Waterproof is Partners for Water's podcast that travels the globe sharing uplifting stories about how today's water crises are being tackled through smart ideas, local knowledge and international partnerships. Hosted by water expert Tracy Metz, Waterproof delves into crucial water themes with local and international experts, researchers, practitioners and other water professionals.
Waterproof
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13 episodes
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Waterproof is Partners for Water's podcast that travels the globe sharing uplifting stories about how today's water crises are being tackled through smart ideas, local knowledge and international partnerships. Hosted by water expert Tracy Metz, Waterproof delves into crucial water themes with local and international experts, researchers, practitioners and other water professionals.
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Recent Episodes
May 28, 2026
Waterproof Live!
<p>This is Waterproof Live! – recorded during Waterproof 2026 at the Fokker Terminal in The Hague.</p><p><br></p><p>During this special live podcast episode, recorded in the middle of the event floor, <a href=" https://www.tracymetz.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Tracy Metz</a> speaks with experts about one of today’s most urgent water challenges: how do we move from ideas and innovation to implementation and long-term resilience?</p><p><br></p><p>Together with Jonathan Groubert and guests Neha Mungekar (<a href="https://www.un-ihe.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">IHE Delft Institute for Water Education</a>), Philip Minderhoud (<a href="https://www.wur.nl/en" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Wageningen University & Research</a> / <a href="https://www.deltares.nl/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Deltares</a>) and Stephen Teeuwen (<a href="https://www.eia.nl/en/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Netherlands Commission for Environmental Assessment</a>), the conversation explores climate adaptation, land subsidence, governance, local collaboration and the human side of water solutions.</p><p>As one of the guests puts it:<br>“You don’t have to be an expert, you need to be human.”</p><p>Listen now to this special live edition of the Waterproof Podcast.</p>
April 23, 2026
Failing Forward
<p>Thomas Edison once said “I have not failed. I've just found 10,000 ways that won't work.” If you agree with that, you’ll love this edition of Waterproof, where we speak with people who learned to ‘Fail Forward’. </p><p> We start with Esther Shaylor of UNICEF and the WASH Failure Movement, who talks about the little jerrycan that couldn’t. Zahid Amin Shashoto of Bangladesh’s Uttaran shares the story of well-meant, high-tech water solutions that had unexpected consequences. Lindsey Schwidder of the experimental Green Village in Delft explains that sometimes you need to get wrapped up in red tape to learn how to get free of it the next time around. And Mr. Water himself, Henk Ovink, who says, like Edison, failure is about learning, even between nations. Failing Forward...in this 11th edition of Waterproof.</p><p> </p><p>QUOTES</p><p>Esther Shaylor – UNICEF</p><p>“We really want to talk about failure. We want to talk about when things go wrong and we want to openly and freely share it so that we can learn from it.”</p><p> </p><p>Zahid Amin Shashoto – Uttaran </p><p>“People cannot make a living. My community is primarily farmers, and if farmers doesn't have farmland, it's underwater, they go out”</p><p><br></p><p>Lindsey Schwidder – Green Village</p><p>“For us it's interesting to look at things that are new, that are not yet applied or not yet validated. And here they are also allowed to fail.”</p><p> </p><p>Henk Ovink – Global Commission on the Economics of Water</p><p>“A lot of things go wrong before things really go right. Learning - that is exactly what failure is about.”</p>
March 19, 2026
Wet Breakthroughs!
<p>What if cities could float? What if we could predict floods before they happen? Or even create water from air?</p><p><br /></p><p>In the latest episode of our Waterproof podcast, we explore bold ideas and breakthrough innovations that could reshape how we live with water. From floating urban developments and digital twins that help predict floods, to new approaches to water governance and solutions that improve everyday lives.</p><p><br /></p><p>Featuring insights from:</p><ul><li>Rutger de Graaf (Blue 21) on the shift from fighting water to living on water</li><li>Mary Matthews (UNDP) on why governance and policy are the real innovations we need</li><li>Florian Witsenburg (Tygron) on the role of data and digital twins in managing floods</li><li>Rueben Moore (Solaq) on trust and culture in adopting new water sources</li><li>Tanya Huizer (Asian Development Bank) on how the Laundry Transformation can improve women’s lives</li></ul><p><br /></p><p>Together, they show how technology, governance and social innovation can turn water challenges into opportunities.</p>
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