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The Cost of Alternative Urban Water Supply and Efficiency Options in California

Urban communities, farms, businesses, and natural ecosystems depend upon adequate, reliable, and affordable supplies of clean water.

Can California Shift to Proactive Drought Preparedness?

Precipitation in California is highly variable from year to year, and climate change is increasing this variability. We can expect to see more intense droughts and storms, and rapid shifts from very wet to very dry conditions.

Ticking Water Bomb

Sustainable Landscapes Offer Multiple Benefits. What Role Can Businesses Play?

In this interview, Sonali Abraham, Heather Cooley, and Cora Kammeyer of the Pacific Institute discuss the findings of their report,“Sustainable Landscapes on Commercial and Industrial Properties in the Santa Ana River Watershed.”

Carbon Dioxide Levels Reach Highest Point in Human History

Carbon Dioxide Levels Hit Landmark at 415 ppm, Highest in Human History

Irrigation District Approves Salton Sea Restoration Project

Dr. Peter Gleick Awarded 2019 BMI Prize for Strategic Global Challenge of Fresh Water

The Pacific Institute is delighted to announced that Dr. Peter Gleick, Co-Founder and President Emeritus, is the winner of the 2019 BMI Prize for the Strategic Global Challenge of Fresh Water.

Humans Can Be Blamed For Global Droughts As Far Back As 100 Years Ago

Scientists See Fingerprint of Warming Climate on Droughts Going Back to 1900

The CEO Water Mandate launches a beta version of Water Action Hub 3.0 for World Water Day

This World Water Day, the CEO Water Mandate, a UN Global Compact initiative implemented in partnership with the Pacific Institute, will launch a beta version of Water Action Hub 3.0

How to Play Water Stocks

New Report Looks at Multiple Benefits of Water Investment Strategies

Researchers at the Pacific Institute, along with Professor Bob Wilkinson of the University of California, Santa Barbara, have launched an initiative to develop, build consensus around, and promote the uptake of a framework to embed the multiple benefits of water projects into decision-making processes.

California’s High-value Crops, like Fruits and Nuts, are the Ones Most Vulnerable to Climate Change

Water War in California: Agencies Fight Over Drought Emergency Plan with Crucial Deadline Looming

How Much Hip Can the Desert Absorb?

Despite Billions in Losses and Clear Financial Dangers, Companies Slow to Respond to Water Risks

Climate Change Poses Security Risks, According to Decades of Intelligence Reports

Moving Toward a Multi-Benefit Approach for Water Management

There is broad recognition that adapting to climate change, coupled with the need to address aging infrastructure, population growth, and degraded ecosystems, will require rethinking programs and policies and investing in our natural and built water systems.

Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison to Lead Workshop in Coimbatore, India

On Friday March 29th, Pacific Institute President Jason Morrison, Senior Researcher Tien Shiao, and Research Associate Abbey Warner will lead the “Businesses for Water Security in the Noyyal-Bhavani” workshop in Coimbatore, India.

California Governor’s Plan to Create New Drinking Water Tax Faces Resistance

State Leaders To Tour Beleaguered Desert Water Facilities

California Governor’s Plan to Create New Drinking Water Tax Faces Resistance

Martha Davis: Using Sustainable Landscapes To Address Climate Change & Drought

Santa Ana Watershed Mapping Tool

This map identifies, across California’s Santa Ana River Watershed, what areas have the greatest potential water benefits to be gained from installation of sustainable landscapes on commercial and industrial parcels. There are two key components of this interactive map: a watershed-scale assessment and an assessment of parcel-level water benefits.