Identifying Tribal Vulnerabilities and Supporting Planning for Extreme Weather Events

Climate change is poised to increase the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events – such as tornadoes, flooding, drought, and snowstorms – which may damage buildings and other structures, cause economic hardship, disrupt plant and wildlife communities, and endanger people’s physical and emotional health. The purpose of this project was to enhance the knowledge of local tribal environmental professionals in Oklahoma related to planning for extreme weather events as a result of climate change. Researchers hosted a one-day workshop at the University of Oklahoma (OU) that was attended by professionals representing at least five tribes, as well as interdisciplinary scholars and students engaged in climate...

Categories: Project; Types: Map Service, OGC WFS Layer, OGC WMS Layer, OGC WMS Service; Tags: 2014, CASC, Completed, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, Drought, Fire and Extreme Weather, All tags... Extreme Weather, Extreme Weather, Indigenous Peoples, Indigenous Peoples, Projects by Region, South Central, South Central CASC, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, Tribes and Tribal Organizations, climate change, disaster preparedness, extreme weather events, planning, tribal nations, vulnerability assessment, Fewer tags