EPISODE · Nov 11, 2022 · 22 MIN
How can innovation help solve the freshwater crisis?
from Radio Davos
The water we drink and use to wash and irrigate our crops is precious, and becoming ever more so due to climate change.The World Economic Forum's UpLink platform wants to hear from you if you have innovative ideas on how to tackle the problem.On this episode, Roshni Nadar Malhotra, chairperson of HCL Technologies which is backing the search for innovations, joins UpLink's Emanuela Orsini to discuss the issue.We also hear from entrepreneur Friso Klapwijk, whose company Wavin has created smart roofs to capture rainwater in cities. Guests: Emanuela Orsini, UpLink Digital Content Specialist at the World Economic Forum Roshni Nadar Malhotra, Chairperson, HCL Technologies Friso Klapwijk, Global Director of Urban Climate Resilience, Wavin The Global Freshwater Challenge on UpLink: https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/uplink-issue/a002o0000173B6sAAE/global-freshwater-challenge Learn more about our innovators and other innovation challenges on UpLink: https://uplink.weforum.org/uplink/s/ Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Meet the Leader WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda Dialogues Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Episode transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/uplink-freshwater-hcl-radio-davos-cop27
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