Fireside Chat // Water Resilience: Strengthening Agri-Food Systems Against Water Threats
- With crop failures intensifying due to extreme weather events across Europe, how are food companies assessing and mitigating both water scarcity and pollution risks across their sourcing regions? What early-warning tools and partnerships are helping prevent supply chain disruption?
- How are investors, banks, and insurers pricing water risk into agri-food portfolios, and what tools are emerging to quantify exposure and incentivise better water outcomes?
- How do we integrate biologicals, digital tools, and agronomic services to optimise water use in rain-fed farming operations to reduce water waste, improve soil health, and prevent runoff into local ecosystems?
- How can regulation and multi-stakeholder partnerships—between farmers, corporates, tech providers, and local authorities—be used to unlock private capital and align water stewardship with food production and regional sustainability goals?