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Water Group

The ERG Water Group as an interdisciplinary collaboration focused on the social dimensions of water. Members work on issues of equitable access and efficient, sustainable management of freshwater resources for both humans and the environment in the US and across the globe.

Faculty by Primary Interest

Areas of Interest Climate Change ERG COREDavid AnthoffDavid Anthoff is an environmental economist who studies climate change and environmental policy. He co-develops the integrated assessment model FUND that is used ... Continue Reading »

Equity Diversity

Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) at ERG Equity and inclusion are at the heart of our mission to provide education and research for a sustainable and just society. We aspire ... Continue Reading »

Affiliated Faculty

ERG has a small core faculty but a much larger group of affiliated faculty. Affiliated faculty are based in other departments on campus or at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, ... Continue Reading »

Awards

Student Awards ERG students have been recognized nationally and internationally for their research. Below, you can find a selection of recent awards received by ERG Masters and PhD students. CAL ... Continue Reading »

Empowering Women in Rural India: Facebook Spotlights Gauthami Penakalapati

September 13, 2021

ERG PhD student Gauthami Penakalapati was spotlighted by the Facebook Fellowship program for her research, which draws upon gender and feminist theory with the goal of empowering women and young girls in rural India. Her work reveals how colonialism has historically shaped public health data, in turn contributing to a lack of gender equity.

Phadke and Professor Callaway Suggest India Double Down on Renewables ERG Alumni Deshmukh

April 6, 2021

ERG alumni Ranjit Deshmukh, Amol Phadke and associate professor Duncan Callaway recently had their research, "Least-cost targets and avoided fossil fuel capacity in India’s pursuit of renewable energy" published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Their analysis on India’s power usage, weather patterns and energy infrastructure was featured in the The Current, and suggests that the country is "well positioned to take advantage of green energy sources".

ERG Professor Isha Ray on the Reality of Drinking Water Monitoring in Rural India

September 2, 2020

ERG professor Isha Ray recently co-authored and published her research paper, "The reality of water quality monitoring for SDG 6: A report from a small town in India" on IWA Publishing. The paper features their study of microbial water quality in a small town (Alibag) in India, and focuses on the weaknesses of water quality monitoring and testing infrastructure. "We show the practical limitations of monitoring for fecal indicator bacteria to meet SDG 6... We find that even when water quality monitoring and testing infrastructure is in place, low institutional capacity and the pressure to not ‘fail’ the expected water quality standards can result in the failure to accurately report bacterial water quality," the paper states.

India’s emergency in slow motion

May 30, 2015

Professor Isha Ray's piece featured in CNN on the continuing heatwave and deaths in India.

Narain calls for Reinventing India’s Growth

April 22, 2014

Watch Sunita Narain's "thought provoking and disturbing" conversation during ERG's 20th Annual Lecture co-hosted with the Center for South Asia Studies.

Rachel Schurman In Memoriam

April 4, 2024

(June 9, 1958 – March 17, 2024) Rachel Schurman was the first woman to serve on the core faculty of the Energy and Resources Group. She came to Berkeley as ... Continue Reading »

ERG’s Andy Jones and Julia Szinai: What a No-Snow Future Means for Water Management

November 4, 2021

A new study from ERG's Andy Jones and Julia Szinai at the Berkeley Lab considers how dwindling mountain snowpacks will implicate water management.

Isha Ray and Chris Hyun Analyze Issues with Water Access Alerts in Bangalore

April 16, 2019

A recent article from UC Berkeley’s Blum Center considers the lessons learned from the trial run of Next drop, an application intended to help residents of Bangalore, India optimize their ... Continue Reading »

Carbon Loopholes: Report by ERG Student Cecilia Springer in New York Times

September 6, 2018

In an article examining the costs of carbon pollution "outsourcing" this week, The New York Times featured a report co-authored by ERG student Cecilia Springer.

Isha Ray: On the Same Page panel discusses current efforts to reduce poverty

November 7, 2015

Watch professor Ray discuss current efforts to reduce poverty.

Solidarity and Survival on the Roof of the World Fire and Ice: Soot

March 25, 2015

Read the adapted excerpt in Slate of a new book by ERG alum Jonathan Mingle (MS'09).

Zoë Chafe leads new WHO Report

March 12, 2015

"We wanted to help policymakers and members of the general public understand that household heating with biomass is a complicated issue," says ERG PhD candidate Zoë Chafe.

Apte Hopeful About New Delhi’s Air

February 15, 2015

Dr. Apte (MS'08, PhD'13) says in The New York Times, "The thing that gives me greatest hope is the huge increase in awareness that I’ve seen in Delhi just in the past year."

Time to implement the U.S.-China climate accord

February 3, 2015

Dr. Dan Kammen in Al Jazeera reminds us not to forget US and China's strategic climate partnership.

Apte & Team Find Alarming Pollution Levels

November 26, 2014

ERG alum measures air quality while riding rickshaws in Delhi.

3 Generations of ERGies Converge in Delhi

November 18, 2014

UCB faculty, staff and alumni meet Dr. John Holdren at the India-US Science and Technology Summit in New Delhi.

Dr. Holdren Handles House Climate Deniers

September 18, 2014

"If the United States does not [limit carbon emissions], it is unlikely that other major emitters in the world — China, India, Russia, Europe, Japan — will do so either."

Professor Ray & Team Selected for 2014 Obama-Singh Award

August 25, 2014

The Berkeley team will work with faculty from IIT Bombay on a 3-year effort titled the Sustainable Indian Water Infrastructure Project (SIWIP): A Systems Approach.