{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6564591fd5b95600128495f1/665853cb34a87000121a1c11?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Water Privatization: Who Should Control Our Water?","description":"<p>Who should control the water flowing from our taps? Dr. Elena Berg joins Dr. Oleg Kobtzeff to examine water privatization and the competing cases for public and private water systems. They consider whether pricing can encourage water conservation, whether specialized companies maintain infrastructure more efficiently, and how corporate power, political influence, corruption, and profit can threaten water access and democratic accountability. Examples from Mexico City, Bolivia, France, and other water systems show why neither model produces simple outcomes. The episode offers a clear introduction to water management as a political question, revealing how decisions about ownership shape cost, infrastructure, resource use, and the public’s relationship with an essential resource.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode Guest</strong>: Dr. Oleg Kobtzeff</p><p>More information about Dr. Kobtzeff <a href=\"https://www.aup.edu/profile/okobtzeff\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">&nbsp;here</a></p><p>Dr. Kobtzeff’s <a href=\"https://olegkobtzeff.blogspot.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website here</a></p><p>More information about<a href=\"https://latinamericareports.com/a-sinking-thirsty-city-the-water-crisis-in-mexico-city/6075/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Mexico City Case Study</a></p><p>More information about <a href=\"https://www.ucpress.edu/blog/58831/how-bolivians-fought-for-and-won-water-access-for-all/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Bolivia Case Study&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>More information about the episode and<a href=\"https://www.pineforestpods.com/pods/something-in-the-water\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> Something in the Water here</a>.</p><p>Episode Transcript&nbsp;and more information on the <a href=\"http://pineforestpods.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Pine Forest Media </a>Website</p><p>Follow Pine Forest Media on Instagram <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/pineforestmedia/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@pineforestmedia</a></p><p>Hosted by Elena Berg</p><p>Written and produced by Elena Berg and Clark Marchese</p><p>Audio Editing by Clark Marchese</p><p>Cover art by <a href=\"https://www.sarahglavan.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Sarah Glavan</a></p><p>Theme Music by Josef Salvat</p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Pine Forest Media | Environmental Science Podcasts"}