COLLABORATING FOR RESILIENCE

Northeast Climate Change Preparedness

Part 1: NJ Future – Who We Are

Part 2: Local Recovery Planning Manager Program

Part 3: Community Vulnerability

Topics

WHO WE AREPART 1:

Nonprofit NGO promoting responsible land use policies to:

Revitalize cities; Preserve open space; Keep housing affordable; Encourages transportation choices

Mission

LRPM PROGRAMPART 2:

Initial Involvement

FEMA/Merck Foundation request FEMA seeking a partner for local recovery

effort Create LRPM position Essential to assist NJ communities FEMA noted lack of local capacity in

disaster response

The Program

Screening Criteria1. Considerable storm damage2. Limited or no in-house planning capabilities3. Majority of full-time residents

The Program

Who We’re Working With

COMMUNITY VULNERABILITYPART 3:

Little Egg Harbor

Highlands

Sea Bright

Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different

results

TIME FOR A NEW APPROACH

ThanksDavid Kutner, AICP, PP; dkutner@njfuture.org

609-393-0008, x 105; http://www.njfuture.org

I’M DONE…..YOUR TURN