Water
Helping circular economy business leaders see beyond their own time
"The eyes of the future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time." - T.T. Williams The quote resonates. The eyes of the future are upon ...
The Cape water crisis and the UK fruit system
The UK imports 327,000 tons of fresh fruits from South Africa each year, being the second most important source after Spain. In particular, a large proportion of the UK’s imports of grapefruit (32%), oranges (23%), ‘easy-peelers’ ...
Avoca-don’t? The global avocado crisis and the question of supply system resilience
“Holy Guacamole” and “Guaca-moolah”! Headline writers and twitter addicts have had a field day over the recent surge in prices for avocados, but joking aside, the combination of factors leading to poor harvests that have caused ...
Water quality: When are bacteria dead?
Accurately testing the quality of our water is vital to ensure the safety of the water in our taps. It is essential that we are able to measure and monitor water quality accurately to ensure ...
From Malawi to Cranfield…
I grew up in a city where wastewater is a problem. Where its disposal is a nightmare, where institutions mandated to deliver disposal services lack capacity, where everyone just looks the other way or blames someone else. ...
Why I co-organised Ripples make Waves
That picture was taken two years ago. I was talking to a school in the USA, answering questions and translating answers into English from indigenous people talking about their life. Back then, I was working ...