… Arizona Water for All (AW4A) is a program of ASU’s Arizona Water Innovation Initiative bringing together community advocates, nonprofit organizations, and state agencies to address water insecurity through community-based approaches. This statewide network — with nodes in Tucson, Tempe, and Flagstaff — aims to promote community participation in research and policy related to water decision-making and to better plan for the future of access to this precious resource, particularly for the state’s most vulnerable residents. … By prioritizing outreach with organizations and groups across southern Arizona, organizing conversations around household and community-level water insecurity, building awareness about water-related struggles in our communities, and helping to advance local solutions, our vision is to ensure water security for all residents.
–Written by Megan A. Carney, associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona and southern Arizona lead for AW4A, and Deyanira Ibarra, a PhD candidate in anthropology at the University of Arizona.