On December 15, 2025, eight speakers, including both editors and authors of the Routledge Handbook of Water Diplomacy, provided a special WRRC Water Webinar to discuss building relationships, negotiating shared interests, and managing complex water challenges across physical, political, and societal boundaries. Over the course of the 90-minute webinar, each speaker offered a short presentation, followed by a panel during which they addressed virtual questions from attendees around the world. The webinar was co-convened by the Stockholm International Water Institute; the International Centre for Water Cooperation; the UNU Institute for Water, Environment and Health; and the Women in Water Diplomacy Network.
WRRC Thanks Donors and Invites Year-End Donations
The Water Resources Research Center is deeply grateful to those who supported us in 2025. The generosity of donors helps fuel research, support experiential learning opportunities for students, and extend programs that transform communities. As we look ahead to 2026, we hope that you will consider supporting the WRRC to further expand this valuable work.
Extension Releases New Strategic Positioning Plan
Cooperative Extension (Extension), the community outreach arm for the U of A, recently released a newStrategic Positioning Plan to help guide decision-making and priorities in the coming years. The plan, described on Extension’s website as “a forward-looking framework rooted in community insight, research, and decades of trusted partnerships,” was developed through a deliberate and inclusive process ...
ADWR Releases New Basin Studies & Factsheets
Arizona Department of Water Resources (ADWR) has released 13 new Supply and Demand Reports (SDRs) in their latest installment of an initiative thatbegan in 2023 to develop high-level groundwater"budgets" for 51 Arizona basins. These reports are intended to help support local planning for water augmentation and conservation.
ABOR Approves Research Grant for Sustainable Agriculture in AZ
The Arizona Board of Regents (ABOR) has approved a $3 million Regents’Grant to establish the ArizonaHub for Agriculture Innovation—a new statewide effort focused on supporting the future of agriculture in Arizona’s arid climate. The initiative unites Arizona’s three public universities—ArizonaState University, Northern Arizona University and the University of Arizona—with the ArizonaDepartment of Agriculture to apply research findings aiming to create practical solutions for farmers and producers across the state.