Panel 3 - 12:00 PM-1:15 PM Achieving Water Justice in a Changing Climate Organized by Berkeley Law Today, many California communities that have experienced chronic underinvestment are struggling to meet their basic water needs. This panel examines current efforts to address water injustice in low-income, often predominantly Spanish-speaking, communities of color in the Central Valley and other parts of California, through the lens of climate change. It explores the legal, policy, and technical tools that communities, regulators, and other actors are using to confront drinking water quality, reliability, and affordability challenges, and considers what more will be needed to achieve water justice in a changing climate. The panel will center the importance of actively involving communities in water management decisions that affect them and addressing language and other barriers to meaningful participation in order to effectively combat current drinking water insecurity, increase community water and climate resilience, and enable more equitable and effective climate adaptation. Amanda Monaco, Leadership Counsel for Justice and Accountability Max Gomberg, State Water Resources Control Board Vicky Espinoza, UC Merced Kristin Dobbin, UC Davis Nell Green Nylen, Berkeley Law (Moderator) https://www.waterlawsymposium.org/