Rachel Carlson
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Yes, people find it super icky.
I mean, I honestly thought a lot more cities were doing it.
I never thought about sewage being precious.
So let's hear about what you and Peter talked about.
I'd drink it.
Okay, yeah, I'm going to drink the water.
One, two, three.
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I'm Rachel Carlson.
And I'm Regina Barber.
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And I've been looking specifically into that first part, shortages.
Earlier this year, the United Nations declared the dawn of a new era, global water bankruptcy.
Kaveh Medani is the director of the UN University's Institute for Water, Environment, and Health.
And that clip is from a press conference in January.
But Kaveh's been thinking about water for way longer than that.