Summary:
Why are women crucial for global water conservation as scientists and as community leaders? Women are under-represented in water management careers and training. But the countries that are most affected by water issues will most benefit from a conscious and gender-inclusive scientific approach to sustainable water conservation. The impact of scientists in water conservation resonates not only for gender equality and better quality of life, but it also translates into having sustainable life on our planet.
This episode was aired on February 1 and 2, 2018
Credits:
- Written by Carolina Gutierrez
- Narrated and produced by Patricia Salerno
References:
- http://www.businessinsider.com/how-many-days-can-you-survive-without-water-2014-5
- Poff, N.L. and Olden, J. Can dams be designed for sustainability? Science 08 Dec 2017: Vol. 358, Issue 6368, pp. 1252-1253. DOI: 10.1126/science.aaq142.
- http://science.sciencemag.org/content/358/6368/1252.full
- http://www.un.org/waterforlifedecade/pdf/un_water_policy_brief_2_gender.pdf