Policy Program

 

About the Policy Program

The Policy Program promotes understanding and use of science and services relating to weather, water, and climate. Our goal is to help the nation, and the world, avoid risks and realize opportunities associated with the Earth system.

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The Climate Enterprise Initiative
The Climate Enterprise Initiative

Help the AMS provide the long-term strategic direction and capacity-building needed to advance the climate enterprise and address the rapidly escalating challenges of climate change.

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Global Environmental Change and Workforce Need
Global Environmental Change and Workforce Need

This AMS Policy Program study explores the various ways in which global environmental change is driving the workforce, as well as how the enterprise as a whole might respond to these developments in order to most effectively advance WWC observations and science and benefit society.

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AMS Community Synthesis on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Geosciences
AMS Community Synthesis on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in the Geosciences

This AMS Policy Program study synthesizes input on opportunities and challenges in innovation and entrepreneurship within the geosciences.

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The U S Federal Budget and Policy Process
The U S Federal Budget and Policy Process

An overview of the U.S. federal budget and policy process presented by Dr. Paul Higgins.

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