The City and I

Making Food

How easy would it be to feed 10 Billion (10,000,000,000) people in 3 decades? Will, we – humanity, as a whole – be able to “stretch” our liters, so to speak, use the same amount of water needed to grow our food – for an ever-growing number of mouths? In this episode, we learn how agricultural R&D, alongside soilless growing methods, might be an answer (if not the answer) to make more – out of less. https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP28-Making-Food-Final-short-midroll.mp3 [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP28-Making-Food-Final-short-midroll.mp3]Download Episode (Mp3) [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP28-Making-Food-Final-short-midroll.mp3] Interviewed in this episode: Moti Cohen – Entrepreneur, Living Green [https://livingreenglobal.com/] (linkedin [https://il.linkedin.com/in/moti-cohen-83635351]) Danielle Abraham – Executive Director Volcani International Partnerships [https://www.volcani.org/] (linkedin [https://il.linkedin.com/in/danielle-abraham-5215b931]) Oded Distel – Head of Israel NewTech [http://israelnewtech.com/about/] (linkedin [https://il.linkedin.com/in/oded-distel-91203a174]) Music credits Music from https://filmmusic.io “Breaktime” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io “Dreamer” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Waterline theme by Nir Sayag Stay in touch! for updates follow the podcast onFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/waterlinepodcast/]where you can also join the conversation and give us feedback-  or email us at Waterline@podil.net The post Making Food [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com/2020/02/05/feeding-the-world/] appeared first on Waterline [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com].

The City and I

In 2007, out of 6.7 billion human beings in the world, a tad more than 50% of them lived in cities. With the number of cities – and especially Megacities (urban entities with at least 10 million inhabitants) – constantly on the rise worldwide, we examine how human beings – and water – coexist in a city. https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/W-line-EP27-The-city-and-I-final-short-Midroll.mp3 [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/W-line-EP27-The-city-and-I-final-short-Midroll.mp3]Download Episode (Mp3) [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/W-line-EP27-The-city-and-I-final-short-Midroll.mp3] Interviewed in this episode: Dr. Noam Austerlitz – architect and scholar (Linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/noam-austerlitz-9a155512?originalSubdomain=il]) Sally Levi CEO of Meniv – Rishon Letzion’s water and wastewater utility (linkedin [https://il.linkedin.com/in/sally-levy-0b162449]) Chris Dermody – CIO, Denver Water (Linkedin) – Mr. Dermody was a guest from the https://www.ici.fund/ [https://www.ici.fund/] Biju George – CEO, DC water (linkedin [https://www.linkedin.com/in/biju-george-545052105]) – Mr. George was a guest from the https://www.ici.fund/ Oded Distel – Head of Israel NewTech (linkedin [https://il.linkedin.com/in/oded-distel-91203a174]) Music credits Music from https://filmmusic.io [https://filmmusic.io] “Dreamer” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com [https://incompetech.com]) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) Waterline theme music by Nir Sayag. Stay in touch! for updates follow the podcast onFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/waterlinepodcast/]where you can also join the conversation and give us feedback-  or email us at Waterline@podil.net The post The City and I [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com/2020/02/05/city-water/] appeared first on Waterline [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com].

WASH

A healthy water sector in a country is a predictor for high GDP, lower poverty rates and – not surprisingly – lower child mortality. In our high-tech world it is hard to imagine that every day 800 kids under the age of five die due to ill health caused by lack of clean water and lack of sanitation. That’s nearly 300,000 boys and girls who die needlessly every year. It’s as if the entire population of Cincinnati or Pittsburgh would suddenly vanish. The UN came up with a holistic view on the problem – clean water sources without the presence of proper sanitation infrastructure won’t stay clean for long; proper sanitation without understanding basic hygiene won’t fly either. In comes the notion of WASH – an acronym for Water, Sanitation and Hygiene. In today’s episode we delve into the world of WASH and talk about the challenges – both practical and financial. https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP29-WASH-MST-short-midroll.mp3 [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP29-WASH-MST-short-midroll.mp3]Download Episode (Mp3) [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP29-WASH-MST-short-midroll.mp3] Guests: Dr. (PhD) Aliza Inbal, Director – Pears Programme for Global Innovation [https://www.pearsprogram.com/] Eng. Anirudh Keny Music credits Music from https://filmmusic.io [https://filmmusic.io] “Dreamer” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com [https://incompetech.com]) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/]) Waterline theme music by Nir Sayag. Stay in touch! for updates follow the podcast onFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/waterlinepodcast/]where you can also join the conversation and give us feedback-  or email us at Waterline@podil.net The post WASH [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com/2019/12/17/wash/] appeared first on Waterline [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com].

WATEC TLV 2019 – Here We Go!

On November 18th 2019, in Tel Aviv, at the David Intercontinental you’ll find leading figures in the global water sector – all you have to do – is to attend! In this special episode Ari Goldfarb – WATEC19 chairperson; and Gili Elkin – a WATEC19 board member, reveal what’s to be expected in this year’s conference. https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP24-WATEC-2019-Here-We-Go-final-short-midroll.mp3 [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP24-WATEC-2019-Here-We-Go-final-short-midroll.mp3]Download Episode (Mp3) [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP24-WATEC-2019-Here-We-Go-final-short-midroll.mp3] Music credits Music from https://filmmusic.io “Dreamer” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Nir Sayag – Waterline Theme Stay in touch! for updates follow the podcast onFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/waterlinepodcast/]where you can also join the conversation and give us feedback-  or email us at Waterline@podil.net The post WATEC TLV 2019 – Here We Go! [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com/2019/10/16/watec-tlv-2019/] appeared first on Waterline [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com].

“Yes I Can”: Persecution and Pursuit

In 2003 Nik Kowsar had to flee his country – Iran – after life there, for him, became unbearable. 3 years earlier, a cartoon he drew, had an implied remark on a Muslim cleric. He was put in jail. Although he was released 6 days after his imprisonment – he had to choose between life under the IRGC’s boot – or life in exile. Nik is a clear and a loud voice against the Islamic Republic’s water sector (mis)management. The water challenges Iranians face is something that is quite lost amid the constant chatter about the sanctions imposed on Iran. It is expected that Iran will go thirsty very soon – unless changes to the current system will be implemented. This is the change that Nik Kowsar is pursuing. https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP26-Yes-I-Can-Persecution-and-Pursuit-short-midroll.mp3 [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP26-Yes-I-Can-Persecution-and-Pursuit-short-midroll.mp3]Download Episode (Mp3) [https://episodes.castos.com/5e0db8ae40e9f5-43113304/Waterline-EP26-Yes-I-Can-Persecution-and-Pursuit-short-midroll.mp3] Music credits Music from https://filmmusic.io “Dewdrop Fantasy” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io “Evening Melodrama” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io “Scheming Weasel (faster version)” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io “Winner Winner!” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Music from https://filmmusic.io “Dreamer” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) Nir sayag – Waterline Theme Stay in touch! for updates follow the podcast onFacebook [https://www.facebook.com/waterlinepodcast/]where you can also join the conversation and give us feedback-  or email us at Waterline@podil.net The post “Yes I Can”: Persecution and Pursuit [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com/2019/10/16/yes-i-can-p2/] appeared first on Waterline [https://www.waterline.ranlevi.com].