The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #7

There are no silver bullets for the toilet, city or life’s journey – just keep rowing

Guest: Abishek Sankara Narayan

March 28th, 2023

Introduction

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In the face of an unpredictable future, we are all called upon each and every day to think of out-of-the box ways to tackle challenges to our environment, wellbeing or how to row row row your boat gently down the stream.

My guest today is Abishek Sankara Narayan, … .

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Biography

Abishek Sankara Narayan is a researcher at Eawag. His research focusses on planning water and sanitation in the context of low- and middle-income countries. He primarily works on the topics of urban water management, citywide inclusive sanitation and integrated basic service provision. His transdisciplinary work has been in collaboration with several international organizations including the UN, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, SDC, GIZ, and the Gates Foundation.

Abishek finished his PhD on water & sanitation planning at ETH Zurich and has a background in engineering and water management from Anna University in India and Oxford University in the UK. He is also a visiting/guest lecturer at Oxford, EPF Lausanne and IHE Delft. He leads the working group on Cities at the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance (SuSanA) and is on the board of the Swiss Water Partnership, where he coordinates youth activities.

Abishek particularly supports science communication and youth engagement in the water sector. His passion for all things water came from founding the Clean Adyar Initiative, a citizen action group for restoring a river in Chennai, India. He is a recipient of the Green Talents Award, Commonwealth Scholarship, Skoll Fellowship, St. Gallen Leader of Tomorrow Award, and is a World Economic Forum Global Shaper.

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