Tools | U.S. Climate Resilience Toolkit

Tools are available to help you manage your climate-related risks and opportunities, and to help guide you in building resilience to extreme events. Browse the list below, or filter by topic and/or tool functionality in the boxes above. To expand your results, click the Clear Filters link.

Circular diagram showing past and present environmental conditions in Interior Alaska. Source: Community Partnerships for Self-Reliance program

Adapt Alaska

Decision-makers and educators in Alaska can use these resources as a starting point in climate adaptation, mitigation, and monitoring. Find case studies, information on specific regions in Alaska, a planning guide for adaptation, and more.

Adaptation Workbook

Land managers, natural resource professionals, and motivated landowners can use this structured process to consider the effects of climate change on forests, urban forests, and agricultural properties.

Arctic Adaptation Exchange

Share or access information about climate adaptation across the Arctic region. Explore an interactive map by theme and browse circumpolar adaptation information resources

Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring and Traditional Knowledge in a Changing Arctic

Access information on community-based monitoring initiatives of environmental and social factors across the Arctic region.

Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (CAKE)

Access adaptation case studies, virtual library resources, a directory of adaptation practitioners, and a database of relevant tools on this comprehensive website. Users can also participate in community forums or contribute resources.

Climate Change Adaptation Planning Manual for Coastal Alaskans and Marine-Dependent Communities

Planners in coastal Alaska can use this guide to help with local adaptation efforts.

Climate Change Adaptation Resource Center (ARC-X)

Create an integrated package of climate change adaptation information tailored specifically to your geographic location and/or area of interest.

Climate Registry for the Assessment of Vulnerability (CRAVe)

Find existing vulnerability assessments by geographic area, assessment target, sponsoring agency, and other factors. Registered users can also enter basic information about a vulnerability assessment, enabling colleagues, partners, and others to learn and benefit from their work.

Climate Resilience in Alaskan Communities: Catalog of Federal Programs

Communities in Alaska that face challenges associated with coastal erosion, flooding, and other climate-related risks can use this catalog to find information, technical assistance programs, and potential funding resources.

Climate Service Providers Database | NOAA Western Region

This "match-making app for the climate world" connects users of climate information with the wide array of information and services available in NOAA's Western Region.

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Climate-Smart Conservation: Putting Adaptation Principles into Practice

Natural resource managers and conservation professionals can use this guide to help them incorporate climate considerations into their work.

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Dibaginjigaadeg Anishinaabe Ezhitwaad: A Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu

This menu aligns with the Adaptation Workbook and other published adaptation menus, providing a framework to integrate indigenous and traditional knowledge, culture, language, and history into the climate adaptation planning process.

Federal Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science Toolkit

Explore examples and learn how to design and maintain crowdsourcing and citizen science projects.

FEMA and Tribal Nations: A Pocket Guide

This guide helps federally recognized tribes find and access programs offered by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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G-WOW (Guiding for Tomorrow) Changing Climate, Changing Culture Initiative

Incorporating scientific research with place-based evidence, this unique approach increases awareness of climate change impacts around Lake Superior. Outreach tools include a web-based service learning curriculum and educator training.

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Guidelines for Considering Traditional Knowledges in Climate Change Initiatives

Tribes, agencies, and organizations can use this guide as a framework to increase understanding of issues relating to access and protection of traditional knowledges in climate initiatives.

Gulf TREE (Tools for Resilience Exploration Engine)

This site walks Gulf Coast users through a decision-support tree framework to match them with relevant climate resilience tools.

Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP)

This program helps keep families safe and healthy by providing federally funded assistance with home energy bills, energy crises, and weatherization and energy-related minor home repairs.

Managed Retreat Toolkit

This online resource presents legal and policy tools, best and emerging practices, and case studies to support peer learning and decision making around managed retreat and climate adaptation.

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National Fish, Wildlife, and Plants Climate Adaptation Strategy

Use this framework to take immediate, effective action toward building ecosystem resilience and maintaining ecosystem services in the face of climate challenges.

National Sea Grant Resilience Toolkit

Search for tools and resources developed by the Sea Grant Network to help coastal communities across the nation become more resilient.

Northeast Indigenous Climate Resilience Network

This network seeks to convene indigenous peoples to identify threats to self-determination and ways of life and to formulate strategies, dialogues, and programs that build indigenous capacity to address climate-related issues.

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Ocean Acidification Curriculum Collection

Use this database to download free K–12 lesson plans and other educational materials relating to ocean acidification.

Regional Adaptation Collaborative Toolkit

Groups interested in forming local or regional adaptation networks can build on this framework. Developed in California, the framework can be used elsewhere to help groups learn of successful strategies and adapt them for their own use.

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Scenarios Network for Alaska + Arctic Planning (SNAP) Tools

Users in Alaska and Arctic regions near the northern polar extremes can access multiple tools that support climate science and data exploration, allowing for a local focus within the broader context of climate change.

Seven Generations—Community-Based Environmental Planning

Environmental staff, community leaders, and community planners in rural Alaska can use this environmental planning process to help local community members understand and recognize climate impacts and build community capacity for resilience.

Solar Roadmap™

Communities or organizations that want to increase the capacity of solar power in their region can use this comprehensive set of resources to learn about relevant policies and best practices for encouraging adoption of solar power.

Southeast Conservation Blueprint

This living spatial plan identifies important places for conservation and restoration across the Southeast and Caribbean. The plan is helping organizations bring in new funding and inform their conservation decisions.

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Thriving Earth Exchange (TEX)

This program matches volunteer scientists with community leaders across the globe to advance local projects related to natural hazards, natural resources, and climate change.

Tribal Climate Change Adaptation Planning Toolkit

This collection of templates and other resources assists tribes in their climate change adaptation planning process.

Tribal Climate Change Guide

Tribal, First Nation, and Alaska Native communities—along with federal, academic, non-profit, and other partners—use this web-based clearinghouse to access a broad range of climate resources.

Tribal Energy Program

Tribal communities can browse potential financial opportunities, access technical assistance, and find education and training programs related to the use of renewable energy and energy-efficiency technologies.

Tribal Resilience Resource Guide

Tribal communities can use this guide as a "one-stop-shop" for locating integrated, government-wide resources from the federal government relating to resilience.

Water Toolbox—Federal Support Toolbox for Integrated Water Resouces Management

Access a comprehensive collection of data, models, and tools useful for the water management community.

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Wildfire Risk to Communities

Land use planners, fire managers, and elected officials can all use this site to understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk in their communities.