Climate Change

Climate change is occurring in Alaska at twice the global rate. The Native Village of Georgetown Staff and the Environmental Committee are working towards building a resilient community and ensuring that we are better prepared for the future changes in our environment occurring due to climate change.

Georgetown Tribal Council worked with the GEOS Institute in 2017 to complete a Climate Science Primer and Vulnerability Assessment for the Native Village of Georgetown and surrounding communities.

Our most recent project was to develop a Middle Kuskokwim Adaptation Plan with the help of the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC).

Regional Climate Science Primer

This document gives a brief introduction to finding out What is Climate Change?  It gives a detailed look at the Historical Trends, and Future Projections for Climate Change Impacts in the Middle Kuskokwim Region.

Published June 2017

Link to document. Climate Science Primer

Vulnerability Assessment

Combining Traditional Ecological Knowledge with Western Science, with input from Georgetown Members and Staff and others from the area, this document gives detailed information about the vulnerabilities we face due to the changing climate, and concludes with those vulnerabilities being ranked.  

Link to the document. Vulnerability Assessment