Making Waves: Recent Episodes
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Making Waves is a podcast about water challenges and solutions. You’ll hear from scientists and local communities in the heart of delta regions around the world.
Adenike Oladosu, founder of “I Lead Climate Initiative”, has observed the effects of the vanishing Lake Chad, located at the conjunction of Cameroon, Chad, Niger, and Nigeria. The freshwater lake has shrunk dramatically since the 1960s due to unplanned irrigation and climate change, with women at the forefront of the prevailing conflicts and crises. Oladosu shares experiences on how it affects the daily lives of women and girls, andhowthey need to be at the heart of climate action.
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The climate crisis is a water crisis. Even a relatively small temperature increase can have a significant impact on the water cycle – droughts and floods become more severe and frequent. That’s why we need to understand the water challenges and come up with solutions. Joep Janssen started Nextblue, a storytelling platform about water, to empower the voices of communities in the heart of delta regions around the world. He is trying to build a community of people who, like you, share common views on the urgent need to tackle the water crisis.
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The climate crisis isa water crisis. And we, at Nextblue, want to help you understand the realities of this water crisis. We are launching Making Waves, a new podcast about water challenges and solutions. You’ll hear from scientists and local communities in the heart of delta regions around the world.
Each short and crisp episode would focus on one specific water-related topic. We'll surprise you with local stories. Of what happens when the water is too much, too little or too dirty. We'll also look towards the future. With solutions, adaptations and actions, for the world's most pressing water issues.
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