Briefer
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Briefer: The Avian Influenza Outbreak—Ecological and Biological Security Implications
Taking steps now to enhance surveillance, accelerate vaccine testing and development, and improve the security of farms, will help prevent H5N1 from becoming the next pandemic. It is not too late to tackle this threat, but it is ultimately up to us to take action.
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Briefer: How the United States Can Prevent the Weaponization of Climate Migration in a Warming World: A Humane Approach
This briefer explores the complex and multicausal drivers of migration–from escaping violence to displacement caused by climate change–and suggests how the United States can reform its immigration policies to mitigate the risks of weaponized climate-driven migration.
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Briefer: The Forgotten Countries in the “Muddy Middle” of Climate Security Risk: A Case for Addressing the Gap
This Briefer explores the limits of such rankings, examines the various climate-security risks of those countries in the “muddy middle,” and suggests analytical framing that can help reinforce the visibility of those risks faced in such countries.
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Briefer: Breaking Silos—Climate Change, Security, and Humanitarian Action—Roundtable Summary
The convergence of climate change, security, and humanitarian action, including in places affected by conflict, demands nuanced consideration and dialogue among decision makers at all levels. In response to this need for dialogue, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) brought together representatives from a variety…
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Briefer: Deepening U.S. Climate Security Ambition: A Road Map for 2023
By Brigitte Hugh and Erin Sikorsky In 2022, the world faced the challenging reality of the nexus of climate change and security on a daily basis. From deadly floods, heatwaves, and droughts across nearly every continent, to an energy and food security crisis sparked by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the impact of climate change…