Report

Understanding Infrastructure Susceptibility to Storm and Climate-Related Hazards and Effective Investments

Attachment to the Testimony of Professor Clinton Andrews to the Senate Environment and Energy and Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committees

The New Jersey Climate Change Resource Center prepared this background document to assist the New Jersey Legislature in understanding what types of infrastructure are most susceptible to storm and climate-related hazards and where investments would be most effective. The report focuses on climate resilient infrastructure investment that will improve the ability for social and ecological systems to absorb and adapt to shocks and stresses resulting from a changing climate, while better positioning New Jersey to respond in the future.

Understanding Infrastructure Susceptibility to Storm and Climate-Related Hazards and Effective Investments

Attachment to the Testimony of Professor Clinton Andrews to the Senate Environment and Energy and Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committees

FULL REPORT
August 2026 

Hearing of the Senate Environment and Energy and Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committees

The committees received testimony from invited speakers concerning the need for investment in storm resilient infrastructure in the State.

August 13, 2026

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