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S13E11 - Henk Ovink: "Stop the Stupidity Before Disaster Hits!"
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- Oct 1, 2025
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Will we die young & rich or live older & less rich? That is why Henk Ovink is formal: We will fail on climate change if we fail on water. Wanna know why? Listen to this! π€« Tired of stitching together Crunchbase, overpriced reports, and "a guy who knows a guy"? I built the fix. 50 Founder Seats. Join the waitlist: leviathandata.io π Supporters π A big thank you to my partner SimpleLab: https://link.dww.show/simplelab And a great shout out for Sciens Water's great Rethinking Water where this interview was recorded: https://scienswater.com/ #οΈβ£ All the Links Mentioned in this Video #οΈβ£ Global Commission on the Economics of Water Final Report: https://watercommission.org/#report My conversation with Sean Davis on PPPPs models My UN Water Conference 2023 coverage: Day 1: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOs5J6VymwE Day 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bQhz_yHN5U Day 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZZaON3Pr0c Final Coverage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gksQHzCYVA ποΈ Subscribe and Listen to the Don't Waste Water Podcast HERE ποΈ Podcast Channel: @dwwpodcast Main Channel: @AntoineWalterDWW Smartlink: https://smartlink.ausha.co/dont-waste-water Website: https://dww.show/podcast/ π QUESTION: What would you like me to cover next? π IN THIS WEEK'S EPISODE πΈ Why choosing between dying "young & rich" vs "older & less rich" defines our water future - and the shocking GDP numbers that prove it π How 4,000 liters per person per day completely reframes everything we thought we knew about water justice (hint: it's not about drinking water) π― The five radical missions that could save 25% of irrigation water by 2050 while actually increasing farmer incomes π What really happened at the UN Water Conference that left me staying up all night with crushing disappointmβ¦