Waterproof
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Waterproof is the six-part Partners for Water podcast that travels the globe sharing uplifting stories about how today's water crises are being tackled through smart ideas, local knowledge and international partnerships. Hosted by water expert Tracy Metz, Waterproof delves into six crucial water themes with local and international experts, researchers, practitioners and other water professionals. Following each episode, listeners can participate in live meetups with other water professional to go deeper into the themes.
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The podcast covers essential water-related topics, including the Build-Neglect-Repair cycle, local involvement in water projects, challenges of soil salinity, and nature-based solutions for water management. Episodes highlight specific case studies, such as initiatives in Ethiopia and Ghana, salt-tolerant agriculture in Egypt and Vietnam, and innovative engineering in the Netherlands, facilitating a comprehensive exploration of contemporary water crises and solutions.
Waterproof is the six-part Partners for Water podcast that travels the globe sharing uplifting stories about how today’s water crises are being tackled through smart ideas, local knowledge and international partnerships. Hosted by water expert Tracy Metz, Waterproof delves into six crucial water themes with local and international experts, researchers, practitioners and other water professionals. Following each episode, listeners can participate in live meetups with other water professional to go deeper into the themes.
From financing green to greening finance.
The difference is bigger than just syntax. So we speak with FMO, the Dutch Entrepreneurial Bank about the “secret sauce” that allows them to loan money to projects most financiers would consider too risky. Projects like Taprobane Seafood in Sri Lanka, which FMO financed, even after 30 years of political instability. So why did they do it?
We also speak with ABN AMRO Bank Chief economist Sandra Phlippen and Netherlands Water Ambassador Meike van Ginneken about what needs to happen to get banks and funds to be less risk averse when it comes to “greening” their finance.
That’s coming up in this sixth, and last, episode of Waterproof.
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