PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR STUDIES IN DEVELOPMENT ENVIRONMENTAL AND SECURITY
654 13TH STREET, OAKLAND, CA 94612 www.pacinst.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: THE PACIFIC INSTITUTE CREATES AND ADVANCES SOLUTIONS TO THE WORLDS MOST PRESSING WATER CHALLENGES.

Integrated Water Management---------------------------IN 2019, WE WORKED TO ADVANCE INTEGRATED WATER MANAGEMENT AT A VARIETY OF SCALES. WE TESTED AND REFINED A UNIFYING FRAMEWORK FOR EVALUATING THE MULTIPLE BENEFITS OF WATER PROJECTS, PROGRAMS, AND POLICIES, SO AS TO LEVERAGE FUNDING RESOURCES FROM PROJECT PARTNERS AND OPTIMIZE THE RETURN ON INVESTMENT. WE ALSO EXAMINED THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE LANDSCAPE PRACTICES ON COMMERCIAL AND INDUSTRIAL SITES IN THE SANTA ANA RIVER WATERSHED AND WORKED WITH PROPERTY MANAGERS TO EVALUATE THOSE OPPORTUNITIES. WE ALSO EXAMINED THE RELATIVE COST OF WATER SUPPLY AND EFFICIENCY OPTIONS. FINALLY, WE COLLABORATED WITH NGO PARTNERS AND STATE AGENCIES TO ADVANCE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER EFFICIENCY LEGISLATION. Water Access, Sanitation, and Hygiene-------------------------------------IN 2019, WE EXAMINED THE NUMBER, LOCATION, AND SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS OF CALIFORNIANS LIVING WITH INCOMPLETE PLUMBING. WE ALSO EXAMINED THE CONNECTIONS BETWEEN CLIMATE CHANGE AND WATER AND SANITATION SYSTEMS AND POSSIBLE STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR ADAPTING TO AND MITIGATING CLIMATE CHANGE. FINALLY, WE DEVELOPED GUIDANCE FOR COMPANIES WITH AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS ON ACTIONS TO IMPROVE WATER ACCESS, SANITATION, AND HYGIENE FOR THOSE LIVING IN THE REGIONS WHERE THEY OPERATE. Corporate Water Stewardship---------------------------IN 2019, THE MANDATE CONTINUED THE IMPLEMENTATION OF ITS WATER SECURITY THROUGH STEWARDSHIP ACTION PLATFORM WITH 30 MEMBER COMPANIES. THE MANDATE ALSO WELCOMED 27 NEW COMPANIES FOR A TOTAL OF 176 COMPANIES.THE MANDATE CONVENED SEVERAL MEETINGS LOOKING TO ADVANCE BUSINESS ACTION ON CORPORATE WATER STEWARDSHIP, INCLUDING ITS ANNUAL MULTI-STAKEHOLDER CONVENING DURING STOCKHOLM WORLD WATER IN AUGUST, 2019. THE MANDATE ALSO HELD A SIDE MEETING DURING THE 2019 CLIMATE ACTION SUMMIT TO EXPLORE THE TOPIC OF BUSINESS WATER RESILIENCE. THE MANDATE EXPANDED ENGAGEMENT AT THE GLOBAL LEVEL BY EXPLORING LONG-TERM ENGAGEMENT WITH THE GLOBAL COMPACT NETWORK'S IN BRAZIL, SOUTH AFRICA, INDONESIA, AND INDIA.THE MANDATE ALSO LAUNCHED 53 NEW ONLINE RESOURCES TO THE WATER STEWARDSHIP TOOLBOX AND ADDED 408 PROJECTS TO THE WATER ACTION HUB.THE MANDATE CONTINUED TO WORK ON THREE MAJOR INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE INITIATIVES, WASH4WORK. THE BUSINESS ALLIANCE FOR WATER AND CLIMATE, AND CONTEXTUAL WATER TARGETS.THE MANDATE LAUNCHED A CONTEXTUAL WATER TARGETS GUIDE AND CURRENTLY PILOT TESTING IN RIVER BASINS IN SOUTH AFRICA AND INDIA. IT ALSO LAUNCHED WATER ACTION HUB 3.0, THE WATER STEWARDSHIP UNIVERSITY, AND A BOOKLET ON WATER SANITATION AND HYGIENE IN AGRICULTURAL SUPPLY CHAINS. THE MANDATE CONTINUED TWO MAJOR INITIATIVES INCLUDING THE BENEFIT ACCOUNTING OF NATURE-BASED SOLUTIONS FOR WATERSHEDS, AND THE WATER RESILIENCE ACCOUNTING FRAMEWORK.IT ALSO CONTINUED TO ADVANCE SIX COLLECTIVE ACTION PROJECTS IN WESTERN CAPE, SOUTH AFRICA; TAMIL NADU, INDIA; SAO PAULO, BRAZIL, AND CALIFORNIA, USA.

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