What can be done to stop global water scarcity?
The UN says in the next 10 years more and more countries will see their resources dry up.
Water scarcity is a growing problem, caused by everything from man-made climate change to poor governance.
It is affecting more people than ever before and across all continents.
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In a time of technological innovation, why is something as basic as access to water still such a huge problem?
And even as aid organisations work to resolve it, has climate change progressed so far that water scarcity will inevitably affect ever more people?
Presenter: Sami Zeidan
Guests:
Bart Hilhorst – Expert on water resources management.
Nadene Ghouri – Journalist currently with WaterAid in Madagascar.
Tim Forsyth – Professor of Environment and Development at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Robert Rubinstein – Chairman and founding partner of TBLI GROUP, a firm involved in sustainable investment to solve social issues.