Our bodies are more than 70 per cent water. The coronavirus also exists in water, carried in tiny droplets before it makes its way into our lungs. Without water, there would be no pandemic, but there would also be no us. Water makes life possible. Fresh water should be considered a priceless “rare Earth substance.” Instead, we pollute and waste it at astonishing rates. The world’s oceans, too, are at risk.

In Season 1 of The David Suzuki Podcast, “COVID-19 and the Basic Elements of Life,” David and guests explore how the pandemic can help us refocus on what’s most important, and what a green and just recovery from COVID-19 could look like. They return to the fundamentals to help us seize this unique opportunity to rediscover our place on this beautiful living planet.

The season’s third episode explores the theme “Water” and features conversations with Jeannette Armstrong of the Penticton Indian Band, youth activists Autumn Peltier and Allie Rougeot and the David Suzuki Foundation’s Jay Ritchlin.

You can help make sure we seize this unprecedented opportunity to build back a better world by urging Ottawa to advance a green and just recovery from COVID-19. Visit davidsuzuki.org/green-and-just-recovery/ Produced by the David Suzuki Foundation, in partnership with Jason Arkley Productions.