Events:

On this page you will find links to conferences and meetings related to tribes and climate change. Please send information about upcoming events to: Susan.Wotkyns@nau.edu.


2010
  • 2010 National Tribal Science Forum
    June 6-10, 2010, Traverse City, MI. Theme: "Mother Earth: Indigenous Knowledge and Science to Promote Positive Change." Sponsored by the National EPA-Tribal Science Council and hosted by the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians.
    http://epa.blhtech.com/2010TribalScienceForum/default.aspx

  • Tribal Energy Economies: Investing in a Sustainable Future
    March 25-26, 2010, Tempe, AZ. This conference will bring together elected and community leaders from Indian country, financing and energy industry experts, attorneys, and those in academia to chart a course that will allow tribes to increase their leverage now and create sustainable energy economies for the future. Hosted by the Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law Indian Legal Program and the Center for Law, Science and Technology at Arizona State University and the American Indian Policy Institute at ASU.
    www.regonline.com/builder/site/default.aspx?EventID=781817

  • Harvesting Clean Energy Conference X
    February 7-9, 2010. Kennewick, WA. Conference advances rural economic development through clean energy production in the Northwest. Topics: successful project development, financing, and technologies including wind power, biofuels, biopower, geothermal, solar, and energy efficiency.
    www.harvestcleanenergy.org/conference/

  • 2010 Conference on Environmental Justice, Air, and Green Jobs: Evolution and Innovation
    January 25-27, 2010. New Orleans, LA. Topics: Goods Movement; Sustainability/Green Jobs; Ambient Air/Climate Change; Hazardous Waste Cleanup/ Job Training. Sponsored by US EPA OAQPS, Dillard University, and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
    www.cleanairinfo.com/ejconference/


2009
  • Second Annual Renewable Energy Projects in Indian Country
    December 7-8, 2009, Palm Springs, CA. Conference will cover a range of renewable and clean energy technologies, with the focus on developments in Indian Country in the US.
    www.nativenationevents.org/conference_pages/december2009.html

  • Native People Native Homelands Climate Change Workshop II: An Indigenous Response to the Change
    November 18-21, 2009, Prior Lake, MN. Areas of impact, mitigation and adaptation to be considered will include clean energy, housing, water, traditional plants and medicine, sacred lands and sites, natural resources, subsistence economies, local and Indigenous foods, and practical means to create resilience, health and a positive future for generations yet to come.
    http://portal3.aihec.org/sites/NPNH/Pages/Default.aspx

  • Tribal Energy Program Review
    November 16-19, 2009, Denver, CO. Annual program review will give overview of wide range of renewable energy and energy efficiency projects under way in Indian country.
    http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/upcoming_events.cfm

  • CERT’s 2009 Indian Energy Solutions Conference and American Spirit Award Dinner
    November 3-5, 2009, Tulsa, OK . Hosted by The Osage Nation.
    www.certredearth.com/events.php

  • Tribal Climate Change Forum
    October 15-16, 2009, Eugene, OR. Forum for tribes in Pacific Northwest will focus on dialogue about the challenges and implications that tribes will face in regards to climate change policy at tribal, regional, national and international levels, as well as opportunities tribes have to engage in climate change mitigation and adaptation efforts.
    www.sustainablenorthwest.org/policy/tribal-climate-change-policy-events

  • "Collaborative Conservation in Rapidly Changing Landscapes" 10th Biennial Conference for Research on the Colorado Plateau
    Oct. 5-8, 2009, Flagstaff, AZ. Conference will focus on solutions to some of the most pressing conservation issues facing not only the Southwest and West, but also virtually every other region in North America. Includes adapting regional natural resource management and conservation efforts to climate change.
    http://sbsc.wr.usgs.gov/cprs/news_info/meetings/biennial/2009/index.asp

  • Tribal Climate Change Policy Training
    September 14-15, 2009, Portland, OR. Training is designed to bring together tribal decision-makers and staff from Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and Northern California who have an interest in learning about technical aspects of climate change policy, as well as opportunities that tribes have to engage in climate change policy and action at tribal, national, and international levels.
    www.sustainablenorthwest.org/policy/tribal-climate-change-policy-events

  • 2009 Southwest Renewable Energy Conference
    September 10-11, 2009, Flagstaff, AZ, Northern Arizona University campus. Conference will focus on integrating state and federal policy with technology to bring more renewable energy to the grid.
    http://www.swrec.org/

  • Policy Workshop 2009--Watershed and Management Policy Development: Learning from Australia (NAU Watershed Research and Education Program)
    Flagstaff, AZ, July 27-28, 2009 on Northern Arizona University campus. July 28th – 31st, San Juan River post-workshop rafting trip. Workshop will look at how Australian policy makers have handled protracted drought, increase in wildfire severity, groundwater depletion, etc. The parallels of the Colorado Plateau and Australia, with supporting science, and corresponding policy decision will provide the framework for the workshop.
    www.watershed.nau.edu/policy_workshop09.html

  • Mother Earth: Confronting the Challenge of Climate Change
    Washington, DC, June 27, 2009. Symposium includes presentations and discussion about innovative indigenous strategies, from the Arctic to Amazonia. National Museum of the American Indian, Elmer and Mary Louise Rasmuson Theater, 4th Street and Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. Metro: L'Enfant Plaza, Maryland Avenue/Smithsonian Museums exit.
    For further information, please contact NMAI-SSP@si.edu.

  • National Tribal Forum on Air Quality (NTF)
    Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals (ITEP) and National Tribal Air Association (NTAA), Milwaukee, WI, June 2-4, 2009. Third day will focus on climate change.
    www4.nau.edu/itep/programs/ntf09/index.asp

  • National Tribal Environmental Council (NTEC) 16th Annual Conference
    Bar Harbor, ME, May 10-15, 2009. Host: Penobscot Indian Nation.
    www.ntec.org/conference.htm

  • Indigenous Peoples' Global Summit on Climate Change
    Anchorage, AK, April 20-24, 2009. Host: Inuit Circumpolar Council.
    www.indigenoussummit.com/servlet/content/home.html

  • Washington Climate Change Impacts Assessment Conference
    Climate Impacts Group, Seattle, WA, Feb. 12, 2009.
    http://cses.washington.edu/cig/outreach/waccia/

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