Over the last few years, a number of informative reports have been published by various agencies and organizations on the topics of water, energy and climate change. Click on one of the reports below to get a brief description of each publication and a link to the full report:

A Plan to Keep Carbon in Check. Robert Socolow and Stephen Pacala. Scientific American, 2006.

At the Crest of a Wave: A Proactive Approach to Corporate Water Strategy. Business for Social Responsibility and Pacific Institute, 2007.

Desalination, With a Grain of Salt: A California Perspective. Pacific Institute, 2006

Domestic Water Conservation Technologies: Using Less Water and Energy is an Investment in a Sustainable Future. Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy.

Energy Demands on Water Resources U.S. Department of Energy Report to Congress
on the Interdependency of Energy and Water, December 2006

Energy Down the Drain: The Hidden Costs of California's Water Supply, Natural Resources Defense Council, 2004.

Ensuring a Sustainable Future: An Energy Management Guidebook for Wastewater and Water Utilities. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, January 2008.

Freshwater Resources and Their Management, IPCC Fourth Assessment Report. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007.

Hidden Oasis: Water Conservation and Efficiency in Las Vegas. Pacific Institute and Western Resource Advocates, 2007.

Implications of Climate Change for Urban Water Utilities. Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies. Washington D.C: Stratus Consulting Inc., 2007.

In Hot Water: Water Management Strategies to Weather the Effects of Global Warming. NRDC, 2007.

Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant Energy Baseline Study. Pacific Gas & Electric, 2002.

Reducing Stormwater Costs Through Low Impact Development (LID) Strategies and Practices. EPA, 2007.

Reducing U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: How much at What Cost?. McKinsey and Company, 2007.

Rooftops to Rivers: Green Strategies for Controlling Stormwater and Combined Sewer Overflows. NRDC, 2006.

The Effects of Climate Change on Agriculture, Land Resources, Water Resources, and Biodiversity in the United States. US Department of Agriculture, 2008.

Water-Energy Nexus. Southwest Hydrology, Volume 6, Number 5. 2007.

Water and Energy: Leveraging Voluntary Programs to Save Both Water and Energy. EPA, March 2008. (NEW!)

Watergy: Energy and Water Efficiency in Municipal Water Supply and Wastewater Treatment. The Alliance to Save Energy, 2007.

Weather and Climate Extremes in a Changing Climate. U.S. Climate Change Science Program, June 2008. (NEW!)

Exloco, a nonprofit enterprise based in California, has partnered with River Network and other organizations to create a strategic framework for addressing water issues in a changing climate. Known as Carpe Diem: Western Water and Climate Change, Exloco has hosted events across the Western United States with presentations and reports by some of the leading experts in water management and climate change issues. To browse these reports, click here.