Can Water Shape Our Future?

Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet. I'm Coco Khan, journalist, author and host of PodSave the UK, and on today's episode, in partnership with WaterAid, we're celebrating the world's most vital resource, the starting point for health, education, livelihoods and the environment. Water Aid's mission is based on the fact that clean water is the most powerful way to build a fairer, more sustainable future, and since 1981 they have reached 30 million people because when water flows, so does opportunity. In the second episode of our two-part series, we dig into what it takes to build climate-resilient water systems, from on-the-ground initiatives to the policies needed to create a more equitable, water secure future for everyone.

To help unpack this, I'm joined by two guests. First up is Helen Rumford, Water Aid's lead policy analyst for climate policy and campaigns. She focuses on inclusive sustainable change and climate justice. I'm also joined by Vera Klotchin, Water aid's climate and environment lead, who brings over a decade of experience working on climate-resilient water systems around the world.

Welcome, Helen and Vera. Thanks. Thanks for having us. Great to be here. When I was thinking about interviewing you guys today, my mind was reminded of that phrase and water always finds the lowest point.

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