Resources:
Planning

Planning for Climate Change:
This page provides links to websites and documents that may help your tribe plan for climate change. Some of these resources focus on adaptation, others on mitigation, and some focus on both.


  • American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009: State and Local Guide to U.S. EPA Climate and Energy Program Resources (US EPA)
    Guide designed to help state and local governments see which EPA programs could be leveraged to expand or develop clean energy initiatives in their locality. It includes synopses of 14 EPA climate and energy partnership programs. Each program description includes: basic information and contact details, potential target audiences, highlights of ready-to-go tools and resources, and possible actions a state or local government could take. March 2009.
    http://epa.gov/cleanenergy/documents/slb_guide_to_program_resources.pdf

  • Climate Change-State and Local Governments (US EPA)
    Website provides tools and resources for developing climate action plans.
    www.epa.gov/climatechange/wycd/stateandlocalgov/index.html

  • Small Communities Toolkit (ICLEI)
    Toolkit designed to help small communities overcome limitations such as part-time or volunteer elected officials, small budgets, and minimal municipal control, through detailed resources, case studies, and guidance.
    www.icleiusa.org/action-center/learn-from-others/small-communities-toolkit/

  • Programs, Tools & Resources to Assist Local Governments
    Grants and funding, programs for local governments implementing climate action plans, other US EPA resources, Feb. 2008.
    Climate Change Guide for Local Govt by EPA 2008

  • Climate Change Resource Center (US Forest Service)
    Reference website for resource managers and decision makers who need information and tools to address climate change in planning and project implementation on lands in the West.
    www.fs.fed.us/ccrc/

  • Tools for Carbon Inventory, Management, and Reporting (US Forest Service)
    Basic calculation tools to help quantify forest carbon for planning or reporting.
    www.nrs.fs.fed.us/carbon/tools/

  • Climate Friendly Parks (National Park Service and US EPA)
    Program provides national parks with management tools and resources to address climate change. Website includes CLIP Tool for conducting GHG emissions inventories and action planning, plus inventories and plans of member parks.
    www.nps.gov/climatefriendlyparks/

  • Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources
    Website focuses on Canadian First Nations but is useful to others as well. Includes information on climate change and sustainability. Go to Information and Resources section for library of web-accessible resources and CIER publications.
    www.cier.ca/


Adaptation Planning


Coasts


Ecosystems

  • Climate Ready Estuaries (US EPA)
    Information on climate change impacts to different estuary regions, tools and resources to monitor changes, and information to help managers develop adaptation plans for estuaries and coastal communities.
    www.epa.gov/cre/

  • National Climate Change and Wildlife Science Center (USGS)
    The goals of the center are to assess, synthesize and share current information on climate change to project future impacts on fish, wildlife, and habitats; assist Federal, state and other agencies and organizations in developing adaptive management strategies; and consult with Federal, State, Tribal, and local agencies, universities, nongovernmental organizations, and other public and private entities to identify research and monitoring priorities.
    http://nccw.usgs.gov/


Water

  • Tribal Drought Planning (National Drought Mitigation Center)
    Tribal drought plans and ppt presentations. Tribes include Hopi, Navajo Nation, Zuni, Hualapai, and Northern Cheyenne.
    http://drought.unl.edu/plan/tribalplans.htm


Mitigation Planning

Energy
  • RETScreen Clean Energy Project Analysis Software
    Decision support software, available free of charge, for evaluating energy production and savings, costs, emission reductions, financial viability and risk for various types of Renewable energy and Energy efficient Technologies (RETs).
    www.retscreen.net/ang/home.php

  • Clean Energy Lead by Example Guide: Strategies, Resources, and Action Steps for State Programs (US EPA State Clean Energy and Climate Program)
    Leading by example is a key policy option for states seeking to achieve their clean energy goals. Guide highlights key strategies, resources and tools to help states identify those best suited to achieve their needs; strategies include facility-level energy efficiency, green power purchases, clean distributed generation. January 2009.
    Clean Energy Lead by Example Guide

  • Rapid Deployment Energy Efficiency (RDEE) Toolkit (US EPA and US DOE)
    The toolkit will provide detailed program design and implementation guides for 5 to 10 broadly applicable energy efficiency programs that have extensive, proven field experience with documentation on program design, program cost, and results. 2009.
    http://epa.gov/cleanenergy/energy-resources/ee_toolkit.html

  • Guide to Tribal Energy Development (US DOE Tribal Energy Program)
    Outlines a process of strategic energy planning for tribes and provides information on fossil energy, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
    www1.eere.energy.gov/tribalenergy/guide/

  • Energy Planning: A Guide for Northwest Indian Tribes (Northwest SEED)
    The guidebook covers all aspects of energy planning, from conservation, to green building, to commercial renewable energy projects.
    NWSEED Energy Planning Guide





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Last updated: November 20, 2009