Eighty per cent of the world’s population live in areas threatened by water security yet efforts to resolve this are repeatedly thwarted by pressures such as pollution, extreme weather, urbanisation, over-abstraction of groundwater and land degradation.
At Newcastle University we're leading one of 12 global research hubs to help tackle these issues. The second of two parts, this podcast introduces the Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub
We'll be taking a broad view of water systems to explore the challenges and barriers to water security from the impact of different social, cultural and environmental values of water through to the consequences of fragmented water governance.
If you missed Part 1 it is available here: https://soundcloud.com/user-634032444/ukri-gcrf-water-security-and-sustainable-development-hub-part-1
To find out more about our world leading water security research, and UK Research and Innovation's multi-million pound investment in to our Water Security and Sustainable Development Hub visit bit.ly/2DrcuvD
Contributors:
Professor Richard Dawson
Dr Claire Walsh
Dr Cat Button
Professor Pauline Dixon