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“Water & Peace” – Hydropolitics

More often than not – water has been a source of deadly conflicts worldwide.
For example, the spark that ignited the Syrian civil war is attributed to the country’s poor management of its water sector.
Are we able – in this day and age, when water scarcity is a growing global phenomenon – to create a paradigm shift towards a water-based conflict resolution? this episode of Waterline focuses on hydro politics.

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Interviewed in this episode:

Oded Distel – head of Israel NewTech
Seth Siegel – author of Let There Be Water 
Dr. Tabea Stotter – ICPR 
Tami Shor – Senior deputy director general for regulation, Israeli Water Authority
Zohar Yinon – CEO of Hagihon – Jerusalem’s water and wastewater utility company. He was chosen as one of the 50 most impactful leaders in Water & Water management (global listing) for CSR Day 2018.

Theme and music composed by Nir Sayag

Additional music:
The Descent Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Modern Vibes Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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“Black Vortex” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pilot: “One & All” – Water Pollution

The amount of water in our world is finite.
And albeit all around us – the actual amount we humans can consume is minute.

The sources of freshwater around the world – rivers, lakes and underground sources – are extremely delicate and prone to contamination.The best way to deal with water pollution? – a smart combination of technological solutions and human actions, as the story of the river Rhine, reveals.

Interviewed in this episode:  Dr. Tabea Stotter, an environmental scientist from the ICPR (International Commission for the Protection of the Rhine).

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Music credits:
Sheep May Safely Graze – BWV 208 Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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