The client for this fall 2020 Bloustein resilience studio course is the state OPA and the studio focus is on supporting OPA’s effort to incorporate resilience into the Plan Endorsement process pursuant to Executive Order 89. The studio will accomplish this objective by working with two towns in Monmouth County undergoing Plan Endorsement by supporting […]
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Op-Ed: COVID-19, Racial Injustice and Climate Change Require a Bold Approach, Not Incrementalism

With a nation rattled by a public health emergency, a deep recession that has left thousands jobless, and growing signs of climate change, it may be time for bold new ideas to address those crises. Read this NJSpotlight opinion piece co-authored by EAC Executive Director Jeanne Herb that summarizes discussions at a recent virtual convening. https://www.njspotlight.com/2020/07/op-ed-covid-19-racial-injustice-and-climate-change-require-a-bold-approach-not-incrementalism/
Climate, COVID, Herb, NJCAA, racial injusticeA Seat at the Table: Integrating the needs and challenges of underrepresented and socially vulnerable populations into coastal hazards planning in New Jersey

Herb, Jeanne, Lowrie, Karen, Auermuller, Lisa Findley, Patricia. (2019). A seat at the table: Integrating the needs and challenges of underrepresented and socially vulnerable populations into coastal hazards planning in New Jersey. Submitted to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Bureau of Climate Resilience. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick, NJ. […]
2019, Auermuller, Climate, coastal, Findley, Herb, NJDEP, NOAA, report, resilience, socially vulnerableEAC Group with Other Rutgers Experts Provide Recommendations on Climate Change Resilience

Rutgers experts, including Jeanne Herb of the Environmental Analysis and Communications Group, provide sound science and evidence-based recommendations on how to be more resilient to climate change-related impacts in four essays. Read their recommendations here and access online resilience tools that can help New Jersey, counties, towns, businesses and residents adapt to climate change-related impacts. […]
2019, Climate, coastal, Herb, resilience, Rising TideRutgers-Eagleton Poll indicates New Jerseyans are concerned about climate change but lack knowledge

Two-thirds of New Jerseyans are concerned about the impact that climate change will have on them, according to the latest Rutgers-Eagleton Poll conducted in collaboration with the New Jersey Climate Change Alliance at Rutgers University. The Alliance is facilitated by Rutgers University through the Rutgers Climate Institute and the Environmental Analysis and Communications Group at […]
Climate, Eagleton, Herb, NJCCA, pollEAC Executive Director discusses climate change and health equity with Comcast Newsmakers

Jeanne Herb was interviewed by Jill Horner of Comcast News on April 18, 2019 about the lessons on health and climate change equity that Jeanne brought back from a recent trip to Cuba with the Robert Wood Johnson Culture of Health Leaders Program. View the video here: https://comcastnewsmakers.com/Videos/2019/4/22/NJ190418-2
2019, Climate, Comcast, Cuba, equity, Herb, interview, RWJ Culture of Health4th National Climate Assessment identifies NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance as key collaborator in regional climate adaptation strategies

The Fourth National Climate Assessment identified the NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance as a key program to develop and implement climate adaptation strategies that assist Northeast municipalities, counties and states in efforts to build resilience to environmental changes and adapt to a changing climate (Chapter 18, Executive Summary). The NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance is co-facilitated by the […]
Climate, NJADAPT, Rutgers Climate InstituteEAC’s Lowrie teams with Tony Cox on Risk Analysis special issue: Preparing for, Responding to, and Recovering from Hurricane Flooding Disasters

Compiled by EAC’s Dr. Karen Lowrie, (Managing Editor of Risk Analysis) and Dr. Louis Anthony (Tony) Cox, this special virtual issue of Risk Analysis, prepared a year after Harvey and in the wake of Florence, offers insights on how best to anticipate, communicate, manage, mitigate, respond to, recover from, and learn from such disasters. The […]
2018, Climate, hurricane, Lowrie, risk, Risk AnalysisEAC Team to help integrate coastal hazards mapping tools into unified platform

EAC team members will work on an interdisciplinary team at Rutgers to integrate an existing suite of coastal hazards mapping tools into a unified platform. This new platform will integrate the latest climate science, exposure assessment techniques, and best practices in resilience planning. The project will include stakeholder engagement to identify suggested improvements to the new […]
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