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Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature | Bioneers Radio Series
In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the restoration of beavers offers ancient nature-based solutions to the tangle of challenges bedeviling human civilization. Droughts, floods, soil erosion, climate change, biodiversity loss – you name it, and beaver is on it. In this episode, Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center share their semi-aquatic journey to becoming Beaver Believers. They are part of a passionate global movement to bring back our rodent relatives who show us how to heal nature by working with nature. This is an episode of Nature's Genius, a Bioneers podcast series exploring how the sentient symphony of life holds the solutions we need to balance human civilization with living systems. Visit the series page to learn more. Featuring Kate Lundquist, co-director of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center's WATER Institute and the Bring Back the Beaver Campaign in Sonoma County, is a conservationist, educator and ecological artist who works with landowners, communities and resource agencies to uncover obstacles, identify strategic solutions, and generate restoration recommendations to assure healthy watersheds, water security, listed species recovery and climate change resiliency. Brock Dolman, co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation's coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. Resources Beaver Believer: How Massive Rodents Could Restore Landscapes and Ecosystems At Scale Fire and Water: Land and Watershed Management in the Age of Climate Change Brock Dolman – Basins of Relations: A Reverential Rehydration Revolution From Kingdom to Kin-dom: Acting As If We Have Relatives Brock Dolman, Paul Stamets and Brian Thomas Swimme The WATER Institute's Beaver in California reader Bioneers – Where Water, Flows Life Thrives - Ensuring Drought Resilience and Water Security for Farms, People and Ecosystems Credits Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel Written by: Kenny Ausubel Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris Producer: Teo Grossman Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey Production Assistance: Monica Lopez Graphic Designer: Megan Howe
The Water Institute is studying Louisiana wetlands to judge their ability to hold "blue carbon." So what actually IS blue carbon? We talk to Beaux Jones, the institute's President and CEO
* We get the rundown on President-elect Trumps Cabinet appointees and the confirmation hearings. * The Water Institute is studying Louisiana wetlands to judge their ability to hold "blue carbon." So what actually IS blue carbon?
Bioneers: Revolution From the Heart of Nature | Bioneers Radio Series
In this age of global weirding where climate disruption has tumbled the Goldilocks effect into unruly surges of too much and too little water, the restoration of beavers offers ancient nature-based solutions to the tangle of challenges bedeviling human civilization. Droughts, floods, soil erosion, climate change, biodiversity loss – you name it, and beaver is on it. In this episode, Kate Lundquist and Brock Dolman of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center share their semi-aquatic journey to becoming Beaver Believers. They are part of a passionate global movement to bring back our rodent relatives who show us how to heal nature by working with nature. Featuring Kate Lundquist, co-director of the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center's WATER Institute and the Bring Back the Beaver Campaign in Sonoma County, is a conservationist, educator and ecological artist who works with landowners, communities and resource agencies to uncover obstacles, identify strategic solutions, and generate restoration recommendations to assure healthy watersheds, water security, listed species recovery and climate change resiliency. Brock Dolman, co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation's coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. Resources Beaver Believer: How Massive Rodents Could Restore Landscapes and Ecosystems At Scale Fire and Water: Land and Watershed Management in the Age of Climate Change Brock Dolman – Basins of Relations: A Reverential Rehydration Revolution From Kingdom to Kin-dom: Acting As If We Have Relatives Brock Dolman, Paul Stamets and Brian Thomas Swimme The WATER Institute's Beaver in California reader Credits Executive Producer: Kenny Ausubel Written by: Kenny Ausubel Senior Producer and Station Relations: Stephanie Welch Program Engineer and Music Supervisor: Emily Harris Producer: Teo Grossman Host and Consulting Producer: Neil Harvey Production Assistance: Monica Lopez This is an episode of the Bioneers: Revolution from the Heart of Nature series. Visit the radio and podcast homepage to learn more.
Louisiana's coast sits at the mouth of the Mississippi River. The largest discharge basin in the United States, the Mississippi collects runoff from 41% of the nation's rivers and delivers it into the Gulf of Mexico. Where this freshwater meets the ocean, randomly deposited mounds of river sediment form a large, well-inhabited delta that is constantly reordering itself. To assert permanence upon this fluid landform and to stop severe flooding of riverine communities, the US Army Corps of Engineers introduced the Mississippi River Tributaries Program in 1927. Over the course of four decades, a labyrinth of concrete levees, floodways, reservoirs and pumping stations were constructed in an attempt to control the river. Today, these interventions along the Mississippi are inadvertently leading to greater flooding by preventing the natural process of sediment flow and the formation of new wetlands. Faced with this challenge, as well as the fastest rate of climate-induced sea level rise in the world—the Louisiana delta is quickly receding. In fact as Beaux Jones, president and CEO of The Water Institute shared, the state “loses roughly the equivalent of a football field every 100 minutes.” This land loss is so great, that the nation's first official climate refugees hail from a now-deserted island in southern Louisiana: Isle de Jean Charles. Louisiana resident and writer Nathaniel Rich recently commented in The New York Times that evidence suggests New Orleans may not be far behind. The urgent challenge of protecting the habitation of Louisiana's coast reminds us that climate change impacts are not a far-off abstraction or that resilience is a distant need; it is a daily reality for those in Gulf Coast. Listen in as Ten Across founder Duke Reiter and Beaux Jones, president and CEO of The Water Institute, explore how this Baton Rouge-based research center is gathering the best coastal hydrologic data and experts, and sharing their methodologies with the US Army Corps of Engineers and many impacted communities in the I-10 corridor to assist them in critical decision making and resilience planning. Relevant links and resources: Learn more about how The Water Institute is helping the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers update their benefit-cost analysis for climate adaptive infrastructure. Resilient Jacksonville: the award-winning resilience plan from the City of Jacksonville, with research support provided by the Institute Learn more about The Water Institute's work at the forefront of quantifying the impacts of compound flooding.
Have you ever wondered about terms like ecosystem, watershed and biodiversity? Joining this conversation is Kate Lundquist, co-director of the Water Institute at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and Champion of Bring Back the Beaver Campaign.
Amanda Cox, Director of the WATER Institute at Saint Louis University, joined Megan Lynch and Tom Ackerman to recap the flooding issue created from excessive rains in the region yesterday and the Nashville, Illinois dam.
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Mofahloshi R.M. Chuene is a research scientist specializing in applied chemistry, with a focus on water treatment, nanotechnology, and sustainable energy solutions. She recently completed a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry at the University of Johannesburg, where her thesis investigated the development and application of sawdust nano-adsorbents for heavy metals remediation and their potential reuse as alternative fuel cell electrocatalysts. She is expected to have the degree conferred in August 2024. Ms. Chuene embarked on her academic journey by obtaining a National Diploma in Biotechnology from the University of Johannesburg in 2007, followed by a Bachelor of Technology in Biotechnology in 2012, and a Master of Technology in Water Care (with distinction) from Tshwane University of Technology in 2019. Her master's dissertation focused on the disinfection of wastewater using an integrated ozone-nanoparticle system. With extensive experience in scientific research and laboratory facilitation, Ms. Chuene has held various roles in academic and research settings. At the University of Johannesburg, she served as a First-Year Tutor and Laboratory Demonstrator, preparing and supervising laboratory activities while ensuring compliance with safety regulations. Additionally, she made significant contributions to sales and marketing strategies in her role as Head of Sales and Marketing at PureMadi and Dertig Multipurpose Projects, where she drove the distribution of ceramic water filters. She is a member of the Future Earth, Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA) and Young Water Professionals (YWP-ZA), and a Professional Natural Scientist with the South African Council for Natural Scientific Professions (SACNASP). Her accolades include recognition as the most valuable contributor and a rising star by the Council for Scientific Industrial Research (CSIR). Ms. Chuene's contributions to the scientific community are further evidenced by her active participation in numerous conferences and workshops, where she has presented her research and chaired sessions. Notable among these are the Young Water Professional Conference, the South African-Egypt First Joint Researchers' Workshop, and the Nanos Nanoscience Young Researcher's Symposium. Her diverse skill set and commitment to advancing scientific knowledge make her an invaluable addition to any research and development team. She currently works for Aphrike Research as a stakeholder relations officer. Her main roles include developing and implementing strategies to engage key stakeholders, such as researchers, students, investors, community members, and government agencies. Beyond her professional and academic pursuits, Ms. Chuene enjoys playing board games and tennis, cooking, and watching documentaries and investigation channels. She is currently based in Gauteng, South Africa, and can be reached via LinkedIn or email. Find more podcast episodes here: https://access2perspectives.pubpub.org/podcast Host: Dr Jo Havemann, ORCID iD 0000-0002-6157-1494 Editing: Ebuka Ezeike Music: Alex Lustig, produced by Kitty Kat License: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) At Access 2 Perspectives, we guide you in your complete research workflow toward state-of-the-art research practices and in full compliance with funding and publishing requirements. Leverage your research projects to higher efficiency and increased collaboration opportunities while fostering your explorative spirit and joy. Website: https://access2perspectives.pubpub.org --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/access2perspectives/message
KMOX's Stuart McMillian got a preview of SLU's water summit when he spoke with Dr. Jason Knouft, Principle Investigator for the WATER Institute at SLU.
Professor Upmanu Lall, director of the Water Institute at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University gives us the details on how we map, model, and distribute our dwindling groundwater supplies.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Professor Upmanu Lall, director of the Water Institute at the Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory at Arizona State University gives us the details on how we map, model, and distribute our dwindling groundwater supplies.Heritage Radio Network is a listener supported nonprofit podcast network. Support What Doesn't Kill You by becoming a member!What Doesn't Kill You is Powered by Simplecast.
Join us for the second session of our Wetlands Series.We talk with Dr. Emily Hite to explore the complex connections between communities and their land and water. Dr. Hite is a cultural, environmental anthropologist and passionate advocate for environmental sustainability whose research focuses on the intersection of human-water relationships and climate governance. Dr. Hite investigates the far-reaching consequences of damming rivers and how communities and wetlands are intricately linked to the health and vitality of these waterways. We will speak about the importance of maintaining the integrity of rivers and the delicate balance required to sustain both human communities and the diverse ecosystems they rely on. As part of this conversation, Dr. Hite will share stories of communities working together to maintain an ancestral connection to their waters and land in the face of infrastructure and land development.How did Dr. Hite find her passion for her work, and what is her personal relationship with water? She shares valuable insights from her research and collaboration with the Global River Protection Coalition and her studies in Costa Rica, as well as shed light on the Coalition's ongoing efforts to enhance wetland protections on a global scale. Together, let's empower ourselves with knowledge and contribute to the collective effort to preserve the waters that flow through our world.Dr. Emily Hite is an Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Saint Louis University. She is also a primary investigator at SLU's Water Institute and serves as a regional co-chair of the Global River Protection Coalition. Her research is focused on understanding human-water relationships and how they are challenged by both climatic changes and climate policy. A central concern of her research is the justice and equity of the processes of climate governance, with particular interest in how different knowledges, values, and belief systems are integrated into those processes. Dr. Hite works with dam-impacted communities in the United States and throughout Latin America and conducts research at international climate and hydropower meetings to understand local-to-global perspectives. The ultimate aim of her research is to influence more culturally-informed governance that aligns with the principles of climate justice.Support the show
Beaver once thrived across California's watersheds in the millions, their dams and ponds creating rich wetlands and a mosaic of habitat for biodiversity to flourish. However, by the early 1900s, European colonization and the fur trade had nearly wiped them out of the state. Today, there is growing momentum to return this keystone species to its historic range to help restore degraded waterways and build resilience to climate change. Just recently, California's top wildlife management agency took a major step forward, partnering with the Maidu Summit Consortium to release beaver back into the wild for the first time in nearly 75 years. On this week's episode, Terra Verde host and producer Hannah Wilton speaks with two of California's leading beaver advocates: Kate Lundquist from the WATER Institute's Bring Back the Beaver Campaign and Kevin Swift from Swift Water Design, a process-based restoration company focused on beaver mimicry and coexistence alternatives. Together, they unpack the history and ecosystem benefits of beaver and share how we can partner with these wetland engineers to help heal California's waterways. The post Bringing Beaver Back to California appeared first on KPFA.
Hosts Tim Bray and Dr. Robert Spies talk with Brock Dolman and Kate Lundquist, co-directors of the Water Institute at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, about their work on beavers in California ecosystems.Because beavers transform ecosystems and have done so for millennia, a number of other species are adapted to the conditions they create, including many California natives and some threatened species. Dolman and Lundquist are engaged in a project to restore beavers to the landscape wherever possible.
More than two months ago, the New Orleans Public Library temporarily closed its Central City branch after a staff member found mold in the building. But the branch has no clear timeline for reopening – and some activists have stationed themselves outside the building, demanding answers and helping patrons with library-like services. Nate Ha has been covering this story for Verite News, and share more on the group of activists stationed outside the building, demanding answers and aiding the would-be patrons with library-like services. Earlier this year, The Water Institute, a Baton Rouge-based research organization, partnered with more than a dozen operators of vessels on the Mississippi River to crowdsource information on the river's depth in the region. Mike Miner is the director of applied geosciences at The Water Institute, and talks with us about the science behind this project – known as a bathymetry study – and how it helps the local shipping industry, Louisiana's Election Day is just over a week away. Louisiana Considered is airing conversations with the candidates running for office in the state's executive branch. Today, Gwen Collins-Greenup, a Democrat running for secretary of state, joins us to talk about her experience as an accountant and attorney; how she plans to protect voting rights if she's elected, and her plans for working across the aisle. Louisiana Considered requested an interview with Nancy Landry, the Republican secretary of state candidate running against Collins-Greenup, but her team has declined for the time being. Today's episode of Louisiana Considered was hosted by Adam Vos. Our managing producer is Alana Schreiber and our assistant producer is Aubry Procell. Our engineer is Garrett Pittman. You can listen to Louisiana Considered Monday through Friday at noon and 7 p.m. It's available on Spotify, Google Play and wherever you get your podcasts. Louisiana Considered wants to hear from you! Please fill out our pitch line to let us know what kinds of story ideas you have for our show. And while you're at it, fill out our listener survey! We want to keep bringing you the kinds of conversations you'd like to listen to. Louisiana Considered is made possible with support from our listeners. Thank you!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Lough Neagh is dying in plain sight; the entire body of water has been contaminated by blooms of poisonous blue-green algae. How has it happened that the largest freshwater lake in Ireland and Britain has become toxic and, as Northern Ireland still does not have a working government in Stormont, what can be done to reverse this disaster?Northern editor Freya McClements visited Lough Neagh to talk to people whose lives have been impacted and to report on the deadly effects on wildlife and biodiversity and on the water supplies feeding into homes in Belfast and beyond. She explains both the cause and the effect of this toxic disaster.Eel fisherman Gerard McCourt tells In the News how his business has been drastically curtailed and Fiona Regan of DCU's Water Institute points to policy decisions around farming as key culprits in this year's Lough Neagh disaster. Presented by Bernice Harrison. Produced by John Casey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Water instability is a global challenge that will have far-reaching implications in the coming years. It is inextricably linked to conflict and competition between international and national governments as well as non-state actors in the private sector. On the other hand, it is also the source of new forms of innovation and cooperation. How will issues of rising population, political instability, violent conflict, migration, displacement, trade, and production exacerbate the stress on clean water? What is the outlook for the conflict? What mechanisms exist to mitigate confrontation or facilitate cooperation within the international community? And what policies should countries, particularly the U.S., consider implementing in the wake of water scarcity? Joining us to discuss these questions and more is Dr. Aaron Salzberg, Director of the Water Institute and the Don and Jennifer Holzworth Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; and Dr. Scott Moore, Director of China Programs and Strategic Initiatives at the University of Pennsylvania.Follow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020"Sunrise Expedition" by Joseph McDadeSong: Evan King - From Other SunsYoutube: / evankingaudio Free download at: https://www.evankingmusic.comFollow us at:Network2020.orgTwitter: @Network2020LinkedIn: Network 20/20Facebook: @network2020Instagram: @network_2020
From remote sensing to carbon sequestration, Bingqing Liu has the research to back it up. Dr. Liu's work at The Water Institute is taking a deep look at how coastal restoration projects along Louisiana's coast can mitigate climate events and the carbon capturing potential of local ecosystems. In this miniseries, ELI's Georgia Ray sits down with each of the 2023 National Wetlands Awardees. ★ Support this podcast ★
Dr. Diana Aga is the Henry M. Woodburn Chair and a State University of New York (SUNY) Distinguished Professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University at Buffalo. She also serves as the Director of RENEW (Research and Education in eNergy, Environment and Water) Institute at the University at Buffalo. Diana is an environmental chemist. She studies sustainable agriculture and pollutants such as the “forever chemicals” (Per- and Polyfluorinated Substances (PFAS)) that we frequently encounter in our everyday lives. When it's warm outside, Diana enjoys biking and hiking, and when it's cold she spends more time indoors watching movies. Cooking is another one of Diana's hobbies, and she is particularly fond of making Filipino food, creatively reusing leftovers, and recreating restaurant favorites at home. Diana received a B.S. degree in agricultural chemistry from the University of the Philippines, Los Baños and her PhD in analytical chemistry from the University of Kansas. Afterwards, she conducted postdoctoral research at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science and Technology. Diana worked on the faculty at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and then in industry at Bayer before joining the faculty at the University at Buffalo. She has received numerous awards for her research, teaching, and mentoring, including the SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, the Koh Lectureship Award in Science from the Philippine-American Academy of Science and Engineering, the Jacob F. Schoellkopf Medal of the Western New York Chapter of the American Chemical Society (ACS), a National Science Foundation CAREER Award, the Menzie Environmental Education Award from The Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, and the Excellence in Graduate Student Mentoring Award from the University at Buffalo. Diana has also been named a Fulbright Fellow, an Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Research Fellow, an ACS Fellow, and an ACS AGRO Fellow. In this interview, Diana shares more about her life and science.
“It's time to take our fire fears and connect that with our water woes!” – Brock Dolman Caroline welcomes “Fluid Druid” Water Wizard Brock Dolman, for auspicious hydro cahooting: that we ally with Beavers. To cooperate to cooperate, good for the whole Community the human relationships become more egalitarian…. Even our rogue species learns manners. Neptune, Mercury, exactly aligned (on Brock's Moon!)… So Water would like to speak with us… through its dedicated ally… The California deluge… The Sky Rivers stalling…losing the capacity for undulating flow… So, let's undulate…. To protect water become more like water… Tao Teh Ching Brock Dolman co-founded (in 1994) the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he co-directs the WATER Institute. A wildlife biologist and watershed ecologist, he has been actively promoting “Bringing Back Beaver in California” since the early 2000s. He was given the Salmonid Restoration Federation's coveted Golden Pipe Award in 2012: “…for his leading role as a proponent of “working with beavers” to restore native habitat. oaec.org Brock contributing to Bioneers Conference: Revitalizing the Biosphere by Protecting Animal Habitats and Species April 6th | 3:00 pm to 4:15 pm According to a recent World Wildlife Fund report, since 1970 we have lost, on average, roughly 70% of the global populations of mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles and fish. Scientist activists working tirelessly to reverse this catastrophic trend share their strategies. With: Dave Phillips, co-founder of the Earth Island Institute and Director of its International Marine Mammal Project; Brock Dolman, Co-Director of the WATER Institute and Permaculture Design and Wildlands programs at the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center, and a leader in CA beaver reintroduction; Michelle Lute, Carnivore Conservation Director for Project Coyote. Moderated by Maureen Nandini Mitra, Editor of Earth Island Journal. And find Caroline at Bioneers on Thursday, April 6th, at 9:00pm at Freight & Salvage (2020 Addison St, Berkeley, CA). Free and Open to the Public – Holy Moly! See more details Support The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for weekly Chart & Themes ($4/month) and more… *Woof*Woof*Wanna*Play?!?* The post The Visionary Activist Show – Hydro Cahooting · Cooperating with Water appeared first on KPFA.
After graduating from LSU with a degree in Finance, Nick Speyrer—CEO & Founder of Emergent Method—struggled to find which path he wanted to venture down in the business world. After working for firms in Atlanta and New York, Nick decided it was time to move back to Baton Rouge in 2007. Four years later, he founded Emergent Method with the goal of helping companies of all industries try to get back on track and help them figure out the best way to solve their problems. His very first client was The Water Institute of the Gulf, and is still a client to this day—something Nick feels very proud about. In this episode, Nick talks about the importance of simply being in the room, the vision statement behind Emergent Method, and Patty-G's inspiring nature that is helping fuel the future of Louisiana. Thank y'all for all the support, and make sure to check us out on socials and share with your friends to help us get the word out! C atch us back here next week for another incredible episode. Sponsors: Fayala Real Estate, Gov't Taco, Horizon Financial Group, Mercedes-Benz of Baton Rouge, & Lake Men's Health Clinic Patty-G Wardrobe by: McLavy LTD The Patty-G Show Website: https://thepattygshow.com Emergent Method's Website: https://emergentmethod.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thepattygshow/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thepattygshow/support
There has been a lot of talk this summer about the temporary closure of several Cape Town beaches due to pollution from sewage spills. The City pumps millions of litres of raw sewage into the sea every day from marine pipelines in Green Point, Camps Bay, and Hout Bay. In this week's edition of Being Green, Glynis Crook speaks to Dr Kevin Winter, a researcher at UCT's Water Institute, about whether there is a better way for Cape Town to deal with its sewage. www.groundup.org.za
Dr. Aaron Salzberg is a distinguished Holzworth professor in the department of environmental sciences and engineering at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC-CH), and is the director of the Water Institute. He was previously the U.S State Department's First Special Coordinator for Water where he led the development and implementation of U.S foreign policy on water and sanitation, water resources management, and transboundary water and conflict. In episode 24 of Tahrir Podcast, Dr. Salzberg joined me to discuss the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), its implications, uses, harms, and the fight to secure an agreement among Nile basin countries, namely Egypt, Sudan, and Ethiopia. Episode on YouTube: Reach out! TahrirPodcast@gmail.com Streaming everywhere! https://linktr.ee/TahrirPodcast Support us on Patreon for as low as $2 per month ($20 per year)! https://www.patreon.com/TahrirPodcast (Use VPN if in Egypt)
How do we measure what's most important to us? And how do we translate those values into decisions about infrastructure projects so that they can deliver a diverse set of economic, environmental, and social benefits? That's the focus of our discussion in Season 5, Episode 4, of the Engineering With Nature® Podcast. Host Sarah Thorne and Todd Bridges, National Lead of the Engineering With Nature (EWN) Program, are pleased to welcome back to the podcast Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO of The Water Institute. In this episode, we're talking about how to measure what matters with respect to natural infrastructure. This episode is the third in a three-part series covering what Todd characterizes as the three-legged stool that supports the advancement of NBS. The first leg—identifying opportunities for making progress with NBS—was the subject of Season 5, Episode 2. The second leg—understanding the benefits and value of nature—was the subject of Season 5, Episode 3. The third leg—determining how to measure the value of NBS in infrastructure projects—is the focus of Episode 4. This episode was recorded shortly after the national summit “Measuring What Matters” hosted by the Resilient America Program at the National Academies in Washington, DC, on November 30, 2022, in collaboration with the EWN Program and The Water Institute. Participants from a broad range of organizations came together to share their perspectives on the process and benefit of valuing nature. Measuring and promoting nature-based solutions is a challenge. As Todd says, “How do we identify the full suite of benefits that nature-based solutions can bring to an infrastructure project? Getting nature up front in the process of planning and design involves elevating the benefits of nature, moving consideration of those benefits forward in the project development process. It's critical to bring this understanding into the process of project design, accepting nature as a part of the solution.” Addressing the challenge of measuring these benefits includes new policy research, including exploring the implications of policy alternatives that focus on what and how measurement of benefits is being incorporated into the planning process. Justin summarizes the desired outcome: “The bottom line is to make very clear in the evaluation process that a holistic appreciation of a series of benefits and costs—over and above economics—really has the opportunity to transform. And we've got great science to support that transformation, and momentum. If we harness all this interest and enthusiasm, we will see some big changes in the next 18–24 months.” Todd adds, “How you define what is a relevant value or benefit when you are developing a project informs very substantively what constitutes a solution within that project. So, what you recognize as a ‘benefit' basically determines the outcome. That's the reason why we're doing all this. To produce better projects that last and that produce the array of benefits that our communities need and deserve. I am excited about what we can produce together.” For more information and resource links, please visit the EWN Podcast page on the EWN website at https://www.engineeringwithnature.org/ Related Links Todd Bridges at LinkedIn Justin Ehrenwerth at LinkedIn
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In Episode 4, we meet water engineer and environmental justice advocate Siddhartha Roy. Now a research scientist at the University of North Carolina's Water Institute, Siddhartha was an integral part of exposing the Flint water crisis in 2015. He chats with host Ken Stern about growing up in India, the future of water equity, and his real-life fight with the Hulk. Half of Generation Z—people who are now between 10 and 25 years old—could live to be 100. Their extended futures are shrouded by climate change, pandemics, and racial and social disparities. But according to recent polling from the Pew Research Center, Gen Z is the most optimistic generation yet. In “Century Lives: the Next 50,” host Ken Stern talks to inspirational leaders in their 20s and 30s about what they've learned from previous generations, how they're working to improve the world they've inherited, and how they imagine their super-sized futures will unfold.
Justin R. Ehrenwerth was appointed the second President and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf in January 2017. Prior to joining the Institute, Ehrenwerth served as the inaugural Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council (Council). The Council was created in the aftermath of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill and charged with using billions of dollars in penalties to restore the Gulf Coast's economy and environment, and adapt in the face of climate change. Ehrenwerth successfully established the Council as an independent federal agency and oversaw all aspects of its programmatic, technical, and operational activities.Ehrenwerth previously served as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce where he assisted in overseeing issues of policy, budgeting, and strategic planning. He focused on matters impacting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) including complex regulatory and management challenges.Ehrenwerth has held leadership positions on a number of national political campaigns and has been active in the non-profit sector. He served as a Marshall-Brennan Constitutional Literacy Teaching Fellow as well as a Coro Fellow in Public Affairs. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Touro Synagogue as well as the Anti-Defamation League's South Central Region, and is a member of the Committee of 100 for Economic Development.To learn more about the work of the Foundation, please visit braf.org.
MCU needs you. Join us in insisting that local school boards go above and beyond to get the lead out of school drinking water. But how do we do that? J-MO, Organizer and Lead Campaign Strategist for MCU, tells us about the upcoming training on how to "Powerfully Engage with Boards and Commissions." The event will be on Thursday, September 8, over Zoom. Learn from community organizers from MCU, the Sierra Club, the Water Institute at St. Louis University, and Great Rivers Environmental Law. Sign up now at: https://secure.everyaction.com/-UZiMOGaBESiuskMNjV3fA2Also, mark your calendars for September 22 for a Candidate Forum with the candidates for the Missouri State Senate's District 24. The event will be held at the Ethical Society of St. Louis.
Welcome to episode #838 of Six Pixels of Separation. Here it is: Six Pixels of Separation - Episode #838 - Host: Mitch Joel. It seems like everyone on LinkedIn (which is everyone who works) considers themself an expert in something (or everything). What is expertise? Who should we consider an expert? Is there one definition to rule them all? Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher is not just an associate professor and Canada Research Chair in Science, Health, and Technology Communication at the University of Waterloo, but is also the author of, On Expertise - Cultivating Character, Goodwill, and Practical Wisdom. Much of Ashley's current research focuses on climate change communication, and she is a member of the University of Waterloo's Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and the Water Institute. In addition to her duties at Waterloo, she is the General Co-Editor, with Carolyn R. Miller, at Genre Across Borders. Further, she served as a Member of the Board of Directors for the Association for the Rhetoric of Science, Technology, and Medicine (ARSTM) from 2019-2021 and as President of ARSTM from 2018-2019. Ashley's research focuses on how communication practices shape the processes of science and also how diverse audiences engage with scientific and technical subjects through various communication strategies and modalities. Along with being the author of On Expertise, she also wrote Science Communication Online, and is co-editor of Emerging Genres in New Media Environments. Ashley has also been published in numerous journal articles and chapters. If you consider yourself an expert or eyeroll at those who self-describe themselves as one, this episode is for you. Enjoy the conversation... Running time: 59:37. Hello from beautiful Montreal. Subscribe over at Apple Podcasts. Please visit and leave comments on the blog - Six Pixels of Separation. Feel free to connect to me directly on Facebook here: Mitch Joel on Facebook. or you can connect on LinkedIn. ...or on Twitter. Here is my conversation with Ashley Rose Mehlenbacher. On Expertise - Cultivating Character, Goodwill, and Practical Wisdom. Science Communication Online. Emerging Genres in New Media Environments. Genre Across Borders. This week's music: David Usher 'St. Lawrence River'.
Christopher Esposito, Ph.D., Research Scientist with The Water Institute of the Gulf, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from being an educator in a New Orleans math classroom to a leading scientist helping understand and inform coastal restoration efforts on Louisiana's coast. Chris discusses the newly-launched Bay Denesse Living Lab Initiative, a physical site in Plaquemines Parish where scientific research is combined with active restoration, as well as other projects from coastal science to river management.
Christopher Esposito, Ph.D., Research Scientist with The Water Institute of the Gulf, joins the podcast to discuss his journey from being an educator in a New Orleans math classroom to a leading scientist helping understand and inform coastal restoration efforts on Louisiana's coast. Chris discusses the newly-launched Bay Denesse Living Lab Initiative (https://thewaterinstitute.org/projects/the-living-lab), a physical site in Plaquemines Parish where scientific research is combined with active restoration, as well as other projects from coastal science to river management.
Missouri kids are twice as likely to have high lead levels in blood than national average. Lead is found in school water in every region of Missouri. A bill awaiting Gov. Parson's signature offers some solutions to schools. Rachel Rimmerman of Water Institute at SLU talks with Debbie Monterrey about the bill and what needs to happen
Asher Kingery from the International Water Institute in studio to talk about an organization that is critically important to the Red River watershed Show is recorded at Grand Forks Best Source. For studio information, visit www.gfbestsource.com #gfbs #grandforksbestsource #catfishbestsource #fishing #catfish #catfishing #outdoors #nature #rivers #redrivergrandforks #midwestfishing #braddurick #asherkingery www.iwinst.org @internationalwaterinstitute redrivercatfish.com—
Two recent scientific reports paint different pictures of America's water situation regarding climate change. An article published in Nature Climate Change found that the current megadrought in the western U.S. is the driest in the last 1,200 years. And the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reported that it expects sea levels to rise by one foot by 2050, affecting the Gulf Coast Region most severely.While drought and sea level rise stand in contrast to one another, human caused climate change is the primary driver of both conditions. What do they have in common and how can we work together to find real solutions?Listen in as Ten Across founder Duke Reiter speaks with accomplished water experts Brenda Burman and Justin Ehrenwerth about the commonalities between drought and sea level rise and the surprising ways in which cooperation offers a path to a resilient future.For more information about the Ten Across initiative visit www.10across.com.Resources:Nature Climate Change article: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41558-022-01290-z NOAA report: https://oceanservice.noaa.gov/hazards/sealevelrise/sealevelrise-tech-report.htmlGuest bios:Brenda Burman is Executive Strategy Advisor at the Central Arizona Project. With more than 25 years of experience working in Western water, she was the Commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 2017 to 2021, the first woman to hold that position. She also held leadership roles at the Salt River Project, Metropolitan Water District of Southern California, and The Nature Conservancy.Justin Ehrenwerth is President and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf. He previously was Executive Director of the Gulf Coast Ecosystem Restoration Council and served as Chief of Staff to the U.S. Deputy Secretary of Commerce. Before that, he was Assistant Counsel to the President leading Deepwater Horizon litigation for the White House.
Professor Mark Servos, from the Department of Biology and the Water Institute, shifted his lab's focus to the surveillance of COVID in wastewater, which gives communities a clear picture of the prevalence of the virus so they can make informed decisions. He discusses the impact his team is having and what motivates them. We had our first snow day of 2022. There are plans to return to in-person experiences in February. And two Waterloo researchers are new and renewing Canada Research Chairs. Resources and links in this episode: Weather closings: https://uwaterloo.ca/secretariat/policies-procedures-guidelines/guidelines/weather-closing-guidelines Canada Research Chairs: https://www.chairs-chaires.gc.ca/whats_new-quoi_de_neuf/2022/crc-2020-2-eng.aspx Phone changes: https://uwaterloo.ca/microsoft-365/microsoft-365-program/migrating-campus-telephones-skype-business-softphone-client/about-campus-telephone-migration-project WISA: https://uwaterloo.ca/sustainable-aeronautics
Two thirds of the planet is covered in water. In south Louisiana, it may often seem like a lot more than that! We are surrounded by lakes and bayous. We're bisected by one of the largest rivers in the world. And we're sloughing off a football field of land every 30 minutes into the massive Gulf of Mexico that makes up our south coast. We are so vulnerable to the power of all this water, and also so dependent on it. We love the water - we rely on it not just for sustenance but also for recreation. We even pay companies to dig pools of water in our back yards so we can swim, sunbathe and entertain. Unsurprisingly, Louisiana businesses and institutions have become experts in water – how to contain it, control it and have fun with it. Alyssa Dausman is Senior Vice President and Chief Scientist at the Water Institute of the Gulf, an independent, non-profit, applied research institution that was created right here in Baton Rouge over a decade ago to advance science and develop integrated methods to solve complex environmental and societal challenges around coastal and climate-related issues. Alyssa has more than 20 years experience working in hydrology and science to support decision-making. She is currently leading strategic planning efforts for Gov. John Bel Edwards' Climate Task Force as well as for the Capital Area Groundwater Conservation Commission. In addition, she's working with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on developing and implementing Strategic Planning for Research and Development. She is an expert on issues related specifically to the Gulf of Mexico, and has been published and lectured all over the world. Parker Ewing is owner of Ewing Aquatech Pools, a Baton Rouge-based swimming pool contractor that has been in business since 1966 and has designed and built more than 6-thousand pools and hot tubs for customers throughout Louisiana and Mississippi. Aquatech is a family business that Parker joined after graduating from the University of Alabama, where he majored in political science and Russian – an interesting combination that on the face of it might not sound like preparation for a life digging pools, but Parker the Pool Digger is a lesson in not judging a book by its cover! Due to the state of the Covid 19 Omicron pandemic when this show was recorded, we were forced out of our usual launch spot onto Zoom. But normally Out to Lunch Baton Rouge is recorded live over lunch at Mansurs on the Boulevard. Jill Lafleur took photos of this conversation which you can find at our website, itsbatonrouge.la. And you can hear more lunch-table conversation about Baton Rouge's relationship to water here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
In Episode 1 we discussed the unprecedented opportunity presented by President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, to incorporate Engineering With Nature approaches into major infrastructure and climate resilience projects. Factoring the benefits and costs of nature-based solutions into decisions about infrastructure investments is a critical step on the path to sustainability. This episode continues the discussion with our guests, Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for EWN; Sarah Murdock, Director of US Climate Resilience and Water Policy at The Nature Conservancy; Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf; and Mindy Simmons, Senior Policy Advisor, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Business Line Manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Clearly defining the benefits and costs of nature-based solutions is the lever that will determine whether organizations will apply such approaches. As Todd explains it, “For organizations making investments in such strategies, they need to understand, at a fundamental level, the value of these investments. What does natural value mean in the context of that organization's policies and business processes?” The progress of recent decades in ecosystem service and natural resource economics needs to be translated into practice to realize the true opportunity of engineering with nature. Within the U.S. Army Corps Engineers, applying standard approaches to cost benefit analysis to natural infrastructure projects has presented challenges and exposed gaps in the process. According to Mindy, “you can't compare ‘average annual habitat units' to the dollars and cents that we calculate for the benefits and costs of projects motivated by conventional economic outputs. They're different ‘currencies' and neither approach is a good way of accounting for the types of benefits that we typically associate with nature-based solutions, which would include things like flood storage created by a wetland, or health benefits to a disadvantaged community by using an EWN approach versus a sea wall.” The implications of this challenge are significant. As Justin notes, “when you don't quantify the environmental and social benefits, not only does that project not move forward for funding, but it sends a message that it's going to be a really high mountain to climb, to actually design, fund, and implement such a project.” Recent Corps' policy guidance attempts to address this challenge by calling for consideration of the comprehensive, economic, environmental, and social benefits in its decision framework. As Mindy says, this will allow the Corps to “more clearly demonstrate a significant value to our communities in a way that decision-makers can see and understand beyond just the dollars and cents.” Sarah is optimistic about this change: “The measuring of ecosystem services, the value of nature to people, the value of water quality, the flood risk reduction, the drought risk reduction – that is going to be a game-changer in driving investment to nature. This will allow us to properly communicate to the public – and the public then communicates with members of Congress and their staff about the benefits of these investments. If we can get it right, then we further increase our ability to unlock the federal, state, and local dollars for nature-based investments.” Policy research is needed to inform policy development and application to keep pace. Justin and his colleagues at The Water Institute of the Gulf are working with the Corps to assess previous projects with EWN features, in order to inform recommendations on benefit evaluation methods for future projects. Justin says, “for any methodology to be ultimately adopted by a federal agency like the Corps, it must be rigorous.” Todd adds: “What we're seeking here is to operationalize an advancement in practice, that includes the practical consideration and inclusion of nature in infrastructure projects that is routine – not exceptional – an integrated approach that combines human engineering and nature in a true system that sustains and delivers value.” As we wrap up this episode, Todd summarizes the significant value potential of working with nature: “There are so many opportunities to create value for all people through investment in nature. And we can create this additional value in ways that compliment human engineering. That is the key point that needs to be raised up the flagpole to the highest point. I'm excited about the future.” Related Links Todd Bridges at EWN Sarah Murdock at LinkedIn The Nature Conservancy Justin Ehrenwerth at LinkedIn Justin Ehrenwerth at The Water Institute of the Gulf The Water Institute of the Gulf Mindy Simmons at LinkedIn USACE Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program USACE: USACE awards $10.8M contract to complete Hamilton City levee improvements USACE: Hamilton City Flood Damage Reduction & Ecosystem Restoration River Partners: Hamilton City Project, Construction Leveraged for Conservation USACE: Working to Safeguard Hamilton City
President Biden's January 2021 Executive Order, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad, emphasizes the urgency of taking action to build climate resiliency and specifically calls for the inclusion of nature-based solutions. Combined with the $1 trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act approved by the US Senate in August, 2021, which describes major infrastructure projects to be undertaken, these represent an unprecedented opportunity to incorporate Engineering With Nature approaches into infrastructure policy and projects. Our guests are Todd Bridges, Senior Research Scientist for Environmental Science with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and National Lead for EWN; Sarah Murdock, Director of US Climate Resilience and Water Policy at The Nature Conservancy; Justin Ehrenwerth, President and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf; and Mindy Simmons, Senior Policy Advisor, Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Business Line Manager at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The evolution of infrastructure policy can be seen, in part, through our experience with storms. As Todd notes, “following Hurricane Katrina, our collective focus was risk reduction. After Hurricane Sandy, the focus expanded to include resilience. Those events, separated by several years, intensified the dialogue, in a positive way, on engineering with nature and nature-based solutions.” Work done by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in Cape May, New Jersey before Hurricane Sandy demonstrates the importance of natural infrastructure to storm risk reduction. Working with USACE, an ecosystem restoration project was undertaken that included holistic dune restoration, hydrologic improvements, and habitat restoration. According to Sarah, “before the project there was a history of flooding of the communities behind the preserve area. After Sandy, the dune restoration stood up and those communities only experienced negligible flooding.” The Water Institute of the Gulf (TWIG) was founded in response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Justin describes the opportunity for incorporating natural and nature-based solutions “to create a blended approach that addresses the need for built infrastructure, married with natural infrastructure. For example, levees and flood walls blended with barrier islands and marsh to create a multiple lines of defense strategy that ultimately yields not only economic benefits through the protection of property and businesses and communities, but also social and environmental benefits.” Significant hurricane and storm events have clearly shaped policy at the federal level, but as Mindy notes, the Corps has been implementing engineering with nature solutions for over a century, describing the Yolo Bypass, designed by the Corps in the 1930s that helps divert flood water near Sacramento, California, while also providing valuable fish and wildlife habitat. From Mindy's perspective, “hurricanes over the past century have brought a lot of attention to the Corps' capabilities and Congress has provided direction through Water Resource Development Acts (WRDA) requiring the Corps to explicitly consider natural and nature-based solutions for flood risk management, hurricane and storm damage reduction and ecosystem restoration.” The benefits of employing natural and nature- based infrastructure is significant. Our guests believe that expanded value can be “unlocked” by including nature-based solutions, or natural infrastructure, as an integrated part of infrastructure investment. According to Sarah, “if we equate nature as a form of infrastructure, we can unlock the trillions of dollars that this world spends and invests in more traditional infrastructure and really think equally of nature as delivering a lot of the services that are essential.” Measuring those benefits is the focus of our discussion in Episode 2. As Todd says, “Our ability to describe, define substantiate the benefits and the costs related to nature is really the key to opening up a treasure box of natural value that all people can benefit from.” Related Links: EWN Website ERDC Website Todd Bridges at LinkedIn Todd Bridges at EWN Sarah Murdock at LinkedIn The Nature Conservancy Justin Ehrenwerth at LinkedIn Justin Ehrenwerth at The Water Institute of the Gulf The Water Institute of the Gulf Mindy Simmons at LinkedIn USACE Ecosystem Management and Restoration Research Program EWN Podcast S1E6: Assessing the Value of Natural and Nature-Based Features in Coastal Storm and Flood Risk Reduction Executive Order No. 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
Episode 126: Aaron Salzberg is the Director of the Water Institute at UNC (https://waterinstitute.unc.edu). The goal of the Water Institute is to contribute to a more water secure world through research, policy, and practice. Prior to joining UNC, Aaron served as the Department of State's first Special Coordinator for Water where he managed the development and implementation of U.S. foreign policy on drinking water and sanitation, water resources management, and transboundary water issues. In this role, he led the development of the first U.S. government Global Water Strategy and served as the Department's lead representative on international water issues. He currently advises on issues related to water security, access to drinking water and sanitation, and conflicts related to shared waters. Aaron has a Ph.D. in Genetic Toxicology and a MS in Technology and Policy from MIT, and a MS in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Maryland. Links to a few topics mentioned: Surface Water and Ocean Topography https://podaac.jpl.nasa.gov/SWOT Water data hub https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2012/03/the-water-data-hub-is-live/ Flood insurance fails https://kysq.org/aguanomics/2017/09/so-what-now-america/ "Two-thirds of the longest rivers no longer flow freely" (1) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/worlds-free-flowing-rivers-mapped-hydropower (2) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/graphics/see-which-of-the-worlds-10-longest-rivers-still-run-free
A key part of adapting to climate change is prediction. In Louisiana, where water is eroding huge chunks of land every year, that means looking at how increasingly dangerous hurricanes move water and sand, and which areas might flood and which won’t. Monday we talked with Dutch scientists who make computer models that help make those predictions. The Water Institute of the Gulf is a research organization based in Baton Rouge that uses those Dutch models to mitigate erosion. Molly speaks with Justin Ehrenwerth, president and CEO of the Water Institute. He said the answers the institute is looking for can’t only come from computers.
A key part of adapting to climate change is prediction. In Louisiana, where water is eroding huge chunks of land every year, that means looking at how increasingly dangerous hurricanes move water and sand, and which areas might flood and which won’t. Monday we talked with Dutch scientists who make computer models that help make those predictions. The Water Institute of the Gulf is a research organization based in Baton Rouge that uses those Dutch models to mitigate erosion. Molly speaks with Justin Ehrenwerth, president and CEO of the Water Institute. He said the answers the institute is looking for can’t only come from computers.
A key part of adapting to climate change is prediction. In Louisiana, where water is eroding huge chunks of land every year, that means looking at how increasingly dangerous hurricanes move water and sand, and which areas might flood and which won’t. Monday we talked with Dutch scientists who make computer models that help make those predictions. The Water Institute of the Gulf is a research organization based in Baton Rouge that uses those Dutch models to mitigate erosion. Molly speaks with Justin Ehrenwerth, president and CEO of the Water Institute. He said the answers the institute is looking for can’t only come from computers.
A key part of adapting to climate change is prediction. In Louisiana, where water is eroding huge chunks of land every year, that means looking at how increasingly dangerous hurricanes move water and sand, and which areas might flood and which won’t. Monday we talked with Dutch scientists who make computer models that help make those predictions. The Water Institute of the Gulf is a research organization based in Baton Rouge that uses those Dutch models to mitigate erosion. Molly speaks with Justin Ehrenwerth, president and CEO of the Water Institute. He said the answers the institute is looking for can’t only come from computers.
Justin Ehrenwerth thinks a lot about where to put dirt. He leads the Water Institute of the Gulf, a nonprofit research group based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And one of the reasons he cares so much about dirt is that Louisiana is losing a lot of it. That means when Ehrenwerth and his team happen upon a mountain of dirt, they use computer models to figure out where the water is coming next so they can use the dirt, and the trees and wetlands planted on top of it, to prevent future erosion. And some of those models are developed by scientists in the Netherlands, which has been combating water for hundreds of years.
Justin Ehrenwerth thinks a lot about where to put dirt. He leads the Water Institute of the Gulf, a nonprofit research group based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And one of the reasons he cares so much about dirt is that Louisiana is losing a lot of it. That means when Ehrenwerth and his team happen upon a mountain of dirt, they use computer models to figure out where the water is coming next so they can use the dirt, and the trees and wetlands planted on top of it, to prevent future erosion. And some of those models are developed by scientists in the Netherlands, which has been combating water for hundreds of years.
Justin Ehrenwerth thinks a lot about where to put dirt. He leads the Water Institute of the Gulf, a nonprofit research group based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And one of the reasons he cares so much about dirt is that Louisiana is losing a lot of it. That means when Ehrenwerth and his team happen upon a mountain of dirt, they use computer models to figure out where the water is coming next so they can use the dirt, and the trees and wetlands planted on top of it, to prevent future erosion. And some of those models are developed by scientists in the Netherlands, which has been combating water for hundreds of years.
Justin Ehrenwerth thinks a lot about where to put dirt. He leads the Water Institute of the Gulf, a nonprofit research group based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. And one of the reasons he cares so much about dirt is that Louisiana is losing a lot of it. That means when Ehrenwerth and his team happen upon a mountain of dirt, they use computer models to figure out where the water is coming next so they can use the dirt, and the trees and wetlands planted on top of it, to prevent future erosion. And some of those models are developed by scientists in the Netherlands, which has been combating water for hundreds of years.
Dr Lester Goldman, CEO at Water Institute of Southern Africa (WISA
In this edition of Wilson Center NOW we are joined by Aaron Salzberg, Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina. He discusses the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam project, which will become Africa’s largest source of hydropower when fully operational. Salzberg highlights the dam’s impact on Ethiopia’s economy and environment and how the project is affecting relations with downstream neighbors Egypt and Sudan.
Business Day TV — As South Africa responds to COVID-19 and aims to stimulate the economy and job creation post lockdown through an infrastructure-led package, an opportunity should not be missed to address many of the water and sanitation challenges in the country. Michael Avery talks to TIPS senior economist Gaylor Montmasson-Clair, Mike Muller, chair of the Water Institute of Southern Africa’s technical committee
Last month, St. Louis University launched its interdisciplinary WATER Institute. Director Amanda Cox and Administrative Director Rachel Rimmerman join host Sarah Fenske to explain what it's focused on and describe some important water-related research already underway.
President Barack Obama. Hillary Clinton. Aaron Salzberg. One of these 3 people regularly wears a pretty sick ponytail and has sat down to talk water policy with the other 2. That person is our guest this week: Aaron Salzberg is Director of the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill. He joins host Jay Famiglietti to chronicle his journey from car mechanic to heavy-hitting water diplomat in the State Department, to his new gig at UNC. Aaron tells some riveting behind-the-scenes stories on his time working with politicians, and he and Jay start an impromptu therapy session on the struggles of working in the water world.
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On today’s episode of Delta Dispatches with Simone and Jacques are joined by two participants in the second-annual 10X Water Summit. First, they sit down with David Festa, senior vice president, ecosystems at the Environmental Defense Fund to talk about issues of water management from Louisiana to California. Later, they’re also joined by Justin Ehrenwerth, president and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf to talk about his work and this year’s 10X Summit in Phoenix.
On today's episode of Delta Dispatches with Simone and Jacques are joined by two participants in the second-annual 10X Water Summit. First, they sit down with David Festa, senior vice president, ecosystems at the Environmental Defense Fund to talk about issues of water management from Louisiana to California. Later, they're also joined by Justin Ehrenwerth, president and CEO of The Water Institute of the Gulf to talk about his work and this year's 10X Summit in Phoenix.
Are you a beaver believer? You May become one after listening to this EcoNews Report! Beavers are nature's engineers, helping to turn unproductive streams into great salmon habitat by reconnecting old floodplains, providing pools for salmon to rest, and by increasing the quantity and quality of summer waters. In short, they are amazing. But California faces a problem: we don't have enough beavers. Guests Kate Lundquist, Director of the WATER Institute at that Occidental Arts and Ecology Center and Eli Asarian, principal scientist at Riverbend Sciences join the EcoNews Report will make you a beaver believer.
Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show, our hosts are joined by Darilyn Turner, Executive Director of Zion Travelers Cooperative Center, and four her trainees to talk about her organization and what makes the East Bank the best bank. ZTCC is an organization that’s built around advocating for coastal restoration, disaster preparedness and connecting the youth of Plaquemines Parish to the environment. In the second half the show, Chris Roberts, Grants Manager of Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities and Monica Barra, Research Assistant for The Water Institute of the Gulf, talk about the documentary series Water/Ways.
On today’s show Mead Allison, Tulane & The Water Institute of the Gulf joins the program to talk with Jacques & Simone about what he does for The Water Institue of the Gulf (TWIG) and for Tulane's Department of River – Coastal Science and Engineering and more! He's joined by Barbara Kleiss from the US Army Corps of Engineers to talk about their joint certificate program with Tulane and more!
Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts, Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Justin Ehrenwerth, President & CEO of the Water Institute of the Gulf joins the program to talk with Jacques about the Restore Council, the opportunities that exist in Louisiana & across the Gulf to advance coastal restoration and his new vision for the Water Institute. Katie Percy, Avian Biologist from Audobon Louisiana stops by to talk with Jacques about The Christmas Bird Count and where people can go to learn more & participate in the CBC.
Caroline hosts Brock Dolman through whom Venus-Oshun, the Intelligence of water, has a voice of guiding sane reverence, that we may cool out the literal and symbolic Conflagration abounding literally in California, metaphorically in the White House and more… Both Caroline and Brock will be presenting at the Bioneers Conference 10.20-22nd. Long-time ally of life, water-wizard Brock Dolman co-directs the WATER Institute, Permaculture Design Program and Wildlands Program. He has taught Permaculture and consulted on regenerative project design and implementation internationally in Costa Rica, Ecuador, U.S. Virgin Islands, Spain, Brazil, China, Canada, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Democratic Republic of Congo, Cuba and widely in the U.S. He has been the keynote presenter at numerous conferences and was featured in the award-winning films The 11th Hour by Leonardo DiCaprio, The Call of Life by Species Alliance, and Permaculture: A Quiet Revolution by Vanessa Shultz. TEDx talk. Brock completed his BA in the Biology and Environmental Studies departments at the University of California Santa Cruz in 1992, graduating with honors. For over a decade, he has served as an appointed commissioner on the Sonoma County Fish & Wildlife Commission. http://oaec.org/about-us/staff/brock-dolman/ Join The Visionary Activist Show on Patreon for today's Chart & Astro*Mytho guiding themes ($4/mo). Related Video – Posted on our Patreon (free) Brock Dolman “Death-Based vs. Life-Based Design” The post The Visionary Activist Show – Cooling Out Conflagration! appeared first on KPFA.
Welcome to Delta Dispatches with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Brady Couvillion, Geographer with the Coastal Restoration Assessment Branch of the USGS Wetland and Aquatic Research Center, joins the program to talk with Simone about mapping Louisiana’s coast. He's followed by Dr. Scott Hemmerling, the Director of Human Dimension for The Water Institute of the Gulf, who stops by to talk with Simone about the human dimension of the loss of Louisiana’s wetlands and the atlas of Louisiana’s coast.
Welcome to Delta Dispatchers with hosts Simone Maloz & Jacques Hebert. On today’s show Bren Haase, assistant administrator of the Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority joins the program to talk with Simone about the “Masterplan”. Dr. Denise Reed, Chief Scientist, of The Water Institute of the Gulf comes on to also to talk with Jacques about the “Masterplan”.
Ian Welsh talks to Anna-Karin Dahlberg from Lindex, Eva Kindgren de Boer from KappAhl and Maya Rebermark from the Stockholm International Water Institute about sustainable water use and competitive collaboration around their project, Sweden Textile Water Initiative.
Darren Saywell is Senior Director for the Water, Sanitation and Health Practice with Plan International USA. Plan International has recently teamed up with the Water Institute at the University of North Carolina on “Testing Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) Approaches for Scalability,” an operational research initiative funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. In this … Continue reading Darren Saywell on Community-Led Total Sanitation →
Pesticides are chemicals of natural or synthetic origin, used to kill unwanted animals or plants including algae, weeds, insects, or rodents, organisms which may lower crop yields, cause or transmit diseases, damage structures and in general, have undesired impacts. We rely on the Risk/Benefit analysis for the use of pesticides, expecting to gain maximum benefits from pesticide use with minimum risks to our health and the health of the environment. There is substantial evidence that this assumption of low health risk is often false and there are in fact significant risks associated with extensive use of pesticides. The speaker will present and evaluate some of this recent evidence, explain the mechanisms of action and potential health impacts of key pesticides used in Southern Alberta, and introduce the process used in Risk Assessment for pesticides. New discoveries which might improve the use and efficacy of pesticides in the future will also be discussed. Speaker: Dr. Alice Hontela Dr. Hontela is a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Water Institute of Sustainable Environments (WISE) University of Lethbridge, where she teaches toxicology and animal physiology, and conducts research in toxicology of pesticides and metals and their effects on aquatic species. She is particularly interested in the health effects of chronic exposures to environmentally relevant concentrations of pollutants. Dr. Hontela's most recent area of research are the effects of mixtures on fish species and the influence of temperature and anoxia on the toxicity of pollutants. Dr. Hontela completed her PhD at the University of Alberta and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, then worked as a professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She was appointed a Canada Research chair in Ecotoxicology at the University of Lethbridge in 2003. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Toxicology and has contributed toxicological data to Environment Canada and other groups of environmental managers. Moderator: Klaus Jericho Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch)
Pesticides are chemicals of natural or synthetic origin, used to kill unwanted animals or plants including algae, weeds, insects, or rodents, organisms which may lower crop yields, cause or transmit diseases, damage structures and in general, have undesired impacts. We rely on the Risk/Benefit analysis for the use of pesticides, expecting to gain maximum benefits from pesticide use with minimum risks to our health and the health of the environment. There is substantial evidence that this assumption of low health risk is often false and there are in fact significant risks associated with extensive use of pesticides. The speaker will present and evaluate some of this recent evidence, explain the mechanisms of action and potential health impacts of key pesticides used in Southern Alberta, and introduce the process used in Risk Assessment for pesticides. New discoveries which might improve the use and efficacy of pesticides in the future will also be discussed. Speaker: Dr. Alice Hontela Dr. Hontela is a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Water Institute of Sustainable Environments (WISE) University of Lethbridge, where she teaches toxicology and animal physiology, and conducts research in toxicology of pesticides and metals and their effects on aquatic species. She is particularly interested in the health effects of chronic exposures to environmentally relevant concentrations of pollutants. Dr. Hontela's most recent area of research are the effects of mixtures on fish species and the influence of temperature and anoxia on the toxicity of pollutants. Dr. Hontela completed her PhD at the University of Alberta and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, then worked as a professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She was appointed a Canada Research chair in Ecotoxicology at the University of Lethbridge in 2003. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Toxicology and has contributed toxicological data to Environment Canada and other groups of environmental managers. Moderator: Klaus Jericho Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch)
Pesticides are chemicals of natural or synthetic origin, used to kill unwanted animals or plants including algae, weeds, insects, or rodents, organisms which may lower crop yields, cause or transmit diseases, damage structures and in general, have undesired impacts. We rely on the Risk/Benefit analysis for the use of pesticides, expecting to gain maximum benefits from pesticide use with minimum risks to our health and the health of the environment. There is substantial evidence that this assumption of low health risk is often false and there are in fact significant risks associated with extensive use of pesticides. The speaker will present and evaluate some of this recent evidence, explain the mechanisms of action and potential health impacts of key pesticides used in Southern Alberta, and introduce the process used in Risk Assessment for pesticides. New discoveries which might improve the use and efficacy of pesticides in the future will also be discussed. Speaker: Dr. Alice Hontela Dr. Hontela is a professor at the Department of Biological Sciences, Water Institute of Sustainable Environments (WISE) University of Lethbridge, where she teaches toxicology and animal physiology, and conducts research in toxicology of pesticides and metals and their effects on aquatic species. She is particularly interested in the health effects of chronic exposures to environmentally relevant concentrations of pollutants. Dr. Hontela's most recent area of research are the effects of mixtures on fish species and the influence of temperature and anoxia on the toxicity of pollutants. Dr. Hontela completed her PhD at the University of Alberta and a postdoctoral fellowship at the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Calgary, then worked as a professor at the University of Quebec in Montreal. She was appointed a Canada Research chair in Ecotoxicology at the University of Lethbridge in 2003. She serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Applied Toxicology and has contributed toxicological data to Environment Canada and other groups of environmental managers. Moderator: Klaus Jericho Date: Thursday, May 22, 2014 Time: Noon - 1:30 PM Location: Country Kitchen Catering (Lower level of The Keg) 1715 Mayor Magrath Dr S Cost: $11.00 (includes lunch)
Catarina de Albuquerque, a leading human rights expert and the first United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to safe drinking water and sanitation, delivers the 2013 UNC Health and Human Rights Lecture, "Implementing Human Rights to Eliminate Inequalities in Water and Sanitation." The event is co-sponsored by the Center for Bioethics, the Department of Public Policy, the Water Institute at UNC and the Institute for Global Health and Infectious Diseases at UNC. It is part of the University's campus-wide theme, 'Water in Our World.'
As 2013 approaches, we look at some of the important issues we've covered in 2012: from domestic workers struggling for respect, to the consequences of climate change, to drone warfare. We'll listen back to some highlights from those programs, and get updates on where those stories stand now. Featuring: Ai-Jen Poo, National Alliance for Domestic Workers director; Jessica Lehman, Hand in Hand organizer; Jill Shenker , field organizer; Dr. Denise Reed, Water Institute of the Gulf chief scientist; John Barry, “Rising Tide” author; David Waggoner, architect; Medea Benjamin, Code Pink founder; Sister Megan Rice, anti-nuclear activist; Pakistani drone attack survivors and their family members. For More Information: National Domestic Worker Alliance http://www.domesticworkers.org/ Domestic Workers United http://www.domesticworkersunited.org Mujeres Unidas y Activas www.mujeresunidas.net Report: America's Domestic Workers Raise Kids, Care for Seniors, Run Households Without Benefits, Protections or a Living Wage http://truth-out.org/news/item/13053-groundbreaking-report-americas-domestic-workers-raise-kids-run-households-without-benefits-protections-or-a-living-wage Domestic Workers Bill Killed In California By Jerry Brown Veto http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/01/domestic-workers-california_n_1930268.html Louisiana's 2012 coastal master Plan http://www.coastalmasterplan.louisiana.gov/ Gulf Restoration Network www.healthygulf.org USGS National Wetlands Research Center-Land Changes for Coastal Louisiana http://www.nwrc.usgs.gov/special/landloss.htm Code Pink http://www.codepink4peace.org/ New America Foundation: The Year of the Drone http://counterterrorism.newamerica.net/drones Drone Warfare: Killing by Remote Control by Medea Benjamin http://www.orbooks.com/catalog/drone-warfare/ ACLU Testifies as Congress Takes on Domestic Drones http://www.aclu.org/blog/technology-and-liberty-national-security/aclu-testifies-congress-takes-domestic-drones Push to step up domestic use of drones http://www.sfgate.com/nation/article/Push-to-step-up-domestic-use-of-drones-4064482.php Obama's Second Term Foreign Policy Will Bring New Challenges Over Drone Strikes http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/11/07/obama-drone-strikes_n_2089836.html The post Making Contact – Looking Back, Moving Forward: 2012 Year in Review appeared first on KPFA.
Badger and Coyote Cahooting in Regenerative Hedonism for Good of All Beings! Carolinee welcomes Brock Dolman (also presenting at the Harmony Festival June 10th-12th in Santa Rosa CA.) Brock is co-founder of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center where he directs the WATER Institute and Parmaculture Program. “In the face of rampant nature deficit disorder and global weirding – we are called, individually and collectively, to bring our best selves forward to pragmatically meet the challenges of the day through ecological emulation based designs intended to produce abundance & fecundity for all.” The post The Visionary Activist – May 26, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.
Alastair Morrison, BA, Engineering, MA Hydrology and Environmental Management, Coordinator of Global Water Governance Projects for the United Nations Development Programme, with emphasis on the MDG GoAL-WASH project: “Governance Advocacy and Leadership for Water Sanitation and Hygiene, an initiative to scale up water and sanitation services for the poor. See http://www.undp.org/water/initiatives/wgf.html for more information. The United Nations Development Programme and the Swedish Agency for International Development Cooperation (SIDA) have launched a new initiative, hosted by the Stockholm International Water Institute, to support developing country efforts to strengthen water governance.
Brock Dolman is a biologist, innovative design consultant, and nationally recognized permaculture educator. Dolman, co-founder of the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC), co-manages the Center’s biodiversity collection, orchards and 70 acres of wildlands. Brock is the director of OAEC’s WATER Institute and Permaculture Design Program.
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