Lauren Herzer Risi

Syed Imran Ali, PhD

In this Q&A, Lauren Herzer-Risi talks with humanitarian water specialist Syed Imran Ali about building resilience in the face of increasingly volatile natural disasters, and the fact that climate change isn’t just increasing the number and intensity of humanitarian crises but is complicating the delivery of assistance. 

Building Resilience Amid Growing Humanitarian Needs

Lauren Herzer-Risi, director of the Environmental Change and Security Program at the Wilson Center, sets the stage for the issue and explains how global demographic shifts affect many US foreign policy issues. 

Introduction: The Great Population Shakeup

Theresa Sabonis-Helf

In this piece Theresa Sabonis-Helf and Lauren Herzer Risi explore how energy security, including access to critical minerals which are vital for the green energy transition, have been impacted by the Russia-Ukraine war and growing tensions between Russia and the west. 