Water scarcity: a growing problem
Description
The UK isn't exactly famous for its dry, sunny weather – and yet, water scarcity is an increasingly widespread and urgent problem. Why? And what are the implications – environmental, economic, and cultural?
Jen and Matt explore causes and impacts of water scarcity, with Laura Major, Research Fellow and anthropologist and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Strathclyde, and Ellie Willmott, Principal Hydrologist in the Water Resources Unit at the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA).
Links:
Dr Laura Major – staff profile
Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA)
SEPA water scarcity levels tool
Taps Aff project – share your experiences of water scarcity
Drouthy Days: is Scotland prepared for drought? – report from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre
Decentralised Water Technologies project
Some past Local Zero episodes on related themes:
Episode 76: Water, water... everywhere? with Hugo Tagholm
Episode 74: How can our gardens protect the environment? with Kate Bradbury
You can also find links and transcripts to all past episodes at the Local Zero podcast website.
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