1417 Resources
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Knowing and Showing that Companies are Respecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
February 18, 2015 | post
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Guidance for Companies on Respecting the Human Rights to Water and Sanitation
January 16, 2015 | publication
In 2007, the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) was created as a strategic policy initiative for businesses committed to aligning their operations and strategies with 10 principles related to human rights, labor, environment, and anti-corruption.
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California Urban Water Suppliers Water Use Map
January 14, 2015 | publication
This web app from the Pacific Institute shows how different California cities are responding to the ongoing drought. This web feature brings to life newly-released data on residential and system-wide water use, and allows users to explore trends and patterns in that use.
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The State of the California Drought: Still Very Bad
January 14, 2015 | post
While we do not know yet what the rest of the wet season will bring – and while we hope for the major storms needed to recharge our rivers, groundwater and reservoirs – it seems increasingly likely that California will not see enough precipitation to get out of the very deep deficit that three years of drought (so far) have produced.
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The Growing Influence of Climate Change on the California Drought
December 8, 2014 | post
Over the past three years (and indeed, for 10 of the past 14 years) California has experienced a particularly deep drought. How bad is the drought? Is it the worst in the instrumental record? The worst in over a century? The worst in 1200 years? The worst “ever”? And why has it been so bad?
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New Data Show Residential Per Capita Water Use across California
November 18, 2014 | post
New monthly water use data for California water utilities shows that residential water use varies widely around the state, and that the response to the drought has been uneven.
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The New York Times Food for Tomorrow Conference on Sustaining the Global Food Economy
November 13, 2014 | video
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: Peak Water: United States Water Use Drops to Lowest Level in 40 Years
November 5, 2014 | post
The most important trend in the use of water is the slowly unfolding story of peak water in the United States and elsewhere.
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Huffington Post: The California Water Bond is a Beginning, Not an End: Here’s What’s Next
November 5, 2014 | post
California voters have approved Proposition 1 - the 2014 California Water Bond. The ultimate value and effectiveness of the bond will depend on how it is implemented and how the funds are spent.
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Huffington Post: What Does Proposition 1 — the 2014 California Water Bond — Really Say?
October 23, 2014 | post
On November 4, California voters will decide the fate of Proposition 1 -- the 2014 Water Bond -- which authorizes the sale of $7.12 billion in new general obligation bonds and the reallocation of an additional $425 million of previously authorized, but unissued, bonds.
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Insights into Proposition 1: The 2014 California Water Bond
October 23, 2014 | publication
This report provides a comprehensive analysis of Proposition 1, the Water Quality, Supply and Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2014, which was approved by California voters in November 2014.
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Huffington Post: When Our Responses to Drought Make Things Worse
October 20, 2014 | post
In a new study just published by the journal Sustainability Science (Springer), analysis from the Pacific Institute shows that many of the fundamental responses of California water...
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: An Open Memo on Ebola and Water
October 16, 2014 | post
As input to the ongoing discussions about how to meet and overcome the spreading risks of Ebola, here are some summary thoughts about the water-related components of U.S. efforts.
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The Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines – A common and meaningful way for companies to track and communicate their water performance, risks, and impacts
October 7, 2014 | post
This week, the CEO Water Mandate launched its finalized Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines – a common approach for companies to effectively and intelligibly disclose the many elements of their corporate water management practice to key stakeholders.
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National Geographic ScienceBlogs: The Death of the Aral Sea
October 6, 2014 | post
In the 20th century, society was either ignorant of, or ignored, the consequences of bad water management. The goal was economic development at all costs.
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Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines: Towards a Common Approach to Report Water Issues
September 29, 2014 | publication
The UN Global Compact’s CEO Water Mandate initiative has released the finalized Corporate Water Disclosure Guidelines – a common approach for companies to effectively and intelligibly disclose the many elements of their corporate water management practice to key stakeholders. The Guidelines are available as a PDF report and web-based tool.
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Testimony: Desalination Impacts before the Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection
September 25, 2014 | publication
On September 25, 2014, Pacific Institute Water Program Director Heather Cooley testified before the Assembly Select Committee on Coastal Protection. Heather spoke separately on desalination intakes and broader policy issues of desalination facilities.
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Huffington Post: Our Disappearing Snows: Climate Change and Water Resources
September 22, 2014 | post
As the Earth has warmed over the past 30 years, the global water cycle has begun to change. In particular, our snows have begun to disappear. The implications for the water systems we've built and operate are vast and pervasive.
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Metering in California – Need to Know Fact sheet
September 18, 2014 | publication
This fact sheet examines the effectiveness of water metering as a tool to reduce excessive or wasteful water use by both utility companies and customers.
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Water Footprint Outcomes and Policy Relevance Change with Scale Considered: Evidence from California
September 10, 2014 | publication
The “water footprint” -- the amount of freshwater used both directly and indirectly throughout the production chain of a good or service -- has emerged as a valuable tool to evaluate the impact of human activity on the world’s water resources.
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Hazard’s Toll: The Costs of Inaction at the Salton Sea
September 3, 2014 | publication
California’s Salton Sea threatens to impose massive public health and environmental costs if no action is taken to alter its decline.
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