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.
California Water Rates and the “New Normal”
California is facing new challenges to sustainable water management, particularly when it comes to water rate-setting.
Can Business Help Achieve Water-Related Sustainable Development Goals In a Post-2015 World?
The answer is an emphatic, YES! In fact, given that the private sector accounts for the majority of global water use (when including both industrial water use and companies’ agriculture-based..
Desalination and Energy Use… Should We Pass the Salt?
Long considered the Holy Grail of water supply, desalination offers the potential of an unlimited source of fresh water purified from the vast oceans of salt water that surround us.
National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Three Iconic Graphs Showing the Climate Fix We’re In
Here are three iconic graphs (unfortunately, there are many, many more) showing just some of the clear observational evidence that we’re changing the climate.
Technical Assistance
The Pacific Institute lends its technical expertise through targeted assistance to organizations doing work consistent with our values and mission. Institute staff are leading professionals in diverse fields including engineering, environmental health, hydrology, economics, geography, and policy and planning.
Safe Return and Reintegration
The exponential expansion of the criminal justice system, its concentration in low-income communities of color, and the social stigma and legal exclusion that accompany it have made it one of the defining issues of this era. Through our partnerships with community-based organizations, the Pacific Institute has found that our participatory research processes and community capacity building have a powerful effect when adapted to work on these issues.
Planning for Environmental Health
Most city planners ascribe to the goal of fostering “healthy cities,” yet determining the best way to translate this vision into reality has posed a challenge given competing priorities like job creation, housing development, and access to transit.