By Cora Kammeyer It goes without saying that California today, in the throes of the coronavirus pandemic, looks very …
The COVID Crisis is Slashing California’s State Budget. What Does it Mean for Water Management? MORE
By Peter Gleick Emergency supplemental appropriations for FY 2020 proposed by the US House of Representatives The newly proposed …
By Lillian Holmes People around the world are told to wash their hands to “flatten the curve” and slow the …
Want to Help Fight COVID-19? List Your Organization’s Work on the Water Action Hub MORE
By Giuliana Chaves Moreira The answer to this question is not simple, but there are recommendations that all …
How Can the World Avoid the Spread of Future Pandemics? MORE
By Peter Gleick The 2020 Coronavirus Pandemic is having the unexpected and unintended effect of teaching us lessons about …
By Cora Kammeyer We don’t inherit the earth from our parents, we borrow it from our children. This saying, commonly …
By Laura Feinstein and Morgan Shimabuku of the Pacific Institute, and Greg Pierce of Luskin Center for Innovation at University …
When Utilities Shut Off Water for the Poor, We Are All at Risk MORE
By Sarah Diringer The rain barrels at my house are full – 110 gallons of rain stored to water the …
By Cora Kammeyer The Colorado River Basin is the lifeblood of the West, providing water to more than 40 million …
Corporate Water Stewardship in the Colorado River Basin MORE
By Sonali Abraham In January 2020, California state agencies released a draft document meant to signify a new chapter in …
Pacific Institute Provides Comments on California Water Resilience Portfolio MORE
By Mai-Lan Ha 2019 was a critical year for climate and water. Major events – from hurricanes to droughts …
Taps, Toilets, and Good Hygiene: Critical Ingredients for Resilient Agriculture MORE
By Jason Morrison At both major international climate events this year – COP25 in Madrid this month and the Climate …
Insights from COP25: The (Interconnected) Pillars of Water System Transformation MORE
By Cora Kammeyer The first fall storm is rolling through the San Francisco Bay Area this week, marking the beginning …
Managing Urban Flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area: From a Concrete Bowl to a Green Sponge MORE
By Sonali Abraham How often do you think about where that new jacket you just bought was made? Or how …
Putting the Water Action Hub into Action in the Apparel Sector MORE
By Tien Shiao Water Insecurity is Increasing Climate change is impacting all regions of the world, cutting across all sectors of …
By Michael Cohen After decades of false starts and false hopes, progress might finally be within reach for California’s Salton …
By Peter Schulte Two weeks ago, I was delighted to launch Water Action Hub 3.0 at Stockholm World Water Week. …
Find Your Partners for Water Sustainability with the Water Action Hub 3.0 MORE
By Karina de Souza Writing this as I return from my family summer holiday, I am reminded of a trip …
Comparing Apples to Apples: Towards Better Communication Using a Common Language for Water MORE
By Cora Kammeyer When it comes to water sustainability and climate resilience, urban outdoor landscapes represent a wealth of opportunity. …
4 Reasons Why Urban Landscapes are a Linchpin for Climate Resilience MORE
By Peter Schulte The complexity and local nature of the global water crisis requires collaboration, from community-based organizations to governments …
By Hannah Baleta In Tanzania, between Moshi and Arusha, you come across a small town called Usa River, which is …
By Cora Kammeyer and Heather Cooley Precipitation in California is highly variable from year to year, and climate change is …
Can California Shift to Proactive Drought Preparedness? MORE
By Peter Schulte This World Water Day, the CEO Water Mandate, a UN Global Compact initiative implemented in partnership with …
The CEO Water Mandate launches a beta version of Water Action Hub 3.0 for World Water Day MORE
By Giuliana Chaves Moreira January 2, 2019 A few months after the 8th World Water Forum (8th WWF) in Brasilia, between November 26th and 28th, …
By Cora Kammeyer February 5, 2019 Today the Pacific Institute, in collaboration with the CEO Water Mandate, California Forward, and …
By Morgan Shimabuku and Sarah Diringer Navigating around puddles that form on streets and in parking lots after a rainstorm …
By Peter Gleick and Charlie Iceland In the hot, dry Middle East, where populations are growing rapidly and all major …
Water Is a Source of Growing Tension and Violence in the Middle East MORE
By Abbey Warner and Giuliana Chaves Moreira Brazil’s water basins hold 12% of the world’s freshwater, yet the country continues …
By Cora Kammeyer Water crises have been among the top five global risks in each of the last seven years, …
By Abbey Warner “While considerable progress has been made over the past decade across all areas of development, the pace …
Why Companies Should Dip Their Toes in Clean Water (and Sanitation) MORE
10.10.17 – Watershed Context & Water Stewardship Goals: Why Thinking Local is Critical to Hedging Global Corporate Water Risk
8.23.17 – How Your Business Can Play a Role in Ending the Global Water and Sanitation Crisis
6.22.17 – Make Public Drinking Water Fountains Great Again
6.12.17 – Mobile Apps to Quench Your Thirst: A Review of Public Drinking Fountain Finders
4.22.16 -Thirsty for Change? 4 Ways to Improve Corporate Water Targets
03.08.17 – National Geographic ScienceBlogs: National Water Infrastructure Efforts Must Expand Access to Public Drinking Fountains
12.1.16 – National Geographic ScienceBlogs: From Scientists to Policymakers: Communicating on Climate, Scientific Integrity, and More
7.21.16 -U.S. Bottled Water Consumption on the Rise: What Does It Mean?
7.29.16 -On Methods for Assessing Water-Resource Risks and Vulnerabilities
6.24.16- Diablo Canyon, Climate Change, Drought, and Energy Policy
4.27.16- National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Global Droughts: A Bad Year
3.25.16- Huffpost Green: An Open Letter From Peter Gleick: My Transition at the Pacific Institute
2.17.16- National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Water, Security, and Conflict: Violence over Water in 2015
2.8.16- Moving from Theory to Practice: A Synthesis of Lessons about Incentive-Based Instruments for Freshwater Management
2.4.16- Huffington Post: The Most Important Water Stories of 2015
