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Water: The Stuff of Life

Water supplies are coming under pressure in many parts of the world as too much water is taken out of rivers and too much is pumped from underground aquifers.

Water supplies are coming under pressure in many parts of the world. Too much water is taken out of rivers or pumped from underground aquifers to be sustainable. While water has been used as a weapon of war for centuries, could its scarcity become a cause of future conflicts? With a finite supply of fresh water and increasing demands being placed on it, Owen Bennett Jones and his guests discuss the consequences on food production and social stability of an increasingly strained water supply for the planet's growing population.

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50 minutes

Last on

Sat 29 Jul 2017 11:06GMT

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Contributors

Peter Glick - head of the Pacific Institute and runs the Water Conflict Database

Fred Pearce - author of When the Rivers Run Dry

Shafiqul Islam - professor of Water diplomacy at Tufts University in Boston

Sandra Postel - head of the Global Water Policy Project at National Geographic

Also featuring:

Felicia Marcus - head of the Water Resources Control Board of California

Nizar Kammourie - general manager of SAWACO the biggest water desalination plant in Saudi Arabia

Shahzeb Jillani - 大象传媒 reporter in Karachi

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  • Fri 28 Jul 2017 08:06GMT
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