#9: Commodification of Water

05/02/2021 11 min Temporada 2 Episodio 9

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Episode Synopsis

In this episode of Keeping it Pristine, Da and Frank discuss the recent news of water being traded on Wall Street as financial contracts. Proponents argue this would help farmers better prepare for shortages, while the majority of the pushback is due to growing concerns of scarcity and climate change. Commodity or basic right — Should water be universally accessible?