Climate Change and Water: In Brief

This guidebook contains information about water resources and water rights, conservation tools, best practices and practical guidance. Section 1 presents an overview of water resources and water rights in Arizona.

Land and water are inextricably connected, and protecting one often necessitates protecting the other. This book offers practical tools and resources to help land trusts address water-related conservation values in their private land conservation work.

Climate change and increased resource demands are expected to cause frequent and severe strains on water and energy systems that are necessary for agriculture. This article examines challenges and opportunities for adaptation measures in Arizona.

With help from experts in water policy, law and science, this course will offer resources and approaches to working with water through the perspective of western land trusts.

Can the promise of conservation compete against the paycheck from selling a property or water right? And can land and water trusts protect Colorado’s valuable water rights and vast ag lands before they’re lost?

This document contains sample language from the Colorado Water Trust for maintaining water rights in an easement.

Land and water are inextricably connected, and protecting one often necessitates protecting the other. This book offers practical tools and resources to help land trusts address water-related conservation values in their private land conservation work.

Land trust staff and board members across the country are working with water in all quantities and qualities. Is your land trust ready to protect water using easements or other legal tools?

This handbook was developed to provide basic tools for understanding Washington water rights. If you own land with water rights, want to buy or sell land with water rights, or want to transfer water rights, this handbook can help you become more knowledgeable.