New Jersey Climate Change Alliance
The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance (NJCCA) is a collective of organizations and individuals that share the goal of advancing science-informed climate change strategies and policy at the state and local levels in New Jersey.
The Alliance works towards this goal through:
- Leading collaborative demonstration projects;
- Assessing and presenting evidence-based state and local policy options;
- Conducting outreach and education to decision-makers, practitioners and the general public;
- Linking scientists to policy-makers and practitioners to inform policy and practice; and
- Developing tools and guidance that can be used by planners and decision-makers in the public, private and non-governmental sectors.
To better reflect the breadth of its work, in December 2018, the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance changed its name to The New Jersey Climate Change Alliance (NJCCA.) The Alliance’s website is undergoing revision and some aspects may not reflect this name change.
The Alliance is facilitated by Rutgers University through the Rutgers Climate Institute and the Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy. 
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Featured Videos
Climate Change and Public Health Implications for New Jersey
This video, produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance (which is facilitated by Rutgers University), describes how climate change is currently and will continue to affect public health in New Jersey.
To learn about climate change and implications for agriculture and aquaculture in NJ, the following videos are linked here including:
Climate Change and Agriculture in the Garden State; Fisheries, Aquaculture and Climate Change: A New Jersey Perspective; Rutgers University Plant Breeders Address Climate Change; Living Shorelines and Sea Level Rise on New Jersey’s Delaware Bayshore; Developing Climate-Change Resilience in Conservation Plants.
NJ Populations Vulnerable to Climate Change
This video, produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, describes demographic and geographic attributes of socially vulnerable populations in New Jersey and their relation to flooding as an environmental hazard associated with a changing climate. The video is informed by research conducted by researchers at Rutgers University, which facilitates the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance.
Climate Change and the Jersey Shore: Impacts on Coastal Communities, Ecosystems and Economies
This video, produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance which is facilitated by Rutgers University, explores climate change and its effects on the Jersey Shore. Experts discuss temperature changes, sea level rise, coastal flooding, and ocean acidification and how this impacts communities, ecosystems and coastal economies.
New Jersey's Changing Shoreline
This video, produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance (which is facilitated by Rutgers University), describes the dynamics of New Jersey's Atlantic Coast shoreline since the 19th Century, using both historical maps as well as satellite image animation from 1984 - 2012 along NJ's entire Atlantic coast. Viewers can observe periods of erosion, beach narrowing and beach widening as these change over time.
Climate Change and Flood Risk for New Jersey's Senior Citizens
This video, produced by the NJ Climate Adaptation Alliance (which is facilitated by Rutgers University) describes the risks faced by NJ's elderly population with a focus on flooding and storm surge hazards associated with a changing climate.
New Jersey and Climate Change: Impacts and Responses
Produced by the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, this video provides a comprehensive overview about impacts of a changing climate to people, places and valuable assets throughout the Garden State.
Learn about climate change and agriculture in New Jersey here.
Rutgers University scientists assist partners from US Fish and Wildlife Service, The Nature Conservancy and Partnership for the Delaware Estuary 