UN 2023 Water Conference: water is life, but it’s also politics

Author: Robin Pomeroy
Published: Mon 20 Mar 2023
Episode Link: https://www.weforum.org/podcasts/radio-davos/episodes/un-water-summit-biography-giulio-boccaletti

As the world meets at the United Nations for the first water summit in a decade, we speak to someone who has written a history of humanity’s relationship with water.

Giulio Boccaletti, author of Water: A Biography says it is human decisions that have created water crises, and it’s humans that can solve them.

What is the UN 2023 Water Conference and why is it so important? Two experts explain

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