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Pacific Institute Launches Water Resilience Issue Brief, Calls on Decision-makers to Rapidly Scale Water Resilience Solutions in Build-Up to COP26 

Never before have the global water and climate agendas been so closely linked. More than 30 years ago, the Pacific Institute made some of the earliest projections about how climate change would wreak havoc on the water cycle. Today, we see many of these impacts before our very eyes. Amid climate change, intensifying floods and droughts have affected people, nature, and economies.

Water Resilience

The world is facing a global water crisis marked by growing competition for freshwater resources, rapidly deteriorating water quality, poor and declining ecosystem health, unprecedented biodiversity loss, and a failure to meet basic water and sanitation needs.

COP26 Is a Unique Moment in Time for Water and Climate

As we approach COP26 in Glasgow, the Pacific Institute recognizes how pivotal this United Nations Climate Change Conference will be in advancing water on the global climate agenda. After decades of work by water leaders to integrate water and climate solutions, COP26 presents a unique moment in time.

Meet Six People Fighting Water Scarcity Across the Globe

California’s Drought Emergency Puts the State’s Vulnerable Communities at Risk — Again

New Article Tackles Global Water Scarcity

October 24, 2021, Oakland, California -- The article "Freshwater Scarcity" was recently published in the Annual Review of Environment and Resources. The availability and use of fresh water are critical for human health and for economic and ecosystem stability.

Freshwater Scarcity

The availability and use of fresh water are critical for human health and for economic and ecosystem stability. But the growing mismatch between human demands and natural freshwater availability is contributing to water scarcity, affecting industrial and agricultural production and a wide range of social, economic, and political problems, including poverty, deterioration of ecosystem health, and violent conflicts.

October 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.

San Francisco Bay Area Can Build More Housing Without Using More Water, Finds Report

October 21, Oakland, California – Today the Pacific Institute and SPUR released Water for a Growing Bay Area. The San Francisco Bay Area is projected to add two million jobs by 2070, attracting millions more people. To prevent housing from becoming even more unaffordable, the region needs to build 2.2 million new housing units.

Water for a Growing Bay Area: How the Region Can Grow Without Increasing Water Demand

The San Francisco Bay Area is projected to add two million jobs by 2070, attracting millions more people. To prevent housing from becoming even more unaffordable, the region needs to build 2.2 million new housing units.

Testimony on Colorado River Drought Conditions and Response Measures to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife

Pacific Institute Senior Researcher Michael Cohen submitted written testimony to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife for their October 20, 2021 hearing on drought conditions in the Colorado River Basin and potential response measures.

Newsom Declares Statewide Drought Emergency, Urges California to Conserve Water

Newsom Declares Drought Emergency Across California

Pacific Institute: An Urgent Call to Build Water Resilience

The concept of water resilience has emerged recently in response to growing recognition of a more variable and uncertain future. In this video, Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison calls for accelerated action towards global water resilience.

Energy Needs to Be Part of SGMA Conversation, New Report Says

New Study Shows California’s Water Usage Is Contributing to Rise of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Op-Ed: Happy New Water Year — Californians Have to Face Some Difficult Wet Season Truths

Happy New Water Year. For those of us who work on California water challenges, the start of the new year isn’t Jan. 1; it’s Oct. 1, the official beginning of the state’s wet season.

Achieving Better Balance in the Water-Energy-Climate Nexus

The Future of California’s Water Energy Climate Nexus

In this briefing, the Pacific Institute joined Next 10 to discuss California's water-energy-climate nexus. Pacific Institute Researcher Dr. Julia Szinai, Director of Research Heather Cooley, and President Emeritus Dr. Peter Gleick explored key findings of their report on this topic and implications for water, energy, and climate policy. The discussion was moderated by Colleen Kredell, Director of Research at Next 10.

September 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.

Could LA Water Recycling Be a Miracle for Parched West?

A Tiny Piece of Plastic is Helping Farmers Use Far Less Water

Water Usage in Southern California Increased, Despite Newsom’s Call to Cut Back: Data

California Budget Includes Billions for Water, a “Hopeful Step Toward Realizing the Human Right to Water in California”

California state lawmakers have passed a 2021-2022 state budget that includes $2billion for drinking water, wastewater infrastructure, and program support, with a focus on underserved and small communities.

Tools of the Trade: Benefit Accounting of Nature-Based Solutions (WWW 2021)

This session showcases innovative tools that can support the business case for NBS investments and allow companies to make informed decisions regarding water security, climate resilience (including greenhouse gas emissions reduction) and biodiversity conservation.