Converging Risks Lab
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Addressing the Threat of Disease Spillover
Bridging biosecurity and ecological security communities and activities will be critical to reaping the full benefits of effectively preventing, identifying, halting, and mitigating spillover events, and hopefully preventing the next pandemic.
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CSR Announces New Staff, Internal Moves
Continuing a trajectory of rapid growth, the Council on Strategic Risks is pleased to announce a new round of hires across its programs and role changes for existing staff. The Center for Climate and Climate and Security (CCS) added expertise across its portfolios, bringing on Tom Ellison, Patricia Parera, and Michael Zarfos to analyze ecological…
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We’re Recruiting: 5-month Consultant for CSR’s Work Examining Climate/Ecological Security and Emerging Diseases
CSR is seeking an independent consultant with a strong background in climate change and ecological issues, and knowledge or eagerness to learn about how these issues are affecting the risk of disease spillover.
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Announcing the Inaugural Cohort of Ecological Security Fellows
The Converging Risks Lab, an institute of the Council on Strategic Risks, is pleased to announce its inaugural class of Ecological Security Fellows. This initiative is a part of the institute’s Ecological Security Program, supported by the VK Rasmussen Foundation. Fellows are mid-career experts from a variety of backgrounds and geographies, and will work together…
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On The Verge – Interview with Chip Barber on Illegal Logging, Forestry Crime, and Forest Integrity (017)
https://media.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/content.blubrry.com/csr_on_the_verge/Interview_with_Chip_Barber.mp3Podcast: Download (Duration: 35:35 — 28.0MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Spotify | Android | RSS | MoreIn this episode, Dr. Natasha Bajema, Director of the Converging Risks Lab, moderates a discussion about illegal logging, forestry crime, forest integrity and their connection to security. The discussants are Dr. Rod Schoonover, Head of the Council…
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CSR Expands Ecological Security Program with Significant New Grant
Over the past year, the Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) has been at the forefront of investigating the security implications of ecological degradation and exploitation. CSR’s landmark 2021 report, “The Security Threat that Binds Us,” identified multiple pathways through which ecological disruption can introduce and exacerbate internal and geopolitical conflict, instability, food and water stress,…