Policy Program studies and analysis expand the knowledge base on which societal decisions rest.
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- Meeting Coastal Information Needs through Tailored Scientific Assessment
Actionable weather, water, and climate information is critical to ensuring the long-term resilience of coastal communities. This study identifies key information needs for coastal resilience and assesses the state of the relevant science.
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- Where Global Warming Meets Local Decision-Making: An Introduction to the Arctic Science Policy Landscape
This AMS Program study takes stock of the state of Arctic science, its organizations, and how it is linked to some of the most discussed policy issues in the Arctic.
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- Options for Enhancing the Value of the NOAA Weather-Ready Nation Ambassador Initiative
This study identifies options for strengthening the Weather-Ready Nation Ambassadors™ Initiative while holding true to its original intention: building a more resilient, responsive, and prepared American public.
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- Who Will Make Sense of All the Data? Assessing the Impacts of Technology on the Weather, Water, and Climate Workforce
This AMS Policy Program study explores the state of the technological landscape in WWC science and its implications for employers and employees across the public, private, and academic sectors.
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- Socioeconomic Inequality and Climate Change Hazards: A Focus on the Great Lakes Region
This study focuses on four aspects of addressing and exploring solutions for climate change, socioeconomic inequality, and their interactions that reflect the core values, lessons, and ideas that emerged from two workshop discussions with participants from the Great Lakes Region.
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- Weather-Water-Climate Value Chain(s): Giving VOICE to the Characterization of the Economic Benefits of Hydro-Met Services and Products
This study presents a framework for elucidating value chains and illustrates different ways the value chain concept can help us understand, communicate, and enhance the societal benefits of Earth system observation, science, and services (ESOSS).
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- The Intersection of Socioeconomic Status & Climate Change Risks & Hazards in the United States Great Lakes Region: An Intern Report
The Great Lakes Region relies heavily on its natural resources for the majority of its industries, jobs, and income. This report explores the intersecting challenges presented by climate change and socioeconomic inequalities that impact residents throughout the region.
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- AMS Community Synthesis on Climate Change Solutions
This study provides a summary of input from the AMS community on climate change solutions. It was carried out in an accelerated time frame in response to a request from the National Science Foundation for rapid community input.
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- Societal Benefits in Weather, Water, and Climate: Understanding, Communication, and Enhancement
Humanity is experiencing a period of rapid global change that is driven by technological, societal, and environmental disruption. Meeting the challenges and opportunities associated with global change will depend on understanding, communicating, and enhancing the societal benefits of Earth system observations, science, and services.
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- New Minds for New Science: The Forecast for Work in the Weather, Water, and Climate Enterprise
Work helps define our lives and the society we live in. This AMS Policy Program study examines workforce influences and needs for the weather, water and climate enterprise.