Droughts: What happens when the water runs out? The Climate Question podcast, BBC World Service

Water shortages are expected to get worse in many parts of the world. So what can we do to cope?

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Europe is reeling from a record-breaking drought which has closed power stations, stopped river traffic and sent food prices soaring. And there may now be even more intense droughts in some parts of the world because of climate change.

In this edition of The Climate Question Host Graihagh Jackson explores solutions from water usage apps in South Africa to solar irrigation systems in Egypt. She also looks at the challenges of adapting our energy infrastructure for a warming planet.

Her guests are Dr Iain Staffell, Associate Professor of Sustainable Energy at Imperial College London, and Vidhisha Samarasekara, Strategic Program Director for Water, Climate Change and Resilience at the International Water Management Institute

00:00 Intro
00:23 Europe's record-breaking drought
01:26 Egypt: bringing dead land back
03:32 Why solar farms create ecosystems
05:09 Nuclear power's water problem
07:43 France and Romania lose their reactors
08:55 Zimbabwe: 20 hours a day without power
09:30 Kenya's escape from hydropower
10:19 Can hydropower be fixed?
11:48 Built for a century that's gone?
14:49 Jordan: from 30% water loss to zero
17:35 Why your food is getting more expensive
19:19 Warning farmers before the drought hits
20:53 Cape Town and the day the taps almost stopped
23:29 How do we stop panicking and start planning?

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