COP27 in Egypt
Pacific Institute water resilience research and innovative solutions will be front and center during COP27, the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. This November, the Pacific Institute will present topics ranging from nature-based solutions to innovative financing for water. For real-time updates, follow the Pacific Institute on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook.
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Saving Water Makes Cents
For the past 30 years, water rates in the United States have risen faster than inflation and all other utility rates, adding to the struggle faced by millions of people across the nation to pay water and sewer bills. Water efficiency investments reduce the need for expensive new water and wastewater infrastructure, saving communities hundreds of millions and in some instances billions of dollars in capital costs and millions more in annual operating costs.
Advancing Affordability through Water Efficiency
This paper examines the relationship between water conservation and efficiency and affordability. Specifically, it examines the near-term effect of water conservation and efficiency on utility bills, i.e., water, wastewater, and energy bills, for conserving households and the longer term effect on water and wastewater costs for the larger community.
Left Out in Drought: California Fish
More than 97% of California is now experiencing severe drought. While California is known for extreme hydrologic variability, climate change has increased the severity and frequency of droughts significantly intensifying the crisis many fish species face.
