Water Stories by Stockholm Environment Institute
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Water is critical to human development, from drinking water, sanitation, agriculture, and more. Welcome to "Water Stories," a podcast series where you will learn everything about securing water, energy, and food security for all from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) experts. Visit: www.sei.org *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by ZakharValaha *Production: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business www.podcastandbusiness.com
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Water is critical to human development, from drinking water, sanitation, agriculture, and more. Welcome to "Water Stories," a podcast series where you will learn everything about securing water, energy, and food security for all from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) experts. Visit: www.sei.org *Music Credits: Corporate Happy by ZakharValaha *Production: Juan Carlos Giraldo - Podcast and Business www.podcastandbusiness.com
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Episodes
Season 2 Water, Sustainability, and Leadership in Challenging Times
3/20/2023
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...
Duration:00:41:22
Season 2 Forecasting of California Water Supply
2/16/2023
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:...
Duration:00:22:10
Season 2 Community-based Wetlands Management In The Lower Songkhram River Basin In Thailand
12/9/2022
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...
Duration:00:32:24
Season 2 Empowering Smallholder Farmers
11/8/2022
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...
Duration:00:26:39
Season 2 The Chinook Salmon, Putah Creek and Water Beyond Boundaries
9/6/2022
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...
Duration:00:33:49
Season 2 Exploring the Concept of Water Teleconnections
7/18/2022
Adopting a single water narrative may lead to misinterpreting specific local challenges or denying how water is transferred through products or economic or physical connections across scales. We present how current water management approaches consider natural and social processes beyond boundaries and further explore the concept of water teleconnections with case studies from Colombia. In this episode: Claudia Coleoni, a Research Associate at SEI Latin America, discusses how local water goes...
Season 2 Globalizando la gestión del agua con la iniciativa Water Beyond Boundaries
7/1/2022
El acceso al agua es el mayor riesgo para la prosperidad mundial y para abordar los ODS. Los sectores involucrados enfrentan múltiples desafíos con respecto a la gestión del agua. La iniciativa Water Beyond Boundaries o Agua sin Límites del Stockholm Environment Institute busca transformar el proceso actual de toma de decisiones alrededor de la gestión del agua para responder a estos retos con sectores como la agricultura, gobernanza, ciencia, negocios, tecnología tanto de manera local como...
Duration:00:30:20
Especial: Mujeres y Agua: La importancia en la gestión del conocimiento basado en enfoque de género
6/28/2022
La gestión de conocimientos es fundamental para empoderar a las poblaciones, para que sean capaces de planificar y gestionar sus propias mejoras. En este ámbito, sin embargo, todavía es posible observar brechas de género. La participación de las mujeres en los procesos de formación, especialmente en ámbitos rurales suele ser escasa; aún hay diferencias en las percepciones sobre formadores mujeres y hombres y existen brechas para el acceso y participación de las mujeres en las capacitaciones,...
Duration:00:56:26
Especial: Mujeres y Agua : El peso del agua para las mujeres
5/11/2022
En este episodio se aborda el tema muy interesante acerca de las brechas en el acceso al agua y el saneamiento que enfrentan las mujeres desde la perspectiva de género. Las invitadas que comparten sus opiniones acerca de este importante tema son: Laura Forni, Científica Senior en el Stockholm Environment Institute, Davis, California, Estados Unidos. Cecilia Tapia, Ingeniera del medio ambiente y asesora/investigadora del programa Bolivia WATCH. Carla Liera, Investigadora asociada en la sede...
Duration:00:26:08
Especial: Mujeres y Agua: Retos de las mujeres desde el ámbito de la ciencia y la defensa del agua
4/28/2022
El Día Internacional de las Niñas y Mujeres en la Ciencia este 2022 se celebró bajo el lema "El agua nos une: Equidad, Diversidad, Inclusión". Cada vez más, el rol de las mujeres desde la ciencia, la investigación y las entidades de cooperación se hace fundamental para comprender las realidades en torno al acceso a agua y saneamiento. En este episodio participan tres profesionales expertas en la gerencia del agua y evaluamos desde su perspectiva la efectiva participación de las mujeres en la...
Duration:00:29:30
Season 1 Celebrating World Water Day 2022. Groundwater : Making The Invisible Visible
3/16/2022
World Water Day began in 1993 and since then has been an annual United Nations Observance focusing on the importance of water. World Water Day celebrates water and raises awareness for people living without safe water or access to water. The core focus of World Water Day is to support the achievement of Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) number 6, which is: Clean water and sanitation for all by 2030. The central theme this year is Groundwater: Making The Invisible Visible. In this episode,...
Season 1 Developing Scenarios: Bangalore Urban Metabolism Project - BUMP
3/9/2022
Bangalore Urban Metabolism Project (BUMP) is a joint initiative of the Stockholm Environment Institute and the Centre for Public Policy at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. The Bangalore Urban Metabolism Project has a framework and goal to treat cities as living entities that use energy and resources such as groundwater, among others, to generate valuable outcomes and is a multi-institution collaborative long-term program. In this episode, our guest is Vishal Mehta, a senior...
Season 1 Computer Models As A Tool For Sustainable Water Planning
2/21/2022
The primary goal of technology and planning in water management is to provide high-quality, sufficient amount and sustainable water for cities, industries, farmlands, and different ecosystems around us. In this episode with our guest Jack Sieber, a Senior Scientist and Technology Officer at Stockholm Environment Institute, we will discuss an essential water modeling tool developed by Stockholm Environment Institute called WEAP ~ Water Evaluation And Planning www.weap21.org. For more...
Season 1 Bolivia WATCH : The Chiquitania Wildfires and Water Resources
2/3/2022
The Chiquitano Forest is the largest of the world’s few remaining dry forest ecosystems. Mainly located in Bolivia, it sits between South America’s two most extensive river basins: the Amazon and La Plata. In this episode: Jeanne Fernandez and Bart Wickel are scientists from the Stockholm Environment Institute with vast experience in sustainable water management. We will discuss topics related to the project titled Bolivia WATCH, which stands for WASH Thinking Connected to Hydrology. For...
Season 1 The Value of Water
1/12/2022
According to the United Nations World Water Development Report 2021, we have to recognize, measure, and express the value of water and incorporate it into decision-making if we are to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) of the 2030 Agenda. Also, COP26 in Scotland explicitly provided a focus on water. In this episode: Laura Forni and Annette Huber-Lee, both scientists of Stockholm Environment Institute, share their experiences on why it is essential to raise awareness about the...
Season 1 The Voice of Freshwater Ecosystems In California
11/24/2021
Ecosystems are critical elements of the global water cycle. In this episode, we talk with Marisa Escobar and Doug Chalmers, scientists from the Stockholm Environment Institute. They share with us the importance of freshwater ecosystems in California. We learn about the threats faced by aquatic species, especially salmon, from climate change. We also discuss allocating water for environmental flows and technology's role in understanding trade-offs and opportunities involved in different water...
Season 1 A Vision of Water Management In California
11/10/2021
In this episode, our guests are Brian Joyce and Chuck Young, scientists from the Stockholm Environment Institute who have worked on many different aspects of water management in California for 20 years. They share with us the importance of managing water under climate variability and climate change, their impacts on water systems, and the sustainability of groundwater in California. For more information, visit: www.sei.org * Hosts: Vishal Mehta and Juan Carlos Giraldo *Music Credits:...
Trailer Water Stories
11/3/2021
Water is fundamental to human development, from drinking water and sanitation to agriculture and more. You listen to "Water Stories," a podcast series where you will learn everything about securing water, energy, and food security for all of us.
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
Duration:00:00:51