Global BSL labs and climate risks

Mapping the distribution of high-containment laboratories and projected climate-related hazards

Overview

Visualize the global distribution of Biosafety Level 3+ (BSL3+) and BSL4 laboratories alongside IPCC-projected climate risks (e.g., floods, cyclones, sea-level rise). Where are high-containment labs located, and how might climate change impact their operational risks?

Key outputs

1. Static maps:

   • Seven maps (e.g., river floods, tropical cyclones) showing labs overlaid on IPCC risk regions.
   • Example:

2. Interactive map:

   • Explore labs and toggle climate risks here.

How it works

• Data: IPCC-projected climate risks + lab locations, all compiled from publicly-available information
• Tools: R (sf, leaflet), RMarkdown

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This project was developed in collaboration with Ketan Thorat (BRIC-inStem, India) and Tanya Sarawagi (IISc, India).