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June 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.

Feasibility and Applicability of Leading and Innovative Utility-Led Water Affordability Efforts

Over the past decade, as the cost to operate and maintain safe, reliable water and wastewater services has continued to rise, many utilities have taken proactive steps to reduce the burden of increasing costs for customers, especially those who are not able to afford their bills. This project fills some of these gaps by documenting leading and innovative utility-led water and wastewater affordability programs and practices and the feasibility, costs, and benefits of implementation for utilities and customers in need. 

May 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.

The Business Case for Investing in Nature: From Novel to the New Normal

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.

April 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.

World Water Day 2025: Pacific Institute Reaffirms its Commitment to Water Resilience 

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.” 

New Report Highlights 100+ Actionable Strategies for Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation in Frontline Communities Across US 

New research released today by the Pacific Institute and DigDeep outlines over 100 actionable strategies for frontline communities’ water and sanitation systems in the face of intensifying climate impacts while addressing systemic inequities.

Achieving Equitable, Climate-Resilient Water and Sanitation for Frontline Communities: Water, Sanitation, and Climate Change in the United States, Part 3

Communities, local, state, and federal agencies, Tribes, NGOs, and others are working to create equitable, climate-resilient water and sanitation in the US. This report outlines over 100 actionable strategies for frontline communities’ water and sanitation systems in the face of intensifying climate impacts while addressing systemic inequities.

March 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.

The Growing Threat of Catastrophic Flooding in Rural America

February 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.

Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects 

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.

Pacific Institute Strategic Plan (Shortened)

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.

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.  

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. 

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.