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February 2025 Newsletter
February 14, 2025 | announcement
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.

2.2 Billion Gallons of Water Flowed Out of California Reservoirs Because of Trump’s Order to Open Dams
February 3, 2025 | news

Finding a Drink of Water Becomes a Major Winter Problem for the Unsheltered
February 1, 2025 | news

Extreme Demand Took Down LA’s Water System During the Palisades Fire. Here’s How Other U.S. Cities Can Prepare
January 30, 2025 | news

Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects
January 29, 2025 | publication
To achieve ambitious and time-bound water stewardship goals, companies often invest in different projects spanning their operations, value chains, and local watersheds. When companies have a number of different projects to choose from, they may evaluate them against multiple criteria, including geographic scope, feasibility, innovation, and costs.


January 2025 Newsletter
January 16, 2025 | announcement
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
January 14, 2025 | news


‘We’re Just Like Fish: No Water, No Life’: Drought and Dams Push Iraq’s Marshes to the Edge of Extinction
January 3, 2025 | news

December 2024 Newsletter
December 23, 2024 | announcement
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
December 10, 2024 | post
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
December 5, 2024 | post
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
December 5, 2024 | announcement
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.



November 2024 Newsletter
November 25, 2024 | announcement
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.


Diversifying Water Portfolios through Stormwater Capture and Use: Contributing to a Water Resilient Future
November 12, 2024 | publication
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?
November 8, 2024 | news

Expert-Speak: Water Scarcity: Looming Global Crisis With a Focus on Africa
November 1, 2024 | news


October 2024 Newsletter
October 24, 2024 | announcement
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
October 23, 2024 | announcement
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
October 23, 2024 | publication
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.
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