Preparing California’s Rivers for a Changing Climate
Interview with the PPIC Water Policy Center.
CalAg Special Issue on Cannabis
Interested in the environmental impacts of cannabis production? How are cannabis cultivators responding to California’s new legal market? What is the state of cannabis research in the University of California? For answers to these questions and more, check out the
Stream flow modeling tools inform environmental water policy in California
Check out our new paper, published in a Special Issue in California Agriculture that explores how research informs policy-making
Launch of the Cannabis Research Center at UC Berkeley
We are excited to officially open a new research center at UC Berkeley, focusing on the environmental and social dimensions of cannabis agriculture in California. Check out our write-up in BerkeleyNews, a blog post by co-director Eric Biber at the
A functional flows approach to managing environmental water
Our latest post in CaliforniaWaterBlog describes how environmental outcomes can be improved when water is allocated using a functional flow approach. Read more here!
Five key lessons from the UC Water Academy
In the latest issues of Breakthroughs, the magazine of the College of Natural Resources, we identify five key lessons from our experiential education course, the UC Water Academy.
Looking for an overview of California Water in 2018?
The Public Policy Institute of California has released a briefing kit on managing California’s water, highlighting the state’s most pressing issues including climate change, drought, headwater forest management, and securing safe drinking water supplies to disadvantaged communities.
Getting strategic about freshwater biodiversity conservation in California
Read our latest post on CaliforniaWaterBlog: Getting Strategic about Freshwater Biodiversity Conservation in California
California Fourth Climate Assessment Reports released
California recently released the findings of its Fourth Climate Change Assessment. The assessment includes a statewide summary report, regional reports, and topical reports and are intended to translate the state of climate science into useful information for decision-makers and practitioners to
Essential water policy reforms for managing drought in California
Check out the latest report from PPIC’s Water Policy Center, which recommends water policy reforms for avoiding negative social, economic, and environmental consequences from drought and a changing climate. Key reforms include: Plan ahead. Stronger drought planning is critically important