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The Private Sector–Water and Climate Resilience in Uncertain Times 1/3 Corporate Leadership (WWW 2021)

This seminar convenes business leaders with diverse stakeholders to consider leadership positions, advances in science and practice and robust solutions to build resilience to our wicked climate change problem. In this session, explore the importance of Corporate Leadership in building water stewardship.

The Private Sector–Water and Climate Resilience in Uncertain Times 2/3 Collective Action (WWW 2021)

This seminar convenes business leaders with diverse stakeholders to consider leadership positions, advances in science and practice and robust solutions to build resilience to our wicked climate change problem. In this session, explore the importance of Collective Action in building water stewardship.

The Private Sector–Water and Climate Resilience in Uncertain Times 3/3 Tools and Approaches (WWW 2021)

This seminar convenes business leaders with diverse stakeholders to consider leadership positions, advances in science and practice and robust solutions to build resilience to our wicked climate change problem. In this session, explore the Tools and Approaches essential to building water stewardship.

From Resilience Indicators to Action: The Water Resilience Assessment Framework (WWW 2021)

This session presents an innovative framework to assess water system resilience with the ultimate goal of creating shared understanding and collective action.

Drought in the American West

This briefing on drought in the American West features journalists, experts, and others on the front lines in an interactive discussion and Q&A.

August 2021 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.

What Role for Small Modular Nuclear Reactors in Combating Climate Change?

Indigenous Action Wins the Day

How California’s Recall Laws Could Change

California Drought Driving Up Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Study

California’s Thirst for Water May Accelerate Global Warming

Overnight Equilibrium/Sustainability – Giant Magnet Could Ease Path to Fusion Energy

The Future of California’s Water-Energy-Climate Nexus

Water and energy are inextricably linked in California and, as one resource faces constraints or challenges, so does the other. With the state looking to both reach its climate change goals and decarbonize its economy through a transition to 100 percent clean energy, water will play an integral role.

As Water Scarcity Grows in California, So Will Greenhouse Gas Emissions Without Urgent Efficiency Measures

September 9, Oakland, California — Without urgent water efficiency measures, carbon emissions associated with water usage in California are likely to spike in coming years, as changing sources of water supply and population growth drive up energy-intensive urban and agricultural water needs.

California’s Farms Face a Reckoning

California Drought: Tackling Water Risks for Agriculture and Apparel

In California, water is a case study in extremes, exacerbated by a fast-changing climate. Periods of epic drought followed by torrential precipitation are the new normal, making it harder to manage water supplies and protect the state’s ecosystems, communities, farms, businesses, and infrastructure. Staying involved, engaged and informed on California water risks and solutions is necessary for agriculture and apparel companies that want to grow.

Water Resilience Assessment Framework

Climate change is driving many types of water challenges, including water scarcity and abundance, worsening water quality, and shifts in timing of the hydrologic cycle. Shocks and stresses affect the resilience of water systems and the stakeholders that rely on them. Specific guidance on how to understand system resilience and measure systematic changes and intervening actions can ensure a more resilient future for all.

New Water Resilience Assessment Framework Launched at World Water Week

The Pacific Institute, in partnership with the CEO Water Mandate, International Water Management Institute (IWMI), the Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), and World Resources Institute (WRI) today launched the Water Resilience Assessment Framework (WRAF) during World Water Week. The Framework is designed to inform and support decisions and actions among stakeholders to ensure both short- and long-term water system resilience. 

Building Resilience Faster at World Water Week 2021 

As the co-secretariat of the UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate, the Pacific Institute is pleased to be a leading contributor at the upcoming World Water Week.

‘Loudest Alarm Bell Yet’: Unprecedented Water Shortage Declaration for US West

Dry Times For California Farms With Heather Cooley and Ruth Dahlquist-Willard

The impacts and actions of agriculture during drought are discussed in this episode with Heather Cooley, Director of Research at the Pacific Institute, and Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, Farm Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension. They discuss the variety of choices California farms will make during drought, including where to get water, how much to water crops, what crops to fallow, how to improve water efficiency, and even whether to stay in business.

Newsom Says Mandatory Statewide Water Restrictions for California May Be on the Way

‘Loudest Alarm Bell Yet’: Unprecedented Water Shortage Declaration for US West

Shortage Declaration in the Colorado River Basin Takeaways

Today, the US Secretary of the Interior declared a first-ever Shortage Condition for the Lower Colorado River Basin. After more than 21 years of drought in the western United States intensified by human-caused climate change, the Bureau of Reclamation has released a study projecting that the elevation of Lake Mead will be below an elevation triggering a Tier 1 Shortage Condition that will reduce water access to some users starting in January 2022. It’s a historic move sending reverberations throughout the water policy world — both within the United States and globally.

Megadrought Spurs First-Ever Federal Colorado River Cutbacks