Rosa Lyster talks to Thomas Jones about the global water crisis, from the severe droughts in her home city of Cape Town, to the sinking of Mexico City and the damming of the Nile, and the need for all countries to prepare for future shortages.Find Rosa Lyster's pieces (and listen ad free to this podcast) on our website here: https://lrb.me/waterpodSubscribe to the LRB from just £1 per issue: https://mylrb.co.uk/podcast20b
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