How do we prepare for a future water shortage?
David Aaronovitch and guests discuss how we deal with a huge projected water shortfall by the middle of this century and they explore the ways we might be able to fix the problem.
Did you step outside this morning and feel something odd on your face or neck? Its called rain. We鈥檝e hardly had any this summer and the result was the declaration this month of drought status across two thirds of England and almost all of Wales. The reservoirs are low. And the future looks parched: the government estimates that by 2055, England will face a water shortfall of 5 billion litres a day. To put that in context we currently use 14 billion litres.
Why has this happened and how can we fix it? Other than everyone moving to Scotland.
Step inside The Briefing Room and together we鈥檒l find out.
Guests:
Sir John Armitt, chair of The Public Private Partnership Commission
Professor Jim Hall, Professor of Climate and Environmental Risk at Oxford University
Dr Heather Smith, Senior Lecturer in Water Governance at Cranfield University
Production team:
Presenter: David Aaronovitch
Producers: Ben Carter, Bob Howard and Kirsteen Knight
Editor: Penny Murphy
Sound engineer: James Beard
Production co-ordinator: Keshia Agyei
On radio
More episodes
Next
Featured
-
.
Broadcasts
- Thursday 16:00麻豆社 Radio 4
- Yesterday 05:04麻豆社 Radio 4
- Monday 20:00麻豆社 Radio 4
Podcast
-
![]()
The Briefing Room
David Aaronovitch presents in-depth explainers on big issues in the news.
Related Content