Recent Episodes
The IWA was established 20 years ago to create a worldwide organization that promotes and enables “creative friction” between engineers, innovators, governance experts and water sector people across the range. We interviewed Diane D’arras – IWA’s president at the 8th World Water Forum.
Situated in a semiarid region, Israel’s natural water resources supply it with only half of what it uses annually. In this episode, Seth Siegel reveals the unique combination of implemented technology, education and smart governance that enabled to bridge the gap.
The World Water Council – the convener – put the notion of sharing water as the arranging theme for the 8th forum that assembled in Brasilia in March 2018. This episode features interviews conducted during the forum with people from both public and private sectors, all geared towards bringing water to people. Read More..
Throughout the ages, empires ruled over the entire coastline. Today along its shores there are more than 20 countries. Konstantina Toli, a Senior Programme Officer at Global Water Partnership – Mediterranean, points out the great challenges that are presented as our world is changing – namely climate change and the refugee’s crisis. Read More.
Throughout history, faulty dams have created man-made disasters costing lives and the earth. We will be hearing about one disaster in particular – The Mariana Dam Disaster – that happened in Brazil in 2015.
It took nearly four decades, the lives of some 30,000 human beings and billions of US Dollars in current values to build; it was a source for heated debates and the kiss of death to some careers; You might know it simply as The Panama Canal.
The keystone of the canal is a dam that was the biggest ever to be built at the time – the dam near the small town of Gatun. Read More..
What is it about water that makes it stand out more than any other element? What is the effect water has on us humans – on a metaphysical level? How do we perceive water? Once you meet people for whom water is their job – the watersector people – you get to see the answers to these questions in practice. Read More..
The rainy season of 2017-2018 in Israel marked the 6th year of drought in a row. However – water is still available on tap 24/7. A key component in Israel’s water management system is desalination – the topic of this episode. Read More..
