US Water Program

Water, climate change and peace: Lessons from 3 years in Colombia

Perspective / Colombia is only beginning to tackle climate risks and competing demands on water, but it now has a strong community of practice ready to tackle the challenges.

CERC-WET

Project / The U.S./China Clean Energy Research Center for Water-Energy Technologies builds and shares knowledge, technologies, human capabilities, and relationships.

Collaborative approach needed to manage groundwater

Perspective / 21 of California’s groundwater basins and sub-basins are critically overdrafted. We must break entrenched positions and find sustainable solutions.

Santa Clara Valley Water fisheries and aquatic habitat collaborative effort

Project / SEI adapted WEAP to assess the needs of chinook salmon and steelhead trout in the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

Potential Impacts of Climate Warming on Water Supply Reliability in the Tuolumne and Merced River Basins, California

Journal article

SacWAM

Project / The Sacramento Water Allocation Model enables policy-makers to weigh difficult trade-offs in water use, by simulating a complex water system in the US.

Multi-Year Water Allocation System (MYWAS)

Project / By showing the benefits of cooperation across national and sector boundaries, MYWAS opens the possibility of dialogues in contentious conflicts around water.

Valuing water

Program / SEI researchers apply a range of economic methods to explore the value of water and enable plans that foster cooperation across sectors and boundaries.

California Water Plan Update

Project / SEI uses its flagship water modelling software, WEAP, to update the California Water Plan.