Alaska Municipality League
Resilience Planning in Alaska Rural Communities
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AML Resilience Planning in Alaska Rural Communities Project
AML is working with coastal communities to prepare and respond to rapid and slow-moving hazards and disasters, such as flooding, erosion, permafrost thaw, landslides, and changes in temperature and precipitation. Through this project, AML and contracted experts are collaborating with coastal communities to advance local priorities that support efforts to plan and prepare for the future, including the sustainable management of social, economic, cultural assets, as well as the protection of critical energy and security infrastructure that is of vital national importance.

Project Contacts

Danielle Meeker
Resilience Planning Coordinator
danielle@akml.org

Project Information

Key Takeaway
  • The project enhances the capacity of local governments to address environmental change through training opportunities, digital tools, and direct assistance to develop resilience plans.
Project Activities
  • Regional roundtables.
  • Nature-based solutions training.
  • Contractor-supported development of:
    • Web-based tool for communities to collect relevant environmental and socioeconomic data to inform planning initiatives.
    • Online repository for users to retrieve, analyze, and visualize relevant data.
    • Municipal guide to identify, evaluate, and prioritize nature-based solutions to mitigate coastal hazards.
    • Community-specific plans that include resilience strategies informed by participant input local priorities, and available data.
Communities Served
  • Up to 25 rural coastal communities
Funding Agency
  • National Coastal Resilience Fund
Timeline
  • Activities will be completed by early 2027
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