Water Resources

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Conrad authors report analyzing how California’s water agencies incorporate climate change into drought planning

Working with the John Andrew (1995) at the California Department of Water Resources (DWR), Esther Conrad (2012) recently completed a report analyzing how water supply agencies have considered climate change in their 2010 Urban Water Management Plans. Her research shows that most large water suppliers discuss climate change in their plans, but out of the 21 large agencies studied, only one adjusted its water supply projections as a result.
September 17, 2013
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Balazs co-author of new study on unaffordability of Central Valley water

Carolina Balazs, post-doctoral fellow at the University of California Davis and research scientist with the Community Water Center, says that in the Central Valley, unaffordable water rates in small disadvantaged communities with low-income households create significant economic burdens for families.
September 9, 2013
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Earth Overshoot Day!

Hello all: I just received an important notice from the Global Footprint Network (based in Geneva). Today, 20 August 2013, is “Earth Overshoot Day.” It’s the approximate date that humanity’s annual demand on nature exceeds what Earth can renew in a year.
August 20, 2013
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"Immersion Camp" comes to the South Yuba River

This summer I had the opportunity to bring Immersion Camp to my “backyard,” the South Yuba River near Nevada City, CA. For eight years, my colleagues and I have taught underwater science camps that provide river education while snorkeling on the Smith River in northern California. These Smith River camps are aimed at providing local outdoor experiential opportunities for Crescent City youth, many of whom have never been to their local river. In contrast, many Yuba river youth spend much of their summer at the river.
July 24, 2013
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Kramer's work on Belizean fisheries project featured

The relationship between Belize and Guatemala is complex. The history goes back hundreds of years and begins with a territorial dispute between Spain and Britain over who rightfully owned the region that would later become Belize. Guatemala has picked up the feud after gaining its independence from Spain and argues 4,900 square miles of Belizean land – which amounts to over half of the country – belongs to them. The entire nation of Belize is roughly the size of New Hampshire.
June 26, 2013
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Amanda Subalusky

2013 Fellow
Amanda was a doctoral student at Yale University in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. She studied the impacts of large wildlife on water quality in the Mara River, Kenya/Tanzania, and how these impacts interact with water...
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Meredith Niles

2013 Fellow
Dr. Meredith Niles is Acting Director of the Gund Institute for Environment, Associate Director of the Food Systems Research Center, and an Associate Professor in food systems and nutrition at the University of Vermont. Her research...
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Anne Baker

2013 Fellow
Anne is committed to strengthening decision making processes and outcomes for diverse groups of people as they seek to take positive action to address flooding and sea level rise. With fourteen years of experience in community engagement...
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Bret Callaway

2013 Fellow
Bret Callaway graduated from the University of California, Santa Barbara in 2009 with a BS in Environmental Studies. Since graduation, he has worked with the National Park Service, private environmental consulting firms, and non-profit...