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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Water conflict
Duration: 00:36
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 - 麻豆社 reporter in Karachi
Broadcasts
- Fri 28 Jul 2017 08:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
- Fri 28 Jul 2017 17:06GMT麻豆社 World Service Australasia
- Fri 28 Jul 2017 23:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except News Internet
- Sat 29 Jul 2017 03:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except Australasia & News Internet
- Sat 29 Jul 2017 11:06GMT麻豆社 World Service except Americas and the Caribbean, East and Southern Africa, News Internet & West and Central Africa
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