U. S. Fish & Wildlife Service / U. S. Geological Survey
Climate Change Forum for Alaska
February 21 - 23, 2007
ADDITIONAL MATERIALS
Climatic changes and the effects on Alaskan flora and fauna challenge the Fish & Wildlife Service’s mission to conserve trust species. The Future Challenges Workshops in August 2004 and June 2005 identified climate change as a priority at national and regional levels, while this Climate Change Forum for Alaska addressed the topic at an ecoregional scale within Region 7. The Forum was jointly planned by the FWS and USGS and held in Anchorage on February 21-23, 2007. Topics for both the technical presentations and breakout sessions were selected from responses to a questionnaire sent to Alaska Region employees to determine their greatest concerns about climate change, information needs, and the most pressing issues facing them with respect to climate change. During the 3-day Forum, FWS and USGS employees attended a 1-day conference where current scientific findings were presented, and then spent 2 days participating in internal meetings to brainstorm opportunities for addressing climate change in the region.
Goals of the Forum:
- Inform resource professionals about natural resources in Alaska that may be affected by climate change;
- Strengthen communication and collaboration among FWS and USGS scientists and project leaders in Alaska;
- Initiate a process to address the effects of climate change in Alaska considering our mission and statutory mandates;
- Provide the opportunity for FWS cross-programmatic collaboration to address climate change concerns.
