Key Climate Change and Water Organizations

Key Climate Change and Water Organizations

This web page includes links to water related organizations with programs or activities related to climate change.

1. International
   
   • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
   • Australian Government Department of Climate Change
   • Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (formally known as the Pew Center on Global Climate Change)

1. U.S. Government
2. • National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
     For more detailed information, see NOAA: Climate Program Office
   • U.S. Global Change Research Program
   • U.S. Geological Survey Global Change Research – Impacts on Water Resources
   • U.S. Department of State
   
   
3. State and Local
4. • Association of Clean Water Administrators   
   • ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability – climate adaptation web page with information about the Climate Resilient Communities Program
   • Water Utility Climate Alliance
   • Climate Communities
   • Cool Cities – Sierra Club
   
   
5. Water Associations
• Association of Metropolitan Water Agencies
• National Association of Clean Water Agencies
• American Water Works Association (AWWA)
• Water Research Federation
• Association of State Wetland Managers - wetlands and climate change information
• Coastal States Organization - Climate Change Adaptation Policy (PDF)
• Water Environment Research Foundation – climate change web page
6. Other Organizations
7. • Alliance for Water Efficiency
   • Low Impact Development Center
   • Heinz Center - reports on climate change impacts