Abstracts are closed! The deadline was 11 August 2026 at 11:59 PM ET
Abstract Fee and Author Instructions
All presenters must also register for the meeting.
The Fifth Forum on Extreme Weather and Climate Linked Economics is sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized by the AMS Committee on Financial Weather and Climate Risk Management.
Program Committee:
The Fifth Forum on Extreme Weather and Climate Linked Economics is an ongoing joint initiative across the American Meteorological Society (AMS) to create a link between the meteorology/climate communities and the broader community of economists, corporate executives, risk managers, financial planners, insurance professionals, technology leaders, and policymakers.
Climate change is altering extreme weather, while shifting demographics and migration are changing who and what is in harm’s way, and how disruptive these events are for people and economies. Impacts are linked to rising insurance premiums, disruptions in global supply chains, and many other economic disruptions around the world. Entrepreneurs, industry leaders, and policymakers are developing innovative strategies and best practices that not only protect the environment but also improve business resilience and unlock new financial opportunities.
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We invite session proposals on a broad range of related topics. Session proposals may include: submitted oral presentations, poster presentations, panels, invited speakers/keynotes, or a combination. Sessions are typically 60-90 minutes in length and may be comprised of multiple oral presentations or a single keynote/panel. Please reach out to the program committee if you have any questions on how you can contribute to realizing a great program in 2027.
The Fifth Forum on Extreme Weather and Climate Linked Economics, sponsored by the American Meteorological Society and organized as part of the AMS Annual Meeting, brings together the meteorology and climate communities with the people making economic, operational, financial, and risk decisions across the public and private sectors.
The Forum builds on prior efforts to connect atmospheric and climate science with economists, corporate leaders, risk managers, insurers and reinsurers, financial researchers, infrastructure and utility stakeholders, commodities and traded-market participants, policymakers, and other practitioners whose decisions are increasingly shaped by extreme weather and climate-related risk.
Extreme weather and climate change are reshaping exposure, disruption, recovery, and resilience across households, firms, markets, and public systems. At the same time, demographic change, migration, and continued development are changing who and what is exposed. The resulting impacts are increasingly visible through insurance market stress, supply-chain disruption, infrastructure vulnerability, commodity volatility, and broader economic and community outcomes.
The Forum is designed to help translate weather and climate intelligence into practical economic action. We aim to build relationships across science, industry, finance, and policy communities; discuss practical and increasingly standardized approaches for managing extreme-weather and climate-related risk; and highlight career paths and applied opportunities for students and early-career professionals.
We invite submissions that emphasize translational value, case studies tied to real decisions, transparency of methods and assumptions, interdisciplinary dialogue, and practical paths from science to implementation. Topics of interest include catastrophe modeling, severe convective storms, flood risk and flood insurance, weather and climate impacts on commodities and supply chains, heat, drought, and water risk, wildfire and urban conflagration, insurance and reinsurance risk management, resilience and recovery after extreme weather, AI-driven approaches to weather and climate risk, and other relevant topics in climate-linked economics.
We welcome a broad range of stakeholders from the public and private sectors, and we strongly encourage participation from undergraduate and graduate students.
Sessions may include oral presentations, poster presentations, panels, invited talks, and mixed-format discussions. Session blocks will generally remain in the 60- to 90-minute range, with flexibility for keynote- or panel-centered programming. Poster submissions are also encouraged.
Student Participation Support
The Fifth Forum on Extreme Weather and Climate Linked Economics is awarding one (1) Student Participation Support award of up to $1,000 to allow a student to attend the AMS 107th Annual Meeting in Denver, CO 10-14 January 2027. The award should be used to offset travel related expenses (registration fees, transportation, lodging and meals only). It is open to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students, who must submit a letter of recommendation from their advisor. In the application, students will be asked to provide information on their academic background, conference participation, funding needs, and any other financial support they receive. Awards are reimbursed after the conference upon submission of receipts, with registration fees optionally applied in advance. The support prioritizes students with financial need and those whose participation will benefit their research and professional development. Students must be enrolled at a college or university through the application deadline and the Annual Meeting. Abstract submissions are not required for this award. Click the button below to apply.
Deadline for applications: 22 October 2026 at 5:00 PM Eastern
Recipients will be notified on or before: 27 October 2026
For more information, please contact the program chairs: Stephen Bennett ([email protected]), Josh Hacker ([email protected]), M. Cameron Rencurrel ([email protected]), Yash Vijay Amonkar ([email protected])