The Water Data Podcast
The Water Data Podcast
WELL Labs
Why More Water Won't Fix Water Scarcity with Newsha Ajami
1 hour 10 minutes Posted Aug 18, 2026 at 12:30 pm.
Introduction
Welcome to the Water Data Podcast
Journey from hydrology to water policy
Framing the problem of infrastructure risk
Old laws, old infrastructure, new climate problems
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Challenges around groundwate
Why surface water and groundwater must be managed together
Demand management not Conservation
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Water strategy and governance
Why copy an outdated model that doesn’t work?
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Building water resilience
A toolkit for urban water resilience
Newsha’s GR3 programme at Stanford
Closing reflections
Stay curious! Stay connected!
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Show notes
How does saving water create a financial crisis for the utilities that supply it? And why do cities continue building water systems based on laws, infrastructure, and climate assumptions that are no longer relevant? In this episode of The Water Data Podcast, Newsha Ajami joins host Veena Srinivasan to unpack the hidden risks inside modern water systems- from outdated water rights and groundwater overuse to drought, demand management, decentralised reuse, and climate resilience. Newsha Ajami i...