Audacious Water with John Sabo
Audacious Water explores the bold ideas and big decisions shaping the future of water in America. Host John Sabo, Director of the ByWater Institute at Tulane University, talks with scientists, policymakers, and community leaders about how we manage, protect, and live with water in a changing world. From flooding and drought to infrastructure and innovation, each episode looks at how water connects to every part of our lives and what it will take to build a future that ensures everyone has access to clean, reliable water. audaciouswater.substack.com
Episodes
How does a National Water Strategy get created?
Over the past season, Audacious Water explored the six pillars of the new National Water Strategy — the first strategy of its kind in 75 years. In this season finale, host John Sabo pulls back the curtain on the process itself: the eighteen months of closed-door meetings, the debates at the table, and even the tension between federal and state control that shaped every pillar.
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Our rural communities feed and power the country, but our water infrastructure tells a different story.
Olga Morales-Pate, head of the Rural Community Assistance Partnership (RCAP) and a national leader in rural community development, joins John to discuss the challenges rural communities face when it comes to water infrastructure, why they are being left behind, and what it will take to change it. Drawing on more than 25 years of w...
How can we use nature-based solutions alongside traditional infrastructure to meet our needs?
Melissa Ho joins John Sabo to explore how conservation is shifting from protecting nature in isolation to designing systems where people and ecosystems work together. Drawing on her experience in conservation and development, Melissa explains how nature-based solutions are being integrated with built infrastructure to improve water manageme...
If water is critical for economic growth, then why don’t we prioritize it in our planning?
Albert Cho, Vice President and Chief Strategy and External Affairs Officer at Xylem, joins John to explore why water security is foundational to economic growth, but we don't plan for it that way. From AI and infrastructure to basin-scale governance and disaster resilience, Albert explains how rising demand and system constraints are res...
How do you insure a future where extreme weather is the new normal?
Raghuveer Vinukollu, a hydrologist and reinsurance professional, joins John to explore how the insurance industry is responding to the growing risks of extreme weather. Reinsurance is insurance for insurance companies, and it helps make it possible to cover catastrophic events like hurricanes and flooding. Raghuveer explains how data is used to understand and price ...
What are the challenges communities face when it comes to taking action against flooding?
On this episode of Audacious Water, Melissa Roberts joins John to talk about fragmentation, systemic challenges, and how water really flows. Melissa is the Founder and Executive Director of the American Flood Coalition, where she works with leaders across the country to create local solutions to flood management and pass legislation that helps ...
John Take, executive Vice President and Chief Growth and Innovation officer at the environmental consulting firm Stantec joins John Sabo on the latest episode of Audacious Water to talk about how water infrastructure is evolving as climate change intensifies. He draws on more than 30 years of experience as an engineer working on complex water challenges, including post-Katrina New Orleans and long-term planning in the Colorado Rive...
Globally recognized water strategist Will Sarni joins host John Sabo to continue the conversation on why the U.S. needs a new National Water Strategy and to discuss what innovation in the water sector actually means.
Drawing on decades of experience working across the private sector, finance, and public policy, Will explains why water must be treated as a strategic resource and how industries from agriculture to data centers depend ...
Why the U.S. Needs a New National Water Strategy with Dr. Newsha Ajami and Dr. Martin Doyle (Part 2)
Why the U.S. Needs a New National Water Strategy with Dr. Newsha Ajami and Dr. Martin Doyle (Part 1)
It’s been 75 years since we last had a written plan for managing water. Since then, the planet has warmed, our infrastructure has aged, and the challenges of flood, drought, and equity have grown.
Join John and guest experts as they explore what it will ...
He revisits what gave them hope, from grassroots innovation to bold new infrastructure ideas, and highlights how adaptation is already happening in cities across...
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