Building Tribal Transportation Resilience to Climate Change: Summary Report

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• Creators:
  Armstrong, Amit ; Schumann, Terry ; Ragsdale, Annika ; Flood, Michael ; Golkhandan, Armin ; Arevalo, Angie Garcia ; Prince, Catherine ; Pappas, Spiro ; Templeman, Sienna ; Flood, Owen ; Osen, Carleigh
• Corporate Creators:
  WSP USA Inc.
• Corporate Contributors:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. Western Federal Lands Highway Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  Climate Change Climate Change Adaptation Disaster Resilience Risk Assessment Transportation Planning
• Publication/ Report Number:
  FHWA-FLH-24-010
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Right Statement:
  Public Domain
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Federal Highway Administration. Western Federal Lands Highway Division
• Abstract:
  Indigenous Tribes are on the frontline of climate change impacts in North America. According to the Fourth National Climate Assessment, Tribes face disproportionate impacts on their economies, cultural practices, and livelihoods compared to other communities. Tribal Communities are also driving innovative adaptation responses in part through actions that incorporate traditional Indigenous knowledges. This report summarizes a project completed by the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) Western Federal Lands Highway Division to assist seven Tribes across the United States in assessing the vulnerability of their transportation networks to climate change hazards. These vulnerability assessments applied FHWA’s Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Framework to complete each assessment. Partner Tribes includes the Karuk Tribe, the Native Village of Kwigillingok, the Mescalero Apache Tribe, the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, the Rosebud Sioux Tribe, the Ottawa Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Modoc Nation. This report provides a summary of the technical vulnerability assessments completed for each Tribe, feedback, challenges, and lessons learned from applying FHWA’s framework, and recommendations for how FHWA can improve the applicability of its framework for Tribes and better support Tribal Nations in addressing climate risks.
• Format:
  PDF
• Collection(s):
  Federal Highway Administration
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/92610/dot_92610_DS1.pdf
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