The Pacific Institute

Date: 2013

Asset Class: Grant

Description:  The Pacific Institute creates and advances solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges. Their vision is to create a world in which society, the economy, and the environment have the water they need to thrive now and in the future. Their 2030 goal is to catalyze the transformation to water resilience in the face of climate change.

Why We Invest: Water is on the front line of climate change and is consistently in the top 2-3 global threats according to the World Economic Forum. The Pacific Institute’s impact over time is dramatic. Their work was cited extensively when access to water and sanitation were named human rights by the UN. They have the only database of water conflicts throughout history and actively works to identify water stressed areas and work within existing frameworks to avoid conflict. They are the Secretariat to CEO Water Mandate and are working with global corporations set a target for water resiliency worldwide.