This section explores the nuances of global water challenges, featuring insights by our researchers, collaborative pieces with our partners, and Q&A styled dialogues with industry experts. It complements our work by providing context, commentary, and a deeper understanding of our research findings.
Do Businesses in the U.S. Have an Enlightened Self-Interest in Sustainable Water Management?
Water challenges are not just an issue for companies with operations and/or suppliers in developing countries; they are confronting businesses here and now in the United States.
Colorado River Flows into the Delta
The Colorado River flows again! Last Sunday – the day after World Water Day – I joined more than 200 people in an impromptu celebration at Morelos Dam, welcoming the return of water…
Huffington Post: The State of Our Water: World Water Day 2014
Welcome to World Water Day 2014. As I said last year, I think every day should be World Water Day, not just March 22nd, but hey, we take what we can get.
10 Shocking Facts about the World’s Water
3.4 million people—mainly children— die as a result of preventable water-related diseases every year. 1.2 billion people—nearly 20 percent of the world’s population—live in areas of physical water scarcity. What does that mean? Water withdrawals for agriculture, industry, and domestic purposes exceed 75 percent of river flows.
With Water, California’s Bigfoot is Imported
As during most droughts, discussions of how to allocate dwindling water supplies have intensified across California. One stirring piece of the debate has pivoted around using water to produce food that is exported outside of California.
7 Things You Need to Know about California Water
In California, an estimated 19% of the state’s electricity use and 32% of all natural gas consumption are related to water. For perspective, consider that leaving the hot water running for five minutes uses as much energy as operating a 60-W light bulb for 14 hours.
National Geographic ScienceBlog: Clarifying the Discussion about California Drought and Climate Change
In the last few months, as the severe California drought has garnered attention among scientists, policymakers, and media, there has been a growing debate about the links between the drought and climate change.
It’s My Drought! And Yours. Face it.
The California drought has everyone wondering what we can do. Well, we can’t make it rain.
Rural Water Systems Struggle in the Good Times and the Bad
The current drought is shaping up to be particularly damaging to small and rural communities.
Finding Light (and Water) at the End of the (Drought) Tunnel, on the Farm and for the Future
With all the flurry of attention surrounding the drought these days, it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed by the bleak future of California’s water.