Give water a voice
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What if water could speak… and we finally learned how to listen?
In this deeply human and eye-opening talk, Tatiana Fedotova, changemaker and co-founder of LeafTurtle, invites us to look at water differently. Not as an endless resource we control, but as a living system that sustains everything we depend on.
Starting with a peaceful walk along Lake Geneva, Tatiana reminds us that what we now take for granted was once so polluted that swimming was forbidden. Clean water did not happen by accident. It was the result of political will, investment, and collective action. And today, new threats are emerging, from climate change to chemical pollution, pushing water systems once again to their limits.
Drawing from her experience with UNICEF in rural India and two decades working across governments, businesses, and communities, she reveals a striking paradox. Water is essential to life, economies, food, energy, and health… yet it remains largely invisible in strategic decision-making.
This talk is a call to give water a voice. In boardrooms, in urban planning, in agriculture, and in our daily choices. Because water knows no borders, and our future depends on learning to coexist with it, rather than stretching it until it breaks.
Slow down. Listen closely. Water has a lot to tell us. Changemaker & Aquapreneur
Tatiana Fedotova is the co-founder of LeafTurtle, a boutique sustainability consultancy with a mission to give water a voice to build resilient societies. With 20 years of experience across the United Nations, business, government and NGOs, from executive board rooms to river basins, she focuses on safeguarding natural resources, driving climate resilience and upholding human rights. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx
In this deeply human and eye-opening talk, Tatiana Fedotova, changemaker and co-founder of LeafTurtle, invites us to look at water differently. Not as an endless resource we control, but as a living system that sustains everything we depend on.
Starting with a peaceful walk along Lake Geneva, Tatiana reminds us that what we now take for granted was once so polluted that swimming was forbidden. Clean water did not happen by accident. It was the result of political will, investment, and collective action. And today, new threats are emerging, from climate change to chemical pollution, pushing water systems once again to their limits.
Drawing from her experience with UNICEF in rural India and two decades working across governments, businesses, and communities, she reveals a striking paradox. Water is essential to life, economies, food, energy, and health… yet it remains largely invisible in strategic decision-making.
This talk is a call to give water a voice. In boardrooms, in urban planning, in agriculture, and in our daily choices. Because water knows no borders, and our future depends on learning to coexist with it, rather than stretching it until it breaks.
Slow down. Listen closely. Water has a lot to tell us. Changemaker & Aquapreneur
Tatiana Fedotova is the co-founder of LeafTurtle, a boutique sustainability consultancy with a mission to give water a voice to build resilient societies. With 20 years of experience across the United Nations, business, government and NGOs, from executive board rooms to river basins, she focuses on safeguarding natural resources, driving climate resilience and upholding human rights. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx