Water Values Podcast The Water Opportunity Presented by Climate Change with Dr. Stephanie Smith
Dr. Stephanie Smith, Product Segment Manager for Xylem’s Laboratory Solutions for North America, presents a great opportunity for water in solving the climate crisis. Stephanie explores practical methods for the water sector to address its climate impacts and also provides her position to get water higher on the policy agenda.
In this session, you’ll learn about:
- Stephanie’s awesome story of how she came to the water sector
- How Stephanie views the climate crisis as a huge opportunity
- How the Integrated Panel on Climate Change was formed and what it does
- Water’s role in climate change
- How the water sector has a business opportunity to help solve climate change
- The link between nonrevenue water and greenhouse gas emissions
- How digital tools play a role in the solution to climate change
- Why utilities cannot afford not to make changes
- Why data needs to support changes rather than relying on the generalities of climate change
- How to get water on the policy agenda
- Stephanie’s great leave behind message
Resources and links mentioned in or relevant to this session include:
- Stephanie’s LinkedIn profile
- Xylem’s website for YSI
- The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s website
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