According to the UN, climate change is primarily a water crisis. It impacts everything from gender equality to biodiversity loss, but often remains on the periphery of the climate conversation. 

In this first episode of the Nature-Based Solutions takeover, we take a deep dive into the world of water with experts from WaterAid and The Beaver Trust.

Kathryn Pharr is a Senior Policy Adviser for International Climate Action at WaterAid and the co-founder of Community of Women in Water. Kathryn discusses how water insecurity in the Global South is impacting women and girls, and what WaterAid is doing to ensure that we can meet our climate and sustainable development goals that rely on water.

Nicky and Alex also speak to Sophie Pavelle, science communicator, author and Campaigns and Communications Coordinator at The Beaver Trust about the vital role of beavers as ecosystem engineers and how, through their reintroduction to our rivers, they can protect and restore biodiversity across the UK. Sophie also touches on the power of education and how young people should be at the forefront of the climate movement. 

You can find out more about what Savills is doing to protect and restore our natural environments by visiting our Natural Capital page. 

Dive into our reading list to continue your Water journey:

• Forget Me Not, by Sophie Pavelle
• The Water Will Come: Rising Seas, Sinking Cities, and the Remaking of the Civilized World, by Jeff Goodell
• The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, by Charles Fishman
• When the Rivers Run Dry: Water—The Defining Crisis of the Twenty-First Century, by Fred Pearce
• Fen, Bog & Swamp, by Annie Proulx
• Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter, by Ben Goldfarb

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Nature-Based Solutions is hosted by Nicky Wightman, Savills Global Director of Emerging Trends, and Alex Godfrey, Savills Joint Head of Natural Capital. The show is produced and edited by Becki Hills.

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