Water Resources
Water is the most abundant natural resource on the planet, the source of countless ecosystem services, and critical to industrial, agricultural, household, and recreational activities. Research by RFF experts helps inform effective water management policies that account for the value of water, address water quality and sustainability, and consider the challenges associated with water rights.
Latest Publications
Testimony and Public Comments
Testimony on the Use of Natural Infrastructure for Watershed Restoration and Water Management
Forest management can actively support water capture and storage, taking advantage of natural infrastructure to protect water sources and restore watersheds.
Testimony and Public Comments
Public Comments on “Options for Implementation of a Statewide Low-Income Water Rate Assistance Program”
Working Paper
Happy Collecting Water?
Measuring Hedonic Well-Being among Water Carriers in Rural Kenya
Latest Events
Workshops & Seminars
Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water Pollution
Resources for the Future and the Atkinson Center for a Sustainable Future of Cornell University host Measuring the Cost: Exploring the Impacts of Water Pollution.
Workshops & Seminars
Improving the Federal Response to Western Drought
Experts discussed the role of the federal government in western water and drought management, with a focus on how it can strengthen its partnership with states to better manage drought today and in a warmer, possibly drier, future.
Workshops & Seminars
Exploring the Local Impacts of Shale Gas Development
During this event, three distinguished scholars discussed their research into the benefits and costs of shale gas development as experienced by local communities.
