A climate resilience “toolkit” just launched online by the state Department of Environmental Protection will help municipal and county governments protect their communities through sustainable land use planning. The project stems from Resilient NJ, the DEP’s local government adaptation program, which includes a Resilient LBI unit seeking to prepare for Long Beach Island’s future amid a changing climate, sea level rise and more unpredictable storms.

“The toolkit guides municipalities through the process of creating a climate change-related vulnerability assessment…