In this episode of The NextDrop Question, I speak with Christopher Gasson, founder and CEO of Global Water Intelligence.
Most water conversations start from a project: a treatment plant, a reuse system, a regulation, a funding gap, a utility challenge, or a technology claim.
Christopher looks at the sector from a different altitude.
Through Global Water Intelligence, he has spent decades tracking water markets, desalination, reuse, utility spending, private-sector activity, capital flows, and the forces shaping water decisions around the world.
That perspective matters because water is often described as a local issue, but the constraints are increasingly global. Utilities are facing capital pressure. Industries are competing for secure water supplies. Desalination and reuse are moving from niche options to strategic infrastructure. Technology developers are trying to understand where adoption is real and where the market is still aspirational. Investors want growth, but water does not behave like a normal commodity.
This conversation is about zooming out.
Where is the water sector actually moving? What are people overestimating? What are they missing? And how should water professionals think about the connection between engineering decisions, market behavior, regulation, and investment?
A focused question. A practical takeaway. See you next time.
