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Regional, State, Local, Tribal and Other Climate and Water Links
This web page provides links to EPA Regional Offices websites on climate change and to state or other websites of interest.
- Region 1
- Region 2
- Region 3
- Region 4
- Region 5
- Region 6
- Region 7
- Region 8
- Region 9
- Region 10
- Tribes and native communities
- information about indigenous populations in North America
on page 625 of chapter 14, North America - a case study on using traditional knowledge for adaptation on page 673 of chapter 15, Polar Regions (Arctic and Antarctic)
- information about enhancing adaptive capacity through traditional knowledge on page 708 of chapter 16, Small Islands
- information about the role of local and indigenous knowledge in adaptation and sustainability research on page 833 of chapter 20, Perspectives on Climate Change and Sustainable Development
EPA Region 1 – Climate Change in New England
EPA Region 2 - Climate Change
New York City’s Plan – "PlaNYC: A Greener, Greater New York"
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation’s Office of Climate Change web site on developing a portfolio of solutions
New York State’s Department of Environmental Conservation web site of New York's portfolio of energy and climate programs
New Jersey’s global warming web site
Columbia University’s climate change information resources web site
Fairfax County, VA – "Cool Counties" initiative
EPA Region 4 – Climate Change Information on the World Wide Web
City of Chicago Climate Action Plan
EPA Region 8 – Regional Strategic Priorities: Climate Change Activities – This web site includes a draft Region 8 Climate Change Strategic Plan
U.S. EPA Region 9’s climate change web site
includes a link to the California Climate Change Research Center , which includes links to reports on impacts and adaptation studies related to water resources.
U.S. EPA Region 9’s sustainable water infrastructure web site
U.S. EPA Region 9's web site on the environmental benefits of water recycling and reuse
U.S. EPA Region 9’s directory for local governments, Programs, Tools, and Resources to Assist Local Governments: Implementing Your Climate Action Plans (EPA 909-K-08-001; February 2008)
Arizona Climate Action Initiative
California Climate Change Portal
California – Managing an Uncertain Future: Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for California’s Water
University of Washington Program on Climate Change
Washington State Department of Ecology – Climate Change in Washington State
Seattle Climate Action Plan
Portland/Multnomah County local action plan on global warming
King County, WA – "Cool Counties" initiative
Climate Impacts Group (CIG) - Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 4th Assessment Working Group II Report "Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability" includes references in most of the chapters to native and traditional knowledge and practices, such as:
Native Communities and Climate Change: Protecting Tribal Resources as Part of National Climate Policy – A report published by the Natural Resources Law Center at the University of Colorado Law School in conjunction with the Western Water Assessment at the University of Colorado
Society for Ecological Restoration International’s (SERI) Indigenous Peoples’ Restoration Network’s (IPRN) web site on traditional ecological knowledge (TEK) and climate change
