In 2013, in response to the effects of Hurricane Sandy, the Shinnecocks completed a Climate Change
Adaptation Plan to begin to address the risks associated with climate change. As more climate-related
information and planning tools have become available, the Nation, in partnership with the Peconic Estuary
Program (PEP) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) Climate Ready Estuaries program,
sought to conduct a risk-based climate change assessment to build on the 2013 report and document
vulnerabilities. Using USEPA’s Climate Workbook as a guide, this report documents the approach, methods, and results of the Nation’s Climate Risk Assessment (CRA) and presents a climate ready action plan based on the assessment’s results.