Download our Tribal Climate Toolkit! The Toolkit designed to support Tribal efforts to prepare vulnerability assessments, and adaptation and resilience plans.
Read moreBuilding Capacity for Women's Climate Centers International
As a co-founder of Women’s Climate Centers International (WCCI), EFCWest continues to provide capacity building training for our East African team.
Read morePromoting Tribal Energy Efficiency and Climate Resilience
EFCWest will be working with multiple Southwestern Tribes through 2022/23 to support their efforts to build energy efficiency and climate resiliency.
Read moreAssessing Climate Vulnerabilities in the Deep South
In partnership with the Southern Climate and Energy Network, EFCWest has been holding a series of climate workshops in the deep south to better understand their vulnerabilities.
Read moreBuilding Capacity for the Hoopa Valley Tribe
EFCWest is supporting the Tribal Council efforts to prioritize Tribal projects so that they align with Tribal needs.
Read moreProtecting Island Waters
EFCWest is working in Puerto Rico and Hawaii to protect island waters and better understand problems facing aging septic systems and wastewater capture and treatment.
Read moreBuilding a Southwest Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu
EFCWest is supporting efforts to build a Tribally developed Southwest Tribal Climate Adaptation Menu to help Southwestern Tribes take control of their adaptation planning.
Read moreSupporting Safe Drinking Water in Puerto Rico and Vieques
As part of EPA and USDA grants, EFCWest is working with Puerto Rico and Vieques communities to help them maintain their nonprofit status and provide clean and safe drinking water to their residents.
Read moreWorking with Southwestern Tribes to Reduce Their Waste Stream
EFCWest is helping CA, NV, AZ and NM Tribes reduce and manage their waste stream! EFCWest is providing workshops, webinars and direct consultation to small Tribes in 4 subject areas: Composting, Recycling and Reuse, Emerging Contaminants, and Illegal Dumping.
Read moreMicrogrids for Richmond, CA
With over 32 miles of bay shoreline and an historic petrochemical industry, Richmond is one of the most vulnerable cities to climate change in California. In response, the City of Richmond has asked EFCWest to explore the potential for microgrid installations in the Iron Triangle and other stressed neighborhoods.
Read moreWe're Bringing Systems Thinking to the US Climate Action Network
EFCWest is providing a Root Cause Analysis Training for the four US Climate Action Network Action Teams: 100% Renewables, Building Grassroots Power, Vision for an Equitable Future, and No Fossil Fuel Infrastructure. This training is funded by USCAN and the goal is to provide the tools and approaches to identify leverage points to help address the complexity of centering racial and economic justice within the climate movement.
Read moreEFCWest is Responding to COVID19
EFCWest is working with the Imperial County Local Health Authority to help Valley nonprofits Keep Their Lights On in the face of COVID-19. This emergency program includes: Weekly Emergency Funding Webinars and Weekly Nonprofit Capacity Building Webinars, a Google Drive folder that includes fundraising templates, and a regularly updated spreadsheet of funding opportunities. Imperial Nonprofits can also arrange “office hours” with EFCWest staff to receive direct consultation and assistance with their fundraising and other efforts.
Read moreClimate Adaptation Planning with the Kewa Pueblo
EFCWest is working with the Kewa Pueblo through 2020 to help them complete their climate vulnerability assessment and climate adaptation plan.
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