Dec 2012 List of Reports on Water and Related Issues

This is a regular, mid-month update to the never-ending list of released reports on water and related issues that I come across through e-mail, twitter, and any number of outlets. You can check out the previous list, posted in mid-November, as well as prior lists at irregular intervals for even more informative reading. If you know of a report that I have not listed, please e-mail me with a title and link!

From various sources:

• 'Our Land, Our Lives': Time out on the global land rush from Oxfam International
• The eight unmet promises of fast-start climate finance from the International Institute for Environment and Development
• U.S. National Security and Economic Interests in Remote Sensing: The Evolution of Civil and Commercial Policy (pdf) from the US National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, via the Federation of American Scientists
• National Cohesive Wildland Fire Management Strategy Phase II reports from the Department of the Interior and Department of Agriculture
• Water Transfers in the West from the Western Governors' Association
• 2012 America's Great Outdoors Progress Report from the US Council on Environmental Quality
• Climate Change, Migration, and Conflict in South Asia from the Center for American Progress
• Baseline and Projected Future Carbon Storage and Greenhouse-Gas Fluxes in Ecosystems of the Western United States from the US Geological Survey
• Arctic Report Card 2012 from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
• Report on the Operational and Economic Impacts of Hurricane Irene on Drinking Water Systems from the Water Research Foundation
• Strategies for Combating Climate Change in Drylands Agriculture from the UK Department for International Development, the Consultative Group for International Agricultural Research and the International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas
• Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds from the US National Intelligence Council and the Atlantic Council
• Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: 2011 from the US National Science Foundation
• Water Conservation Technical Briefs, TB 15 – Drip irrigation and water scarcity (pdf) from the Sustainable Agriculture Initiative (thanks to David Zetland for the link)
• The Water Efficiency and Conservation State Scorecard: An Assessment of Laws and Policies from the Alliance for Water Efficiency and the Environmental Law Institute
• Keeping Great Lakes Water Safe: Priorities for Protecting against Emerging Chemical Pollutants from the Alliance for the Great Lakes
• National Water Program 2012 Strategy: Response to Climate Change from the US Environmental Protection Agency
• Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study (Final Study Reports) from the US Bureau of Reclamation

From the Pacific Institute:

• Key Issues for Seawater Desalination in California: Cost and Financing
• California’s Water Footprint

From the World Bank:

• Turn Down the Heat: Why a 4°C Warmer World Must be Avoided, with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and Climate Analytics
• Adaptation to a changing climate in the Arab countries: A case for adaptation governance and leadership in building climate resilience
• The Future of Water in African Cities: Why Waste Water?

From the European Environment Agency:

• European waters - assessment of status and pressures
• Climate change, impacts and vulnerability in Europe 2012
• European waters - current status and future challenges„ - a synthesis
• Water resources in Europe in the context of vulnerability

From the US National Research Council:

• Himalayan Glaciers: Climate Change, Water Resources, and Water Security
• Disaster Resilience: A National Imperative
• Science for Environmental Protection: The Road Ahead
• Seasonal-to-Decadal Predictions of Arctic Sea Ice: Challenges and Strategies
• Alternatives for Managing the Nation's Complex Contaminated Groundwater Sites
• NASA's Strategic Direction and the Need for a National Consensus

From the US Congressional Research Service, via the Federation of American Scientists:

• Congressional Salaries and Allowances (pdf)
• The President’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP): Issues for Congress (pdf)
• Offsets, Supplemental Appropriations, and the Disaster Relief Fund: FY1990-FY2013 (pdf)
• An Analysis of STEM Education Funding at the NSF: Trends and Policy Discussion (pdf)
• Tax Provisions to Assist with Disaster Recovery (pdf)
• Federal Emergency Management: A Brief Introduction (pdf)
• The National Flood Insurance Program: Status and Remaining Issues for Congress (pdf)