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Southern Arizona is seeing higher temperatures for longer periods and more intense storms. Those are among the effects of climate change in a report last summer by the University of Arizona in Tuscon. Another study last summer published in the journal, Science, predicts Mojave County—home to four reservations—would suffer the state’s largest economic loss because of climate change. We’ll talk with tribal representatives and climate experts about how the climate trends are already affecting the deserts and arid high plains in the Southwest.
Guests:
Phoebe Suina (San Felipe and Cochiti Pueblo) – owner of high water mark, project manager and environment specialist
Karletta Chief (Diné) – assistant professor and extension specialist in water for the University of Arizona
Ann Marie Chischilly (Diné) – environmental lawyer and executive director of the Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals at Northern Arizona University
Break Music: Medicine Power (song) Joseph FireCrow (artist) Face the Music (album)
Very Pleased to see my colleagues featured for this important topic. Question for Karletta and Anne Marie:
Adaptation has to be the name of the game moving forward in all of Indian Country, especially in the SW. To date, adaptation planning assistance has been available to tribes via ITEP, however, there is no formal mechanism, or money for that matter, to actually implement Tribes’ adaptation plans. Are you aware of any efforts in Indian Country to move from adaptation planning to adaptation project implementation?
Respectfully, – Dr. Bull Bennett – Co-Convening Lead Author; Third National Climate Assessment (2014) Indigenous Peoples, Lands and Resources Chapter.