Posts Tagged ‘coastal resilience’
Lessons from Newtok
Towns don’t get much more different than Newtok, Alaska, and Provincetown, Massachusetts. But the recently relocated Yup’ik village near the Bering Sea coast and the resort town on the tip…
Read MoreHelping Halong recovery, one freezer at a time
Ex-typhoon Halong couldn’t have come at a worse time for residents of the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta—or for their freezers. “It’s fall time when the storms usually hit,” explained Katie Basile, Alaska…
Read MoreAn original approach to Arctic erosion
There are many traditional uses of seal oil: as a dipping sauce, stew flavoring, and an ingredient in medicine, to name a few. But could it also be a fix…
Read MoreInteractive website supports resilience in rural Alaska
The broad range of environmental impacts affecting rural Alaska have prompted greater investment in resilience planning. While agencies and researchers are collecting environmental data around Alaska to assist resilience planning…
Read MoreOur Way of Life workshop
The workshop Our Way of Life is part of the project Advancing Understanding of Climate Adaptation and Resilience in Gulf of Alaska Fishing Communities, led by NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science…
Read MoreHelping threatened Alaska communities adapt
A report authored by Alaska Sea Grant shines a light on the challenges remote communities face in taking advantage of resources for addressing environmental threats caused by a rapidly warming…
Read MoreAlaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice convenes in Anchorage
“It’s difficult to work from silos on something that is so fundamentally cross-disciplinary.”—event participant The Alaska Climate Adaptation Community of Practice (CoP) met in Anchorage earlier this fall for a…
Read MoreAlaska Sea Grant survey reveals challenges to mariculture industry caused by COVID-19 pandemic
Alaska Sea Grant recently surveyed the Alaska mariculture industry to shed light on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and response on their businesses in February and March. Survey respondents…
Read MoreKodiak workshop helps fishing community build resilience
More than 70 people gathered in Kodiak recently for a workshop to address how the island community can build resilience and adaptability in the face of climate change. The October…
Read MoreAdapt Kodiak: a coastal resilience workshop
Check-in and coffee starts at 8 am Thursday, with the program kicking off at 8:30. Download the agenda with video conference links. Adapt Kodiak is a workshop dedicated to the…
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