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Arizona Water Innovation Initiative blog

Two people fluidly dancing parallel to each other in front of the riparian brush at the Audubon Center. Photo by Franscisco Lara-Valencia.

Activating South Phoenix communities’ connections to water

The project Agua es Vida: Interactive Exhibit is currently being shown at the

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An abstract image of evapotransporation over the city of Phoenix.

Measuring how water and heat move in a desert city

Every day, we live with the growing severity of climate change impacts, triggered by human-induced warming. Urban environments are no exception. As cities expand, new challenges arise, such as traffic congestion, air quality exceedances…

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A collage of scenes from La Paz County. Photos by Faith Kearns.

An Arizona community comes together to bolster rural groundwater resilience

It has been a decade since investigative journalists began sounding the alarm about groundwater overpumping in rural Arizona. In 2015,…

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A water “control center”: Developing the Arizona Water Observatory with stakeholder engagement

Water is a vital resource, and Arizona faces ongoing challenges in managing and conserving water effectively. Currently, decisions related to water supply, ranging from agricultural allocations to construction permits, are slowed down…

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Empowering communities with participatory research

With the ever-growing challenges of addressing water security and quality, the need for innovative solutions is critical. One promising approach that combines scientific rigor with community involvement is community science. 

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Aerial view of an outlying canal that feeds the Arizona Canal. Carol M. Highsmith Archive, Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division

Policy innovation for Arizona's water challenges

Arizona is facing an inflection point when it comes to water, says Cynthia Campbell, with both Colorado River and groundwater challenges mounting. Campbell…

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