The Pacific Institute (full legal name: the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security) is a non-profit research institute created in 1987 to provide independent research and policy analysis on issues at the intersection of development, environment, and security, with a particular focus on global and regional freshwater issues. It is located in Oakland, California (USA). The focus of the Institute is to find real-world solutions to problems like water shortages and contamination, environmental conflicts, global climate change, and environmental terrorism. The Institute conducts research, publishes reports, recommends solutions, and works with decision makers, advocacy groups, and the public to change policy. - Source: Wikipedia