Salmon on Afognak Island (left) and Alaska map of community climate change adaptation activities (middle) courtesy of Brook Gamble;
Wildfire and subsequent bark beetle infestation on the Kenai Peninsula, (right)
courtesy of the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
The 2013 National Climate Assessment, Alaska Regional Chapter
Overview of the National Climate Assessment
The National Climate Assessment (NCA) is produced every four years
by the U.S. Global Change Research Program (USGCRP). The USGCRP,
under the Global Change Research Act of 1990, is mandated to deliver
a status report to the President and Congress that evaluates, integrates
and interprets the findings of their $2.6 billion federal research program
on global change. The NCA aims to integrate new information on
climate science into the context of larger social, ecological, and policy
systems. It will provide a current report of climate change impacts and
vulnerability, evaluate the effectiveness of mitigation and adaptation
activities, identify knowledge gaps, and help the federal government
prioritize climate science investments. It will provide the science
that can be used by communities around our Nation to create a more
sustainable and environmentally-sound plan for our future.
Learn more by downloading this October 25, 2011 presentation: Alaska and the National Climate Assessment: Who, what, where, when, why and how you can be involved
Find out who is involved in the Alaska regional report, the subject and content areas of the report, our process, time-line, and how you can provide input. The group discussion is included in recordings. 92 individuals from 55 different organizations attended, including educational, tribal, non-profit, private industry, and municipal, state and national government organizations.
View the webinar video (44 MB MP4)
Listen to the webinar podcast (58 MB MP3)
Presentation/Slides: Alaska and the National Climate Assessment
Listen to the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals December 5, 2011 presentation on Tribes and the National Climate Assessment. Facilitated by Bull Bennett, PhD, Kiksapa Consulting, LLC. This is first time that a chapter on tribes will be included in the assessment-the chapter will provide an overview of change impacts on tribes and current adaptation and mitigation efforts. Dr. Bull Bennett of Kiksapa Consulting, LLC, is leading the chapter's technical input team and author team-during the webinar, he will provide information about the National Climate Assessment, the chapter on tribes, who is involved, the timeline, and how you can provide input.
Request for Information for the 2013 National Climate Assessment Report
A formal request for information has been published in the Federal Register seeking information regarding "Technical Inputs and Assessment Capacity Related to Regional, Sectoral, and Cross-Cutting Assessments for the 2013 U.S. National Climate Assessment (NCA) Report and the Ongoing NCA Process." Expressions of interest and inputs targeting the sustained assessment process will be accepted at any time. All inputs targeting the 2013 NCA report are due March 1, 2012. General comments, expressions of interest, and any questions about the content of this request should be submitted to Emily Therese Cloyd, NCA Public Participation and Engagement Coordinator, U.S. Global Change Research Program Office, (202) 223-6262.
Public Events & Opportunities for Engagement
Wednesday, February 8, 9am at the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Dena'ina Convention Center, Anchorage. National Climate Assessment: Indigenous and Tribal Technical Inputs. The goals of this session are to 1) Inform about the National Climate Assessment (NCA) process and discuss the process for providing technical inputs; 2) Provide a venue to solicit technical inputs from Alaska Natives to be considered in the NCA process.
Wednesday, February 8, 3:30pm at the Alaska Forum on the Environment, Dena'ina Convention Center, Anchorage. National Climate Assessment: Alaska Technical Report. The technical writing team will present the Alaska draft technical report and seek public feedback.
Monday, February 13, 2012; 10-11am; ACCAP Webinar: Alaska & the National Climate Assessment: The Alaska Technical Report. The technical writing team will present the Alaska draft technical report and seek public feedback. Click here for webinar registration and details on joining.
ACCAP's Involvement
ACCAP is partnering with US Geological Survey and others throughout
the state as lead contributors to the Alaska regional section of the 2013
NCA. We will host a National Climate Assessment-related workshop
at the Alaska Forum on the Environment in February 2012. We are
committed to receiving input from throughout the state and welcome
participation from everyone.
ACCAP's National Climate Assessment projects:
Providing primary science support and core contributors to the multi-agency technical
input writing team for the Alaska Regional Chapter of the NCA
Developing an inventory of existing adaptive responses to climate and environmental
change in Alaska
Conducting a vulnerability assessment of Alaska Fisheries to projected climate change
Contact Information: Sarah Trainor (907) 474-7878.
Resources & Past Reports
ACCAP Listserve Request for Updates & Engagement Opportunities
USGRCP Listserve Request
National Climate Assessment Website
Previous National Climate Assessment Reports
1- Download the 2000 Alaska Regional report chapter
2- Download the 2009 Alaska Regional report chapter
3- Download Preparing for a Changing Climate: 1999 Alaska Regional Assessment
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