Water Stories

Season 2 Water, Sustainability, and Leadership in Challenging Times

In this episode, our guest is Camille Kirk, Director, Campus Sustainability Planner at UC Davis, California. We discuss with our guest the essential role of the leaders in the sustainability sector, water and women, stakeholders, and why sustainability has to be a long-term strategy. Visit: Sustainable UC Davis For more info, visit: www.sei.org  *Hosts:  Juan Carlos Giraldo  and Vishal Mehta. *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by Zakhar Valaha    *Production/Hosting: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business 

Season 2 Forecasting of California Water Supply

California has been in the news in December and January, with extreme rainfall and floods, and this situation occurs after many years of intense drought. For this episode, we have as guests two scientists from Stockholm Environment Institute: Chuck Young and Vishal Metha; both shared their work on Forecasting Water Supply in California and how these recent storms might help California's water conditions. For more info, visit: www.sei.org *Host: Juan Carlos Giraldo *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by Zakhar Valaha *Production/Hosting: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business *Aditional Sounds Effects: Heavy Rain and Flooding: Pixabay Music

Season 2 Community-based Wetlands Management In The Lower Songkhram River Basin In Thailand

The Songkhram River in northeast Thailand is a tributary of the Mekong River, an important river in Asia. It provides essential habitat for more than 180 species of fish, with at least 58 species migrating between the basin and the Mekong River.  The community members around the basin primarily work in fishing and floodplain agriculture, including rice cultivation and livestock, representing a sustainable economy within the communities. Today our guest is Thanapon Piman, a Senior Research Fellow with SEI Asia. He has more than 15 years of academic and professional experience in hydrology, water resources planning and modeling, sustainable irrigation and hydropower development, and climate change adaptation. In this episode, we discussed the Stockholm Environment Institute Initiative Water Beyond Boundaries and the community-based ecosystems in Thailand's lower Songkhram River basin. For more info, visit: www.sei.org *Hosts: Vishal Mehta and Juan Carlos Giraldo   *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by Zakhar Valaha   *Production: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business * Sound: Thailand Riverboat On the Mekong River by Epidemic Sound

Season 2 Empowering Smallholder Farmers

Smallholder farmers in developing countries farm between half to two or three acres of land in developing countries and face enormous livelihood challenges. In this episode of Water Stories, we talk with our guest Rikin Gandhi, CEO of Digital Green, about the risks this community faces in several countries. We discuss how knowledge sharing is vital in increasing their resilience to climate and market uncertainties and building a stronger sense of community. For more information on Water Beyond Boundaries, visit www.sei.org Visit: Digital Green https://www.digitalgreen.org *Hosts: Vishal Mehta and Juan Carlos Giraldo *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by Zakhar Valaha *Production: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business.

Season 2 The Chinook Salmon, Putah Creek and Water Beyond Boundaries

In water management, we have to think about all those involved, communities, scientists, technology, and of course, the ecosystems that play an essential role on a small or large scale. During the second season's first episode conversation, we discuss Water Beyond Boundaries broadly and the main goals of this initiative. One of the pillars of the Water Beyond Boundaries initiative is natural ecosystems. In this episode, we will talk with our guest Max Stevenson, Streamkeeper from The Solano County Water Agency in California, about protecting those parts of our natural ecosystems, like the Chinook Salmon and the Putah creek's history, and its connection with Water Beyond Boundaries. For more information, visit www.sei.org *Hosts: Vishal Mehta and Juan Carlos Giraldo *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by Zakhar Valaha *Production: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business.