## Protecting the World’s Water Resources

_IMF Podcasts, October 24, 2013_

## Source details

**Canonical URL:** [Protecting the World’s Water Resources](https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/protecting-the-worlds-water-resources)

## Other formats

- [Markdown version](/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/protecting-the-worlds-water-resources/index.md)
- [Structured JSON version](/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/protecting-the-worlds-water-resources/index.json)
- [Bundle manifest](/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/protecting-the-worlds-water-resources/bundle-manifest.json)

## Bibliographic details
- Published: October 24, 2013

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### Episode overview
- The episode date: October 24, 2013.
- Theme: Universal access to safe water and the need to radically change how society consumes water.
- Guest: Peter Gleick, Pacific Institute.
- Hosts/production: Bruce Edwards, International Monetary Fund; Rhoda Metcalfe, independent journalist and audio producer.
- Visual note: Photo caption — "Child in Sao Tome and Principe. One of the challenges of the 21st century remains universal access to safe water, says Gleick (Photo: Asael/Corbis)."

### Major findings and analysis
- Water is described as "the one resource we cannot live without."
- In some parts of the world, safe water "remains inaccessible to many."
- Peter Gleick, in connection with his article in September’s "Finance & Development," argues that "we need to radically change how we consume this vital resource."

### Policy implications and recommendations (as articulated by the guest)
- Radical changes in water consumption patterns are necessary to address universal access to safe water.
- Addressing access requires attention to both availability and consumption behavior.

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## Content in this bundle

- [Gleick (MP3)](/-/media/websites/imf/imported-podcast/imported-podcast-mp3/external/podcast/2013/gleick.mp3){rel="external" type="audio/mpeg"}

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_Source: https://www.imf.org/en/news/podcasts/all-podcasts/2017/11/11/protecting-the-worlds-water-resources_