SEI Senior Scientist Chuck A. Young explains why California saw severe water shortages this year and how better forecasting can help alleviate those challenges.
Water for Ecosystems and Livelihoods
The water program drives innovation in water management by developing, using, and transferring planning tools and participatory processes that promote holistic, transparent and robust decision-making.
We work on national, regional and local scales, mapping out watersheds and future conditions using SEI’s Water Evaluation And Planning System (WEAP). WEAP enables policy-makers and stakeholders to consider how management plans will affect cities, industries and farms, as well as long-neglected interests such as wildlife habitat and vulnerable communities.
Our researchers are located in both Davis, California and Somerville, Massachusetts.
SEI researchers are working on a new framework to ensure water models provide decision-makers with the tools to address poverty and inequality.
SEI researchers work throughout California to model complex water systems and explore sustainable management options.
SEI researchers build water models and work with stakeholders throughout Africa to explore management strategies for an uncertain climate future.
SEI researchers apply a range of economic methods to explore the value of water and enable plans that foster cooperation across sectors and boundaries.
This study analyses how managed aquifer recharge might affect irrigated agriculture in California's Kings Groundwater Basin during drought.
Under a climate change adaptation approach, 25 municipalities in Cochabamba benefit from the update of the Basin Master Plan presented by SEI.
