The Chennai Water Crisis, Governance, & Media Narratives, with Kavitha Rajagopalan
Carnegie Council Podcasts
English - August 27, 2019 17:24 - 47 minutes - 43.8 MB - ★★★★ - 11 ratingsNews Commentary News Business Non-Profit Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Chennai, one of India's largest cities, is facing an ongoing water crisis due to drought and mismanagement. Senior Fellow Kavitha Rajagopalan explains how it got to this point and gives some important background on the city and the state of Tamil Nadu. Is climate change to blame? How does it connect to Indian politics and culture? And, beyond water trucks and desalination, how can Chennai solve this existential problem?