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Call of the Wild: The Mass Species Swap

Comment Letter on the Proposed Urban Water Conservation Reporting Regulations for the State of California

This comment letter expresses comments and suggestions in response to proposed regulation under the California Code of Regulations around reporting urban water conservation information for water utilities.

As the Salton Sea Shrinks, it Leaves Behind a Toxic Reminder of the Cost of Making a Desert Bloom

Why Is Water-Related Violence Increasing Around The World?

Water ‘Wars’ Wash Over the World

Water wars: Early Warning Tool Uses Climate Data to Predict Conflict Hotspots

Myth About Huge California Fines for Shower and Laundry Usage Won’t Die. Here’s What’s True

Australia’s Wildfires and Climate Change Are Making One Another Worse in a Vicious, Devastating Circle

HotSpots H2O: Water-Related Violence Spikes in Past Decade

Water Wars

Water increasing factor in global conflicts

Water-related violence rises globally in past decade

Op-Ed: California Can Solve Its Water Shortage With the Water We Have. Here’s How.

We can continue our costly, 100-year-old pattern of trying to find new water supplies, or we can choose instead to focus on smarter ways of using – and reusing – what we already have.

Talking Points: Winter 2020

December 2019 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.

This Decade We Became Really, Really Sure Climate Change is Real

Basic Sanitation Has to Be Done Fairly, Says Expert

Insights from COP25: The (Interconnected) Pillars of Water System Transformation

At both major international climate events this year – COP25 in Madrid this month and the Climate Action Summit in New York City in September – there was a clear, resounding message from the environmental community: “We are exactly on track to where we don’t want to go, and change is needed now.” This message, while not new, was spoken this year with unprecedented urgency...

Water: Its Value and Risks

Amid the Wasteland of the Salton Sea, a Miraculous but Challenging Oasis is Born

Op-Ed: When It Comes to Climate-Change Adaptation, As Goes California, So Goes…the World

It’s almost biblical: Apocalyptic images of fires sweeping through communities. The worst droughts in recorded history, followed by floods overwhelming dams and levees. Homeless encampments. Power outages for millions of people.

New Water Conflict Prediction Tool Uses Data from Pacific Institute’s Water Conflict Chronology

December 6, 2019, Oakland, California – What if we could predict violent conflicts before they arise and help stop them? A groundbreaking new tool with that goal was launched yesterday by the Water, Peace and Security (WPS) partnership, using data from the Pacific Institute’s Water Conflict Chronology.

Michael Cohen of the Pacific Institute to Attend Colorado River Water Users Association Conference

Michael Cohen of the Pacific Institute will attend the annual Colorado River Water Users Association Conference December 11th through 13th 2019. The conference enables key decision makers from the Colorado River Basin states to meet and discuss significant issues surrounding the Colorado River. Held over the course of three days, it will include a variety of speakers, panel discussions, and informative events.

Managing Urban Flooding in the San Francisco Bay Area: From a Concrete Bowl to a Green Sponge

The first fall storm is rolling through the San Francisco Bay Area this week, marking the beginning of the rainy season. While this may mean a reprieve from this season’s wildfires, it also means there’s a new risk: floods. In this post, I dig into the issue of urban flooding – what are the causes, what are the dangers and impacts, and how can we better manage it?

Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison to Speak at First Annual CEO Water Mandate Event

Jason Morrison, President of the Pacific Institute, will speak at the first Annual Event of the UN Global Compact's CEO Water Mandate, hosted by the Global Compact Network Brazil, in São Paulo, Brazil.