Nearly 6 billion tons of plastic waste pollute the planet. While public policy and attention have focused on climate change, plastic waste pollutes rivers, contaminates the ocean, accumulates on beaches, and breaks down into microplastic and nanop …
Sea level rise (SLR) has accelerated during the 20th century and could exceed one meter by 2100 if GHG emissions are not sharply reduced. The effects of SLR, such as floods, saltwater intrusion, accelerated erosion, and land loss, have serious implicat …
As more countries around the globe move to ban Russian seafood and implement seafood traceability systems, they are looking to the US as a global leader.
Examining the existing U.S. programming that supports seafood trade monitoring and offering recommendations to improve combatting illegal, unreported, and unregulated fishing
On November 30, the first day of the 28th Conference of Parties (COP28), leaders from nearly all represented nations worked to finalize COP27’s Loss and Damage fund to help finance countries severely impacted by climate change, such as flooding and dro …
Event registration close one-hour prior to event time. The Philippines is among the world’s most vulnerable countries to climate change, with impacts already felt today through extreme weather events, rising concern about sea level rise, and threats to …
Published November 29, 2023 / Held December 12, 2023
Today, NOAA Fisheries withdrew its December 2022 proposed rulemaking to amend the Seafood Import Monitoring Program (SIMP). Per the withdrawal notice, NOAA Fisheries will instead conduct a comprehensive program review of SIMP to strengthen its impact and effectiveness. Sally Yozell, Director of the Environmental Security Program at the Stimson Center, released the following statement in response:
Want to pose a question before or during the event? Go to stimson.org/questions/ The countries on the frontlines of the climate crisis are the least responsible, most impacted and have the fewest financial resources to adapt to …
Published October 25, 2023 / Held November 8, 2023
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and coastal Least Developed Countries (LDCs) face concurrent and compounding threats to their national security from the impacts of climate change. These countries are responsible for only 4% of greenhouse gas emis …
Published September 18, 2023 / Held September 26, 2023
This report offers the governments of West African states and the People’s Republic of China clear, concise, and actionable recommendations to foster sustainable fisheries management and counter IUU fishing in the Gulf of Guinea and beyond.
The 2023 NOAA Fisheries Report to Congress on International Fisheries Management identifies seven IUU fishing perpetrators: Angola, Grenada, Mexico, the People’s Republic of China (PRC), Taiwan, The Gambia, and Vanuatu.
Please read our new report, “Charting a Blue Future for Cooperation between West Africa and China on Sustainable Fisheries.” West African countries and the People’s Republic of China share a deep mutual interest in supporting the development of sustain …
Published August 31, 2023 / Held September 14, 2023
CORVI project team is working with government officials, business leaders, and members of academia to create a holistic coastal city risk profile of Toamasina, Madagascar
Today and tomorrow, June 22 and 23, 2023, global leaders are gathering in Paris, France to attend the Summit for a New Global Financing Pact to enhance financial cooperation in the international community to address the challenges of global poverty and …
The Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program welcomes Carolyn Gruber as Deputy Director and Fellow. Gruber brings a range of experience in international environmental policy, international fisheries management, and marine conservation to the pro …
More serious measures must be adopted to strengthen implementation, expand the species list, increase risk targeting and global harmonization, and address forced labor.
The Stimson Center Environmental Security program will conduct new climate risk assessments in coastal areas in Aruba, Belize, Dominica, and Mauritius, and Madagascar, all expected to begin by the end of June 2023. The projects were announced yesterday …
Chattogram faces significant vulnerabilities from extreme weather events, rapid urbanization, vulnerable coastal ecosystems, a large informal economy, and fragmented governance.
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Dagupan faces significant vulnerabilities from perennial flooding, evolving new threats to water security, and lack of waste or sewage treatment infrastructure.
Dagupan, Philippines – According to a new Stimson Center CORVI climate risk assessment, Dagupan City, Philippines, is increasingly vulnerable to flooding, water security issues, and extreme weather events which negatively impact the city’s coastal and …
The Stimson Center Environmental Security program will conduct a climate risk assessment in Toamasina, Madagascar as part of a $1 million State Department financing package dedicated to increasing the climate resilience of coastal cities. The project w …