The Delta Stewardship Council, with the assistance of partner agencies and consultant AECOM, developed a climate change vulnerability assessment for...
Shrinking snowpack, thawing permafrost, and shifting precipitation patterns have widespread consequences. Can new technologies—and public policies—help communities adapt? by Korena...
The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought challenges, build climate resilience in communities, promote sustainable agriculture and advance nation-leading climate agenda From the Office of the Governor:...
The California Data Collaborative (CaDC) is a network of water professionals collaborating to create tools and applied research supporting planning...
State Water Board’s Erik Ekdahl discusses the climate change report; Attorney Valerie Kincaid explains why existing water right holders are...
The impact of climate change on flood risk in the Delta varies by location, which means the fixes will too. “It’s not one Delta, it’s many different regions and they’re each going to need different adaptation strategies,” said Andrew...
At the March meeting of the Delta Stewardship Council, Dr. Laurel Larsen discussed a new research paper on the changing...
GUEST ARTICLE: Why the Sacramento region’s watershed is ‘super,’ and a buffer against climate change
Guest article written by Jeff Harris, a council member for the city of Sacramento and Bruce Houdesheldt, vice mayor of...
Report presents staff recommendations for incorporating climate change into water rights permitting California’s climate is changing rapidly, and historical data are quickly becoming no longer reliable for forecasting future conditions. Models indicate that in the coming years, California will see...
State Water Board member Laurel Firestone talks about the need to bring equity into our climate adaptation actions; Professor Karrigan...
Researchers have created a framework to trace the impacts of climate change and adaptation across energy and water systems in...
People, property, and nature all exist in the vulnerable zone of shoreline around the San Francisco Estuary that will soon be flooded by sea level rise. In this interview Julie Beagle, a lead climate scientist with the San Francisco Estuary...
People, property, and nature all exist in the vulnerable zone of shoreline around the San Francisco Estuary that will soon...
Delta Adapts: Creating a Climate Resilient Future is the Delta Stewardship Council’s effort to conduct the first-ever climate change vulnerability...
A team of researchers from Berkeley Lab, UC Berkeley, and UC Santa Barbara propose a framework for evaluating climate change adaptations, provide a case study of California. By Julie Chao, Berkeley Lab As the planet continues to warm, the twin...