It's great to be back here. It feels a little funny after five years to come back and see so many familiar faces, which is really nice.
In clean-tech innovation, there are many sectors that are rising to the challenge to look at how they can reduce their impacts and provide less of a footprint on watersheds and the water supply. I think many industries are responding to that. That's what is needed, and that's what it's going to take, because we have a challenge. We're getting less water off glaciers. They are receding. We're having a problem with water storage. In British Columbia, we've had issues with forestry management, so retaining that water on the landscape is even more challenging. Municipalities are letting us know that. It's becoming a public safety issue. These are compounding pressures.
Luckily, we've had a good response, not just from clean tech but from many industries in B.C. that are saying they recognize the importance of water and want to be part of the solution. They are coming to the table with how they can make a difference. At times, it's going to require investment from the government as well.
We are collaborating and working together. The clearest one, for me, is in the agriculture community. They're looking at storage issues and innovation and technology. Clean tech will drive agriculture technology.