The document discusses the resettlement of Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, a small rural community that has become one of the hardest hit areas from climate change due to rising sea levels and stronger storms. The island has lost 98% of its land since 1955 due to coastal erosion and flooding. The community is working with the state of Louisiana on a resettlement plan that would relocate the entire remaining population of the island to higher ground to escape the worsening effects of climate change.

1. Climate Crisis in a
Rural Community
The Resettlement of
Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana

2. Photo: CNN.com

4. Photo: Mintpresssnews.com

6. Photo: The Weather Channel, stories.weather.com/story/5931

8. Source: Biloxi-Chitimacha-Choctaw Tribe

9. Resources
• Can’t Stop the Water, a film by Jason and Rebecca Ferris
www.cantstopthewater.com
• Isle de Jean Charles Resettlement Project Website -
www.coastalresettlement.org
• Louisiana’s Strategic Adaptations to Future Environments, plan by Office of
Community Development
http://www.doa.la.gov/OCDDRU/NDRC/LASAFE_Report_Final.pdf
Presentation by:
Gabe Schwartzman
Director of Life Quality Initiatives
Southern Mutual Help Association
Southernmutualhelp.org
Photo Credits: Gabe Schwartzman, unless