Moving Adaptation Forward: Diverse Knowledges and Partnerships-Creating Opportunities for Capacity Building and Adaptation Solutions: Julie Maldonado, Ph.D. Lead Author, U.S. National Climate Assessment; Ph.D., Department of Anthropology, American University. Indigenous communities across the U.S. are experiencing a multitude of climate change effects and challenges, resulting in physical, social, cultural, health, and ecological consequences. Indigenous and non-indigenous leaders, scientists, practitioners, researchers, and students are taking action, bringing together diverse knowledges and establishing partnerships to build capacity and create adaptation solutions to address these impacts. This talk will provide an overview of recent and current work and opportunities for engagement on Indigenous-related climate challenges and solutions. I will highlight the U.S. National Climate Assessment’s engagement with Indigenous communities and the key messages from the Indigenous Peoples, Land, and Resources Chapter, including climate change impacts on agriculture, and opportunities for continued engagement; discuss the Rising Voices movement as a model for the type of actions and partnership building that is currently taking place, as well as other related models and networks; and provide examples of how tribal communities in coastal Louisiana are working through these and other channels to build capacity and adaptation solutions to the climate and other environmental changes they are currently experiencing.