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The State of Climate Change Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region

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Sector Addressed: 
Conservation / Restoration
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The State of Climate Adaptation in Public Health: An Assessment of 16 U.S. States

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Sector Addressed: 
Public Health
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Atlantic Aboriginal Climate Change Adaptation Workshop

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Case Study
Adaptation Phase: 
Awareness
Sector Addressed: 
Climate Justice
Education / Outreach
Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods
Summary: 

Climate change is currently affecting, and will continue to affect, Atlantic Canada. Many coastal communities are experiencing climate-related impacts such as property damage, erosion of land, and increased flooding. Aboriginal communities are no exception to the impacts of climate change and must find ways to adapt.

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Creating a National Adaptation Strategy for the United States: The Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force

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Sector Addressed: 
Agriculture
Aquaculture
Climate Justice
Conservation / Restoration
Development (socioeconomic)
Disaster Risk Management
Education / Outreach
Energy
Fisheries
Forestry
Land Use Planning
Policy
Public Health
Research
Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods
Tourism / Recreation
Transportation / Infrastructure
Water Resources
Wildlife
Summary: 

In October 2010, the U.S. Interagency Climate Change Adaptation Task Force released a series of recommendations to President Obama on how federal agencies could coordinate and collaborate on a national adaptation strategy. The Task Force released two progress reports in 2010 and 2011, and plans to continue to support implementation of the recommendations.

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Developing a National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy for the United States

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Sector Addressed: 
Aquaculture
Conservation / Restoration
Development (socioeconomic)
Fisheries
Policy
Research
Wildlife
Summary: 

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, in partnership with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and state and tribal wildlife agencies, created a National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy to coordinate climate change responses in both the public and private sector.

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Climate Change Action Plans for Tlicho First Nation Communities

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Sector Addressed: 
Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods
Summary: 

The effects of climate change (e.g., warming trends) are already being experienced by communities in the Northwest Territories (NWT).

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Integrating Climate Change into Water Quality Monitoring on the Fond du Lac Reservation in Minnesota

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Case Study
Sector Addressed: 
Research
Rural / Indigenous Livelihoods
Summary: 

The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa is taking both mitigation and adaptation measures to prepare for climate change. In addition to reducing emissions and improving energy efficiency on the reservation, the tribe is also incorporating climate change into its water resources monitoring program.

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