Growth in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and other cloud-based computing services is driving an unprecedented expansion of data centers across the …
How Much Water Do Data Centers Use? And Why Does It Matter? MORE
This year, the Pacific Institute continued to turn research into action. Highlights include a first-of-its-kind study on Municipal and Industrial Water Efficiency Potential in …
Pacific Institute 2025 Impact Report: Reimagining Water for a Changing World MORE
This issue brief examines water use in California agriculture, changes over time and across crops, and the state’s agricultural economics, using statewide …
Water for Food and Farms: Trends in California, 1960–2022 MORE
This issue brief examines urban and agricultural water use trends alongside environmental flows in California using the most recent statewide …
Water for Nature and People: Trends in California, 1960-2022 MORE
This issue brief examines the pathways through which climate change affects public health via its impacts on water and sanitation …
Connecting Climate, Water, Equity, and Public Health in the United States MORE
California is one of the most economically vital, socially vibrant, and ecologically diverse regions in the world, and all this …
Advancing Corporate Water Stewardship: Insights From the California Experience MORE
While biodiversity targets are rising, companies still lack practical tools to measure the ecosystem benefits of their water stewardship efforts. …
Launched by the Pacific Institute and the Center for Water Security and Cooperation (CWSC), this fourth report in the Water, …
A new first-of-its-kind assessment from the Pacific Institute finds that improving water efficiency in U.S. homes, businesses, institutions, and reducing …
Water insecurity affects the daily lives of billions of people around the world, while whole ecosystems and economies face mounting …
Pacific Institute 2024 Impact Report: Reimagining Water for a Changing World MORE
Many rural communities across the United States face persistent challenges in accessing safe, affordable, and reliable water and sanitation. Climate …
Strategies for Resilient Rural Water and Sanitation in the United States MORE
In 2024, the CEO Water Mandate accelerated global corporate action on water, marking a pivotal year in our journey towards …
CEO Water Mandate 2024 Impact Report: Accelerating Corporate Water Stewardship and Resilience MORE
The Water Resilience Coalition has released its 2024 Impact Report “From Risk to Opportunity: Driving Business Action for Corporate Water …
This report assesses the complex and growing air quality threats in the Salton Sea region of southeastern California and outlines …
Breathing Hazard: Air Pollution in the Salton Sea Region MORE
View and download the report on the Water Research Foundation website here. Over the past decade, as the cost to operate …
Feasibility and Applicability of Leading and Innovative Utility-Led Water Affordability Efforts MORE
Communities, local, state, and federal agencies, Tribes, NGOs, and others are working to create equitable, climate-resilient water and sanitation in …
To achieve ambitious and time-bound water stewardship goals, companies often invest in different projects spanning their operations, value chains, and …
Evaluating Cost-Effectiveness of Corporate Water Stewardship Projects MORE
Maintaining reliable access to fresh water is one of the most pressing global challenges, exacerbated by climate volatility, water scarcity, pollution, and weak governance. …
Governing Corporate Water Replenishment Programs: Twelve Practical Tips and Lessons Learned MORE
View and download the report on the Water Research Foundation website here. In the face of a changing climate, shifting populations, …
The 2023 Colorado Water Plan estimates that by 2050 there will be a municipal and industrial water supply gap of …
As climate change intensifies, its impacts are most acutely felt through water-related challenges. Droughts are becoming longer, warmer, and more …
The CEO Water Mandate has created a comprehensive set of tools to help you implement NPWI as a part of …
By fostering smarter resilience strategies, effective actions and clear monitoring, this document empowers BMPA in building systemwide resilience in three …
Water Resilience Assessment Framework Guidance for Basin Managers and Planning Authorities MORE
In 2023, the Pacific Institute has once again proven to be at the forefront of addressing the world’s most pressing …
Pacific Institute 2023 Impact Report: Catalyzing Global Action for Water Resilience MORE
Los Angeles County, the most populated county in the United States, has a vast public school system comprising 80 school …
Advancing Stormwater Capture for Greener Schools in Los Angeles MORE
As the CEO Water Mandate, a partnership of the UN Global Compact and the Pacific Institute to advance corporate water …
Climate change is leading to devastating consequences for water and wastewater systems in rural communities across the United States. Many …
Water and Climate Equity in Rural Water Systems in the United States MORE
In this peer-reviewed paper, Pacific Institute Senior Fellow and Co-Founder Dr. Peter Gleick and co-authors Mary Power, Sudeep Chandra, and …
The Water Resilience Coalition has released its 2023 Impact Report “Turning Ambition into Action,” highlighting the strides made towards a …
Water Resilience Coalition 2023 Impact Report: Turning Ambition into Action MORE
These three case studies highlight the impact that corporate co-funding can have in addressing critical water challenges in the The …
Corporate Water Stewardship in the Colorado River Basin: Case Studies MORE
