The loss of most ecosystems in the Bay-Delta has heavily compromised the functioning of the remnant ecosystems, which are anticipated...
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 Di Roma Howley It begins at the height of winter in the mountains, when the landscape is particularly inhospitable. The...
The largest climate package in state history, Governor Newsom highlights over $15 billion in funding to tackle wildfire and drought...
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 concerned Earlier this year, the State Water Resources Control Board released a report, Recommendations for an Effective Water Rights Response...
The impact of climate change on flood risk in the Delta varies by location, which means the fixes will...
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 the city of Roseville. Both are board members of the Sacramento Regional Water Authority. The words “climate change” conjure up...
Report presents staff recommendations for incorporating climate change into water rights permitting California’s climate is changing rapidly, and historical data...
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 California. By Kate Wheeling In 2014, as California was in the midst of one of the worst droughts in its...
People, property, and nature all exist in the vulnerable zone of shoreline around the San Francisco Estuary that will soon...
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 assessment and adaptation strategy for the Delta and Suisun Marsh. At the November 2020 Council meeting, Council staff presented selected...