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Member Since 1984
Peter Henry Gleick
Self-Employed
Dr. Gleick is a hydroclimatologist & communicator on water and climate issues. He co-founded California's Pacific Institute, an innovative, independent research center creating & advancing solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges. His work addresses the human right to water, peak water, water & climate, and water, peace, & security issues. Gleick is a MacArthur Fellow, member of the National Academy of Sciences, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, & Carl Sagan Prize winner.
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Self-Employed
2026 - Present
Pacific Institute
Co-founder: President-emeritus; Senior Fellow
1987 - 2026
Education
University of California Berkeley
Doctorate
1986
University of California Berkeley
Masters
1980
Yale University
Bachelors
1978
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Stephen Schneider's Legacy: Recognizing the Urgency of Both Good Science and Effective Science Communication in an Era of Political Polarization
STEPHEN SCHNEIDER LECTURE
global environmental change | 11 december 2024
New Data and Analysis of Transboundary Water Conflicts: Where, Why, and What Do They Mean?
ASYNCHRONOUS ONLINE POSTER PRESENTATIONS: SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
science and society | 09 december 2024
Advancing Water Equity Through Climate Action: Lessons from the Three Ages of Water
CLIMATE ACTION THROUGH TRADITIONAL AND NONTRADITIONAL CONNECTIVITY AND COLLABORATIONS: PARTNERSHIPS ACROSS BORDERS, SECTORS, CULTURES, DIVERSE COMMUNITIES, AND ETHNICITIES
union sessions | 12 december 2023
The Use of Ukraine Rivers and Water Systems as Weapons and Casualties of the Russia-Ukraine War
ADVANCES IN EARTH OBSERVATION AND MONITORING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF ARMED CONFLICTS I ORAL
global environmental change | 12 december 2023
Rivers and Water Systems as Weapons and Casualties of the Russia‐Ukraine War
EARTH'S FUTURE
28 september 2023
Water and Conflict: History, Data, Trends, and Analysis
SOCIOHYDROLOGY: INTEGRATING COMPLEX DYNAMICS AND BROADENING SOCIAL IMPACTS II ORAL
science and society | 17 december 2021
12,000 Years of Water and Climate
LIGHTNING TALKS I: HABITABILITY OF PLANET EARTH IN THE MODERN ANTHROPOCENE
union | 10 december 2019
The Role of Hydropower in a Changing Climate
FALL MEETING 2018
11 december 2018
Volunteer Experience
2024 - 2026
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Hydrology Water and Society Technical Committee
2021 - 2022
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Hydrology Water and Society Technical Committee
2011 - 2012
Chair
Hydrology Water and Society Technical Committee
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Stephen Schneider Lecture
Received December 2024