Online Reports & Tools
SCIENCE-BASED OPEN-SOURCE RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS ACTIVELY INFORMING WATER POLICIES AND INVESTMENTS
Global Media Impressions
GLOBAL POTENTIAL REACH ANNUALLY BY MEDIA COVERAGE ON WATER CHALLENGES AND SOLUTIONS
Stakeholders Engaged
CROSS-SECTOR STAKEHOLDERS CONVENED TO ADVANCE WATER RESILIENCE SPANNING UTILITIES, POLICYMAKERS, COMPANIES & NGOS
What We Do
The Pacific Institute is catalyzing the transformation to water resilience in the face of climate change by 2030. Our work aims to ensure people, nature, and economies have the water they need to thrive. We’re focused on four Impact Areas with outsized potential for accelerating action.
Our work addresses climate impacts on access to water, sanitation, as well as livelihoods and wellbeing for frontline communities in the United States and the most overburdened and under-resourced communities around the world.
Our work is at the forefront of evaluating water efficiency and reuse opportunities, driving innovation, and scaling proven approaches.
Our work focuses on increasing the use of nature-based solutions that support more climate-resilient water systems and the communities they support.
Our work mobilizes the private sector to build water resilience in business operations and across entire supply chains including driving collective action in the world’s most water-stressed regions.
Why We Do It
MORE THAN 2.2 BILLION PEOPLE GLOBALLY LACK ACCESS TO SAFELY MANAGED DRINKING WATER.1
WATER-RELATED DISASTERS REPRESENT 90 PERCENT OF ALL NATURAL DISASTERS ON EARTH.2
Annual investment of $1 trillion is needed globally to sustainably manage water by 2030.3
The need has never been greater. For 35 years, we have provided trusted science-based research, recommended feasible policy and practice solutions, and convened diverse stakeholders —from frontline communities and water utilities to Fortune 500 companies and governments —to advance solutions for the world’s most urgent water challenges. From the Colorado River Basin of the drought-prone US West to the world stage at the UN Climate Change Conference in Egypt, decision-makers turn to the Pacific Institute for science-backed leadership on water resilience now more than ever.
1UN Water, 2021; 2UN Water, n.d.; 3WRI, 2020
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The Pacific Institute’s work is fueled by financial support from people like you. Together, we are building the evidence base through science-based research, informing communities and decision makers about solutions, and influencing policies. Join us in this effort to build water resilience—and help solve the world’s water challenges.
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