Listen as professor William P. Barnett and Stanford student Charlotte Kramer host a discussion with Paul Milgrom, professor of Humanities and Sciences and Barton H. “Buzz” Thompson, professor of Natural Resources Law to discuss the takeaways from an academic conference held at Stanford GSB on Apr 18-19 2024.

This conference explored cutting-edge research and ideas on how to promote more sustainable management and allocation of freshwater resources. Freshwater is the world’s most crucial resource. Yet regional water allocation among uses and users is often inefficient, inequitable, and inflexible. Most water management systems are also ill prepared for climate change and rapid oscillations between extreme droughts and extreme floods. And many regions of the world continue to overexploit their water supplies, leading to problems ranging from groundwater overdraft to declining freshwater ecosystems.

The Stanford Initiative on Business and Environmental Sustainability Research Conference Series is hosted by Stanford Graduate School of Business and the Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability.

Season 2, episode 26, recorded April 22, 2024.
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