{"id":749,"date":"2023-03-16T20:47:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T20:47:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/?page_id=749"},"modified":"2023-10-28T11:28:26","modified_gmt":"2023-10-28T11:28:26","slug":"007-abishek-narayan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/petermbach.com\/index.php\/podcast\/007-abishek-narayan\/","title":{"rendered":"TGC Podcast Episode 007"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Grand Challengers Podcast Episode #7<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

There are no silver bullets for the toilet, city or life’s journey – just keep rowing<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Guest: Abishek Sankara Narayan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

March 28th, 2023<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Introduction<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u201cEnthusiasm, unfortunately, as I realise, is also a scarce commodity, so while you have it, you really have to do something.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My guest today is Dr Abishek Sankara Narayan, a research scientist at the Department of Sanitation, Water and Solid Waste for Development at the Swiss Federal Institute of Aquatic Science & Technology. Abishek is very active on research in the WASH Sector and has been working on integrated approaches for sustainable sanitation practices in the global south.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today on the show, we learn more about how sanitation planning is rapidly evolving beyond the toilet and that integration is necessary if we want clean water for all. Abishek shares his experience with life plans and destiny and his hopes to one day row in a clean river in his home town in Chennai, India.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Biography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Dr 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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