Tribal Nations in the United States are uniquely exposed to the impacts of climate change, and are spearheading novel, effective adaptation and mitigation solutions. However, Tribes also report significant, persistent barriers and unmet needs to achieve their adaptation goals. The Cluster is supporting two projects in the Pacific Northwest and Louisiana designed to support Tribes’ identify and address these barriers.

In the Pacific Northwest, the Cluster is supporting work to build on the August 2024 report, Climate Adaptation Barriers and Needs Experienced by Northwest Coastal Tribes: Key Findings from Tribal Listening Sessions. This collaborative project seeks to develop policy resources and tools to address those barriers, in partnership with the Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians (ATNI), the Tribal Coastal Resilience Project of the Northwest Climate Resilience Collaborative, the Native American Law Center at the University of Washington School of Law, the Environmental and Energy Law Program (EELP) at Harvard Law School, and the Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC). 

Pacific Northwest

Hannah Perls

Hannah Perls (she/ella) is a Senior Staff Attorney with the Harvard Environmental & Energy Law Program (EELP) where she supervises…

Luca Greco

Legal Fellow, Environmental and Energy Law Program at Harvard Law School

Jessica Lawson

JD ’25, Emmett Environmental Law Center at Harvard Law School

Nicolette Santos

JD ‘24, Harvard Law School