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Water, fire, and finance: building more resilient systems
UCLA-led convening highlights need for clearer roles, stronger coordination, and more equitable financing strategies
Blueprint for a better planet
How Luskin Center for Innovation and other parts of UCLA are advancing a healthier, more sustainable future.
The Luskin Center for Innovation welcomes Jelena Jezdimirovic as a postdoctoral researcher
Learn more about her research.
The Luskin Center for Innovation welcomes new doctoral researchers
Learn more about their interests and work.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation 2025 Impact Report
Informing effective and equitable environmental policy solutions.
Urban wildfire: water system capacities and limitations
Researchers convene statewide experts to assess firefighting capacity, infrastructure gaps, and policy solutions.
Phase 1 of statewide wastewater assessment sets foundation for equitable solutions
UCLA-led research delivers the first statewide baseline of wastewater system risks, gaps, and solutions to support equitable infrastructure planning in California.
Building resilient utilities: UCLA issues report on key water and power infrastructure needs
Smart meters and undergrounding power lines are among promising innovations in addressing climate and fire risks.
Who manages your water in Southern California and why it matters
New UCLA Atlas reveals fragmented water governance has unequal impacts on affordability, quality and resilience.
UCLA to help inform California’s residential water use policy implementation
A multi-university team evaluates impacts on water supply, wastewater, recycled water, and affordability.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation provides an early overview of the 2025 fires impacted L.A.’s water systems and their residents
From boil-water advisories to direct infrastructure damage, findings underscore the need for equitable and resilient recovery.
UCLA Luskin Summit 2025: A Vision for Equitable Recovery After the L.A. Fires
The UCLA Luskin Summit 2025 brought experts together to explore pathways to equitable and resilient rebuilding in the wake of the LA Fires.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation’s Gregory Pierce to lead a new water supply + wildfire research and policy coordination network
Funded by UCLA’s Climate & Wildfire Research Initiative and UCANR, the network aims to strengthen preparedness and recovery at the water-fire nexus.
UCLA partners with new independent Blue Ribbon Commission for climate-resilient L.A. fire recovery
UCLA scholars will provide research-informed options to inform policy recommendations to rebuild, retrofit, and catalyze climate-resiliency investments.
For the Press: UCLA research and commentary on the L.A. fire response and recovery
Our experts are available to comment on: 1) water supply and urban water systems; 2) air quality and public health impacts; 3) land use and governance considerations; 4) politics of disaster and response; and 5) climate whiplash and extreme weather.
UCLA Luskin Center for Innovation releases Strategic Roadmap
Journeying through 15 years of impact, our priorities for the next few years, and opportunities to partner
UCLA evaluates L.A.’s plan to invest billions of dollars in wastewater recycling infrastructure
To increase water supply resiliency to climate-induced drought, earthquakes, and future costs
Art and education series increases awareness about LA’s water past and future
Art, education, and water collided in “What’s on Tap.”
Gaining support from key local stakeholders to advance high-impact water affordability policies in the U.S.
Workshop informs key takeaways to build support for high-impact water affordability policies.
Luskin Center for Innovation researchers draft policy briefs to address on-property plumbing issues
Supporting Los Angeles residents’ trust in tap water quality
2023 Impact Report: Our New Era of Shaping Effective and Equitable Environmental Policy Solutions
A brief, interactive summary of select environmental policy impacts in 2023
UCLA guides LADWP as it pursues the first equity-focused clean energy transition
Luskin Center for Innovation’s first-of-its-kind study includes recommendations on how to expand low-income customer protections
Welcome to our new water equity and adaptation policy expert, Edith de Guzman
Learn more about her research advancing climate resilience and access to clean water and sustainable resources.