Supporting water and climate policy solutions for just, sustainable, and resilient cities and communities.
Safe, Affordable, Reliable Drinking Water
We analyze the politics and policy of drinking water management and infrastructure, including effective policy and governance strategies for more sustainable and resilient systems.
Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience
We evaluate how communities and governments around the world are responding to climate change, and identify opportunities for more effective and justice-centered approaches.
Just Urban Transitions
We contribute to efforts to promote urban transitions that center social justice and environmental sustainability.
News & Announcements
Water and Climate Policy Lab in Popular Science
Professor Hughes comments on the role of bottled water in the provision of safe and affordable drinking water in the U.S. and globally: https://www.popsci.com/environment/drinking-water-plastic-bottle-sustainability/
Professor Hughes on sabbatical at UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation
Professor Hughes will be spending the 2022-2023 academic year on sabbatical at the Luskin Center for Innovation at UCLA. She will be focusing on developing new projects and collaborations with colleagues focused on just and effective solutions to drinking water and...
Three new postdocs joining the Lab in 2022!
The Water and Climate Policy Lab will have three new postdocs joining in 2022. Katie Mika will join August 1 and will work with CIGLR and the National Wildlife Foundation to evaluate resilience and equity monitoring and data needs under the Great Lakes Restoration...
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Book
New Publications
Repowering Cities: Governing Climate Change Mitigation in New York City, Los Angeles, and Toronto
Critically evaluates the governing strategies city governments can use to mobilize the resources and actors required to meet ambitious GHG reduction targets, and the consequences of their efforts.
The book is now available from Cornell University Press and on Amazon.
Use the code 09FLYER to get 30% off when ordering through Cornell!
