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