Alaska Native Villages: Limited Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threatened by Flooding and Erosion

Posted on: 6/29/2009 - Updated on: 3/06/2020

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Jessi Kershner

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Abstract

While the flooding and erosion threats to Alaska Native villages have not been completely assessed, since 2003, federal, state, and village officials have identified 31 villages that face imminent threats. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ (Corps) March 2009 Alaska Baseline Erosion Assessment identified many villages threatened by erosion, but did not assess flooding impacts. At least 12 of the 31 threatened villages have decided to relocate—in part or entirely—or to explore relocation options. 

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U.S. Government Accountability Office. (2009). Alaska Native Villages: Limited Progress Has Been Made on Relocating Villages Threatened by Flooding and Erosion. Retrieved from CAKE http://www.cakex.org/virtual-library/2966

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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE)

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Keywords

Region
Alaska
Document Type
Federal Resource
Sector Addressed
Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods
Scale
Community / Local
State / Provincial
Target Climate Changes and Impacts
Erosion
Flooding
Type of Adaptation Action/Strategy
Natural Resource Management / Conservation
Capacity Building
Conduct vulnerability assessments and studies
Monitor climate change impacts
Infrastructure, Planning, and Development
Managed retreat of built infrastructure, relocation of people/communities
Governance and Policy
Create new or enhance existing policies or regulations

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