Climate Change and Health Equity Program CalBRACE Adaptation Toolkit

CalBRACE Pre-Planning Step

CalBRACE Inventory Template for Local Health Departments to Assess Local Climate Mitigation, Adaptation and Resilience Planning

Community-Based Climate Adaptation Planning: Case Study of Oakland, California

Community Partner Engagement in Oakland Climate Study

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Resilience Planning Toolkit (adjusted BRACE for state needs)

Oregon Climate and Health Profile Report
(See Section 5 on Vulnerability for the comprehensive inclusion of at-risk populations by demographic, occupation and geography.)

Infographic on causal pathways

Infographic on social resilience and climate change

Climate and Health Adaptation Framework

Children’s Environmental Health Promotion Fact Sheet

Flood Vulnerability Assessment Report (2016)

Community Resilience Index

Lummi Nation Climate Change Mitigation and Adaptation Plan, 2016 to 2026
(See Chapter 4: Vulnerability Assessment and Chapter 5: Climate Mitigation and Adaptation)

Karuk Climate Adaptation Plan
(See Chapter 3: Habitat and Species-Specific Adaptations include a variety of habitats and their cultural importance given climate change impacts,
Chapter 4: Health Impacts and Adaptation Strategies include mental health and culture perspectives, and
Chapter 7: Climate Adaptations to Strengthen Tribal Sovereignty includes traditional ecological knowledge)

Karuk Cultural Management Zones

(illustrations courtesy of Kirsten Vinyeta)

Seasonality and Elevation Dynamics of Cultural Indicators in Karuk Cultural Management Zones

Our climate adaptations follow Karuk Cultural Management Zones, which are organized in relation to cultural. keystone species Tanoak and Chinquapin, and which account for the formation of smoke inversions zones below, within, and above the smoke inversion layer.

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Smoke from Cultural Burning and Managed Wildfire Cools River Temperatures

Under a mid-late June burning scenario, cultural burning or managed wildfire can create localized smoke inversions that cool water temperatures through a variety of mechanisms, including shading river systems and reducing evaporation thereby increasing stream flow.

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Samish Indian Nation Adaptation Planning Framework
(See Step 1: Research and Build Support, Appendix A: a communications plan specific to the tribe, and Appendix B: sample communications materials specific to Samish climate change threats)

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