Recommended Resources for Learning About the Colorado River Basin
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CCASS-Related Publications
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June 2022 JAWRA Article
The Press and Pulse of Climate Change: Extreme Events in the Colorado River Basin
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July 2021 Collaborative Research Report
Exploration of Methods and Tools to Enhance Stakeholder Engagement in the Colorado River Basin
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May 2021 International Environmental Agreements Article
Evolving together: Transboundary Water Governance in the Colorado River Basin
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March 2021 Climatic Change Article
Scenario Planning: Embracing the Potential for Extreme Events in the Colorado River Basin
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August 2020 Scenario Planning Summary Document
Colorado River Conversations Project: Scenario Planning Workshops Summary
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June 2020 Scenario Planning Report
Colorado River Conversations: Scenario Planning Workshop Series Final Report
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April 2018 Workshop Report
Colorado River: Building a Science Agenda Decision-Makers and Interested Parties Workshop Report
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State of the Science
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Western Water Assessment Report
Colorado River Basin Climate and Hydrology: State of the Science
April 2020
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The Future of the Colorado River Project White Paper
Water Resource Modeling of the Colorado River: Present and Future Strategies
August 2019
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Ecological Engineering Article
Integrating Active Restoration with Environmental Flows to Improve Native Riparian Tree Establishment in the Colorado River Delta
September 2017
Water Management, Policy, and Conservation
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Ecological Engineering Article
Leveraging Environmental Flows to Reform Water Management Policy: Lessons Learned from the 2014 Colorado River Delta Pulse Flow
September 2017
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Ecological Engineering Editorial
It Takes More Than Water: Restoring the Colorado River Delta
September 2017
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Ecological Economics Article
Tracking Cultural Ecosystem Services: Water Chasing the Colorado River Restoration Pulse Flow
July 2016
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Sonoran Institute Workshop Report
Conservation Priorities in the Colorado River Delta: Mexico and the United States
2005
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Colorado River Future Project Handout
Colorado River Policy: Opportunities for Tangible Progress
Tribal Resources
In the News
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Newsweek Article
We Must Save the Drought-Stricken Colorado River—Here's How
February 2023
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Axios Article
New Colorado River Drought Discovery Shows How Bad Things Can Get
June 2022
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Arizona Daily Star Article
Colorado River States Balk at Adjusting Water Shares to Deal with Crisis
November 2021
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Washington Post Article
Fueled by Climate Change, Costly Southwest Drought Isn’t Going Away
September 2021
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New York Times Article
In a First, U.S. Declares Shortage on Colorado River, Forcing Water Cuts
August 2021
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Arizona Public Media Article
In Rapidly Warming Colorado River Basin, the Negotiating Table is Being Set
March 2021
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Lincoln Institute's Making Sense of Place: The Lives of Cities
Phoenix: Sustaining the Oasis
2020
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Lincoln Institute StoryMap
The Hardest Working River in the West: A StoryMap Exploring the Colorado River Through Data
June 2020
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Washington Post Article
The Western U.S. is Locked in the Grips of the First Human-Caused Megadrought, Study Finds
April 2020
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Arizona Daily Star Article
‘Eye-Popping’ Study: Colorado River Down 2 Billion Tons of Water Due to Climate Change
February 2020
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Inside Climate News Article
New Study Projects Severe Water Shortages in the Colorado River Basin
February 2020
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Arizona Republic Article
It's One of Arizona's Most Precious Rivers. Hundreds of New Wells May Leave It Running Dry.
December 2019
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Water Education Foundation Article
A Rancher-Led Group is Boosting the Health of the Colorado River Near Its Headwaters
August 2019
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Arizona Republic Article
First-ever Mandatory Water Cutbacks Will Kick in Next Year Along the Colorado River
August 2019
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Denver Post Article
West Wrestles with Colorado River “Grand Bargain” as Changing Climate Depletes Water Governed by 1922 Compact
August 2019
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Colorado Sun Article
Climate Change is Transforming Western Forests And That Could Have Big Consequences Far Beyond Wildfires
July 2019
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