Pacific Institute For Studies In Development Environment And Securi

THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE CREATES AND ADVANCES SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLDS MOST PRESSING WATER CHALLENGES.

INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT---------------------------IN 2021, WE ADVANCE INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT AT MULTIPLE SCALES. WE CONTINUE TO ADVANCE INTEGRATION OF CO-BENEFITS INTO WATER INVESTMENT DECISIONS. WE EVALUATED THE ENERGY IMPLICATIONS OF FUTURE WATER SCENARIOS. WE EVALUATED TRENDS IN WATER USE AND THE OPPORTUNITIES AND BARRIERS FOR WATER EFFICIENCY, WATER REUSE, AND STORMWATER CAPTURE. FINALLY, WE COLLABORATED WITH NGO PARTNERS AND STATE AGENCIES TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER EFFICIENCY LEGISLATION. WATER ACCESS, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE-------------------------------------IN 2021, WE EXAMINED OPPORTUNITIES TO IMPROVE WATER CUSTOMER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS FOR LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS. WE ALSO ASSESSED THE FINANCIAL IMPACTS OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON SMALL WATER SYSTEMS AND ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION IN THE UNITED STATES. FINALLY, WE IDENTIFIED SOLUTIONS FOR UNDERPERFORMING WATER SYSTEMS AND SUPPORTED EFFORTS TO QUANTIFY THE FINANCIAL NEEDS OF UNDERPERFORMING AND AT-RISK WATER SYSTEMS IN CALIFORNIA.CORPORATE WATER STEWARDSHIP---------------------------IN 2021, THE MANDATE CONTINUED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS WATER SECURITY THROUGH STEWARDSHIP ACTION PLATFORM WITH THE MEMBER COMPANIES.IN 2021, WE WELCOMED 40 NEW COMPANIES TO THE MANDATE, SURPASSING THE MARK OF 200 ENDORSERS. THE CEO WATER MANDATE GARNERED OVER 370,000 PAGEVIEWS FOR THE MANDATE WEBSITES, A 7.5 PERCENT INCREASE FROM 2020. ENGAGED OVER 25 MEMBER COMPANIES AND OVER 15 PARTNERS INTHE WATER RESILIENCE COALITION. THE WATER RESILIENCE COALITION REDEFINED ITS 2030 AMBITIONS TO HAVE POSITIVE WATER IMPACT IN 100 WATER-STRESSED BASINS, ENABLE RESILIENT ACCESS TO WATER AND SANITATION FOR AT LEAST 300 MILLION PEOPLE AND RECRUIT 150 COMPANIES WITH THE POTENTIAL TO INFLUENCE ONE THIRD OF GLOBAL WATER USE. LAUNCHED A FORMAL DEFINITION AND CONCEPTUALIZATION FOR NET POSITIVE WATER IMPACT. LAUNCHED THE NBS BENEFITS EXPLORER, A HIGHLY INTUITIVE AND USER-FRIENDLY TOOL WHICH OFFERS PRACTITIONERS A SIMPLE WAY TO IDENTIFY BENEFITS FROM NBS INVESTMENTS. PUBLISHED THE WATER RESILIENCE ASSESSMENT FRAMEWORK, A GLOBALLY ACCEPTED, COMPREHENSIVE FRAMEWORK TO MEASURE AND INFORM ACTION TO BUILD WATER SYSTEM RESILIENCE AT THE BASIN SCALE FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS. WITH THE TRANSITION OF THE WBCSD WASH PLEDGE TO WASH4WORK, WE GREW TO 20 GLOBAL CORPORATE LEADERS AND OVER 300 WASH PLEDGE SIGNATORIES AS PART OF THE WASH4WORK NETWORK.