1. Tribal Climate Change Training and Resources Sue Wotkyns Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals National Tribal Forum June 15, 2011

2. Presentation Overview Overview of ITEP ITEP-USEPA Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project ITEP-USFS Southwest Tribal Climate Change Project

3. Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ Programs: Air Quality Waste Management Environmental Education and Outreach Climate Change Serves federally recognized tribes nationally Photo Courtesy of DOE/NREL

4. New 4-year Cooperative Agreement with US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Goals of the USEPA RFP: 1)Facilitate tribal climate change adaptation planning 2)Communicate climate change impacts 3)Conduct outreach 4)Environmental Justice Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project

5. Tribal steering committee: Steve Crawford (Passamaquoddy) Rose Kalistook (Orutsararmuit) Ed Knight (Swinomish) Kathleen Sloan (Yurok Tribe) Syndi Smallwood (Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians) Margaret Hiza Redsteer (USGS) Darrell Kaufman (Northern Arizona University) Bill Perkins (US EPA Project Officer) Lesley Jantarasami (US EPA Project Officer) Sue Wotkyns (ITEP) Mehrdad Khatibi (ITEP) Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project

6. Task 1: Training Development and Delivery Build capacity of tribes to engage in adaptation planning In-person trainings: 3 per year starting Fall 2011 Online course? Webinars? Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project

7. Trainings: Climate Change on Tribal Lands (October 11-14, Flagstaff) Climate Change Adaptation Planning Climate Change Training Climate Change Adaptation Planning Tucson, AZ Climate Change on Tribal Lands Flagstaff, AZ

8. Task 2: Tools and Technical Assistance Research and recommend adaptation planning tools and resources Host Adaptation Planning Assistance conference calls—AK and lower 48 Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Plan Template –available by request (susan.wotkyns@nau.edu)susan.wotkyns@nau.edu Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project

9. Task 3: Tribal Profiles Provide written profiles of tribes working to address climate change impacts Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project Navajo Nation sand dune migration Impacts to fisheries Nez Perce Tribe--Carbon Sequestration

10. Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Project Task 4: Outreach and Communication Tribes & Climate Change website Tribal Climate Change Newsletter Presentations and outreach at conferences

11. Southwest Tribal Climate Change Network monthly conference calls Southwest Tribal Climate Change Workshop (September 13-14, Flagstaff) Report on AZ/NM tribal climate change efforts Additional work tasks not yet determined Southwest Tribal Climate Change Project Photo courtesy of USDA NRCS

12. Feedback Please provide feedback: Concerns related to climate change and adaptation planning? Tribal profile on your tribe? Climate change training: Format? Topics? Locations? Resources that could assist your tribe with planning for climate change adaptation?

13. Our Contact Info Mehrdad Khatibi, Associate Director, 928-523-0946, Mehrdad.Khatibi@nau.edu Mehrdad.Khatibi@nau.edu Sue Wotkyns, Climate Change Program Manager, 928-523-1488, Susan.Wotkyns@nau.eduSusan.Wotkyns@nau.edu ITEP Website: http://www4.nau.edu/itep/http://www4.nau.edu/itep/ Tribes & Climate Change website: http://www4.nau.edu/tribalclimatechange/