- States at Risk – South Dakota
- Environmental Protection Agency – Climate Change
- Climate Changes Impact on South Dakota
- Sioux Falls Sustainability
- Environmental Law and Policy Center – South Dakota
Note: There was only one instance where water was specifically mentioned. It is bullet #5 under Government.
Government:
- EPA – US Environmental Protection Agency work in S.D.
- City of Sioux Falls Sustainability and Climate Action Plan
- Rapid City Sustainability Committee
- House resolution 6010 supporting oil and gas, preventing enactment of federal energy policies using other energy sources. 2021.
- Funding studies to make appropriations to assess water resources and management; Senate bill 64; 2022
- What Climate Change Means for South Dakota – EPA
Corporations:
- Smithfield Foods Sustainability report
Organizations:
- Nonprofit, nonpartisan grassroots advocacy organization working on legislation ‘Carbon Fee and Dividend’
- Environmental Law & Policy Center
- Sierra Club South Dakota
- The Nature Conservancy South Dakota
- Northern Prairies Land Trust
- University of South Dakota Community Initiatives
The U.S. Women’s Caucus at the United Nations: Global and specific recommendations for climate change and improving the lives of women and girls: seven specific recommendations for climate action and gender equality.
South Dakota Resources:
1. Water
2. Health
3. Agriculture/Food
4. Disaster Management / Risk:
- South Dakota Supply Kit Card for emergency preparadeness
- South Dakota Emergency preparedness services
- Severe Weather preparedness guide
- Emergency Preparedness resources for kids
- Emergency Preparedness Handbook for Tribal Governments
5. Indigenous Women/Women at Risk
- Nebraska Indian Child Welfare Coalition – Serves the indigenous community on southern South Dakota tribal lands
- South Dakota Office of Tribal Lands – Scholarship page (can Zontians reach out to inform about Zonta Scholarship opportunities?)
6. Technology and Funding
7. Forced Migration
