Part 2: Why Conduct a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment?

This free webinar is being hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Climate Change Program and is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series.

Conducting a vulnerability assessment within an adaptation/mitigation plan to address climate change impacts and building tribal resilience is a key process that interests many natural resource and environmental staff working for and with tribes across the country.

ITEP continues their collaboration with the Desert Research Institute and Ohio University on several webinars focused on educating the audience on the significance of conducting a vulnerability assessment. This is the second webinar that will provide a more in-depth overview of vulnerability assessment concepts.

Director of the Blackfeet Environmental Office Gerald Wagner will discuss his role in leading first-ever climate change adaptation planning initiative on Blackfeet Nation. Successes, challenges and barriers to implementation will be discussed. There will be time for additional questions at the end of the webinar.

FEMA’s Flood Mitigation Assistance & Pre-Disaster Mitigation Planning Programs Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)

This free webinar is being hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Climate Change Program and is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series.

Are you considering applying for one of the Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) announcements by the Flood Mitigation Assistance and Pre-Disaster Mitigation Programs? If so, come and join us to learn about the best resources available, the ins and outs of putting together a successful proposal and how to submit your proposal through the Mitigation eGrants system on the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Grants Portal. Did you know there’s extra criteria to be pre-eligible? This will be your chance to hear from the experts and ask questions. This webinar will be a tribally specific presentation of the NOFO and Mitigation eGrants systems for existing and new tribal applicants. Time will be available for registrants to ask questions via moderator at the conclusion of presentations.

Solar Power Projects in Indian Country

This free webinar is being hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Climate Change Program and is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series.

Thinking about a solar power project? How much would it cost? Who has successfully navigated this process? What is that community doing with solar power? These are probably some of the questions you may be asking yourself or your colleagues. This webinar will discuss some of the technical and financial considerations when putting together solar projects as well as highlight resources available for Tribes. We will also hear about the practical experience gained by a Tribal community who has successfully navigated the process and who are now working on installing solar features. Solar projects can be a way to both mitigate and adapt to climate change, bringing power to locations that may not have had power before and generating revenue to help finance resilience actions. Let’s help each other and learn together about what it takes to get started.

Why Conduct a Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment?

This free webinar is being hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Climate Change Program and is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series.

Conducting a vulnerability assessment within an adaptation/mitigation plan to address climate change impacts and building tribal resilience is a key process that interests many natural resource and environmental staff working for and with tribes across the country.

ITEP is honored to be collaborating with the Desert Research Institute and Ohio University on several webinars focused on educating the audience on the significance of conducting a vulnerability assessment. This first webinar is an information and training session that will aims to provide an overview of key vulnerability assessment concepts. Panelists will answer the questions: "what are vulnerability assessments?", “how can they inform planning and management?”, and “what do we know about tribal vulnerability assessments?”

Webinar attendees will be asked to participate in a facilitated conversation working through a standard climate change vulnerability assessment framework to determine potential impacts and identify indicators capturing those concerns. In addition, there will be time for additional questions at the end of the webinar.

BIA RFP: Tribal Resilience and Ocean and Coastal Management and Planning

During this webinar, BIA will discuss two current Requests for Proposals (RFP) related to Tribal Resilience and Ocean and Coastal Management and Planning. One RFP is for federally recognized Tribes and the second RFP is for tribal organizations. After the presentation, there will be a question and answer session.

Youth Engagement in Climate Resiliency

This webinar is an installment of the Topics in Climate Change Adaptation Planning webinar series and hosted by the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Climate Change Program.

Community engagement, specifically youth engagement is a significantly pressing concern for many tribal communities across the nation. Many people want to know what the most effective ways are to go about involving youth in any event or project, whether short or long-term. Vulnerable populations, in particular the youth, will be the one to inherit and feel the impacts of climate change. It is ever more pressing to engage youth in climate change and resiliency planning to ensure the next generations are prepared to address and determine the health of themselves and the environment for the next seven generations. This webinar will focus on the participatory activities that have proven successful in the education and engagement of Native youth.

ITEP is honored to have four speakers who work with educational organizations that engage youth of all ages to learn about and how to address climate impacts in their respective communities and circles. Eva Malis is the Uplift Coordinator at the Grand Canyon Trust organizing an annual climate conference for young people including Native youth. Erin Leckey is the project coordinator and Megan Littrell-Baez is the education researcher with the University of Colorado- Boulder and they both work to engage youth in the Lens on Climate Change Project. Among her many responsibilities, Pauline Butler is a school board member and Coordinator of Community Happiness at the S.T.A.R School, an off-grid school located near the border of the Navajo Nation and community of Flagstaff, AZ, and works tirelessly to engage Native youth in activities related to Farm to School, Native culinary foods and culture.