The Stream (with Will & Tom)

In this episode, Will and Tom welcomed Professor Fiona Regan, founder & director of the DCU Water Institute, which recently celebrated its 10-year anniversary of research, innovation and impact in water science. In the episode she speaks about environmental DNA, otherwise known as eDNA, and how this links to water quality around the coastal Ireland. She also speaks about an oyster reef restoration project on the East Coast. Around 18,000 oysters were introduced more than two centuries after they were wiped out. By feeding on nitrates and plankton, they are helping to clear algae to improve coastal biodiversity and marine habitat. It was an honour to welcome Fiona back onto the podcast, especially hearing her inspiration for the institute, including a passage from James Joyce’s Ulysses on water – we’re going to share this on our socials so make sure to check it out! 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In this episode of The Stream, Will Sarni and Tom Freyberg sit down with Tom Quigley, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Superorganism, the first venture firm dedicated exclusively to biodiversity-focused startups. It’s a timely conversation. Just this week, Tom and his co-founder Kevin Webb announced Superorganism’s first venture fund, exceeding $25 million, marking a major milestone for nature and biodiversity investing. Before launching Superorganism, Tom spent years working in the field across Australia, Madagascar, and the Cayman Islands, earning a reputation as a coral reef conservationist turned start-up operator and investor. That experience now shapes how Superorganism approaches early-stage investing in nature tech. We explore why biodiversity has lagged climate in venture capital, how that is beginning to change, and how Superorganism plans to deploy capital across three core areas: Industries driving biodiversity loss The overlap between biodiversity and climate Enabling technologies that unlock new ways to protect and restore nature It was an honour to speak with Tom about building the fund, the partners, how experience with start-ups will help and the link between biodiversity loss and water. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In this episode of The Stream, Will Sarni and Tom Freyberg are joined by Sebastián Goldschmidt, founder of Nilus, to explore an unexpected climate solution: rebuilding ice to secure water. Named by Forbes as one of Chile’s Sustainable Minds, Sebastián is working with high-altitude communities across Latin America to develop artificial ice reservoirs, a nature-based, engineered approach inspired by ancestral techniques from the Ladakh region, often known as the Guardians of the Himalayas. The idea is simple but powerful: store water in solid form during winter, then release it gradually during the dry season when it’s needed most. While much of the climate narrative focuses on melting glaciers and disappearing ice, this conversation looks at what it might mean to regrow ice reserves, and why doing so could play a critical role in water security, ecosystem resilience, and climate adaptation. Sebastián also shares what it takes to scale a nature-based solution at thousands of metres above sea level, and how Nilus is partnering with organisations including Orica Impact Fund and Coca-Cola as part of the 100+ Accelerator programme. This is a thoughtful discussion on water, climate, Indigenous knowledge, and innovation, and a reminder that some of the most effective solutions are rooted in both ancient wisdom and modern engineering. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In this episode, we welcomed Nicole Richards, CEO of US firm Allonnia, a company that promises to enzymes and microbes to degrade environmental contaminants. Now the topic of PFAS, per and polyfluoroalkyl substances, known as forever chemicals, is getting a lot of attention. Known for their unbreakable bonds, they’re used in pretty much everything, from non-stick saucepans through to waterproof jackets, and military firefighting foam applications. Following a regulatory limit introduction by the US Environmental Protection Agency, as well as corporate fines to chemical companies responsible for PFAS pollution, there has been almost a space race of start-ups in this space promising destruction techniques. It was great to get Nicole’s perspective because Allonnia is quite unique. It was launched out of Ginkgo Bioworks Ferment Consortium with a $40 million Series A funding round, which was then boosted by another $15 million funding round from DARPA, the Defense Advanced Projects Agency. Now, $55 million for a start-up is ana extremely rare position to be in! Nicole discusses this, as well as making the leap from almost 30 years in chemical engineering over to the start-up world. There’s a lot of discussions on PFAS, the impact on human health, and how technology innovation will help to solve this problem. Nicole comes at it from an interesting perspective of how synthetic biology will play a role. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

How do you invest $1 billion dollars to accelerate climate and water solutions? 🌍 In this episode of The Stream Podcast, we speak with Ida Hempel from Galvanize Climate Solutions, the investment platform co-founded by Katie Hall and Tom Steyer, former hedge fund manager, climate philanthropist, and 2020 U.S. presidential candidate. In September 2023, Galvanize closed its $1B Innovation & Expansion Fund, one of the largest climate venture funds ever raised. Ida takes us inside the fund’s three strategies, from venture & growth to global equities and real estate, and shares how water infrastructure improvements are being integrated into their decarbonisation playbook. We also dive into Ida’s experience at Tesla, where she witnessed pivotal moments in the company’s history, and explore what large-scale climate investment really looks like in practice. If you’re curious about the future of climate finance, water innovation, and scaling sustainability, this episode is for you. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

How do you plant 12.5 million trees and mobilise over 40,000 local and Indigenous people across six South American countries? 🌎 In this episode of The Stream, we sit down with Florent Kaiser, Executive Director of Global Forest Generation and co-founder of Acción Andina, a grassroots movement restoring high Andean forests. A past Earthshot Prize winner and recognised by the UN as one of the World Restoration Flagships, Florent shares: Why the next phase of Acción Andina is called “the path of water.” 💧 How restoration ties directly to water stewardship, climate resilience, and community livelihoods. New financial models shifting from corporate to local finance. The role of Indigenous leadership in linking global sustainability ambitions with local action. We first met Florent at London Climate Action Week, and his vision left a lasting impression. Tune in to hear how a movement rooted in local action is reshaping global water and nature restoration. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

This special episode of The Stream takes you inside Northumbrian Water’s Innovation Festival 2025, where this year’s theme, Regeneration, inspired bold ideas and brilliant collaborations. Tom sits down with five founders and innovators in water, sustainability, and infrastructure. From 3D-printed concrete and microbial electrolysis cells to citizen-powered AI and leakage detection, these conversations shine a light on the future of the industry, and the minds building it. Featured guests: John Marsden, Origin Tech – Detecting and fixing leakage through satellites Natalie Wadley, Changemaker3D – Reinventing concrete and enabling 3D printed infrastructure regeneration. Kapil Singhal, Vyntelligence – Using AI and citizen science to streamline water operations. Pavlina Theodosiou, MetZero – Advancing circular wastewater treatment through microbial electrolysis. Sigga Siguroardottir, Veitur – Bringing Icelandic innovation spirit to the UK. We hope you enjoy this special episode of The Stream on the road. Keep an eye out for Season 9 coming soon.  🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In this episode, we closed the season with Brendan Tierney, the head of water and wastewater and Raymond James. Brendan joined us to catch up on a whole host of things, including reflecting on the latest season of The Stream and our conversations with water ‘Legends’. This conversation went many different directions, from views on the pickleball craze, through to current political headwinds and impact on water. What a great conversation to close out this season!    🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In this latest episode we were delighted to welcome water policy expert Felicia Marcus, a fellow at the National Academy of Public Administration and former Chair of the State Water Resources Control Board. She was the chair of the board during the significant 2011-2017 drought, and shares some of the lessons learned. During the conversation she provides commentary on what California has done to drive water resilience, and also reflects on the LA fires and intersection with water. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

Former UN Under-Secretary-General Usha Rao-Monari joins The Stream to explore why blended finance isn’t working for water, lessons from the energy sector, and how her FIGS model can drive change through finance, innovation, governance, and social equity.  In this episode of The Stream podcast, Will and Tom are joined by Usha Rao-Monari — Senior Partner at Wellers Impact and Former Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations. Usha reflects on her 25+ year career across finance, infrastructure, and development, including her time as Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We dive deep into why blended finance — combining public and private investment, grants, equity, and debt — still isn’t working in the water sector, and what water can learn from energy and renewables when it comes to incentives and investment models. She also shares her updated FIGS framework (Finance, Innovation & Infrastructure, Governance, and Social equity) — a model designed to drive real impact in complex systems. If you've heard Usha speak before, you'll know how clearly she explains big ideas. This episode is packed with insight, inspiration, and practical takeaways for anyone working at the intersection of water, climate, finance, and development. 🧠 Topics include: -The challenges and promise of blended finance -Economic models for scaling water solutions -Parallels between water and energy investment -How to embed social equity into infrastructure strategy -Career reflections from the UN and beyond 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

 Former UN Under-Secretary-General Usha Rao-Monari joins The Stream to explore why blended finance isn’t working for water, lessons from the energy sector, and how her FIGS model can drive change through finance, innovation, governance, and social equity.  In this episode of The Stream podcast, Will and Tom are joined by Usha Rao-Monari — Senior Partner at Wellers Impact and Former Under-Secretary-General at the United Nations. Usha reflects on her 25+ year career across finance, infrastructure, and development, including her time as Associate Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). We dive deep into why blended finance — combining public and private investment, grants, equity, and debt — still isn’t working in the water sector, and what water can learn from energy and renewables when it comes to incentives and investment models. She also shares her updated FIGS framework (Finance, Innovation & Infrastructure, Governance, and Social equity) — a model designed to drive real impact in complex systems. If you've heard Usha speak before, you'll know how clearly she explains big ideas. This episode is packed with insight, inspiration, and practical takeaways for anyone working at the intersection of water, climate, finance, and development. 🧠 Topics include: The challenges and promise of blended finance Economic models for scaling water solutions Parallels between water and energy investment How to embed social equity into infrastructure strategy Career reflections from the UN and beyond 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

We were delighted to welcome Dr Peter Gleick, a leading scientist, innovator and communicator on water and climate issues. He founded the Pacific Institute in 1987 to be one of the most innovative, independent non-governmental research centres to advance solutions for the world’s most pressing water challenges. For the podcast we wanted to speak with him about his latest book entitled, The Three Ages of Water. The book covers Earth and humanity’s intricate relationship with water. From the prehistoric past where the cradles of civilisation were born around water, through to the current age and ‘imperilled present’, as Gleick calls it, where we learned to engineer water to our benefit, but also with unexpected consequences. And finally, the third age and hope for the future. Now Dr Gleick rightly deserves to be on the legends series – as well as being a MacArthur Fellow, he’s also an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences. As you’ll hear, he remains optimistic that we have the solutions to hand and with the right decisions, we can solve water. The Three Ages of Water: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-Ages-Water-Prehistoric-Imperiled/dp/1541702271 The Water Conflict Chronology: https://pacinst.org/water-conflict-chronology/ 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

On this episode of The Stream podcast, Will and Tom are joined by the brilliant Colby Manwaring, the former CEO of Innovyse, the chair of Envirosuite and the director of many other companies, who orchestrated a landmark $1 billion acquisition in the water technology sector.  In this episode, he shares his entrepreneurial journey, from shifting from mechanical to civil engineering to building a successful software company.  Learn valuable insights on: Building a High-Growth Tech Company: Discover Colby's strategies for scaling Innovyse and navigating the complexities of mergers and acquisitions. The Human Element of Business: Gain valuable perspectives on leadership, team building, and fostering a strong company culture. Investing in Water Technology: Understand the growing investment landscape in the water sector and the potential for innovation. Many will know Colby from his role leading Innovyse’s growth, acquiring companies in the build up to eventually being brought for a record $1 billion US dollars. Alongside Xylem’s purchase of Sensus for $1.7 billion, and then it’s subsequent acquisition of Evoqua for a staggering $7.5 billion, the Innovyze deal was a landmark sale and has certainly catalysed investor interest in the digital water space and the birth of new digital and AI companies. Colby has been in the unique position of sitting both sides of the fence: as the buyer of companies but also as the company being bought. We loved this episode and speaking with Colby, and hope you enjoy too.  🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

On the third episode of The Stream, Will and Tom were delighted to welcome Dr Andrew Benedek. He was the very first winner of the Lee Kuan Yew Prize, cited as someone who has revolutionised conventional water treatment. For some people, founding, scaling and selling a global technology business once is enough. For Dr Benedek, he was just getting warmed up. It was in 1980 that he founded Zenon to help accelerate the reuse of water. After selling the business to GE for over $600 million, he went back into academia and took a position at the Scripps Institute of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego. However, he then saw the need for a resource revolution and the need to turn food waste into energy. And then Anaergia was born. In this podcast, he shares his personal story, or evolving from academia to entrepreneur, and the successes and challenges along the way. This is a great story for any budding tech entrepreneur with a vision, and what’s needed to make it happen. When it comes to legends in water, Andrew Benedek is certainly someone who immediately springs to mind. And in his early 80s, he’s incredible sharp, articulate and funny – it was an honour to have him on The Stream. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

This week on The Stream, Will and Tom are joined by the incredible Professor Dragan Savić, a legend when it comes to the intersection of water and digital. He was the UK’s first professor of Hydroinformatics, the former CEO of KWR Water Research Institute, and a chartered civil and water engineer with over 40 years of experience in research, teaching, and consulting. Plus hear about: How Will and Tom had the privilege of working alongside Dragan in recent years on an advisory board, at KWR and events. Dragan sharing details of obtaining his master's in Belgrade, Serbia, before moving to Canada, the UK, and Exeter University. Tom would say it's probably the best university in the world, although, as a graduate, perhaps he's personally biased! They discuss elements of ‘chance’, and how we can help to stack the odds in our favour by being open to new opportunities and embracing changes. As well as touching on topics such as AI and population degrowth, he talks about development in Africa and how he wants to focus on the continent in the next phase of his very fruitful career. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

It's time to celebrate the ‘Legends’ of water. 🎙️🌊 We are delighted to kickstart the season with this first episode, which welcomes Christopher Gasson, the owner and publisher of Global Water Intelligence, or GWI. Christopher is well known analyst, publisher, business owner, and has been called the water industry torchbearer who has been building the GWI empire for over 20 years now. His monthly columns for the magazine are revered universally. In this conversation he talks about the water and climate, the ‘Day Zero’ narrative and how it’s broken, the development of a global standard on water reuse, as well as project and procurement challenges. 🔔 We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In the latest episode of the season, we were delighted to be joined by Baptiste Tellier, the managing director of Fall Line Capital who is focused on farm management, data analysis and deal sourcing. As a trained agronomist, Baptiste previously he oversaw the development and implementation of sustainable farming practices for over 200 potato farmers at Nestle. Before this, he was the former farm operations intern at The Mitchell Farm, conducting agronomic studies on corn yield. As he currently manages both farmland and venture activities, he provides a super interesting perspective, with Fall Line essentially building out its own ecosystem – investing into the innovations and with the farmland to help deploy and scale those innovations. Baptiste disagrees with the stereotype that farmers are slow to adopt innovations, instead shifting the focus onto the solutions that aren’t perhaps the right fit for the market. As well as discussing previous investments, including into Lumo, he also talks about what excites him about the market – for example, robotic automation in agriculture. We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

In this second episode of the season we’re joined by Roric Paulman, a Nebraskan farmer and also chair of the Nebraskan Water Balance Alliance, an organisation that catalyses best practices among Nebraska farmers. Roric has nearly 40 years of farming experience, including across the family Paulman Farms, an 8500 acre, rain-fed and irrigated farming operation. It’s located in southwest Nebraska, with land that extends into Lincoln, Keith and Perkins counties. He talks about how the 4th generation in the family is currently running the farm, and the 5th generation, including his young grandson, knows everything there is to know! Roric has witnessed almost 40 years of innovation across farming, from having to manually pipe water through to IoT and sensors able to measure down to the last drop. Speaking to Roric was so interesting. He sits at the intersection between policy and practise, discussing at the highest level through the alliance and politics yet returning to help keep things running at the farm. This is a great addition to the water-agriculture focus of this seasons podcast. We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

For the fourth episode of the season, Tom and Will are joined by Noah Zelkind, VP of Business Intelligence, at 80 Acres Farms. Noah talks about his background, moving from finance into the farming markets, reflecting on the journey with his father.  He also discusses his love for data science, spotting patterns, and why this will be fundamental to growing nutritious food locally and consistently. Noah also shares the reason for the bright purple lighting in the farms, which is reflected across the company’s marketing. We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

For the third episode of the season, Tom and Will are joined by Jairo Trad, Co-Founder & CEO of Kilimo. In this episode he talks about how he spent months talking to farmers about their challenges, including on water, to really understand the customers’ paint points. He discusses innovation in business models, and also funding challenges, including climate funds, which he believes should be renamed carbon funds! Jairo also talks about how Kilimo started working with Microsoft, through a partnership with the Bonneville Environment Foundation (BEF). It was super interesting to chat with an entrepreneur in the water-agriculture space. We hope you enjoy the episode and make sure to follow and subscribe to our channels to get alerts on the episodes. We’re delighted you can join us on this voyage of discovery, as we journey down The Stream. Special thanks to this season's sponsor, Raymond James. And our charity partner, Frank Water. And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water Institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.