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A Survey of Efforts to Achieve Universal Access to Water and Sanitation in California

In 2010, the United Nations General Assembly recognized the human right to water and sanitation. Two years later, in 2012, California became the first state in the nation to enact legislation recognizing the human right to water for consumption, cooking, and sanitary purposes.

Drought Returns to Huge Swaths of U.S., Fueling Fears of a Thirsty Future

The ‘New Normal’? Sierra Snow Drought Endures Despite ‘Miracle’ March

10 Questions About the 11 Proposals to Save the Salton Sea

When a City Runs Dry: What Cape Town Can Tell Us About the Future of Water

Join Heather Cooley from the Pacific Institute and Newsha Ajami from Stanford University’s Water in the West program as they discuss Cape Town’s water shortage.

Celebrated Momentum Fades at the Salton Sea

Collective Action Toward Water Security in Brazil

Brazil’s water basins hold 12% of the world’s freshwater, yet the country continues to face serious water challenges, with multiple effects on people, environment, and the economy. Brazil estimates that close to 35 million citizens lack access to safe water, while 100 million lack access to appropriate sanitation.

From Not Enough to Too Much, the World’s Water Crisis Explained

We Need Far More Than a Day Dedicated to Water Issues

California Promised to Work on the Salton Sea Crisis. A Year Later, Little Has Been Done and Costs Are up $27m

Can the Salton Sea be Saved?

$10 Million Coming to Bay Area Desalination Project; But It’s Not on the Ocean

This is What a West Without Water Will Look Like

How A Dying Lake In California Factors Into The Colorado River’s Future

Can Importing Water From The Gulf Of California Save The Salton Sea?

From Almonds to Rice, Climate Change Could Slash California Crop Yields by 2050

The World’s Water, Volume 9

The newest volume in this highly regarded series, The World’s Water, Volume 9 continues to offer insights into critical global water problems, overviews of data and analysis around water use and management, and case studies of some of the greatest water challenges around the world.

Study: Climate Change Threatens Major Crops in California

Welcome to the Age of Climate Migration

Day Zero: Lessons from Cape Town’s Crisis

For the Growing Global Water Crisis, Climate Change May be the Last Straw

California Drought: Water Conservation Slipping Statewide as Dry Weather Returns

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?