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Mission
DWR manages California's water resources, systems, and infrastructure, including the, in a responsible, sustainable way.
Our responsibilities and duties include:
- Preventing and responding to floods, droughts, and catastrophic events
- Informing and educating the public on water issues
- Developing scientific solutions
- Restoring habitats
- Planning for future water needs, climate change impacts, and flood protection
- Constructing and maintaining facilities
- Generating power
- Ensuring public safety
- Providing recreational opportunities
The organization has no registered commitments.
allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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California’s shift to a hotter and drier climate is intensifying flood risk across the state and demands action even during ongoing drought. California needs to be prepared for more extreme flood events brought on by storms producing more rain than snow