National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Things Climate Change May Ruin: From Allergies to Wine
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Things Climate Change May Ruin: From Allergies to Wine
The Need for, and Value of, Science in the Debate over Fracking
The Need for, and Value of, Science in the Debate over Fracking
Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Public Policy – Where Is It Headed?
Voluntary Sustainability Standards and Public Policy – Where Is It Headed?
‘Hood Reporters: Unlocking the Power of Photos to Engage Youth in Building Healthier Communities
‘Hood Reporters: Unlocking the Power of Photos to Engage Youth in Building Healthier Communities
Improving Access to Water and Sanitation: Is the Answer Individual Behavioral Change?
Improving Access to Water and Sanitation: Is the Answer Individual Behavioral Change?
Shared Risk, Shared Interest: Corporates and Their Role in Sustainable Water Management
Shared Risk, Shared Interest: Corporates and Their Role in Sustainable Water Management
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The Promise and Threat of Ethiopia’s Dam on the Nile: 21st century Water Conflicts
ScienceBlogs: The Promise and Threat of Ethiopia’s Dam on the Nile – 21st century Water Conflicts
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Syria, Water, Climate Change, and Violent Conflict
ScienceBlogs: Syria, Water, Climate Change, and Violent Conflict
Huffington Post: The Most Important Day of the 21st Century
From The Huffington Post Blog: The Most Important Day of the 21st Century
Can Business Help Achieve Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals In a Post-2015 World?
Can Business Help Achieve Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals In a Post-2015 World?
Desalination and Energy Use… Should We Pass the Salt?
Desalination and Energy Use…Should We Pass the Salt?
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Three Iconic Graphs Showing the Climate Fix We’re In
ScienceBlogs: Three Iconic Graphs Showing the Climate Fix We’re In
Technical Assistance
By Pacific Institute Staff The Pacific Institute lends its technical expertise through targeted assistance to organizations doing work consistent with …
Safe Return and Reintegration
By Pacific Institute Staff Mass incarceration and the challenges faced by people reintegrating after incarceration have profound effects on the …
Planning for Environmental Health
By Pacific Institute Staff Most city planners ascribe to the goal of fostering “healthy cities,” yet determining the best way …
Participatory Action Research
By Pacific Institute Staff Participating in the decisions and activities of carrying out research can have a profound impact of …
Multiple-Use Water Services
By Pacific Institute Staff Recognizing that water is used for different purposes, Multiple Use Water Services (MUS) has emerged as …
Mobile Phone Solutions for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH)
By Pacific Institute Staff Rapidly growing populations, decreasing water availability, and more erratic precipitation due to climate change are causing …
Mobile Phone Solutions for Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) MORE
Green Jobs and Water
By Pacific Institute Staff The transition toward more sustainable approaches to managing, delivering, and treating freshwater involves workers in many …
Freight Transport Justice
By Pacific Institute Staff Freight transport, or the movement of products and raw materials via truck, train, ship or plane, …
Corporate Water Disclosure
By Pacific Institute Staff Corporate water disclosure – the act of collecting data on the current state of a company’s …
Corporate Water Assessment
By Pacific Institute Staff Companies’ ability to measure and understand their water use and corollary risks and impacts is key …
Conflicts Over Water
By Pacific Institute Staff There are complex and real links between water and conflict. While water resources have rarely been …
Community Resilience to Climate Change
By Pacific Institute Staff Those who have historically contributed the least to the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions warming our planet …
Community Mapping Initiative
By Pacific Institute Staff Maps are powerful tools for analyzing and communicating how environmental hazards and resources are distributed in …
Climate Change Vulnerability and Resilience
By Pacific Institute Staff The science of climate change is compelling and strong, and has been for over two decades, …
Climate Change Resilience in Developing Countries
By Pacific Institute Staff Thousands of cities in the developing world are facing rising pressures on institutions and infrastructure due …
Climate Change and Water
By Pacific Institute Staff Since its founding, the Pacific Institute has been at the forefront of research on the impacts …
The CEO Water Mandate
By Pacific Institute Staff The UN CEO Water Mandate is a unique public-private initiative – established by the UN Global …
Business Engagement with Water Policy
By Pacific Institute Staff Many water-related business risks stem from ineffective or non-existent public water policy and management. These risks …
Business Case for Water Sustainability
By Pacific Institute Staff Emerging corporate practice and research suggest that the environmental, political, and social realities of the 21st …
Water, Conflict, and Business
By Pacific Institute Staff Water resources have rarely, if ever, been the sole source of violent conflict or war. But …
Popular Education and Leadership Development
By Pacific Institute Staff Popular education is an approach to building leadership that draws upon the everyday experiences of the …
Bottled Water
By Pacific Institute Staff Sales and consumption of bottled water have skyrocketed in recent years. From 1988 to 2002, the …
Sustainability Standards Systems
By Pacific Institute Staff Over the past two decades, there has been a rapid increase in the number of people …
Soft Path for Water
By Pacific Institute Staff The “soft path for water” defines a new approach to managing water resources. The soft path …
Salton Sea
March 2013 By Pacific Institute Staff California’s Salton Sea is a fertile oasis in the hostile desert of southeastern California, …
Recognizing the Human Right to Water
By Pacific Institute Staff Nearly a billion people in the developing world lack safe drinking water – a necessity most …
Peak Water
By Pacific Institute Staff Freshwater resources are fundamental for maintaining human health, agricultural production, and economic activity as well as …
Desalination and Alternative Supplies
By Pacific Institute Staff Traditionally, freshwater has come from rivers, lakes, streams, and groundwater aquifers. As demand increases and climate …
Business and the Human Right to Water
By Pacific Institute Staff Expectations for businesses to respect and in some cases help fulfill internationally recognized human rights have …
Water Quality
By Pacific Institute Staff Surface water and groundwater are not always static in their natural reservoirs. The water particles are …
Water Privatization
By Pacific Institute Staff In the past two decades, water privatization — turning over some or all of the assets …
Alliance for Water Stewardship
Solving water challenges worldwide cannot be achieved through policy responses alone. Indeed, complementary sustainability strategies rely on economic tools (i.e., …
Notes from the Field: What We Know about Indonesian Urban Residents, Water Utilities, Local Government Agencies and NGOs at the Beginning of Our Third Year Developing WASH SMS
What We Know about Indonesian Urban Residents, Water Utilities, Local Government Agencies and NGOs at the Beginning of Our Third Year Developing WASH SMS