The Agenda Podcast

Water Stress

August 29, 2023 CGTN EUROPE
Water Stress
The Agenda Podcast
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The Agenda Podcast
Water Stress
Aug 29, 2023
CGTN EUROPE

One in four people around the globe now lives in a country grappling with severe water stress.

And that figure is only expected to rise as by 2050, global water demand is projected to surge by 20% to 25%.

On this edition of The Agenda, Juliet Mann speaks to Professor Asit K Biswas, Honorary Professor, Glasgow University, Changhua Wu, Vice Chair, Governing Council of Asia Pacific Water Forum and Dr. Peter Gleick, Senior Fellow and Co-founder of Pacific Institute to ask about the challenges we face and how innovation and technology will be key in averting an even deadlier water crisis.

Show Notes

One in four people around the globe now lives in a country grappling with severe water stress.

And that figure is only expected to rise as by 2050, global water demand is projected to surge by 20% to 25%.

On this edition of The Agenda, Juliet Mann speaks to Professor Asit K Biswas, Honorary Professor, Glasgow University, Changhua Wu, Vice Chair, Governing Council of Asia Pacific Water Forum and Dr. Peter Gleick, Senior Fellow and Co-founder of Pacific Institute to ask about the challenges we face and how innovation and technology will be key in averting an even deadlier water crisis.