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.

On November 14, 2025, this activity ended. All materials and final products can be found below.

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Agriculture, Food Systems and Climate Security: A Workshop

Public Infrastructure for Effective Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: A Workshop

Macroeconomic Implications of Decarbonization Policies and Actions: A Workshop

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

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

The Dynamics of Climate and the Macroeconomy: A Workshop

Urban Systems and Climate Security: A Workshop

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

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

Workshop on Macroeconomics and Climate-related Risks and Opportunities

Climate Security Risk in Central America: A Workshop

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

Climate Intervention in an Earth Systems Science Framework: A Workshop

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

Managed Retreat in the U.S. Gulf Coast Region

The Role of Net Metering in the Evolving Electricity System

Advancing a Systems Approach to Studying the Earth: A Strategy for the National Science Foundation

Accelerating Decarbonization in the United States: Technology, Policy, and Societal Dimensions

Sustainability Partnerships in the U.S.-Mexico Drylands Region: A Binational Consensus Study

Methods for Characterizing Risk in Climate Change Assessments: A Workshop

A Systems Approach to Reducing Consumer Food Waste

Environmental Health Matters Initiative

Advancing Sustainability of US – Mexico Transboundary Drylands – A Workshop

Review of the draft Fourth National Climate Assessment

Science Breakthroughs 2030: A Strategy for Food and Agricultural Research

Long-term Coastal Zone Dynamics: Interactions and Feedbacks between Natural and Human Processes along the U.S. Gulf Coast

Advancing Social and Behavioral Science Research and Application within the Weather Enterprise

Long-term Management of the Spirit Lake/Toutle River System in Southwest, Washington

Assessing Approaches to Updating the Social Cost of Carbon

Risk Management and Governance Issues in Shale Gas Development: Two Workshops

Review of the Draft 2013 National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report