- Pacific Institute
The Pacific Institute (full legal name: the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security) is a non-profit research institute created in
1987 to provide independent research and policy analysis on issues at the intersection of development, environment, andsecurity . It is located inOakland, California (USA).The focus of the Institute is to find real-world solutions to problems like water shortages, habitat destruction,
global warming , andenvironmental terrorism . The Institute conducts research, publishes reports, recommends solutions, and works with decision makers, advocacy groups, and the public to change policy.Since its founding, the Institute has become known for analysis that cuts across traditional areas of study. Its interdisciplinary approach is applied to resource issues, strategies for community involvement, and
economic globalization , with a focus on challenging misuse and abuse of science in the policy context. (See, for example, the Institute's 2007 testimony to the U.S. Congress) [http://www.pacinst.org/publications/testimony/Gleick_Senate_Commerce_2-7-07.pdf]Institute staff are especially known for their work on new thinking around sustainable
water resources management and use. (See, for example, reports in "Science Magazine " [2003] and "Nature" [2002] .) [Peter Gleick, "Global Freshwater Resources: Soft-Path Solutions for the 21st Century," State of the Planet, "Science" 302 (November 28 ,2003 ): 1524-28. Doi|10.1126/science.1089967.] ["Soft Water Paths," "Nature" 418 (July 25 ,2002 ): 373.]The director and co-founder is Dr.
Peter Gleick , aMacArthur Fellow and member of the National Academy of Sciences.The Institute also produces a biennial report on freshwater resources, called "The World's Water" (published by [http://www.islandpress.org Island Press] ,
Washington, D.C. ). [ [http://www.islandpress.org/books/detail.html/SKU/1-59726-106-8 "World's Water 2006-2007: The Biennial Report on Freshwater Resources", by Peter H. Gleick et al.] [ISBN 1-59726-106-8] , Island Press.]References
External links
* [http://www.pacinst.org Pacific Institute]
* [http://www.worldwater.org www.worldwater.org] — a water-related website maintained by the Pacific Institute
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