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Governor Phil Murphy • Lt. Governor Tahesha Way NJ Home | Services A to Z | Departments/Agencies | FAQs Search All of NJ This Site DEP Home | About DEP | Index by Topic | Programs/Units | DEP Online Nicholas J. Angarone PP/AICP Chief Climate Resilience Officer PO Box 420 Mail Code: 44-03A, Trenton, NJ 08625-0420 Phone: 609-322-9500 Fax: 609-292-0687 Bureau of Climate Resilience Planning Home New Jersey and Climate Change Coastal Resilience Plan Coastal Management Program Coastal Hazards of NJ NJ Coastal Data Coastal Atlas Links Contact BCRP Bureau of Climate Resilience Planning The Bureau of Climate Resilience Planning (BCRP) provides planning and technical support to New Jersey’s communities to help them make informed decisions about climate resilience. BCRP is responsible for coordinating with DEP policies, programs, and activities to plan for the impacts and the associated hazards of climate change and promote public awareness of climate change science. Resilient Coastal Communities Resilient NJ - As part of the National Disaster Resilience Competition the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) awarded New Jersey with a grant to advance regional planning initiatives in the nine counties designated Most Impacted and Distressed from Hurricane Sandy by HUD. The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is using part of this funding to create the Resilient NJ program. Resilient NJ will bring together municipalities and local stakeholders as Regional Teams with dynamic multi-disciplinary Consultant Teams comprised of planners, engineers, ecologists, designers, and other experts to address flood-related hazards at a regional scale in both riverine and coastal communities. The Program seeks to fund up to five innovative regional planning projects that will address gaps in resiliency planning, reach underserved and socially vulnerable populations, and enhance the value and integrity of the ecological, recreational, and economic resources in the regions through a collaborative process. New Jersey Fostering Regional Adaptation through Municipal Economic Scenarios (NJ FRAMES) is a science-based, stakeholder-driven, regional planning project that will further advance resiliency planning in New Jersey. The multi-partner planning initiative within the Two Rivers region of Monmouth County will work with 15 communities surrounding the Navesink and Shrewsbury rivers to develop a regional plan to address the impacts of increasing coastal hazards and storm surge. The Building Ecological Solutions to Coastal Community Hazards grant provides research, guidance, vulnerability assessments, planning and technical assistance to coastal communities with a focus on developing ecological solutions to New Jersey’s increasing coastal hazards. BESCCH also includes local government pilot projects, monitoring, secondary school engagement and citizen science training. The funding is provided by the U.S. Department of the Interior and administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation as part of the Hurricane Sandy Coastal Resiliency Competitive Grant Program. Building Ecological Solutions to Coastal Community Hazards – A Guide for New Jersey Coastal Communities (pdf, 169 Mb) is provided by The National Wildlife Federation, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection and the partners of the NFWF grant. “It is our hope that by highlighting ecological solutions to New Jersey’s coastal hazards, we can help coastal communities across the nation think about the role of nature in preparing for and adapting to future changes, in ways that benefit people and wildlife,” said Collin O’Mara, president and chief executive officer of the National Wildlife Federation. This guide advances practices that can help coastal communities to become safer and more sustainable in ways that work with, rather than against, nature. It describes ecological solutions to coastal community hazards, including measures to protect open space, enhance and protect coastal ecosystems (including beaches and dunes, coastal forests and shrublands, and tidal marshes) in ways that increase elevation and reduce erosion and flooding risks.” American Planning Association -New Jersey Chapter 2018 Conference – Building Ecological Solutions to Coastal Community Hazards Session Building Ecological Solutions to Coastal Community Hazards Vulnerability Assessments Coastal Vulnerability Index Mapping - The NJCMP developed CVI mapping for the entire coastal area in New Jersey covering 239 municipalities over four sea level rise scenarios – present day (2014), 2030, 2050, and 2100. Additionally, a CVI-based map was created for each NJ coastal community. Coastal Management The New Jersey Coastal Management Program provides planning and technical support to 239 NJ coastal communities in response to increasing coastal hazards. The Coastal Management Program (CMP) includes an extensive network of partners that are providing coastal communiti

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