The Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment, and Security is an American non-profit research institute created in 1987 to provide independent research and policy analysis on issues of development, environment, and security, with a particular focus on global and regional freshwater issues. 

Mission
The Pacific Institute creates and advances solutions to the world’s most pressing water challenges.

Vision
The Pacific Institute envisions a world in which society, the economy, and the environment have the water they need to thrive now and in the future.