Pacific Institute

Pacific Institute (1987; Oakland CA; 25 staff; pacinst.org)

The Pacific Institute is a “global water think tank that combines science-based thought leadership with active outreach to influence local, national, and international efforts to develop sustainable water policies.” It envisions “a world where the basic needs of all people are met, where resources are managed sustainably and the natural world protected, and where conflicts over resources are resolved in a peaceful and democratic fashion.”

Focus Areas:

• Water Efficiency and Reuse
• Vulnerable Communities
• Nature-Based Solutions

Initiatives:

• CEO Water Mandate
• California Drought
• The World’s Water

Publications:

• Blog
• Articles and Op-Eds, Presentations, TV Stories, and News Shows, Radio and Podcasts,
• Library of 230+ reports, articles, case studies, fact sheets, books
• A collection of tools for researchers, water managers, community organizers, journalists
• A Twenty-First Century U.S. Water Policy (2012, 360p.)
• HIGHLIGHT: The World’s Water (Island Press, Vol 9, 2018, 260p.) – An authoritative series lead by former president and chief editor Petr Gleick that offers insights into critical global water problems, overviews of data and analysis around water use and management, and case studies of some of the greatest water challenges around the world.

Leadership: Jason Morrison (President) Peter H. Gleick (President Emeritus)
Budget: $2.4m