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Standing Committee

Board on Environmental Change and Society

The Board on Environmental Change and Society (BECS) mobilizes social and behavioral sciences to identify equitable and effective solutions to the challenges at the intersection of environmental change and society. Such solutions must consider drivers of behavior and decision making at all scales, including individuals, communities, businesses and governments. Critical drivers include societal values, norms, socioeconomic factors, markets, and policies. The Board draws on interdisciplinary expertise to address the social, political, economic and equity dimensions of environmental change.

In progress

Projects

Extreme Weather Events and Insurance Webinar Series

Seminar/Webinar/Lecture

In Progress

Agriculture, Food Systems and Climate Security: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Public Infrastructure for Effective Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Macroeconomic Implications of Decarbonization Policies and Actions: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Social-Ecological Consequences of Future Wildfire in the West: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Developing and Assessing Ideas for Social and Behavioral Research to Speed Efficient and Equitable Industrial Decarbonization: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

The Dynamics of Climate and the Macroeconomy: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Urban Systems and Climate Security: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Advancing Risk Communication with Decision-Makers for Extreme Tropical Cyclones: Learning from Extreme and Unprecedented Weather Events -- A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Workshop on Climate Change and Human Migration: An Earth Systems Science Perspective

Workshop

Completed

Workshop on Macroeconomics and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities

Workshop

Completed

Climate Security Risk in Central America: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Integrating the Human Sciences to Scale Societal Responses to Environmental Change: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Climate Intervention in an Earth Systems Science Framework: A Workshop

Workshop

Completed

Workshop on Tipping Points, Cascading Impacts, and Interacting Risks in the Earth System

Workshop

Completed
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