Episode Notes

This episode is about the tension between water as a source of profit and water as a basic human right. After all, if clean water has to be profitable, some people, lots of people, are sure to lose out. As the director of UN Habitat, Maimounah Mohd Sharif is dedicated to helping the global south get access to clean water and sanitation.Do we need big business to build the big infrastructure that brings clean water to everyone? Thad Pawlowski of Columbia University and ‘constructive activist’ Murtah Shannon of Both Ends say: absolutely not.This show is about climate justice. That’s why this fifth episode of Water Talks is called: Too Unequal.Links:Maimunah Mohd SharifThaddeus PawlowskiMurtah ShannonHenk Ovink

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