Climate Change Adaptation Planning Documents of the Northwest

Adaptation strategies provide long-term guidance for states, counties, Tribes and communities to plan for future change with the best available science regarding anticipated climate change impacts. These documents are intended to inform a range of planning process at a variety of scales. They are generated at multiple levels of governance, nesting larger-scale impacts and objectives with values, priorities and concerns that are specific to people and their environment at a particular place and time. Below is a growing list of adaptation plans organized by audience level, including regional, state, county, Tribes, community scales, and more.  

• National

  Fifth National Climate Assessment, Chapter 31: Adaptation

• Northwest

  Northwest Regional Climate Hub Assessment of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies (2015)

• Tribes, Tribal Nations, and Indian Nations

  Tribal Climate Adaptation Guidebook (2018)

  East Side

  Shonone-Bannock Tribes Climate Change Assessment and Adaptation Plan (2017)

  Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes Climate Change Strategic Plan (2016)

  Yakama Nation Climate Adaptation Plan (2016) and Climate Action Plan (2019)

  Nez Perce-Clearwater National Forests Climate Change Adaptation Strategies for Resources (2015)

  Clearwater River Subbasin Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2011)

  West Side

  Nooksack Indian Tribe Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Key Species and Habitats (2020)

  Karuk Tribe Final Adaptation Plan (2019)

  Makah Tribe’s Climate Resiliency, Adaptation, and Mitigation Planning- presentation (2018)

  Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians Natural Resources Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2017)

  Sammish Indian Nation Climate Adaptation Planning Framework and Priorities (2017) and Climate Adaptation Planning Priorities (2017)

  Lummi Nation Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan: 2016-2026

  Quileute Tribe Climate Plan (2017)

  Yurok Tribe Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Water & Aquatic Resources 2014-2018

  Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Climate Vulnerability Assessment and Adaptation Plan (2013)

  Puyallup Tribe of Indians Climate Change Impact Assessment and Adaptation Options (2016)

  Shoalwater Bay Tribe Hazard Mitigation Plan (2020)

  Swinomish Climate Change Initiative Climate Adaptation Action Plan (2010)

  Tulalip Tribes Hazards Mitigation Plan (2021)

• Alaska, Alaska Indian Tribes, and Alaska Native Villages

  North Slope

  Climate Change in Atqasuk, Alaska: Strategies for Community Health (2013)

  Western

  Climate Adaptation Strategies for the Yukon-Kuskokwim (Y-K) Delta Region (2019)

  Nome Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan (2017)

  Shaktoolik, Alaska: Climate Change Adaptation for an At-Risk Community Adaptation Plan (2014)

  Climate Adaptation and Action Plan for the Norton Bay Watershed, Alaska (2013)

  Climate Change in Kiana, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2011)

  Climate Change in Kivalina, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2011)

  Climate Change in Noatak, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2011)

  Climate Change in Point Hope, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2010)

  Southcentral

  Igiugig Village Climate Change Adaptation Assessment (2020)

  Pektayiinata = We are Resilient Oscarville Tribal Climate Adaptation Plan (2019)

  Anchorage Climate Action Plan (2019)

  Climate Change in Levelock, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2014)

  Climate Change in Nondalton, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2013)

  City of Homer Climate Action Plan (2007)

  Southeast

  Central Council of the Tlingit & Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska Climate Adaptation Plan (2018)

  Metlakatla Indian Community Climate Change Adaptation Plan (2017-2027)

  Aleutian Islands

  Climate Change in Port Heiden, Alaska Strategies for Community Health (2018)

• Washington

  State-level Planning

  How to Choose: a Primer for Selecting Sea Level Rise Projections for Washington State (2020)

  Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Washington State: Technical Summaries for Decision Makers (2013)

  Preparing for a Changing Climate, Washington State’s Integrated Climate Response Strategy (2012)

  Counties & Communities

  List of County Climate Documents (2013-2023)

  List of City/Town Climate Documents (2013-2023)

  Thurston Climate Adaptation Plan: Climate Resilience Actions for Thurston County and South Puget Sound (2018)

  Spokane Community Adaptation Project (2017)

  Climate Change Adaptation through Local Comprehensive Planning: Guidance for Puget Sound Communities (2017)

  King County Strategic Climate Action Plan - 2015 Update

  Climate Change Preparedness Plan for the North Olympic Peninsula (2015)

  Forest and Water Climate Adaptation A Plan for the Nisqually Watershed (2014)

  Climate Action Plan Skagit County, Washington (2010)

  List of Other Public Agency Documents (2013-2021)

• Oregon

  State-wide Planning

  Oregon Climate Change Adaptation Framework (2021)

  Oregon Climate and Health Resilience Plan (2016)

  Oregon Department of Transportation’s Climate Change Adaptation Strategy Report (2012)

  Counties & Communities

  City of Milwaukie Climate Action Plan (2018)

  City of Ashland Climate & Energy Action Plan (2017)

  Deschutes Land Trust Climate Change Strategy: Guidance for Climate-Responsive Conservation and Stewardship in the Deschutes Basin (2017)

  City of Corvallis Climate Action Plan

  City of Portland and Multnomah County Climate Action Plan (2015)

  Citizen’s Guide: Adapting to Climate Change on the Oregon Coast (2015)

  The Neskowin Coastal Erosion Adaptation Plan (2013)

  City of Eugene Climate Action Plan 2.0 (2020)

  Clatsop and Tillamook Counties: Regional Framework for Climate Adaptation (2010) Appendix I and Appendix II

• Idaho

  Idaho Climate-Economy Impacts Assessment

  Cities, Universities & Natural Resources

  City of Boise Climate Adaptation Assessment Fact Sheet

  McCall's Framework for Climate Action Planning

  University of Idaho Climate Action Plan (2010)