Some people have to think about it on a daily basis. The more fortune only think about it when a pipe bursts, there’s a drought warning, during a natural disaster, or if a contamination story hits the news. The reality is that freshwater supplies are dwindling, affecting everyone regardless of their personal situation. Jorden and Kimberly discuss the biggest threats, types of freshwater, the viability of alternative sources of potable water, the true cost of clean water, and who’s working to improve water security for the planet.

Key Topics Jorden and Kimberly discuss include:

• Some mind-blowing stats about water availability, usage, pollution, and fresh


• drinking water


• Whether Fiji should export its freshwater


• Why not all freshwater needs to be potable to be usable


• What accounts for the biggest ‘water footprint’ trades


• How most of the world’s freshwater is used


• Why tap water in developed countries is invariably safer to drink than bottled


• water


• How at-risk countries cope with potable water shortages


• Just how sustainable alternative water solutions actually are

Recommended Resources

• Extensive UN 2018 review on water


• pollution from agriculture


• The UN’s Report on Freshwater Issues


• All about the UN World Water Forum


• Why WASH is worth supporting


• US EPA Water Funding 2024 Report


• A telling water scarcity map


• Kimberly’s Substack newsletter post