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Op-Ed by Peter Gleick: We Have Seen The Future Of Water, And It Is Cape Town

Cape Town is parched. Severe drought and high water use have collided in South Africa’s second largest city, and unless the drought breaks, residents may run out of water in the next few months when there simply isn’t enough water left to supply the drinking water taps.

Commentary: Cape Town Is Running out of Water. Could More Cities Be Next?

After more than three years of severe drought, Cape Town, a city of nearly 4 million people, is running out of water. “Day Zero”—the day city officials estimate the water system will be unable to provide drinking water for the taps—is less than three months away, and substantial rains are not expected before then.

Cape Town is Running Out of Water. Is Los Angeles Next?

Water is Connected to Every Major Global Risk We Face

Water crises have been among the top five global risks in each of the last seven years, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). This year is no exception.

Cape Town’s Water Restrictions Now Limit Residents to Absolute Minimum Needed for Survival

California Water: Desalination Projects Move Forward with New State Funding

Evian Will Make All Its Water Bottles Out Of 100% Recycled Plastic

The Water at This San Mateo County School is Unsafe to Drink — and Has Been for Years

Reno’s Warming Trend Continued in 2017 and Hindered Snowfall

Why Companies Should Dip Their Toes in Clean Water (and Sanitation)

“While considerable progress has been made over the past decade across all areas of development, the pace of progress observed in previous years is insufficient to fully meet the Sustainable Development Goals and targets by 2030.” -United Nations, 2017

The World’s Water Challenges (2017)

Water is perhaps the most vital natural resource on the planet. It is necessary for human survival and a critical input into our food, manufacturing, and energy systems. It also sustains the ecosystems and climates upon which both our built and natural world rely.

Climathon 2017

Watershed Context & Water Stewardship Goals: Why Thinking Local is Critical to Hedging Global Corporate Water Risk

What do the drinking water crisis in Flint, Michigan, destructive monsoon flooding in Mumbai, India, Hurricane Harvey’s devastating storm surges in Texas, the recent five-year California drought, and the hypoxic dead zone in the Gulf of Mexico all have in common?

Comment Letter on State Water Board Proposed Low-Income Rate Assistance Program

This comment letter to the California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) was sent in response to the proposed Low Income Rate Assistance (LIRA) program implementation scenarios prepared pursuant to AB 401 (Dodd, 2015).

How Your Business Can Play a Role in Ending the Global Water and Sanitation Crisis

No one need explain the true value of water to 54-year-old Elizabeth and her family in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.  She spends more than half her meagre salary on buying drinking water from a local water vendor, as she knows the water from the nearby lake could make her unwell, unproductive and unable to provide for her family.

Corporate Engagement on Water Supply, Sanitation and Hygiene: Driving Progress on Sustainable Development Goal 6 (SDG6)

This report recognizes the need for successful corporate water stewardship to encompass sustainable access to water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) for workers in company supply chains, and offers steps for companies to take to help end the global water and sanitation crisis.

Make Public Drinking Water Fountains Great Again

In February of 2017, the Pacific Institute released a white paper entitled Drinking Fountains and Public Health: Improving National Infrastructure to Rebuild Trust and Ensure Access, which highlighted the limited evidence of a link between illness and disease outbreaks and drinking fountains.

2017 Martz Summer Conference

Op-Ed: Why Go for Desal When California has Cheaper Options?

While winter rains have refilled California reservoirs and dumped near-record snow on the mountains, communities across the state are wisely seeking ways reduce their vulnerability to future droughts. One option some are considering is seawater desalination.

Mobile Apps to Quench Your Thirst

Public drinking fountains used to be everywhere, providing a reliable source of free, high-quality drinking water outside the home. They are a great alternative to bottled water, with its steep environmental costs and high price (200 to 1,000 times more expensive than tap water or more).

Corporate Water Targets: A New Approach

Water risks once again rank as one of the top 10 global risks in the 2016 World Economic Forum’s annual report.

Impacts of California’s Five-Year (2012-2016) Drought on Hydroelectricity Generation

The severe five-year drought afflicting California from 2012 to 2016 was the driest and hottest in the instrumental record. This report is a comprehensive assessment of the costs to California of lost hydroelectricity during the five years of drought.

Exploring the Case for Corporate Context-Based Water Targets

As of 2017, more companies than ever before were setting water targets, yet global water stress continued to rise. How can companies ensure that their water targets align with meaningful outcomes? This report calls for a new approach for setting meaningful corporate water targets that take into account the unique local contexts of the basins in which companies operate.

Thirsty for Change? 4 Ways to Improve Corporate Water Targets

Water-related business risks are becoming more and more apparent. According to CDP’s 2016 global water report, 607 companies lost $14 billion last year alone due to water scarcity, drought, flood and other water risks.

Leading Hotel Companies are Collaborating to Drive Water Stewardship