WESTERN ALASKA PARTNERSHIP

Coastal Projects

​​​Community Observation and Vulnerability Assessment

8/1/2019

 
No one has better knowledge, and opportunity to document, how coastal storms affect the coast than the people who live in coastal communities. By training the network of Local Environmental Observers (LEOs) to collect coastal storm data in Western Alaska, we improve local capacity to engage in coastal observations. Through this project, the LCC supported the development of the Climate Change & Health Impact Assessment report for the Bering Straits region.  The report can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.
​​Project ID: WA2012_23 ​
Lead Investigator: Michael Brubaker, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
Collaborators: James Berner, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; Kevin Zweifel, Norton Sound Health Corporation; Anahma Shannon, Kawerak, Inc.; Paul Eaton, Maniilaq Association; John Chase, Northwest Arctic Borough
Project Duration: 2012 - 2014
​In addition, this project builds on the climate change vulnerability assessments performed in Bristol Bay, expanding the assessment process to Northwestern Alaska, and prioritizing communities for climate vulnerability assessments. Through these efforts, Alaska's climate change surveillance system is strengthened, understanding about climate vulnerability is increased, and partnerships to address impact are expanded.
Products
2013 Annual Report.pdf
File Size: 6816 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Climate Change in Bering Strait low resolution.pdf
File Size: 8344 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Final Synthesis Report for Western AK LCC.pdf
File Size: 9756 kb
File Type: pdf
Download File

Related Resources

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium's LEO Network​

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