials 📼 Watch the video: youtube.com/watch?v=JslgdL… ➡️ Read the trip summary: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/23/tri…

At the UNGA this September, member states will finalize key documents on some of the world’s most pressing issues, a months-long process culminating in the #SummitoftheFuture. Will the Summit deliver on its ambitions? New #Nexus25 Commentary by Thin➡️ iai.it/en/node/18767

📼 In response to the release of #NATO’s 2024 Climate Change and Security Impact Assessment, Tom Ellison provides commentary to TRT World on how militaries around the world are grappling with the security challenges posed by #climatechange ⬇️ youtu.be/P9GwFO_F2xw?fe…

From wildfires in North America to the devastation caused by Hurricane Beryl & Typhoon Gaemi, #MiRCH tracked 26 incidents in July where militaries deployed in response to climate hazards, including 🇮🇹🇱🇷🇲🇰🇵🇭🇺🇸 and others ➡️ Read the update: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/08/01/jul…

🆕 Catch up on the latest releases from the #Nexus25 Project, including reflections on South Africa’s ongoing G7 presidency and the NATO Summit, a policy brief on the upcoming UN #SummitOfTheFuture, & a podcast episode on #EU elections and climate policy councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/08/06/nex…

📸 In July, our cohort of young leaders met with Ambassador Tom Udall 🇺🇸 and Ms. Jill Cooper to spread awareness about the impact of #climatechage in their communities and their visions for building a climate-secure Pacific ➡️ Read key takeaways from the trip: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/07/23/tri…

📖 In her new book, The Wilson Center Senior Fellow Sherri Goodman takes us inside the Pentagon, tracking the evolution of the risks posed by climate change to US national security. Listen to the full interview here ⬇️ buff.ly/4dExUE3

"The topic of food security is a topic of survival, and that's why a lot of countries are taking this topic as one of their top priority." - Nisreen Elsaim. Listen here to an insightful discussion on sustainable security: open.spotify.com/episode/2R838y… 🎧

🌍📢 Applications open: Sullivan Climate & Ecological Security Fellowship Sullivan Fellows will learn how to become climate-informed national security practitioners through hands-on exercises & engaging with experts in the field ➡️ Learn more & apply: councilonstrategicrisks.org/2024/08/28/cal…