Isle de Jean Charles

Chapter 15 Tribes Key Message 3.

In Louisiana, a federal grant is being used to relocate the tribal community of Isle de Jean Charles in response to severe land loss, sea level rise, and coastal flooding.

Figure 1.17. Chapter 19 Southeast Key Message 2.

Case Study A Lesson Learned for Community Resettlement.

Chapter 7, Ecosystems, Key Message 2 Many millions of Americans live in coastal areas threatened by sea level rise.

In all but the very lowest sea level rise projections, retreats will become an unavoidable option in some areas along the U.S. coastline.

Chapter 8, Coastal, Key Message 1 The federal government has granted funds for the relocation of some communities, including the Biloxi Chitimacha Choctaw tribe from Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, Figure 1.17.

However, the potential need for millions of people and billions of dollars of coastal infrastructure to be relocated in the future creates challenging legal, financial, and equity issues that have not yet been addressed.

Chapter 14, Human Health, Key Message 2 Chapter 15, Tribes, Key Message 2 Throughout the United States, indigenous peoples are considering or actively pursuing relocation as an adaptation strategy in response to climate-related disasters, more frequent flooding, loss of land due to erosion, or as livelihoods are compromised by ecosystem shifts linked to climate change.

Chapter 15, Tribes, Key Message 3 In Louisiana, a federal grant is being used to relocate the tribal community of Isle de Jean Charles in response to severe land loss, sea level rise, and coastal flooding.

Figure 1.17 Chapter 19, Southeast, Key Message 2 Case Study, A Lesson Learned for Community Resettlement In Alaska, coastal native communities are already experiencing heightened erosion driven by declining sea ice, rising sea levels, and warmer waters.

Figure 1.18 Coastal and river erosion and flooding, in some cases, will require parts of communities or even entire communities to relocate to safer terrain.

Chapter 7, Ecosystems, Key Message 2 Many millions of Americans live in coastal areas threatened by sea level rise.

In all but the very lowest sea level rise projections, retreats will become an unavoidable option in some areas along the U.S. coastline.

Chapter 8, Coastal, Key Message 1 The federal government has granted funds for the relocation of some communities, including the Biloxi Chitimacha Choctaw tribe from Isle de Jean Charles in Louisiana, Figure 1.17.

However, the potential need for millions of people and billions of dollars of coastal infrastructure to be relocated in the future creates challenging legal, financial, and equity issues that have not yet been addressed.