Articles from Pacific Institute
Fourth report in national series provides six core attributes, 19 criteria, and over 60 legal strategies for frontline communities and their supporters to shape equitable water laws in a changing climate
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · November 19, 2025
New analysis shows sharp increase in incidents where water is a trigger, weapon, or casualty of violence.
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · November 11, 2025
First-of-its-kind national assessment shows efficiency can cut municipal and industrial water use by 25% to 60%, strengthening the economy and delivering environmental and resilience benefits.
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · October 28, 2025
New report highlights unique characteristics and opportunities in rural communities
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · September 9, 2025
Communities, local, state, and federal agencies, Tribes, NGOs, and others are working to create equitable, climate-resilient water and sanitation in the US
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · March 18, 2025

Research Highlights Climate is Changing Faster than Laws Have Responded, Leaving Infrastructure with Insufficient Resilience and Risking a Widening Water Access Gap
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · October 21, 2024

Strategic Plan Through 2026 Focuses on Four Areas of Accelerated Impact: Water Equity, Water Efficiency and Reuse, Nature-Based Solutions, and Corporate Water Stewardship
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · October 16, 2024

New study from the Pacific Institute shows rapid growth in water as a trigger, weapon, and casualty of violence, with a dramatic jump in 2023 incidents
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · August 22, 2024

Collaborative research from the Pacific Institute, LiKEN, and RCAP Proposes Community-Centered, Scalable Model to Build Equitable, Resilient Rural Water Systems in Communities with Legacies of Injustice
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · August 7, 2024

National assessment quantifies vast potential to capture urban stormwater, volume equivalent to more than 90% of annual municipal and industrial water withdrawals
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · February 29, 2024

Research from Pacific Institute and DigDeep underscores intensifying need to ensure basic water and sanitation for millions
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · January 30, 2024

A large number of new cases result from the Russia-Ukraine War, growing tensions in the Middle East, and ongoing conflict in Sub-Saharan Africa
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · November 15, 2023

New York, New York, Oct. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Water Resilience Coalition (WRC), an industry-driven, CEO-led initiative convening global companies to address the global water crisis, today announced the launch of the Women + Water Collaborative, a flagship corporate collective action program to improve access to clean water and sanitation in India.
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · October 17, 2023

Guide Supports Private and Public Sector Site Developers Plan, Design, and Operate Systems to Collect and Treat Water for Non-Potable Onsite Reuse
By Pacific Institute · Via GlobeNewswire · January 26, 2023