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Rewarding Coastal Farmers for Boosting Water Future

Project  —  suscon.org/project/water-efficiency

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Area: 5888268 km2
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Brazil; Peru; Suriname; France; Colombia; Guyana; Bolivia; Venezuela; Ecuador
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Santa Cruz; Manaus; La Paz
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Countries: United States of America
Basins: North Pacific (446) (San Joaquin & Sacramento)
Project SDGs:
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Sustainable Agriculture (SDG 2.4)
Water Quality (SDG 6.3)
Water Use Efficiency (SDG 6.4)
Protect and Restore Ecosystems (SDG 6.6)
Sustainable Production (SDG 12.4)
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Irrigation Management and Technology
Services Needed: No services needed/offered
Desired Partners: Academic Institution
Business
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NGO / Civil Society
Social Enterprise
Language: English
Start & End Dates: Jan. 01, 2015  »  Ongoing
Project Website: suscon.org/project/water-efficiency
Project Source: Admin
Profile Completion: 69%

Project Overview

California's Central Coast is facing interreated water quality and supply issues: groundwater overdraft, saltwater intrusion, and nutrient-laden runoff that impairs waterways and groundwater. This vibrant farming region is at risk, but farmers are part of the solution. This project is working with the industry and others to scale adoption of context-based performance metrics. The metrics calculate growers' water and fertilizer use efficiency by comparing their use relative t…

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California's Central Coast is facing interreated water quality and supply issues: groundwater overdraft, saltwater intrusion, and nutrient-laden runoff that impairs waterways and groundwater. This vibrant farming region is at risk, but farmers are part of the solution. This project is working with the industry and others to scale adoption of context-based performance metrics. The metrics calculate growers' water and fertilizer use efficiency by comparing their use relative to crop needs and local conditions.

Project Results

Project partners are currently developing three incentives to scale metrics adoption across the region: engage with the supply chain to enable the metrics to meet sustainability reporting requirements, create a rebate on farm loan interest for farmers that achieve metrics improvements, and propose a compliance approach for water quality regulation that accepts the metrics information as an alternative

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California Water Action Collaborative (CWAC) (Organization)

cawateraction.org

Water scarcity in California is rapidly increasing due to unsustainable water use and decreasing supply reliability. Worsening droughts, intensifying wildfires, and degradation of freshwater ecosystems, all amplified by climate change, are further threatening water supplies for people and nature. To … Learn More

Ceres (Organization)

www.ceres.org/issues/water

Ceres is a non-profit organization advocating for sustainability leadership. We bring unique capital market solutions to many water-related challenges. We are changing the way that businesses and utilities manage water, and the way that investors consider water risk in their … Learn More

Suzannah Sosman
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