American museum of natural history narrative introduction the american museum of natural history (AMNH) proposes to develop and launch a robust, innovative, and significant climate impact initiative…

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) awarded a $1,250,000 Project Grant under the Congressionally Identified Awards and Projects program (CFDA 11.469) to the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH) to develop and launch a Climate Impact Initiative. The initiative aims to drive action, education, and scientific research related to climate change, drawing on AMNH's expertise in education, public engagement, and scientific research across disciplines such as astrophysics, biology, and paleontology. The project will increase the visibility and capacity to implement New York City's Green Economy Action Plan, and train and position individuals from environmentally-disadvantaged communities to benefit from projected green-collar jobs. The award period is from September 1, 2024 to August 31, 2026.

American museum of natural history narrative introduction the american museum of natural history (AMNH) proposes to develop and launch a robust, innovative, and significant climate impact initiative aimed at driving action, education and outreach, and scientific research. Drawing on the deep expertise and wide breadth of focus of amnhs education and science divisions, and with a strategic focus on developing partnerships with external experts and practitioners, this initiative will generate multiple areas of impact centered in new york city (NYC) with regional reach. As a preeminent educational institution, center of research, and tourism destination, both locally beloved and globally renowned, AMNH is uniquely well-positioned to undertake this critical and urgent project. The climate crisis continues to accelerate, resulting in global environmental devastation that combines with systemic inequities to result in disproportionate impacts on the most vulnerable and marginalized communities. Based on current projections, by the 2050S, new york will reach unprecedented temperatures, expected to increase by up to 5.7 degrees fahrenheit and heat-related deaths expected to be five times what they are today; with sea levels rising by up to 30 inches, coastal flooding is expected to affect nearly one million new yorkers (onenyc 2050: a livable climate, 2022). To engage with this crisisand its environmental, economic, ethical, social, and psychological dimensionsall of society must be involved in building a new future through rapid system-wide transformation. Amnhs climate impact initiative aims to meet this need by building on and advancing ongoing climate-related work at the museum and developing new modes of public engagement, particularly through the creation of new partnerships in NYC and the region, in ways that are directly connected and responsive to the specific needs of amnhs most immediate communities. The initiative will increase the visibility and capacity to implement nycs recently announced green economy action plan that lays out a roadmap for investing in jobs and sectors that will help the city company climate change, and train and position new yorkersparticularly those from environmentally-disadvantaged communitiesto benefit from the nearly 400,0000 projected green-collar jobs in NYC by 2040 (nycedc, 2024). About AMNH: since 1869, AMNH has advanced its global mission to discover, interpret, and disseminate information about human cultures, the natural world, and the universe through a wide program of scientific research, education, and exhibition. IT is a leader in scientific education for learners of all ages, offering robust programming for students from the elementary level through college and graduate levels, and excels at presenting scientific concepts and information in ways that are accessible to diverse public learners. AMNH is also home to the richard gilder graduate school (RGGS), which confers the PH.D. In comparative biology and master of arts in teaching earth science, making AMNH the only museum in the united states to confer these degrees. AMNH is world-renowned for not only its exhibitions and collections of over 34 million specimens and artifacts, which serve as a field guide to the planet and present a panorama of the world's cultures, but also for its robust academic and research initiatives. Approximately 200 in-house scientists work across the broad disciplines of anthropology, astrophysics, biology, earth and planetary sciences, and paleontology, and researchers carry out around 100 international field expeditions each year. The climate impact initiative will draw on the breadth and depth of the expertise of amnhs educational, public engagement, and scientific staff – many of whom have focused their research on the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and species loss and on investigating how paleoclimate systems can inform predictions about todays climate. AMNH is currently under