Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change
WHY THIS MATTERS: Climate change is here and we must ensure ALL community members are prepared for the impacts. Our mutual survival requires a connected & supportive community that can react in emergencies.
HOW SP TAKES ACTION: Sustainable Princeton has built and installed over 20 downspout planters across the community to help reduce flooding from extreme weather events. We facilitate strong neighborhood networks through resource-sharing programs such as our S.T.A.R. Neighborhood program and the SP Lending Library of tools. We also encourage home resiliency through our Get Ready resources.
A More Resilient Princeton
Resiliency against climate change is essential to maintain quality of life and mutual survival.
Preparation actions that reduce a community’s exposure to and risk from climate change can also directly benefit health, particularly if these actions are focused on those at a higher risk. An increase in the severity and frequency of storms is resulting in more damage to Princeton’s trees, downed power lines, risks to life and property and costs to clean up after an event.
The increase in intensity and frequency of extreme weather events, mainly due to climate change, illuminates how important it is to strengthen and prepare Princeton for the future, with particular attention to its more vulnerable community members. Strengthening town infrastructure, reducing impervious cover, and developing plans and practices for stormwater management and mitigation are some of Princeton’s top priorities in moving towards a more resilient community.
Princeton’s Climate Action Plan
Goal: All Princeton community members are prepared for the impacts of climate change. More information
can be found in Princeton’s Climate Action Plan.
Objective 11: Protect lives, property, and critical facilities from the impacts of stormwater flooding
Objective 12: Build Municipal and community capacity to prepare for and respond to climate change
Objective 13: Prepare for the impact of climate change on human health
Our Initiatives
The S.T.A.R. Neighborhoods Program gives Princeton residents the opportunity to actively participate in building a more sustainable, together and resilient community.
We’ve compiled local resources to help you be prepared for extreme weather events caused by the effects of climate change.
Sustainable Princeton’s Lending Library offers residents and non-profit organizations of Princeton, NJ, the opportunity to borrow a variety of sustainable home items, including electric landscape equipment, induction cooktops, and repair tools, for FREE for up to two weeks.
Princeton is a very flood-sensitive town. To help prevent flooding, Sustainable Princeton installed nearly 20 downspout planters across the community. Learn more about our efforts and how you can install one yourself!