Alabama-Coushatta Tribe Resilience Plan

Halff partnered with the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas to evaluate vulnerabilities across its reservation lands and develop strategies to strengthen long-term community resilience to natural hazards and climate-related impacts. The effort focused on protecting Tribal members, critical infrastructure and natural resources while advancing priorities for emergency preparedness, environmental stewardship and sustainable land management.

Halff integrated GIS-based hazard analysis, critical asset assessments, historical climate data and input from Tribal staff and community members to identify vulnerabilities and establish actionable resilience priorities. Recommendations were organized around three central themes: building community resilience, protecting natural resources and enhancing critical assets. Strategies included emergency preparedness and evacuation planning, longleaf pine forest restoration, wetland preservation, stormwater infrastructure improvements and nature-based solutions.

To support implementation, Halff identified potential state and federal funding opportunities to advance future resilience initiatives and projects. The resulting Adaptation Plan provides the Tribe with a framework to strengthen emergency readiness, protect culturally and environmentally significant resources, improve critical infrastructure and guide long-term resilience investments.