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Apr 10, 2026

Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County: Results from Two RAND Workshops

Workshops with Los Angeles County energy and water sector leaders identified emerging climate adaptation workforce needs, emphasizing re-skilling and collaboration to build a resilient, climate-ready regional workforce.
Oct 1, 2025

Revamping Outdated Water Systems

RAND offers expertise in water policy, climate projections, risk management, infrastructure finance, and regulatory systems.
Research

Sep 15, 2025

China's Water Future: Key Decisions, Challenges, and Trade-Offs

The authors of this report analyzed China’s water stress and recent water resource policy decisions to identify the current and future implications of water resource constraints for China’s strategic planning.
Research

Sep 2, 2025

The Future of Water and Democracy: Assessing and Improving Water Governance in the United States

In this Perspective, we highlight three vehicles for democracy and three threats to democracy that are common in water governance in the United States.
Research

Aug 25, 2025

Leveraging Decision-Support Systems to Increase Urban Water Security

Decision-support systems can help decision makers evaluate response strategies before an urban drinking water supply crisis occurs. The experiences of five cities that have dealt with a drought-induced crisis are discussed in this article.
Commentary

Feb 5, 2025

Drought Can Hit Almost Anywhere: How Five Cities That Nearly Ran Dry Got Water Use Under Control

Communities across the United States can learn from the experiences of cities that have had to confront major water supply crises and start planning now to avoid the worst impacts of future droughts.
Research

Jan 15, 2025

Learning from Crises to Build Urban Water Security: Lessons from Five Cities

In this report, the authors examine the experiences of five cities with severe or catastrophic water supply risks to identify steps that could be taken ahead of time to mitigate those risks and build urban water security.
Data Viz

Jan 15, 2025

From Water Supply Crises to Building Urban Water Security

Many of the world's largest cities experience water stress and have faced water supply crises. Case studies of crises show how cities can build urban water security though investments, capacity-building, collaboration, innovation, and communication.
Research

Dec 2, 2024

The Value of Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Response

Environmental sampling surveillance (ESS) systems can serve as an early warning system and support pandemic response. Using COVID-19 as a case study, the paper quantifies ESS's value for pandemic preparedness and response decisions.
Commentary

Oct 21, 2024

Ensuring Resilient Water Infrastructure Requires Creative Financing

Meeting the water challenges of today and the future will require federal spending as well as new financial models and revenue streams to ensure equity, climate change adaptation, and sustainability.
Oct 9, 2024

Grand Challenges for U.S. Water Policy

Commentaries by RAND researchers examine five water challenges facing U.S. policymakers: flood resilience, water infrastructure, aquatic ecosystems, water quality, and water rights.
Research

Sep 27, 2024

Examining Trends in the Food-Energy-Water Security Nexus and Its Relationships with Human Development, Population Growth, and Conflict

We used data from the recently updated Pardee RAND Food-Energy-Water Index to assess global and regional trends in resource security and relationships with the Human Development Index, internal conflict risk, and population growth.

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Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County: Results from Two RAND Workshops

Revamping Outdated Water Systems

China's Water Future: Key Decisions, Challenges, and Trade-Offs

The Future of Water and Democracy: Assessing and Improving Water Governance in the United States

Leveraging Decision-Support Systems to Increase Urban Water Security

Drought Can Hit Almost Anywhere: How Five Cities That Nearly Ran Dry Got Water Use Under Control

Learning from Crises to Build Urban Water Security: Lessons from Five Cities

From Water Supply Crises to Building Urban Water Security

The Value of Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Response

Ensuring Resilient Water Infrastructure Requires Creative Financing

Grand Challenges for U.S. Water Policy

Examining Trends in the Food-Energy-Water Security Nexus and Its Relationships with Human Development, Population Growth, and Conflict

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Related Topics

Explore RAND’s Work on this Topic

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Building a Climate-Ready Energy and Water Workforce in Los Angeles County: Results from Two RAND Workshops

Revamping Outdated Water Systems

China's Water Future: Key Decisions, Challenges, and Trade-Offs

The Future of Water and Democracy: Assessing and Improving Water Governance in the United States

Leveraging Decision-Support Systems to Increase Urban Water Security

Drought Can Hit Almost Anywhere: How Five Cities That Nearly Ran Dry Got Water Use Under Control

Learning from Crises to Build Urban Water Security: Lessons from Five Cities

From Water Supply Crises to Building Urban Water Security

The Value of Environmental Surveillance for Pandemic Response

Ensuring Resilient Water Infrastructure Requires Creative Financing

Grand Challenges for U.S. Water Policy

Examining Trends in the Food-Energy-Water Security Nexus and Its Relationships with Human Development, Population Growth, and Conflict

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