Notes from the Field: Sanitation Task Force Should be Introduced in Burkina Faso Says Womens Group
by John Akudago, Senior Research Associate Everyone knows that when you cross red traffic light, a ticket is given and …
by John Akudago, Senior Research Associate Everyone knows that when you cross red traffic light, a ticket is given and …
by Meena Palaniappan, Program Director The Amprong River in the city of Malang in Indonesia provides a truly rich example …
by John Akudago, Senior Research Associate I took a recent trip to Burkina Faso to conduct a learning session on …
by John Akudago, Senior Research Associate for the International Water and Communities Initiative In Ghana, there is a saying that …
Notes from the Field: The “We are Coming Syndrome” Calls for Community-Decision-Making Tool MORE
by Misha Hutchings, Research Associate DIY is one of those terms that is at once so familiar to me and …
Notes from the Field: DIY: Do-It-Yourself as a Way of Life MORE
by Misha Hutchings, Research Associate In a tropical country like Indonesia water is available everywhere — pouring down in torrents …
Notes from the Field: Urban Water Sources in Malang and Makassar, Indonesia MORE
by Veena Srinivasan, Research Affiliate Waghad Institutions The Waghad system has well developed water institutions that have contributed to it …
The Waghad System: Institutions, the Role of Mobile Technology, and Wise Water Use MORE
by Misha Hutchings, Research Associate July 30, 2011 At the beginning of one of the WATER SMS Project learning sessions …
Notes from the Field: Community Learning Sessions in Malang MORE
by Veena Srinivasan, Research Affiliate Last week I visited a farmer-managed irrigation system in India’s Waghad Medium Irrigation Project. I passed …
by Veena Srinivasan, Research Affiliate In the first week of July, I had the pleasure of visiting Hivre Bazar, a …
What happens after a bill becomes law? The answer may be more complicated than you think. The Pacific Institute has …
by Dr. John Akudago, Senior Research Associate At Lamsheigu, a Surburb of Tamale, Ghana, and about 30 km south of …
Notes from the Field: Safe Guarding Water Quality – A Concern for All MORE
Ruskin’s AB 1365 Updates State Planning Priorities With the threat of climate change growing worse by the day, a historic …
by Dr. John Akudago, Senior Research Associat “Water is life,” says 60-year-old Mahama Azundo of Gbulung, a community 5 Km …
Notes from the Field:Need for Water Resource Management and Adequate Sanitation MORE
Bottled and Sold: What’s Really in Our Bottled Water
The Pacific Institute released a report several months ago on the potential for greater agricultural water conservation and efficiency in areas that …
Let’s Start Overcoming Obstacles: Agricultural Water Conservation and Efficiency MORE
Water supply constraints have reduced the amount of water available for California this year, causing economic losses and midseason fallowing …
Ignoring a problem tends to make it worse. A worsening problem tends to lead to panic. Panic tends to make …
On February 15, 2007, the Pacific Institute joined several other NGOs in submitting comments (PDF) on the Bureau of Reclamation’s proposed Drop …
Lower Colorado River: Proposed Drop 2 Storage Reservoir Project MORE
For three months in 2005-2006, Pacific Institute Program Director Meena Palaniappan will be conducting research in India. This article is part of …
For three months in 2005-2006, Pacific Institute Program Director Meena Palaniappan will be conducting research in India. This article is part of …
Harvest celebrations are a commonality across cultures, a time to think about where our food comes from and give thanks. …
For three months in 2005-2006, Pacific Institute Program Director Meena Palaniappan will be conducting research in India. This article is part of …
Research in India: Counting Toilets in the New Millennium MORE
For three months in 2005-2006, Pacific Institute Program Director Meena Palaniappan will be conducting research in India. This article is part of a …
For three months in 2005-2006, Pacific Institute Program Director Meena Palaniappan will be conducting research in India. This article is part of …
On Friday February 25th, the Sacramento Bee published an opinion essay by Pacific Institute President Dr. Peter H. Gleick on the pending …
Pacific Institute Responds to Misleading Commentary by Wayne Lusvardi MORE
Is the Skeptic All Wet? The Skeptical Environmentalist Reviewed by Peter H. Gleick A recent book challenges some of the …