The Immediate Action workgroup deals with the early assessment and development of an action plan addressing climate change impacts on coastal and other vulnerable communities in Alaska.

Members include:

• United States Army Corps of Engineers - Patricia Opheen, Co-Chair
• Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development - Mike Black, Co-Chair
• Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry - Chris Maisch
• Department of Transportation and Public Facilities - Frank Richards
• Denali Commission - George Cannelos
• Alaska Municipal League - Luke Hopkins
• Alaska Climate Impact Assessment Commission - Bob Pawlowski
• Alaska Division of Homeland Security / Emergency Management - John Madden

Upcoming Events:

• The Immediate Action Workgroup will hold a public meeting on Wednesday, August 27, 2008 from 1 - 4:30 pm in Anchorage. Click for the Public Notice, and map to DEC. The agenda and meeting docments are linked below. The call-in number is 1-800-315-6338, code 5072#

Workgroup Documents and Links:

• August 27, 2008 draft meeting agenda
  • Six Communities in Peril, Divison of Homeland Security & Emergency Management
  • Status of Project Actions for IAW Alaskan Communities, US Army Corps of Engineers
  • Community Projects, Dep't of Transportation and Public Facilities (169 kb)
  • Alaska Climate Change Impact Mitigation Program

• April 17, 2008. The IAW released its final Recommendations Report to the Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change (1.04 MB)
• Slide show presentation - color (2.5 MB)
• Slide show presentation - black/white (4.1 MB)

• March 20, 2008 meeting agenda
• The Draft Recommendations Report to the Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change (21MAR08), prepared by the Immediate Action Workgroup, has been replaced by the Final Report (above).
• Sustainability Recommendations for Community Relocation, Allison Butler, UAF Resilience and Adaptation Program (141 kb)

• March 4, 2008 meeting agenda and documents (new and updated)
  • Kivalina Immediate Action Matrix (112 kb)
  • Koyukuk Immediate Action Matrix (124 kb)
  • Newtok Immediate Action Matrix (126 kb)
  • Shaktoolik Immediate Action Matrix (123 kb)
  • Shishmaref Immediate Action Matrix (124 kb)
  • Unalakleet Immediate Action Matrix (100 kb)
  • Remote Rural Villages Sustainable Communities, Cascadia Regional Green Building Council (1.02 MB)
  • Draft IAW Policy & Research Recommendations Comment, Steven M. Weaver, P.E., DEE, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (134 kb)
  • Draft IAW Relocation Assistance, Implementation, and Rationale Policies (324 kb)
  • Draft Recommendations Report to the Governor's Subcabinet on Climate Change (325 kb) - Immediate Action Workgroup

• February 19, 2008 meeting agenda and documents (updated from February 12)
  • Koyukuk Immediate Action Matrix
  • Newtok Immediate Action Matrix
  • Shishmaref Immediate Action Matrix
  • Unalakleet Immediate Action Matrix

• February 12, 2008 meeting documents (new and updated):
  • Kivalina Immediate Action Matrix
  • Koyukuk Immediate Action Matrix
  • Newtok Immediate Action Matrix
  • Shaktoolik Immediate Action Matrix
  • Shishmaref Immediate Action Matrix
  • Unalakleet Immediate Action Matrix

• January 31, 2008 meeting agenda and documents:
  • Documents have been updated, see February 12 meeting documents

• January 18, 2008 meeting agenda, meeting summary, and presented documents:
  • Meeting summary
• DHS&EM Mitigation Involvement with Coastal Erosion Communities
• DHS&EM Declared Disasters
• SECC Responses to Climate Related Events
• Alaskan Communities Affected by Erosion (181 kb)
• Community Ranking Criteria (87 kb)
• Alaska Village Erosion Technical Assistance Program, Army Corps of Engineers, April 2006 (3.22 MB)

• January 8, 2008 meeting agenda
  • Meeting Summary

• November 6, 2007 meeting agenda and presented documents:
  • Estimating Future Costs of Alaska Public Infrastructure at Risk to Climate Change (1.5 MB) - Peter Larsen, The Nature Conservancy
  • Kivalina presentation - Colleen Swan, Tribal Administrator, Kivalina Traditional Council
    • full page, color (3.66 MB)
    • 2 slides/pg, black & white ( 4.25 MB)
  • Koyukuk presentation - Erosion and Flood Scoping Plan
    • full page, color (869 kb)
    • 2 slides/pg, black & white (579 kb)
  • Newtok presentation - Stanley Tom, Tribal Administrator, Newtok Traditional Council
    • full page, color (2.43 MB)
    • 2 slides/pg, black & white (1.55 MB)
  • Shishmaref presentation - Erosion and Relocation Coalition Concerns
    • full page, color (754 kb)
    • 2 slides/pg, black & white (850 kb)
  • Unalakleet presentation
    • full page, color (1.78 MB)
    • 2 slides/pg, black & white (2.22 MB)