Bringing California’s water solutions to the world.
Applying California’s Water Solutions Globally
Water connects us all—on campus, across California and globally. Ensuring clean, sustainable water is an urgent challenge. For more than a century, California stakeholders have addressed complex water challenges while building one of the world’s largest economies and striving to protect the state’s diverse ecosystems. California has developed expertise and unique policy tools—a model of innovative water science and management. Inspired by the Netherlands’ highly successful private-public water management model, UC Davis is uniquely positioned to formalize, improve and promote the California Model worldwide.
Leading the Way in the World of Water
From drought to floods, from safe drinking water to wastewater, from agricultural production to ecosystem restoration, UC Davis is a leader in water-related education, research and outreach. The World Water initiative brings UC Davis’ interdisciplinary expertise to bear on solving local and global water challenges. Pioneering 21st century water science, engineering, management and policy, this initiative expands our leadership in managing one of the world’s most precious resources. The California model of water management—leveraging water science, expertise and policy—will deliver superior solutions for a wide range of water challenges at home and abroad.
World Water Initiative: A Big Idea
The World Water Initiative was one of UC Davis' Big Ideas. It was recognized for its response to the world's growing water crises. Through an interdisciplinary and highly collaborative approach, the World Water Initiative promotes California's water solutions locally and globally. It brings the world to California and California's water expertise to the world.
A Donation to World Water Initiative at this time supports:
- Establishing a hub for global education in water science and management
- Launching Water without Borders to provide scientific expertise and promote social justice for water issues around the world
- Creating the California Water Science Center—a sweeping new private-public-academic water
Please refer to the World Water Initiative website for more information.