Making fresh water sustainable around the world
The problem: Roughly 1.7 billion people live in places where unsustainable water use threatens the health of ecosystems and limits access to the water communities need to survive and thrive. Climate change is making things even worse, accelerating a water crisis that is hitting historically marginalized communities the hardest.
What we’re doing about it: We believe that long-term access to clean water is a right, not a privilege. So we’re bringing together communities in the most water-stressed regions around the world — providing them with the policies, tools and data to manage their water supplies sustainably and support healthy ecosystems.
Our work making water supplies sustainable
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Harnessing satellite data to fight drought and keep us fed
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Meet Rosa Inguanzo, rural water activist and champion of change
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EDF deepens efforts to recharge groundwater, bolster farmer prosperity
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Learning from shared scarcity: the Colorado River, Yellow River and the world
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Water hope for Texas’s drought-stricken borderlands
- Initiative
Creating a more resilient Colorado River
Updates
Read the latest articles, blogs and press releases on water supplies.
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Meet Rosa Inguanzo, rural water activist and champion of change
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Data-driven solutions for India’s groundwater crisis
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CoBank’s new loan signals a new wave of sustainable finance in agriculture
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EDF deepens efforts to recharge groundwater, bolster farmer prosperity
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New Water Institute Will Support Youth Leadership on Key Climate Challenges Affecting Borderland Communities
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Community expertise is key to effective, equitable water governance
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Water supply resources
Dig deeper into our work with these resources for researchers, policymakers, journalists and communities.
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How U.S. agriculture can adapt to escalating water risks
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Groundwater Accounting Platform offers data-driven solution for the U.S. West
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Data-driven solutions for India’s groundwater crisis
- Interactive tool
The Colorado River Basin: What’s at stake in the Grand Canyon
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Interactive story map of Texas’s vulnerable and precious San Solomon Springs
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Investing in Arizona’s water future
Our sustainable water supply experts
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Ann Hayden
Vice President, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Maurice Hall
Senior Advisor, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Brian Jackson
Director, Western Water
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Gopal Penny
Scientist, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Vanessa Puig-Williams
Senior Director, Climate Resilient Water Systems
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Mariana Rivera-Torres
Manager, Climate Resilient Water Systems
Media contact
Jonathan Seefeldt
(512) 291-3414 (office)