Water Stressed

Water Vulnerability in Gaza with Reem Abu Shomer

Thu, 10 Apr 2025 04:00:00 GMT

In Gaza, the population is stil under attack. However, there is another human right that has been violated in all these years: access to safe drinking water. In this episode, we talke with Reem Abu Shomer, public health expert with more than 20 Years of the experience in the sector, about public health problems caused by water contamination in the Gaza strip, not only from the 7th october 2023, but also before the Israeli invasion.

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Water Under Siege: the Case of Gaza with Mark Zeitoun

Fri, 22 Nov 2024 03:00:44 GMT

In this episode, we talked with Dr. Mark Zeitoun, from Geneva Water Hub, about the worrisome situation of water in Gaza. Together we discussed access to water in the Gaza strip but also other ,risks and challenges, such as sicknesses and weaponization of resources and and how it will affect the population today, and in many years to come.

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Do people move because of climate change? With Jan Freihardt

Mon, 25 Mar 2024 10:38:28 GMT

Will climate change lead to more migration towards the global north? Together with Jan Freihardt, postdoc at ETH Zurich, Donato and Francesco question what do we mean what we talk about climate migration and whether we should expect billions of people moving to Europe by 2050 to avoid floods, erosion and droughts.

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Is meat production sustainable? with Doctor Claudia Ringler and Doctor Abdul Sattar

Wed, 08 Nov 2023 06:00:00 GMT

After questioning wheter we should eat less meat, in this episode Francesco and Donato discuss whether the production of meat is the real problem. Can we make meat production sustainable?Are there other alternative source of protein? We explore the topic together with Dr. Claudia Ringler and Dr. Abdul Sattar looking into a dairy production facility aiming at improving its efficiency in Pakistan.

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Should we eat less meat? with Dr. Claudia Ringler and Oleksandr Mialyk

Mon, 02 Oct 2023 12:50:45 GMT

In this episode of Water Stressed from SWP Youth, Francesco and Donato discuss about Water consumption in the meat and diary industry. With Dr. Claudia Ringler and Oleksandr Mialyk, they understand the factors that increase the consumption in the industry and if eating less meat would be the right solution.

Music by Kawari

Edited by Luca Vergano

https://www.swisswaterpartnership.ch/project/swp-youth-projects/

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The dying Colorado river with Abrahm Lustgarten

Mon, 15 May 2023 06:42:02 GMT

Francesco and Donato discuss with Abrahm Lustgarten on the causes that made the Colorado river one of the main water concern for the US West. The river supplies water for the people of seven states, 29 federally recognized tribes and northern Mexico, and is of vital importance for the food supply of all United States.

So why does a owner of a ranch in Arizona has more right to use water for agricultural purposes than the people in Denver?

Music by Kawari

Edited by Luca Vergano

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Agriculture inequalities and water with Barbara Van Koppen

Mon, 10 Apr 2023 04:00:54 GMT

In this episode Francesco and Donato talk about water consumption in agriculture. Thanks to guest the IWMI Emeritus Scientist Barbara Von Koppen our hosts learn once again that inequalities are the most dangerous part of consumption.

Music by Kawari

Edited by Luca Vergano

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Amazon rivers in the sky with David Dao

Thu, 09 Mar 2023 05:00:44 GMT

In this episode Donato and Francesco talk with David Dao from Gain Forest about the importance of preserving the Amazon and its rivers flowing in the sky.

Why is it so crucial to keep financing the protection of the Amazon? Why is the whole world concerned and not only Brasil?

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Preventing floods, supporting Pakistan with Eng. Muhibullah and Andrea Cippa

Mon, 06 Feb 2023 06:50:42 GMT

In this second episode on the pakistani floods, Francesco and Donato will talk with professionals about international aid in Pakistan and its consequences. Thanks to Eng. Muhibullah and Eng. Andrea Cippa they will discuss further how to prevent such event in the future and social impact of the floods.

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Pakistan in deep waters with Eric Bardou and Caroline Hancock-Ebner

Mon, 09 Jan 2023 05:00:07 GMT

What is happening in Pakistan? One third of the country has been submerged by devastating floods destroying houses, crops and infrastructures. Reportedly, 33 million people have been affected by this historical event. How could this happen? Is this a natural event?

In this first episode of Water Stressed on Pakistan’s floods, Donato and Francesco try to understand the causes behind these floods. They discuss the topic with the help of two experts: Eric Bardou, Deputy Head of the Disaster Risk Reduction at Swiss Humanitarian Aid, and Caroline Hancock-Ebner, Desk Manager in Afghanistan and Pakistan for the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC).

Stay tuned for the next episode, when we will discuss the consequences of these floods on the local population. Can the country ever recover from such an event?

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Cities without water with Elisa Savelli

Mon, 05 Dec 2022 15:16:18 GMT

What does it mean to live in a city during a drought? Francesco talks with Donato about his concern of living in a big city as droughts become more frequent across the world. Thanks to the help of PhD fellow Elisa Savelli from the University of Uppsala, Francesco and Donato try to understand what are the problems of living in cities without water and why we cannot blame the rain.

Article “Don’t blame the rain: Social power and the 2015–2017 drought in Cape Town” by Elisa Savelli, Maria Rusca, Hannah Cloke and Giuliano Di Baldassarre: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022169420314141

Music by Kawari

Edited by Luca Vergano

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