429 Resources
Meeting Sustainability Goals: Voluntary Sustainability Standards and the Role of the Government
October 3, 2016 | publication
Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) have emerged in the past two decades as standards specifying requirements relating to a wide range of sustainability metrics, including respect for human rights, workers’ health and safety, decent income, environmental degradation, and others.
Water Risk Hotspots for Agriculture: The Case of the Southwest United States
September 27, 2016 | publication
Despite being the United States’ most arid region, the US Southwest – Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah – is one of the most productive agricultural regions in the world. Yet nearly 75% of total cropland in the region, and an even higher percentage of total agricultural productivity, depends on supplemental irrigation.
A Community Guide for Evaluating Future Urban Water Demand
August 31, 2016 | publication
A Community Guide for Evaluating Future Urban Water Demand provides communities, environmental groups, ratepayer advocates, and anyone interested in sustainable water supply planning with the knowledge and tools they need to understand water demand forecasts.
Drought and Equity in the San Francisco Bay Area
June 29, 2016 | publication
The most severe drought in California on the instrumental record stretched from 2012-2016. The drought was highly publicized, with particular attention paid towards impacts on agriculture, urban areas, and ecosystems. Little attention, however, was paid to the drought’s impacts on California’s low-income communities.
Where We Agree: Building Consensus on Solutions to California’s Urban Water Challenges
March 9, 2016 | publication
California has a long list of unresolved and difficult water challenges, made more urgent by periods of severe drought that are exacerbated by climate change.
Managing Drought: Learning from Australia
February 25, 2016 | publication
A new report released today shows that strategies developed and mistakes made during Australia’s decade-long Millennium Drought provide a powerful resource for California, as the state enters its fifth year of severe drought.
LIÇÕES APRENDIDAS COM A CRISE HÍDRICA NA AUSTRÁLIA
February 25, 2016 | publication
Realizado pela Alliance for Water Efficiency (Chicago, EUA), pelo Institute for Sustainable Futures, da Universidade de Tecnologia de Sidney (Sidney, AUS) e pelo think tank Pacific Institute, ”Managing the Drought” busca identificar as estratégias que as companhias de águas urbanas e agências de águas da Austrália adotaram para sobreviver à pior seca já registrada em sua história – a ”Seca do Milênio”, que durou de 1997 até seu término oficial, em 2012.
Impacts of California’s Ongoing Drought: Hydroelectricity Generation 2015 Update
February 9, 2016 | publication
Hydropower and natural gas are the principal sources of electricity for California’s millions of users.
Incentive-Based Instruments for Freshwater Management
February 8, 2016 | publication
Freshwater is perhaps the single most precious resource for human health and development.
Oil, Food, and Water: Challenges and Opportunities for California Agriculture
December 9, 2015 | publication
Oil, gas, and agriculture are all central to California’s economy. Yet the extent of harmful chemical contamination from the oil and gas industry on food production is not well documented, and there are mounting concerns over human health impacts. This study sheds light on the risks posed when oil and gas production and exploration operate alongside agriculture.
Serving the Public Interest: Corporate Water Stewardship and Sustainable Development
September 28, 2015 | publication
The adoption of the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), at the 2015 United Nations Development Summit, lays out a compelling framework for collective action by government, the private sector, and civil society to address social and environmental issues that inhibit economic development and shared prosperity.
Impacts of California’s Ongoing Drought: Agriculture
August 25, 2015 | publication
In 2015, California was in the midst of the most severe drought in nearly 120 years of instrumental record, with far-reaching effects in the state. This report examines the impacts of the drought on California’s agricultural sector through 2014.
Guide for Bringing Integrity to Companies’ Water Stewardship Initiatives: A Framework for Improving Effectiveness and Transparency
August 25, 2015 | publication
Today, the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate announced the first comprehensive guide on forming multi-stakeholder water stewardship initiatives with integrity.
An Independent Scientific Assessment of Well Stimulation in California and Fracking Issue Briefs
July 9, 2015 | publication
This study, prepared by the California Council on Science and Technology in partnership with the Pacific Institute and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, consists of three volumes. It explores well stimulation treatments in California; the risks these technologies pose to water, air, seismic activity, wildlife, plants, and human health; risks by geographic region within the state; and areas where there are information gaps.
California Agricultural Water Use: Key Background Information
April 29, 2015 | publication
California is a key producer of agricultural goods that are consumed all over the world.
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