Office of Climate Resilience | Resilient NJ - NJDEP

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Resilient NJ Sign Up for Email Updates Home Resilient NJ Planning for the Future of New Jersey Climate change is a global challenge, but the impacts are experienced locally. Changes in precipitation, extreme temperatures, sea-level rise, and species shifts place stress on infrastructure, natural resources, and social and economic systems. These same impacts will directly affect public health and healthcare systems. Decisions about zoning, redevelopment, housing, open space, and other investment decisions made by local and regional governments will alter the impacts of climate change on their own and neighboring communities. Integrating climate change into these decisions and all local and regional planning efforts is imperative to ensure that investments made today are designed to withstan...