As the climate crisis accelerates, competition over natural resources intensifies, and shifting demographics reshape global systems, the connections between environmental change and security are becoming increasingly complex—and consequential.
Through cross-sectoral, solutions-driven analysis, and inclusive dialogue among international stakeholders across governments, civil society, industry, and communities, the Stimson Center’s Environmental Security Program works to illuminate emerging risks and advance pragmatic strategies to build resilience for communities and countries.
Today’s discourse on population foregrounds alarmism about aging populations and falling birth rates. The narrative needs a major course correction
July 9, 2025
A trusted platform on environmental security finds a new institutional home amid rising global climate and security risks.
July 8, 2025
Lauren Herzer Risi Joins as Program Director | Sally Yozell Transitions to Senior Advisor
May 29, 2025
The Environmental Security Program assessed maritime security threats, advanced policy-driven innovations, and explored cutting-edge technologies to safeguard our oceans for the future
May 19, 2025
An interactive dashboard assessing risk of illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing in Southeast Asia
April 22, 2025
This policy roadmap report provides guidance on how to address needs and gaps in combating IUU fishing in Southeast Asia
April 22, 2025
Assessing the governmental, environmental, and economic drivers of IUU fishing and maritime security threats in the Sulu-Sulawesi Seascape
April 22, 2025
Assessing the governmental, environmental, and economic drivers of IUU fishing and maritime security threats in the South China Sea
April 22, 2025
