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A new report from the Western Resource Advocates and Environmental Defense Fund asserts that a national climate and clean energy policy is necessary to sustainably maintain the West’s water—its ‘lifeline’—for future generations.

Sandra Postel, director and founder of the Global Water Policy Project, wrote a summary article about our current and future water supply for Yes Magazine's Summer 2010 issue featuring "Water Solutions."

Garfin GF, Crimmins MA, Jacobs K.  2006.  Drought, Climate Variability and Implications for Water Supply and Management. Arizona Water Policy: Management Innovations In An Urbanizing, Arid Region. :61-78.

Posted by Michelli Murphy | on July 09, 2009
A team of researchers at the UA and in Mexico are developing the kind of climate information communities on both sides of the border need to manage their water in the face of climatic uncertainties.

Hoerling M, Webb RS, Ray AJ, Doesken N, Bradley U, Barsugli JJ, Averyt KB, Wolter K.  2008.  Colorado Climate Change: A Synthesis to Support Water Resource Management and Adaptation. :58.

Meeting today's demand, ensuring tomorrow's supply.

The next Governor's Drought Task Force Interagency Coordinating Group meeting will be held on April 21, 2009. During the meeting, you will hear water supply updates on the Salt and Verde watersheds and Colorado River Basin and an update from the State Drought Monitoring Technical Committee.