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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How Your Business Can Play a Role in Ending the Global Water and Sanitation Crisis
August 23, 2017
No one need explain the true value of water to 54-year-old Elizabeth and her family in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. She spends more than half her meagre salary on buying drinking water from a local water vendor, as she knows the water from the nearby lake could make her unwell, unproductive and unable to provide for her family.
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Make Public Drinking Water Fountains Great Again
June 26, 2017
In February of 2017, the Pacific Institute released a white paper entitled Drinking Fountains and Public Health: Improving National Infrastructure to Rebuild Trust and Ensure Access, which highlighted the limited evidence of a link between illness and disease outbreaks and drinking fountains.
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Mobile Apps to Quench Your Thirst
June 12, 2017
Public drinking fountains used to be everywhere, providing a reliable source of free, high-quality drinking water outside the home. They are a great alternative to bottled water, with its steep environmental costs and high price (200 to 1,000 times more expensive than tap water or more).
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Corporate Water Targets: A New Approach
May 22, 2017
Water risks once again rank as one of the top 10 global risks in the 2016 World Economic Forum’s annual report.
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Thirsty for Change? 4 Ways to Improve Corporate Water Targets
April 12, 2017
Water-related business risks are becoming more and more apparent. According to CDP’s 2016 global water report, 607 companies lost $14 billion last year alone due to water scarcity, drought, flood and other water risks.
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: National Water Infrastructure Efforts Must Expand Access to Public Drinking Fountains
March 9, 2017
There is strong bipartisan support for expanding investment in the nation’s water infrastructure as part of a broader infrastructure effort. But there is, as yet, little agreement about what specific investments should be made.
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: From Scientists to Policymakers: Communicating on Climate, Scientific Integrity, and More
December 5, 2016
Among the different professional categories, scientists and engineers remain very highly respected by the public, at least compared to politicians, business leaders, the media, and even religious authorities.
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ERW Opinion: On Methods for Assessing Water-Resource Risks and Vulnerabilities
August 3, 2016
As populations and economies continue to expand and as anthropogenic climate change accelerates, pressures on regional freshwater resources are also growing.
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Water, Security, and Conflict: Violence over Water in 2015
February 17, 2016
Since its founding in 1987, the Pacific Institute has worked to understand the links between water resources, environmental issues, and international security and conflict.
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Moving from Theory to Practice: A Synthesis of Lessons about Incentive-Based Instruments for Freshwater Management
February 8, 2016
There has been growing interest in applying incentive-based instruments, such as pollution charges and tradeable permits, to address the twin challenges of accessing enough freshwater to meet our needs while also preserving the well-being of freshwater ecosystems.
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Huffington Post: The Most Important Water Stories of 2015
February 4, 2016
In early 2015, participants at the World Economic Forum, a who's who of the political and business elite, ranked water crises as the top global risk. Water was also a key factor in the adoption by the United Nations General Assembly of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a blueprint for international development over the next 15 years.
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Sanitation and Water for All Partner Perspectives: One Year On: Companies and Respect for the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
January 29, 2016
2015 was a historic year for sustainable development. The world came together and adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a new framework that will guide development for the next 15 years.
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Huffington Post: The Historic, Unprecedented, Landmark Climate Agreement
December 15, 2015
Historic. Unprecedented. Landmark. Also, the world's greatest diplomatic success. A turning point for the world. This is some of the language used to describe the global climate agreement reached this week in Paris.
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