Introduction
Created in 2017, the USET Climate Change Resilience Program assists Tribal Nations with climate change adaptation planning. Through the Tribal Climate Science Liaison, this program also connects Tribal Nations with resources at regional Climate Adaptation Science Centers and other partners to support Tribal adaptation planning and resilience to climate change.
Events, Webinars, and Trainings
Events, Webinars, and Trainings
See all upcoming climate change events.
Funding Opportunities
Funding Opportunities
Find information about the latest funding announcements, opportunities, and RFPs in the natural resources and climate change arena.
Student and Youth Opportunities
Student and Youth Opportunities
Find information about the latest scholarships, internships, fellowships, and other opportunities for Native students in the areas of natural resources and climate change.
Resolutions, Comments, and Testimony
Resolutions, Comments, and Testimony
Access USET’s official resolutions, comments, and testimonies related to climate change.
Climate Adaptation 101
Climate Adaptation 101
Learn about the basics of climate change planning and resilience.
Climate Resilience Employment Opportunities
Climate Resilience Employment Opportunities
Fifth National Climate Assessment
Fifth National Climate Assessment
Learn about the 2023 report.
Tribal Climate Planning Documents and Publications
Tribal Climate Planning Documents and Publications
Find a collection of Climate Adaptation Plans and vulnerability assessments that are publicly available and produced by Tribal Nations or organizations.
This Month's Top News and Stories
USET Climate Resilience Program’s 2024 in Review
The USET Tribal Climate Resilience Program would like to thank everyone who joined us for meetings, discussions, and events in 2024. We’d like to share a few of the activities and events we participated in this year, and invite you to join or invite us to more in 2025!
2025 Youth and Student Opportunities in Climate Resilience Open for Applications
Winter is the time for students to find their next internship, research, or scholarship opportunities! From high school to post-PhD, you can be paid to work on Indigenous climate resilience.
College of Menominee Nation releases first Climate Comic Strip
Episode 1, titled “Wǣqsēh-kēsekat ayāwek akuaceh?”, explores how non-local beings like the emerald ash borer are moving into the land of the Menominee and contributing to environmental change. The series is supported by USET partners at the Indigenous Climate Resilience Network (ICRN).
USDA USFS: Regional Forest Ecosystem Vulnerability Assessments
Vulnerability is the degree to which a system is susceptible to, and unable to cope with, adverse effects of climate change, including climate variability and extremes. The identification of vulnerable species and ecosystems in the near term is a critical step in long-term planning. The USDA Regional Climate Hubs…
USDA Climate Hubs: Salt Water Intrusion and Salinization in Coastal Forests and Farms
Coastal forests and farmlands in parts of the Southeast are being negatively affected by saltwater intrusion and soil salinization due to sea level rise, storms, tides, droughts, and water resources management. Elevated salinity levels cause crop yield declines, coastal forest loss, increases in salt-tolerant invasive species, eutrophication and marsh migration.…
US Army Corps of Engineers: Sea-Level Change Curve Calculator
This tool is provided by USACE and uses regionally specific data from NOAA’s sea-level gauges and graphically depicts the change in sea-level over time. The further ability of this tool is to project changes using several different equations to model different climate scenarios. This is a useful tool for…
Union of Concerned Scientists – Texas Invasive Species
Various agencies have jurisdiction over different types of invasive species. Consequently, there has never been a comprehensive statewide tally and the total number of invasive species is still unknown. There are, at minimum, the following number of invasive species: 67 terrestrial plants, 12 aquatic/wetland plants, 10 mammals, 4 birds,…
UMASS Amherst Climate System Research Center – CT Climate Report
This PowerPoint presentation put together by the UMASS Amherst Climate System Research system explores the impacts of climate change on Connecticut. Using multiple climate projects or scenarios for trends in warming temperature, changes in seasonal weather, climate migration, sea level rise, changes in precipitation, and other extreme weather and…
U.S. Forest Service – Tribal Relations Program
The U.S. Forest Service established the first Tribal Government Program Manager position in the Washington Office in 1988, responding to identified needs and Executive direction. Subsequently, in 2004, the Office of Tribal Relations was formed as a permanent staff within the State and Private Forestry Deputy Area, to facilitate consistency and…
U.S. EPA – What Climate Change Means for Mississippi
In the coming decades, Mississippi will become warmer, and both floods and droughts may be more severe. Unlike most of the nation, Mississippi did not become warmer during the last 50 to 100 years. But soils have become drier, annual rainfall has increased, more rain arrives in heavy downpours,…
