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Designing with Vision: Funding Pre-Disaster Adaptation in New Jersey
Sustainable business and solutions | Public and global health
An article on pre-disaster adaptation in New Jersey
Date (DD-MM-YYYY)
18-06-2025 to 18-06-2026
Available on-demand until 18th June 2026
Cost
Free
Education type
Article
CPD subtype
On-demand
Description
Key Takeaways:
- According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, in 2024, there were 27 weather and climate events costing $1 billion or more in damages. Reacting to extreme weather events as they happen is difficult and expensive, yet this is the federal government’s predominant approach.
- A study by Allstate and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce found that every dollar spent to prepare for climate disasters prevents thirteen dollars’ worth of economic impact, damage, and cleanup costs.
- After Hurricane Sandy in 2012, New Jersey received U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development funding for two adaptation projects: Rebuild by Design (RBD) – Hudson River and RBD – RBD – Hudson River received an initial $230 million.
- RBD – Hudson River includes six parks in Hoboken designed to retain and rebuff water. In 2022 and 2023, Hoboken saw an 88% reduction in all flooding events and 4.2 million gallons of rain and stormwater were isolated in the City’s resiliency parks during storm events.
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+1 (202) 628-1400

Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI)
1020 19th Street NW
Suite 400
Washington
Washington DC
20036
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