Plan

Juneau's Changing Climate and Community Response

Summary

This report is designed as a living document to inform the community, decision makers, and academics and to serve as a learning and teaching tool. The nine key messages summarized on pages 6 and 7 are intended for use as a quick reference. Unique for this type of report, these key messages highlight actions by Juneau’s civil society, including local nonprofit organizations.

Year
2024

Details

Hazards Addressed
Changing Seasons
Erosion and Shoreline Recession
Flooding – Rainfall-induced
Landslides
Multiple or All Hazards
Assets
Economy
Energy and Utilities
Multiple or All Assets
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Lessons Learned

Climate change presents a clear and present danger to our world, and local communities have a large role and responsibility to lead in reducing and adapting to its impacts. The scientific information presented in this report is intended for use by the general public and local decision makers in formulating mitigation strategies and measures.

Options Used

Build retaining walls to protect against mass wasting — the movement of rock and soil down a slope — from mudslides. Prepare geohazard designation mapping. Use these maps to update zoning codes and building regulations. Pursue complementary efforts to increase the use of electrified transportation, improve the thermal efficiency of buildings, and replace electric resistance heat (such as electric baseboard heaters) with

Steps to Resilience

Get Started
Understand Exposure
Assess Vulnerability & Risk
Investigate Options
Prioritize & Plan
Take Action

Plans

Juneau's Changing Climate and Community Response

Organizations to Contact

Alaska Coastal Rainforest Center (ACRC)

Relevant Options

Diversify food supply chains to prepare for potential impacts from changing seasons and extreme events. For example, support local food production by promoting new technologies, encouraging farmers to Expand and diversify the timber market, for example, with small diameter mass timber. Promote opportunities for controlled-environment agriculture (e.g., hydroponics, aquaculture) to increase local food production of food that is less energy and water intensive and protected from climate
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