Published Work
Reports, Policy Briefs, Technical Appendices and Fact Sheets
2024
Policy Brief: Priorities for California’s Water: Are We Ready for Climate Change? (Public Policy Institute of California)
Report: Climate-Smart Tools to Protect California’s Freshwater Biodiversity (Public Policy Institute of California)
Fact Sheet: Floods in California (Public Policy Institute of California)
Fact Sheet: Sea Level Rise in California (Public Policy Institute of California)
2023
Policy Brief: Priorities for California’s Water: Stewarding the Wet Years (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Note: Managing Water Scarcity in an Age of Climate Change: The Euphrates-Tigris River Basin (The Wilson Center)
Fact Sheet: Water Use in California’s Environment (Public Policy Institute of California)
2022
Fact Sheet: Water and Energy in California (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Brief: Priorities for California’s Water: Thriving with Less (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Note: Food Inflation and Agriculture in Turkey (Turkish, IstanPol)
Report: Storing Water for the Environment (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Brief: Storing Water for the Environment
Technical Appendix C: Proposition 1 Water Storage Investment Program
2021
Report: İklim Krizine Karşı Yeşil Adil Dönüşüm: Türkiye İçin Politika Önerileri (Friedrich-Ebert Stiftung and İvme)
Policy Brief: Priorities for California’s Water: Responding to the Changing Climate (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Note: Green Just Transition Opportunities and Policy Suggestions for Turkey (Turkish, IstanPol)
Report: Improving California’s Water Market (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Brief: Improving California’s Water Market
Technical Appendix B: California’s Water Market, By the Numbers: Update 2021
Fact Sheet: California’s Water Market (update, Public Policy Institute of California)
Fact Sheet: Groundwater Recharge in California (update, Public Policy Institute of California)
Report: Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting (Public Policy Institute of California)
Policy Brief: Advancing Ecosystem Restoration with Smarter Permitting
Fact Sheet: Droughts in California (Public Policy Institute of California)
2020
Policy Brief: Priorities for California’s Water 2020 (Public Policy Institute of California)
Report: Water Partnerships between Cities and Farms in Southern California and the San Joaquin Valley (Public Policy Institute of California)
Technical Appendix A: Water Supply and Demand Planning in Southern California
Technical Appendix B: Costs of Alternative Water Supplies and Conservation in Southern California
Technical Appendix C: A Comparison of GHG Emissions from Water Use in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California
2019
Report: A Path Forward for California’s Freshwater Ecosystems (research support, Public Policy Institute of California)
Technical Appendix B: Profiles of Freshwater Ecosystem Management in California
Policy Brief: Priorities for California’s Water 2019 (Public Policy Institute of California)
Fact Sheet: California’s Water Market (Public Policy Institute of California)
Fact Sheet: Groundwater Recharge in California (Public Policy Institute of California)
2018
Toward a Carbon Neutral California: Economic and climate benefits of land use interventions. (Next 10)
Securing Water Rights from Decommissioning Coal Plants for Instream Flows in the Western U.S. (University of California, Santa Barbara Bren School of Environmental Science and Management)
Policy Blogs
2024
California Continues to Prioritize Water and Climate Programs Despite Budget Cuts (PPIC Blog)
Extreme Heat Takes a Toll on Californians’ Health (PPIC Blog)
2023
Navigating the Hope (and Hype) around Solar Canals (PPIC Blog)
The Weird Weather of 2023: Better Get Used to It (PPIC Blog)
New State Budget Maintains Water and Natural Resources Funding in an Uncertain Economy (PPIC Blog)
Restoring Rivers, Restoring Community (PPIC Blog)
Sites Reservoir’s Novel Approach to Storing Water for the Environment (PPIC Blog)
2022
California’s Water and Energy Systems Are Inextricably Linked (PPIC Blog)
New State and Federal Measures Aim to Manage Extreme Heat Risks (PPIC Blog)
The Environmental Benefits of the Water Storage Investment Program (PPIC Blog)
Water Trading Can Help California’s Struggling Freshwater Ecosystems (PPIC Blog)
2021
Drought, Water Supply Are Top Environmental Concerns in California (PPIC Blog)
2020
Governor’s Budget Seeks to Build Water Resilience (PPIC Blog)
New Laws Address Safe Drinking Water, Groundwater Recharge, River Health (PPIC Blog)
2019
The Russian River: Managing at the Watershed Level (PPIC Blog)
Record-High Share of Californians Worried about Climate-Fueled Wildfires (PPIC Blog)
The LA River and the Trade-Offs of Water Recycling (PPIC Blog)
What Does the Colorado River Drought Plan Mean for California? (PPIC Blog)
Governor’s Budget Targets Safe Drinking Water, Wildfires, Healthy Soils (PPIC Blog)
2018
Local Measures Address Water, Fire in the Midterm Elections (PPIC Blog)
Analyses and Opinions
2023
How is Climate Change Affecting MENA? Local Experts Weigh in: Decreasing Snowpack and Rainfall in Turkey (Wilson Center)
Viewpoint: Three ways to bolster the MENA region’s water resilience (Middle East Institute)
İklim Krizi Gençlerin Gelecek Kaygısını Nasıl Etkileyecek? (EkoIQ)
2022
What the United Nations’ 6th Climate Assessment tells us about the Mediterranean’s climate future (Middle East Institute)
Viewpoint: Severe heat waves are giving us a window into the future (Middle East Institute)
İklim krizi ışığında orman yangınlarını anlamak ve yönetmek (PolitikYol)
Türkiye’nin çevre sorunları diğer sorunlarından bağımsız değil (BirGün)
Siyah ve Kirli Fosilden Yeşil ve Adil Geleceğe: Türkiye İçin Yeni Bir Enerji Vizyonu (Sosyal Demokrat Dergi)
2021
Facing Unprecedented Drought and Forest Fires, Turkey Must Act On Climate Change (FeniksPolitik)
Heading To Glasgow With A Weak Hand, Turkey Must Set More Ambitious Climate Goals (FeniksPolitik)
Politikasızlığın bedelini ödeyebilecek kadar zengin değiliz (BirGün)
Müsilaj krizini nasıl aşarız, Marmara’yı nasıl iyileştiririz? (BirGün)
2020
For Hasankeyf the Bell Tolls (International Rivers)