California Strategic Growth Council, OPR, and CALAFCO’s report recommends practices and tools for local collaboration on climate-smart growth.
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Integrating Water Efficiency Into Land Use Planning in the Interior West
This Guidebook from Western Resources Advocates provides hundreds of techniques, sample codes/policies, and community examples to reduce the water footprint of new development.
Water and the Future of the San Joaquin Valley
This report focuses on the state’s Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA) and related impacts to valley agriculture and the regional economy.
California’s Water
This briefing kit highlights some of the state’s most pressing water issues, especially in the face of population growth, a shifting climate, and declining ecosystem… Read More »
Priority Policy Solutions for California’s Next Governor: Water, Climate, and Wildfire
This paper presents three sets of actions Governor-Elect Gavin Newsom could take immediately to address wildfire; drought, flood, and drinking water safety and affordability; and… Read More »
Bringing Water and Land Use Together
This report for the Community Foundation Water Initiative (facilitated by Smart Growth California) identifies opportunities that can significantly affect the potential success of equitably integrating… Read More »
Building a Community of Practice at the Intersection of Water, Climate Resilience and Equity
This report shares insights and opportunities from an Assessment of Kresge’s Climate Resilient and Equitable Water Systems.
Stormwater Capture in California: Innovative Policies and Funding Opportunities
This report presents a summary of regulations, laws, and statewide initiatives that create the legal framework for stormwater capture in California.
Managing Drought in a Changing Climate: Four Essential Reforms
This report offers a road map of essential reforms to prepare for and respond to droughts in California’s changing climate.
California’s Fourth Climate Change Assessment
This report provides information to build resilience to climate impacts including temperature, wildfire, water, sea level rise, and governance. It also underscores the state’s vulnerabilities… Read More »
