Reclaiming Water for an Increasingly Thirsty World | An Optimist’s Guide to the Planet

In this episode, we examine water, the essential resource that sustains life on Earth. Climate change has placed its global supply under increasing strain with many regions facing water scarcity. Around the world, communities are finding innovative ways to reclaim and protect it—from harvesting...

48 min - Planet & Climate - Bloomberg Originals

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