Report outlines struggles, successes Pacific Northwest coastal tribes face in adapting to climate change

Think Out Loud

Coastal tribes in the Pacific Northwest are set to face some of the most dramatic effects of climate change in the region, from rising seas to more severe storms. The University of Washington’s Climate Impacts Group and the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians conducted a series of listening sessions with leaders and citizens of 13 coastal tribes to hear how they were responding to climate challenges. A new report outlines the obstacles tribes described, including struggles to obtain funding and burdensome paperwork, as well as points of success.

Meade Krosby is a senior scientist with UW’s Climate Impacts Group. Amelia Marchand is a senior tribal climate resilience liaison for the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians. They co-led the project and join us with more details.