Marine Climate Change Workshop British Columbia
April 25, 2012 • Campell River, BC
Overview
The general purpose of the workshop is to discuss and identify ways of incorporating climate change effects on the ocean into our First Nation planning, decision-making, and other initiatives.
Reading & Resources
Adaptation Examples from Indigenous Communities
- Swinomish Climate Change Initiative- Includes links to climate impacts report and adaptation plan
- Climate Change Adaptation in Clayoquot Sound: Ahousaht, Hesquiaht, and Tla-o-qui-aht Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Plan
- Lerner, J., Hughes, N., Holt, R., Okey, T., Beach, K., Carver, M., Mlynowski, T., and MacKinnon, D. (2011). Climate Adaptation in the Clayoquot Sound, British Columbia. Ed. Rachel M. Gregg [Case study on a project of Ecolibrio]. Retrieved from CAKE: http://www.cakex.org/case-studies/4092.
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Lerner, J. (2011). Xeni Gwet'in Community-based Climate Change Adaptation Strategy. Ed. Rachel M. Gregg [Case study on a project of Ecolibrio]. Retrieved from CAKE: http://www.cakex.org/case-studies/3753.
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Lerner, J., Rossing, T., Delong, D., Holmes, R., McCrory, W., Mylnowski, T., and Oppermann, N. (2010, March). Xeni Gwet'in Community-based Climate Adaptation Plan. British Columbia, Canada: Ecolibrio. Retrieved from CAKE: http://www.cakex.org/virtual-library/4118.
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Kershner, J. (2011). Climate Change Action Plans for Tlicho First Nation Communities [Case study on a project of Ecology North]. Product of EcoAdapt's State of Adaptation Program. Retrieved from CAKE: http://www.cakex.org/case-studies/2914
- Climate Wittness: Report for Kabara, Lau, Fiji Islands (2005, June). WWF South Pacific Programme. Compiled by : Francis Areki and Monifa Fiu. Community-based adaptation workshop report.
- Tribal Climate Change site
- Rose, K. (2010). Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Options: A Review of The Scientific Literature. Office of Air, Waste and Toxics, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region10.
- Northwest Tribes: Meeting the Challenges of Climate Change Northwest Indian Applied Research Institute.
- Glick, P., B.A. Stein, N.A. Edelson, editors. (2011) Scanning the Conservation Horizon: A Guide to Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment. National Wildlife Federation, Washington, D.C.
- USAID (2009) Adapting to Coastal Climate Change: A Guidebook for Development Planners.
- Practitioners’ Guide: Incorporating Climate Change into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
- Evaluation of the ClimAdapt Guide to Incorporating Climate Change into the Environmental Impact Assessment Process
- Preparing for Climate Change Impacts to State-owned Aquatic Lands: A Climate Change Adaptation Strategy for the Washington Department of Natural Resources Aquatic Resources Program
- Final Lummi Reservation Coastal Protection Guidelines-This is the document I mentioned analyzing erosion rates, infrastructure, and ecological value for the Lummi Nation’s coastline.
- Marine turtles and climate change: the ACT project.-This is the Costa Rican project with a significant component of community engagement.
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BC Ministry of the Environment’s Climate Change- Includes a section on provincial impacts.
For more case studies and resources, visit www.cakex.org