Videos

Drought in the American West

This briefing on drought in the American West features journalists, experts, and others on the front lines in an interactive discussion and Q&A.

California Drought: Tackling Water Risks for Agriculture and Apparel

In California, water is a case study in extremes, exacerbated by a fast-changing climate. Periods of epic drought followed by torrential precipitation are the new normal, making it harder to manage water supplies and protect the state’s ecosystems, communities, farms, businesses, and infrastructure. Staying involved, engaged and informed on California water risks and solutions is necessary for agriculture and apparel companies that want to grow.

Dry Times For California Farms With Heather Cooley and Ruth Dahlquist-Willard

The impacts and actions of agriculture during drought are discussed in this episode with Heather Cooley, Director of Research at the Pacific Institute, and Ruth Dahlquist-Willard, Farm Advisor at the University of California Cooperative Extension. They discuss the variety of choices California farms will make during drought, including where to get water, how much to water crops, what crops to fallow, how to improve water efficiency, and even whether to stay in business.

Water for Life: Building Water-Smart Cities for the Future

Cora Kammeyer's presentation at the Cities of Tomorrow Conference in San Francisco.

40th Annual GWC Summer Conference Day 2

The IG 2.0 could take a variety of forms, from merely tweaking the numbers (e.g., elevation tiers, shortage levels, etc.) in the existing reservoir operations framework to more fundamental (and controversial) changes in how water (and risk) is allocated and managed. What ideas have merit?

Why Earth’s Driest Places May Hold the Key to the Future of Water

This is the latest in our What Happens Next series. The increasing scarcity of drinking water is beginning to capture the world's attention -- but surprisingly, an innovative solution might just be found in one of the Earth's driest places.

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.

Is California Still in the Midst of a Drought ClimateOne

Pumped Dry: Dry Wells, Sinking Ground in California

Not a Drop to Drink: Dealing with Drought

In 2010, the UN passed a resolution recognizing access to water as a basic human right. The realization of this right is becoming increasingly difficult, as climate change disrupts rainfall and the growing global population places greater demands on this limited resource.