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Water, whisky & Greta – realising water’s value with John Matthews | S5 Ep.8

February 23, 2023 Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg Season 5 Episode 8
The Stream (with Will & Tom)
Water, whisky & Greta – realising water’s value with John Matthews | S5 Ep.8
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The Stream (with Will & Tom)
Water, whisky & Greta – realising water’s value with John Matthews | S5 Ep.8
Feb 23, 2023 Season 5 Episode 8
Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg

This week, John Matthews, Executive Director at Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), joins Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg to #TheStream to talk about his origin story as a butterfly biologist, work with the WWF and a life-changing trip to India where he was given a sobering case on the spiritual value of water.

Plus: 

  • John discusses the founding of AGWA and what water resilience really means – way beyond the hard engineering
  • The upcoming UN Water Week in New York
  • How to get a whisky sponsorship for the podcast.

And, the three of them talk about popular narratives, such as: “climate change is the shark and water is the teeth.” However, as you’ll hear from John, this is a huge oversimplification, and he provides a suggested alternative!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Special thanks to this season’s sponsor Acciona.

And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.

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This week, John Matthews, Executive Director at Alliance for Global Water Adaptation (AGWA), joins Will Sarni & Tom Freyberg to #TheStream to talk about his origin story as a butterfly biologist, work with the WWF and a life-changing trip to India where he was given a sobering case on the spiritual value of water.

Plus: 

  • John discusses the founding of AGWA and what water resilience really means – way beyond the hard engineering
  • The upcoming UN Water Week in New York
  • How to get a whisky sponsorship for the podcast.

And, the three of them talk about popular narratives, such as: “climate change is the shark and water is the teeth.” However, as you’ll hear from John, this is a huge oversimplification, and he provides a suggested alternative!

We hope you enjoy the episode!

Special thanks to this season’s sponsor Acciona.

And thanks to our knowledge partners: British Water, WWF, Water Alliance, DCU Water institute, SurplusWater25, Earth and Environmental Science at Berkeley Lab, Water Foundry and Atlantean Media.