“Who’s Afraid of Water Management?” with Chris Peacock and Our Friends at Nori
A podcast about climate change and water resources management
Overview
AQUAOSO’s CEO and Founder, Chris Peacock, had a great discussion with the team at Nori on the Reversing Climate Change podcast. In this episode, the team and Chris talked in-depth about climate change and water resources management, and the financial implications that connect the two.
It can be argued that the effects of climate change are some of the biggest threats to agriculture today, particularly around water. So, it is paramount for best practices to be highly utilized, even off the farm. Doing so derives financial value out of the land that is invested in and farmed on.
“AQUAOSO believes in the economics of land stewardship; if you do things the right way, you can get higher value over time out of your land.” – Chris Peacock, CEO and Founder of AQUAOSO
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- The “smart water” space today and how the economies and business models that deal with water are fundamentally changing and are starting to work.
- The controversial nature of water rights and their relationships to agriculture and utilities
- Why water risk needs to be at top of mind and why water data platforms are a necessity
- The implications of poor watershed planning and what proper planning means
- Water management efficiency
- How economic incentives such as water markets can be paths toward water resilience
Originally featured on Nori’s Reversing Climate Change podcast.
Water touches everyone, not just agriculture. There are links between agriculture, utilities, and communities that can be hard to see, even elusive – and they are connected by water.
Everyone in the discussion agreed that people choosing to work together at the watershed level to allow collaborative circumstances is a catalyst for water resilience. Chris explains that in order to understand situations, transparent and accurate data that puts all stakeholders onto the same page is essential. AQUAOSO exists to build a water-resilient future for the world. The Water Security Platform is an example of compiling the right data into the right place.
“Tools like AQUAOSO’s help us look to provide an even greater value proposition to the farmers to join this market.” – Alexsandra from Nori
Ultimately, creating positive change around water is a product of understanding a situation and making the right choices. AQUAOSO strives to help people make those right decisions around water resources management in light of the extreme weather events that we’re seeing. In the end, the goal is to make the world a better place.
“A lot of us have been focused on one siloed component of solving a problem. The reality, though, is the only way we’re going to solve some of these big, hairy problems is by working together.” – Chris Peacock, CEO and Founder, AQUAOSO
Put trended water and land data to work for you.
Assessing water risk is made easy through AQUAOSO’s flexible software modules. We support the operating environment of the modern agricultural economy.
From Our Clients
Learn why more than 20% of California Agricultural Lenders trust AQUAOSO.
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