The Water Hub is a pro bono communications program of Climate Nexus that uses story-based strategies to advance water justice and resilience in the West. We work to make water communications more accessible and activism more effective, so the people most impacted by water challenges — largely people of color and tribes — have greater power to set the solutions.
We are a team of seasoned communications strategists here to support water advocates and experts, uplift traditionally marginalized voices, and add capacity to groups that have historically been under-resourced.
One of the ways the Water Hub works to strengthen water communications is by doing public opinion and media research and sharing our learning with the field. Check out a few of our recent projects below.
Communicators have been paying more attention to telling ethical stories. The same considerations are important for visual storytelling, that’s why we partnered with Survival Media Agency to inform us on best practices for everything from sourcing photos to compensating subjects and sharing the final product.
In March 2021, the Water Hub partnered with Climate Nexus Polling, Yale, and George Mason University to survey 1,600 voters across the country. We asked voters about their opinion on water threats and solutions to help inform water infrastructure conversations.
In our new report, we synthesize public opinion research on water, and offer a series of recommendations for tapping into shared concerns to drive meaningful progress.
