Decision Center for Desert Cities

Spurring collaboration with Mexico: Developing UNAM and ASU Partnership

ASU has made it a priority to further its relationship with neighboring Mexico. ASU President Michael Crow has led two trips to Mexico in 2013 and 2014 to help deepen

Dave White Lecture at Global Institute for Water Security

Dave White was invited to speak as a distinguished lecturer at the University of Saskatchewan's Breakthroughs in Water Security Research: The Global Institute for Water Security Distinguished Lecture Series on

World Water Monitoring Day

via EPA Did you ever stop to wonder how we get our information on the condition of our Nation's streams, lakes, estuaries, and coastal waters? Or whether these waters are

In brief: the EPA’s emissions guideline equation

Under the Clean Power Plan, the EPA aims to reduce the carbon intensity of our nation’s electricity production on a state-by-state basis.

PepsiCo's New Water-Modeling Tool

PepsiCo Unveils New Water-Modeling Tool at World Water Week via PotatoPro.com September 3, 2014 Today at the Stockholm International Water Institute's annual World Water Week, PepsiCo (NYSE: PEP) announced the

Satellite study reveals parched U.S. West using up underground water

July 24, 2014 via NASA A new study by NASA and University of California, Irvine, scientists finds more than 75 percent of the water loss in the drought-stricken Colorado River

City of Phoenix Cool Urban Spaces Project

City of Phoenix Cool Urban Spaces Project Urban forestry and cool roofs: Assessment of heat mitigation strategies in Phoenix Prepared by the Center for Integrated Solutions to Climate Challenges at

New DCDC publication

Assessing the sustainability of water governance systems: the sustainability wheel Published online in the Journal of Environmental Planning and Management on July 11, 2014. Authors Flurina Schneider (a,b,e), Mariano Bonriposi

Lake Mead levels to drop to historic lows

July 9, 2014 Listen to DCDC director, Dave White, discuss the regional impact of the drop in Lake Mead's water level in his interview with KJZZ's Here and Now. July

ASU awarded $20M to assess climate change risks and resilience

ASU awarded a $20 million grant by NGA to launch the Foresight Initiative to provide interconnected tools, techniques and environments for decision making for increased global sustainability and resilience. Arizona

Should sustainability and resilience be combined or remain distinct pursuits?

A recent publication in Ecology and Society by DCDC co-director, Chuck Redman, explores whether sustainability and resilience should be combined or remain distinct pursuits. Author Charles L. Redman, DCDC co-director,

Water security and the worth of Arizona agriculture

Dave White, Mike Lacey, Ron Raynor, and Brian Betcher discuss the issue of water usage in agriculture, which uses two-thirds of Arizona's water demand. Central Arizona has a rich history