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.
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Air Pollution and Health in the Coachella Valley
November 3, 2025
This summer, the Pacific Institute, a global nonpartisan think tank, released “Breathing Hazard: Air Pollution in the Salton Sea Region,” describing and assessing complex and growing air quality threats in the valley. The Salton Sea – about 35 miles southeast of Palm Springs – is California’s largest lake and a major stopover for hundreds of species of migratory birds.
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Building Momentum for Corporate Water Stewardship: CEO Water Mandate and Water Resilience Coalition Participation at New York Climate Week and UN General Assembly 80
October 24, 2025
As world leaders, companies, and changemakers gathered in New York for Climate Week and the 80th United Nations General Assembly, one message came through loud and clear: Water resilience is at the core of business strategy.
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The Business Case for Investing in Nature: From Novel to the New Normal
April 22, 2025
Nature-based solutions are essential infrastructure investments with the potential to produce broad benefits. Many businesses and governments struggle to identify and implement nature-based solutions due to uncertainty in assessing and measuring their benefits and value.
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World Water Day 2025: Pacific Institute Reaffirms its Commitment to Water Resilience
March 21, 2025
To mark World Water Day, the Pacific Institute is proud to announce accelerated action across its four water Impact Areas, while reaffirming its commitment to the ambitious goal of “catalyzing the transformation to water resilience in the face of climate change by 2030.”
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The Role of Metrics in Water and Wastewater Affordability Programs in the United States
December 10, 2024
This blog is part of The Water Research Foundation (WRF) project 5179: Feasibility and Applicability of Emerging Utility-Led Innovations in Addressing Affordability. The project, led by the Pacific Institute, CIS, UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation, and UNC Environmental Finance Center, seeks to document and advance innovative strategies that utilities can use to improve affordability programs in the United States.
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Driving Global Water Resilience with the Pacific Institute’s Strategic Plan Through 2026
December 5, 2024
A Q&A with Jason Morrison, President at the Pacific Institute. Guiding the conversation is Sumbul Mashhadi, Manager of Multimedia Content and Impact Communications at the Pacific Institute.
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Gaining Support from Key Local Stakeholders to Advance High-impact Water Affordability Policies in the United States
June 6, 2024
The Pacific Institute, Corvias Infrastructure Solutions (CIS), the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Luskin Center for Innovation, and the University of North Carolina (UNC) Environmental Finance Center are collaborating on The Water Research Foundation (WRF) project 5179, Feasibility and Applicability of Emerging Utility-Led Innovations in Addressing Affordability, which documents emerging innovations and strategies for advancing utility-driven affordability efforts in the United States.
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Pacific Institute Reflects on World Water Day Theme: Water for Peace
March 21, 2024
This year, World Water Day focuses on leveraging water for peace. At the Pacific Institute, we approach every day focused on water.
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A Look Back at United Nations General Assembly Week in New York, a Key Moment to Mobilize the Private Sector on Water-Climate Resilience
October 27, 2023
The Pacific Institute, at its core, works towards creating and advancing solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges. The urgency need for this work was prominently underscored during the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) week in New York City in September.
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Dr. Peter Gleick Calls for a New, More Resilient ‘Third Age of Water’ in New Book
June 13, 2023
One out of every five Americans—approximately 60 million people—live in rural areas that provide critical water, energy, food, resources, and recreational opportunities for the entire country. Many of these Americans live in frontline communities—those that experience climate change impacts on their water systems “first and worst” due to a combination of socioeconomic, geographical, and infrastructure characteristics.
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Creative Co-Funding for Positive Water Impact
May 23, 2023
One out of every five Americans—approximately 60 million people—live in rural areas that provide critical water, energy, food, resources, and recreational opportunities for the entire country. Many of these Americans live in frontline communities—those that experience climate change impacts on their water systems “first and worst” due to a combination of socioeconomic, geographical, and infrastructure characteristics.
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