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January 2025 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

Yes, Wildfires Have Always Happened in California, but Climate Change Is Making Them Worse

Bridging the Water Finance Gap as Climate Impacts Bite

‘We’re Just Like Fish: No Water, No Life’: Drought and Dams Push Iraq’s Marshes to the Edge of Extinction

December 2024 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

The Role of Metrics in Water and Wastewater Affordability Programs in the United States

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.

Driving Global Water Resilience with the Pacific Institute’s Strategic Plan Through 2026 

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.

New Insights into Global Water Basins from Space: CEO Water Mandate and European Space Agency Advance Comprehensive Monitoring of Global Water Resources  

The CEO Water Mandate—a partnership between the UN Global Compact and the Pacific Institute—and the European Space Agency (ESA) today announced significant progress in their joint initiative to leverage space technologies and innovative digital tools for advancing water security and resilience.  

When Will the World Wake Up to Water Scarcity?

Join the Journey to Build Water Resilience this Giving Tuesday

November 2024 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

Pacific Institute Strategic Plan

Diversifying Water Portfolios through Stormwater Capture and Use: Contributing to a Water Resilient Future 

In the face of a changing climate, shifting populations, and other uncertainties, urban stormwater capture and use can add flexibility and diversity to water supply portfolios. Once seen as a nuisance, stormwater is part of a shifting paradigm that recognizes it as an asset. 

What Causes Water Conflict?

Expert-Speak: Water Scarcity: Looming Global Crisis With a Focus on Africa

From Strategy to Action: How the Pacific Institute Advanced Water Stewardship During the UN General Assembly 

October 2024 Newsletter

The monthly newsletter features the Pacific Institute’s research, publications, news about past and upcoming Institute staff outreach efforts, and media coverage of its work and analysis.

California Water Resilience Initiative Second Annual Forum Advances Public-Private Partnerships in Support of State’s Water Supply Strategy

Business leaders from across sectors came together to advance solutions to the state’s mounting water challenges at the California Water Resilience Initiative’s (CWRI) second annual forum.

Diversifying Colorado’s Water Portfolio: The Potential for Stormwater Capture and Use to Contribute to a Water Resilient Future

The 2023 Colorado Water Plan estimates that by 2050 there will be a municipal and industrial water supply gap of between 250,000 and 750,000 acre-feet per year. “Diversifying Colorado’s Water Portfolio: The Potential for Stormwater Capture and Use to Contribute to a Water Resilient Future” seeks to advance understanding of the extent to which rainwater harvesting and stormwater capture in urban areas can fill this gap. 

Gaps in Laws and Policies Leave Water and Sanitation Systems Vulnerable to Harmful Climate Impacts in Frontline Communities Across the US, New Report Finds

New research released today by the Pacific Institute and the Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC) reveals existing laws and policies fail to protect water and sanitation systems from climate change impacts in frontline communities across the United States.

Law and Policies that Address Equitable, Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation

This report, Part 2 in the Water, Sanitation, and Climate Change in the United States series, reveals existing laws and policies fail to protect water and sanitation systems from climate change impacts in frontline communities across the United States.

The Potential for Water Efficiency and Conservation to Support Utility Affordability in the United States

Pacific Institute Launches Ambitious New Strategy to Accelerate Action on Water Resilience; Announces $1 Million Donation from Board Chair to Jumpstart Fundraising to Speed Impact 

The Pacific Institute, a global nonpartisan water think tank, today released an ambitious strategic plan outlining plans to accelerate the adoption of water resilience solutions across the public, private, and non-profit sectors. The strategy, which runs through 2026, positions the Pacific Institute to achieve its 2030 goal to “catalyze the transformation to water resilience in the face of climate change.” It focuses on four areas with outsized potential for accelerated impact: water equity, water efficiency and reuse, nature-based solutions, and corporate water stewardship.  

As California Farms Use Less Colorado River Water, Worries Grow Over Shrinking Salton Sea

Implementing Net Positive Water Impact

The CEO Water Mandate has created a comprehensive set of tools to help you implement Net Positive Water Impact as a part of your strategy.