Tribe: Metlakatla Tribe
View Source Document: Metlakatla Indian Community Climate Change Adaptation Plan
Year: 2017
Topic: Adaptations to shifting precipitation patterns include striving to conserve and protect the AIR’s natural resources, primarily water.
Home water catchment systems in particular should be promoted to encourage conservation in yard work and gardening. This will support...
The Tribal leadership can also promote and make accessible water saving nozzles, showerheads and other tools to reduce water consumption.
Larger efforts could include increasing the capacity of available water reservoir, through increasing the size of the existing dam or...
Tribal entities directing everyday water conservation practices such as not leaving unnecessary water running, encourage water saving nozzles and efficient...
Using basic conservation steps, the Tribe will be able to conserve local resources, preserving for future use. Basic adaptation needs...
Proper management of the Tribe’s limited lake resources.
Maintenance of water quality that meets the National/State standards; annual monitoring of water quality trends.
Acquire future funding opportunities.
Monitoring all climate-related resources.
Obtaining annual feedback from local harvesters.
Adaptation strategies are limited to actions that can be carried out by managing the existing resources wisely. For instance, individual...
When water levels in the municipal supply drop below threshold levels, community conservation practices will be enforced. These should include,...