Rapid Climate Change in Alaska

User icon Heather Dray
23 July 2024
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Policy designed to address and mitigate the impact of rapid climate change on the industries, wildlife and people of Alaska.


ITEP: Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals · 2021 English

This inaugural Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Report seeks to uplift and honor the voices of Indigenous peoples across the U.S. to increase understanding of Tribal lifeways, cultures, …


ITEP: Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals · 2021 English

The Status of Tribal Air Report (STAR) is an annual report by the National Tribal Air Association (NTAA) to provide a national overview of Tribal air quality programs for the …


NPRB: North Pacific Research Board · 3 March 2017 English

the Arctic Program to advance understanding of linkages processes and to advance hypothesis-driven, multidis- between the northern Bering Sea and the Arctic, produc- ciplinary research that explores the structure, processes, …


PICES: North Pacific Marine Science Organization · 29 February 2024 English

NPRB directs research towards species, processes, and dynamics in the marine ecosystems of Alaska, including the Gulf of Alaska, the Bering Sea, the Aleutian Islands, and the Chukchi and Beaufort …


UUSC: Unitarian Universalist Service Committee · 9 April 2021 English

Policy Recommendations to Address Climate-Forced Displacement in the United States: The Need for an Equitable and Just Response Climate-Forced Displacement Policy Solutions: INCREASE FUNDING TO PROTECT FRONTLINE COMMUNITIES Climate change …


ELI: Environmental Law Institute · 1 September 2020 English

Inuit are at the forefront of the drastic changes taking place in the Arctic. As the world community increasingly turns its focus to the Arctic, it is important to ensure …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 12 July 2023 English

Recent Shipping Trends According to the Arctic Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME) Working Group, shipping activity in the Arctic region grew by 25% from 2013 to 2019, …


EPA: Environmental Protection Agency · 5 April 2016 English

This fact sheet provides a concise overview of the observed and projected effects and impacts of climate change on Alaska


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 31 July 2023 English

In addition to the eight Arctic member states (Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia, and the United States), the Council established the unique role of “Permanent Participant,” which provides …


Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs · 31 July 2023 English

Holdren The Earth’s surface north of the Arctic Circle, which includes nearly a third of Alaska, is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average.1 Alaska as a whole is …