(don't) Waste Water! | Water Tech to Solve the World | S10E17 - The Do’s and Don’ts of Rural Water Supply (100 Days after MrBeast's Big Splash)

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If you're wondering how to do water development even better (having seen MrBeast's 100 Wells for Africa masterpiece), listen to this!

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#️⃣ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #️⃣

Kerstin's website: https://ask-for-water.ch/

Skat foundation's website: https://skat-foundation.ch/

Rural Water Supply Network's website: https://www.rural-water-supply.net/en/

RWSN's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@rural-water-supply-network

My full blog article: https://dww.show/the-dos-and-donts-of-rural-water-supply-100-days-after-mrbeasts-big-splash/

My comments on MrBeast's Video: https://youtu.be/Gyd1RaIF4tU?si=C5Ma3VCcpf53PS4E

My two cents on Water Charities: https://youtu.be/MI2J2oRszCA?si=SuEBr7Kecw88Hf6w

David Danberger's TED Talk: https://youtu.be/HGiHU-agsGY?si=Va9joHecXvmSmBis

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⏰ TIME CODES ⏰

00:00 In This Week's Episode

01:48 2400 Stadiums Full for a Water Story!

05:41 Introducing Kirsten Danert & Sean Furey

10:14 549 Million People in Rural Areas don't have access to Water

13:59 Is it Safe to drink Groundwater without Treatment?

15:50 What are the steps that Precede and Follow the Drilling of a Well?

19:47 Do Local Communities still trust Governments for their Access to Water?

21:54 What is the Lifetime of an NGO-installed Handpump in Sub-Saharan Africa?

27:17 Is Finance the main Road Block in terms of access to Safe Water?

28:49 Why can't we solve the apparently "simple" economic equation of access to Safe Water?

35:05 Should we defocus from water in order to better solve... water?

39:27 Would Generalizing micro-credit approaches be a viable solution?

41:59 Is "Money" clever enough to understand the full cycle of a Water Development Project?

48:58 What are 3 "DOs" and 3 "DON'Ts" of Water Development Projects?

51:25 What does it change that MrBeast focuses 155 Million people's attention on water development?

54:49 Rapid Fire Questions

#WaterDevelopment #sdg6

About the Podcast:

Welcome to the (don't) Waste Water podcast! In each episode, Antoine Walter from DWW Media shares water, wastewater & water entrepreneurship stories. This show will teach you the water industry like you've never seen it. If you're asking how the water sector will overcome the water crises ahead, this podcast is for you.

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Chapters

2400 Stadiums Full for a Water Story
01:48
Introducing Kirsten Danert & Sean Furey
05:41
549 Million People in Rural Areas don't have access to Water
10:14
Is it Safe to drink Groundwater without Treatment?
13:59
What are the steps that precede and follow the drilling of a water well?
15:50
Do Local Communities still trust Governments for their access to Water?
19:47
What is the Lifetime of an NGO-installed handpump un Sub-Saharan Africa?
21:54
Is Finance the main Road Block in terms of access to Safe Water?
27:17
Why can't we solve the apparently "simple" economic equation of access to Safe Water?
35:05
Should we defocus from water in order to better solve... water?
35:05
Would Generalizing micro-credit approaches be a viable solution?
39:27
Is "Money" clever enough to understand the full cycle of a Water Development Project?
41:59
What are 3 "DOs" and 3 "DON'Ts" of Water Development Projects?
48:58
What does it change that MrBeast focuses 155 Million people's attention on water development?
51:25
Rapid Fire Questions
54:49

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Currently in its 10th Season, the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast has already welcomed around 200 guests from Water Majors (SUEZ, Veolia, Jacobs, Xylem, Kemira, Evoqua, Aquatech, SKion Water...), Scale-Ups (Cambrian Innovation, Epic Cleantec, Liqtech, 374Water, Gingko Bioworks...), Start-Ups (Puraffinity, KETOS, 120Water, ZwitterCo, Membrion, Source...), Universities (Berkeley, the Columbia Water Center), Investment Funds (Sciens Water, Mazarine, Burnt Island Ventures...), Business Accelerators (Imagine H2O, Elemental...), Book Authors (Seth Siegel, David Sedlak, David Lloyd Owen...) or Market Intelligence Companies (BlueTech Research, Global Water Intelligence, World Bank, OECD, Isle Utilities...). Or simply water legends like Mina Guli or Andrew Benedek!

On the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast, I strive to make the Water Industry easy to understand for everyone, starting with water professionals, executives, and investors. Hence, he opens the microphone to seasoned, inspirational water experts to discuss their field of excellence.

No one can claim an all-around in-depth understanding of a matter as complex as Water. But piece by piece, you can rebuild the puzzle. With curiosity, patience, and passion, Antoine Walter explores topics such as Advanced Treatment Technologies, Water-Energy Nexus (Hydrogen, Lithium...), PFAS removal, Nature-Based Solutions, Wastewater Reuse, Distributed Water Treatments, Water Finance, and Water Entrepreneurship.

I actually firmly believe that regular listeners of the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast may, in the end, claim a "Water MBA!"

A particular field of interest is how innovation forms, grows and gets widely adopted in a complex and conservative field like the Water Industry. This may be one of the keys to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal n°6 - #SDG6.

ABOUT ME:

I'm a second-generation Water Professional - the legend says my dad traded excavator sessions for me in river banks against lunch invitations. I followed on this early start by completing a Master's in Hydraulics and Environmental Engineering, then won the "Golden Mission" contest organized by ENGIE (GDF-SUEZ).

This led me to travel the Asia-Pacific region for one year to explore, amongst others, water treatment in Hong Kong, desalination facilities in Melbourne, water distribution management in Jakarta, water innovation in Singapore or social water projects in New Delhi and Gujarat. All of that was documented in videos, blog articles, radio spots, and conferences in engineering and business schools (that's where I got hooked!)

I've then worked for SUEZ in Switzerland in strategic marketing, business development, and sales for the DACH and Nordic regions, with an emphasis on micropollutant removal.

I then joined GF Piping Systems in 2017 to take over the business development for the company's services in Europe, then for all Water Treatment and Lithium topics worldwide.

I've been a regular speaker at conferences on four continents, gave my first TEDx in 2022, and regularly acted as a host.

Since 2020, I've been hosting the "(don't) Waste Water" podcast and giving lectures in Business and Engineering schools.

I'm married, a happy father of three, and I'm French (nobody's perfect 😅).