Money and Water - UC Berkeley Center for Law, Energy & the Environment

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Financing, Markets, and Incentives

Financial tools and funding choices can drive improvements to water infrastructure and management. However, the effectiveness of these tools is shaped by their design and implementation.

CLEE’s Money and Water work assesses the strengths and weaknesses of different financial tools and funding mechanisms in order to guide better outcomes for water management.

Publications

Sustainable Water

April 2025

More State and Local Attention to Financing Can Advance Sustainable Groundwater Management

Report Cover with title, 'Siloed funding of multibenefit projects highlights the need for funding programs that integrate cobenefits'

Climate Equity

April 2025

Siloed funding of multibenefit projects highlights the need for funding programs that integrate cobenefits

Sustainable Water

February 2015

Accelerating Cost-Effective Green Stormwater Infrastructure: Learning from Local Implementation

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Key Staff

Michael Kiparsky

Director, Wheeler Water Institute

Nell Green Nylen

Senior Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute

Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute

Marie Grimm

Research Fellow, Wheeler Water Institute (Former)