Climate Change Research Round 1: The Future of San Joaquin Valley Agriculture under Climate Change and the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act

Research Institution

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

Project Partners

• California Cotton Ginners and Growers Association
• ERA Economics, LLC
• Lower Tule River Irrigation District
• Pixley Irrigation District
• University of California, Merced
• Western Agricultural Processors Association

The Future of San Joaquin Valley Grant Award Information

Project Summary

A team of research scientists, engineers, and agricultural economists investigated the environmental and socio-economic impacts of climate change on San Joaquin Valley agriculture and disadvantaged communities in the context of a changing regulatory environment and water supply reductions under the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act.

Research Outcomes

• Project website
• Climate Change in the San Joaquin Valley: A Household and Community Guide to Taking Action
• The Future of San Joaquin Valley YouTube video

For final report or more information, please contact us at research@sgc.ca.gov