California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC)

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Countries:	United States of America
Regions:	California, Sacramento River - San Joaquin River
Organization SDGs: Includes Sustainable Development Goals from the organization and its locations.	Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4) Water Quality (SDG 6.3) Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4) Integrated Water Resource Management (SDG 6.5) Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6) Stakeholder Participation (SDG 6.b) Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4) Climate Resilience and Adaptation (SDG 13.1)
Organization Tags: Includes tags from the organization and its locations.	Stormwater Management and Flood Control Drought Management Groundwater Irrigation Management and Technology Sustainable Withdrawals Nature-Based Solutions Replenishment
Services Offered:	No services needed/offered Project management Stakeholder engagement & facilitation
Org. Type:	Coalition / Consortium
Org. Size:	Small (10 - 99 Employees)
Language:	English
Org. Website:	cawateraction.org
Org. Source:	User
Profile Completion:	92%
Coalition:	Yes

Organization Overview

Water scarcity in California is rapidly increasing due to unsustainable water use and decreasing supply reliability. Worsening droughts, intensifying wildfires, and degradation of freshwater ecosystems, all amplified by climate change, are further threatening water supplies for people and nature.

To address these growing challenges, an unlikely coalition of NGOs and corporations came together in 2014 to form the California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC). We are now a netw…

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