Water Stressed

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.

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.

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 KawariEdited by Luca Vergano

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 KawariEdited by Luca Vergano

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?

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.

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? #podcast #water #climatechange

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/S0022169420314141Music by KawariEdited by Luca Vergano