Community-wide Protection, Relocation, & Expansion
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Facing displacement pressures as a community brings its own set of challenges. This webinar will focus on considerations for protection, retreat, and relocation at the community-level. It will narrow in on cases of communities that remain on the frontlines of severe displacement challenges and continue to adapt. Panelists will discuss the decision-making processes, successes, and on-going challenges for managed retreat, relocation, site expansion in their communities. The lessons shared can be utilized by other communities experiencing these decisions in their own geographies while also elevating the distinct obstacles faced by the communities on the panel.
Moderator:
Alessandra Jerolleman, Jacksonville State University
Presenters:
Walter Nelson, City of Napakiak
Sophia Katchatag, Native Village of Shaktoolik
Twyla Thurmond - City of Shishmaref
Kelsey Moldenke - Quinault Nation
The Climate Displacement Forum is a 5-part webinar series hosted by the National Adaptation Forum and EcoAdapt that will take an interconnected look at climate displacement pressures along with approaches to prevent displacement or adapt by exploring migration, current managed retreat and relocation strategies, equity implications, and policy considerations.
Register for the series and attend any or all of the sessions.