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EPISODE · Oct 1, 2025 · 35 MIN

S13E11 - Henk Ovink: "Stop the Stupidity Before Disaster Hits!"

from (don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World · host Antoine Walter

Will we die young & rich or live older & less rich? That is why Henk Ovink is formal: We will fail on climate change if we fail on water. Wanna know why? Listen to this! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seats. Join the waitlist: leviathandata.io🙌 Supporters 🙌 A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dww.show/simplelab And a great shout out for Sciens Water's great Rethinking Water where this interview was recorded: https://scienswater.com/ #️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣ Global Commission on the Economics of Water Final Report: https://watercommission.org/#report My conversation with Sean Davis on PPPPs modelsMy UN Water Conference 2023 coverage: Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOs5J6VymwE Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQhz_yHN5U Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZZaON3Pr0c Final Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gksQHzCYVA 🎙️ Subscribe and Listen to the Don't Waste Water Podcast HERE 🎙️ Podcast Channel: @dwwpodcast Main Channel: @AntoineWalterDWW Smartlink: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water Website: https://dww.show/podcast/ 🙋 QUESTION: What would you like me to cover next? 📝 IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE 💸 Why choosing between dying "young & rich" vs "older & less rich" defines our water future - and the shocking GDP numbers that prove it 🌍 How 4,000 liters per person per day completely reframes everything we thought we knew about water justice (hint: it's not about drinking water) 🎯 The five radical missions that could save 25% of irrigation water by 2050 while actually increasing farmer incomes 💔 What really happened at the UN Water Conference that left me staying up all night with crushing disappointment - and why there's still hope 🔥 Why "stupidity pays off in the short term" is destroying our planet - and the 10-year tipping point we're racing towardsHosted on Ausha. See ausha.co/privacy-policy for more information.

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Will we die young & rich or live older & less rich? That is why Henk Ovink is formal: We will fail on climate change if we fail on water. Wanna know why? Listen to this! 🤫 Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who...

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