Running to save the world: the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit for the environment
Radio Davos25 Nov 2022

Running to save the world: the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit for the environment

Mina Guli is running 200 marathons in a year to raise awareness about water; Lewis Pugh swam across the Red Sea for climate change action. Meet the campaigners pushing their bodies to the limit in the hope of changing the world.

Guests:
Mina Guli: https://www.minaguli.com/

Lewis Pugh: https://lewispugh.com/

Hear a previous Radio Davos with him: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/10/top-ocean-experts-tell-radio-davos-their-hopes-for-cop26-climate-talks

Also mentioned:https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/this-entrepreneur-is-aiming-to-reverse-his-carbon-footprint-here-s-how/

Related episodes:

Matt Damon talks to Radio Davos about his work on water:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2021/03/matt-damon-world-water-day

The World Economic Forum's UpLiink platform is looking for innovative solutions on freshwater:
https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/11/uplink-freshwater-hcl-radio-davos-cop27

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