Northwest Vulnerability Assessments

Below is a collection of vulnerability assessments relevant to the Northwest Climate Hub region and specific to Climate Hub focus areas, including agriculture, forestry, rangelands, and indigenous peoples. Assessments are useful to adaptation processes since these documents synthesize available science and knowledges. These assessments examine aspects of exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity of key resources or systems to potential climate change impacts.

Regional Assessments for the Northwest

• Northwest

  Northwest Climate Assessment Report

  Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 24: Northwest

  National Climate Assessment Health Sector Workshop: Northwest Region Report

  Social Vulnerability to Large Wildfires in the Western USA (NC Washington)

  USDA Northwest Climate Hub Regional Vulnerability Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies 

  2014 National Climate Assessment for the Northwest 

  Climate Change in the Northwest: Implications for our landscapes, waters and communities 

• Agriculture

  Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 10 Agriculture and Rural Communities  

  Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation 

  Managing Agricultural Land for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation within the United States 

• Alaska

  Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 26: Alaska

  Anatomy of a Closing Window: Vulnerability to Changing Seasonality in Interior Alaska

  Climate change vulnerability assessment for the Chugach National Forest and the Kenai Peninsula 

  2014 National Climate Assessment for Alaska 

  Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and Greenhouse-Gas Fluxes in Ecosystems of Alaska (Slide summary)

  Managing for the Future in a Rapidly Changing Arctic: A report to the President

  A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Aquatic Resources in the Tongass National Forest 

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

  Evidence and implications of recent and projected climate change in Alaska's forest ecosystems 

• Oregon

  Fifth Oregon Climate Assessment Report, Oregon Climate Change Research Institute: 2021

  Fourth Oregon Climate Assessment Report, State of Climate Science: 2019

  Oregon Health Authority Climate and Health Vulnerability Assessment 

• Washington

  A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Washington State Parks

  An Unfair Share : Exploring the Disproportionate Risks from Climate Change Facing Washington State Communities 

• Forestry

  Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 6: Forests 

  Climate Change and Forest Trees in the Pacific Northwest: a Vulnerability Assessment and Recommended Actions for National Forests

  A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Resources of Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests  

  Adapting to Climate Change at Olympic National Forest and Olympic National Park 

  Climate Change Effects on Vegetation in the Pacific Northwest: A Review and Synthesis of the Scientific Literature and Simulation Model Projections 

  Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in Southwest Oregon 

  Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the Blue Mountains Region 

  Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation in the North Cascades Region, Washington

  Predicting the Unpredictable: Potential Climate Change Impacts on Vegetation in the Pacific Northwest

  Northern Rockies Adaptation Partnership: Vulnerability Assessment Summaries

  South-Central Oregon Adaptation Partnership: Vulnerability Assessment Summaries

  A Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for Aquatic Resources in the Tongass National Forest

  Effects of Climatic Variability and Change on Forest Ecosystems: A Comprehensive Science Synthesis for the U.S. Forest Sector

  West Wide Wildfire Risk Assessment

• Rangelands

  Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 3: Water  

  Managing Climate Change Risks in Rangeland Systems 

  Vulnerability of Cattle Production to Climate Change on U.S. Rangelands  

  Climate Change and Agriculture in the United States: Effects and Adaptation 

  Climate Change and North American Rangelands: Assessment of Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies 

• Tribal Nations and Alaska Natives

  Fourth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 15: Tribes and Indigenous Peoples

  Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

  Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

  Stillaguamish Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

  Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: A Synthesis of Current Impacts and Experiences 

  Climate Change Through an Intersectional Lens: Gendered Vulnerability and Resilience in Indigenous Communities in the United States (PNW & AK indigenous communities)

  Native Village of Georgetown, Alaska Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment

  Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options, Puyallup Tribe of Indians  

  Climate Change and Indigenous Peoples: A Synthesis of Current Impacts and Experiences 

  Climate Change and our Natural Resources: Assessement put together by Treaty Tribes in Western Washington 

  2014 National Climate Assessment-Indigenous People, Lands, and Resources 

  Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment for the Treaty of Olympia Tribes 

  Nooksack Indian Tribe Natural Resources Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment