Coming up today. Here about problems caused by venting at the side of the regatta. Land what people in kenya are doing to help things from grains from a stink ship. Now lets start with Renewables South Africa is heavily dependent on coal about some of the some percent of the countrys primary energy needs are met by coal and thats a lot not good for the environment the government is looking to promote the use of solar power but converting to solar proving to be a slow process cant tell on the southern cape are the front runners for 4th of all tight Solar Systems are equal reports some of the people that are seeking to shake up the south African Energy mix. With. The musicians on the water trench in cape town have plenty of this kind of energy. But the electricity South Africans are dependent on the government and enterprise as calm ok tell me its always open to new possibilities the. South Solar Systems and provides a tiny stewing installation is there a chance that we can go up to you or you can deny. These days youll find solar panels all over especially here in the harbor a 2 years top spot cape town has become a solar center yet this insulation is special because at the v. N. A. Water from the t. In cape town it was one of the 1st larger rooftop installations you see more. Of all distributed over all roofs here on the waterfront all in all totaling more than 1. 3 major watts of capacity and the electricity is used immediately when its when its produced so there is no storage involved its not feed it back into the grid its just use as its produced. The provider is not really interested in having solar energy fed into the grid doesnt want competition. Never the less great goal cooper is finding more and more customers all over the country who would like to invest in solar power like here in ca is south africas fruit farming region this Cold Storage Company has high Energy Costs Solar energy is less expensive and environmentally friendly to boot so investing in the sun is a Good Alternative the costs for conventionally generated power have gone up in recent years. The manager shows us where the investments were made. Solar cells were installed on a large scale here on the roof theyre now able to produce 15 percent of the energy they need themselves. With our sun i think and the cost of solar panels now there is a way of operating it not too much and. You can focus on your best says you dont have to focus on. Getting some power i think. The best way to go. The company has cut their c o 2 emissions by 7000. 00 tons over the last 4 years and solar generated power is simply less expensive than conventionally produced energy but the company hasnt been given a permit to add more solar cells to the roof although theres plenty of space available. Even so the lengthy approval procedures are not scaring off investors in cape town more and more small providers are supplying other areas in africa with energy such as sustained solar. Youre full of there but. Here theyre testing their new plant this solar plant can be installed with relative ease almost anywhere after 2 days it already provides electricity Solar Technology has as has a bronze in such a way that. Environmental benefit is no longer the only selling argument costs have come down so significantly the ease of insulation has become. A real seller these portable systems are delivered to many countries in africa equipment fits into one single container. Here a school in south sudan is being set up for solar powered electricity. We have rural areas that are far from the Main National great and i havent built a system thats built into a full container with all the equipment you need to set up. Going into deeper parts of africa where you dont have access to tools and engineering services. With more hours of bright sunshine than any other continent on earth solar power has Great Potential in africa and as the population continues to grow the need for energy will to. A recently published report said july was the hottest month ever recorded on earth and we all know what heat can do thats why its n. T. Melts ice for one thing not a problem in a cool drink by huge problem when it comes to octave places the levels are rising in many parts of the world so much so that the land is being lost to the sea and next report from europe gives us an idea of what the consequences of that can be. Mike russell has the sea right at his doorstep hes a dedicated angler whos lived on the coast of wales for over 40 years right now the ira seeds bright and sunny. But the people here have seen their share of storm surges mikes how stands right behind this dyke its held im against wind than tide so far its hard to realize that weve rising sea levels always could be gone they say in his little was 50 years its hard to believe fairborn is a Seaside Village of about a 1000 people and say be experts doomed by Climate Change several 1000000 pounds have gone to build dams and dykes to protect the house is from the sea but now the well shore thora these are throwing in the towel im calling on the villagers to find in homes where measuring to sea levels in the area across north wales coast im way off finding evidence is sea levels are rising tears that reality on so before any catastrophe happens before anything bake happens we really really need to be making sure the people are aware of those risks and that way talking to them and involving got a in the solutions but whats solutions can there possibly beat my can this partner see their lives and their home at stake and lots of money quite a malaysian hell the situation is already is not a simple for them as it is for pensioners to buy new house elsewhere recently learned in theyve appealed the state has left them is holding the bag future the fact is that they have no wants is for worse they cant tell us where the go to movers they cant tell us when theyre going to move 1st those no Financial Support no compensation or tool and the sting in the table to thus is if they insisted everybody moves out oh they would expect my can light a payday for the demolishment aughts his huddles Council Chairman stew would ease who runs a camping ground in fairbanks says its almost game mongering like many in the community he doesnt trust the data. Whats all political. Theres other villages beside us that are in the same mess boots we are the world the experiment is being told so were the 1st one to see how well people react to everything its true that pheromone going to be the only town to face imminent danger in coming years over 30 communities in wales alone are dealing with erosion and flooding from rising seas. And infrastructure such as rail and power lines and roads are also not risk the problem is a massive financial time bomb for britains coast climate experts say. They cant leave it to local authorities because weve had 10 years of all start a fire at a local authorities crippled already in delivering services that budgets are being slashed what this is a huge huge issue thats affecting our whole country and it cannot be left to the individual thora teams that are already struggling to deliver the solution they need to make a solutions a lot. Of the residents of fairborn complain that everyones simply passing the buck. Says mike an angela say the prospect of a forced evacuation is always hanging over their heads so theyre hoping to stay in their current house as long as they possibly can. Meanwhile the historic steam train keeps carrying tourists through the village the tracks run right behind the dike which in future will no longer be reinforced or expanded. Which effectively seals fairborn speight. Coastal towns and cities all over the world under threats from rising sea levels jew through climate. Change its time to do something about it but whats one way of reducing Carbon Emissions in our daily lives is by recycling repair visit to the mozambican refighting association that is not only collecting youth pass sick but promoting recycling by involving schools local communities professional waste collectors and even artists lets see how far theyve come. For treats the augusta and her family live in beta collecting Plastic Waste is how she makes a living she and her family lost everything when cycling eat i slammed into the coastal city in the earlier this year. We were suffering a lot we didnt have enough money to survive so we started picking up ways to recycle and we are in a bit of money with this. 47 year old but she is one of the around a 100 ways collectors working for 2 recycling associations in. Every day they take what theyve collected to the womens ngo to the groups aim is to provide both practical assistance for women and protect the environment pauline and i kaner is the president and has led the Organization Since it was established in 2013. This is an association focusing on women with low incomes so what we do is basically focus on recycling. That not only gives women an income but also helps to keep our city cleaner. And that motion brings. Together the women manage to gather around 1. 00 tons of waste every month. At the recycling Center Workers sort of package it ready for transport after that it gets sent to an Industrial Recycling plant for processing the sorting facility provides an income for 40 women and 3 and then but the very success of the initiative has led to new challenges. For this community used to be very dirty with all the Plastic Waste. Now i see a real difference in terms of cleanliness but that means you dont find much waste in this area anymore. So the collectors have to go further to find material for recycling as theres no longer enough around here. The group to is part of the Mozambique Association of recycling or more the association is working to set up an efficient Waste Management and recycling system in mozambique so far 6 regional organizations are taking part and more have signaled interest in joining. When i started in 2009 the concept was new in the southeast african country now 10 years down the line the attitude towards waste has changed. Has changed a lot here since they started their activities and those are big theyve brought a whole new perspective as regards to cycling and theyve also introduced new infrastructure. Before we had huge amounts of Plastic Waste but we didnt know what to do with it or how to process it. We are recycling is one of the private companies that also profit from the growing interest in cycling they sell on the salty materials to a local company to transform them into furniture and many other useful items or more says that between. 4. 60 tons of waste are being recycled every month that might sound like a lot but its actually only the equivalent of 2 percent of the overall waste produced in mozambique so theres still a long way to go to make effective Waste Management a reality on a large scale. In ghana as the amount of land cultivated by Small Farmers grows their mounts of pesticides and weed killers use also increases and those products come in large plastic containers. Thats right and that is posing an environmental problem in 2 ways 1st the use of the chemicals themselves and 2nd what is done with the containers once they are empty so often they are used for things like Water Bottles even though they still contain traces of toxic pesticides a local initiative is going to villages to make people aware of these hazard. Mahmoud mohammed not only keeps an eye out for them this plastic bottles used to contain chemical fertilizers and now pose a danger to people in the environment from as in ghana often leave the used bottles lying around these containers are not properly disposed of it can affect the health of the farmer. What our bodies and even. Their families for. Mahmoud know dean is a journalist and an environmental activist in 2015 he founded an ngo for Climate Change and Food Security focusing on farming he launched a campaign against the use of these bottles here in suffolk farmers have had bad experiences with them i used a Group Chemicals on my from and would just leave the containers there that wasnt good at all as one day my grandchild picked one fish would do with it and drank it she felt the treatment was very costly it was a big worry fortunately the agric office explained to us that we should not leave the used containers on the farm so now we gathered all and put them in a tray cycle which goes to dump them. For course p. Is part of new didnt awareness raising tim he works for the Agriculture Ministry for and passed on his knowledge to the families. I mean parting with center for. In full screen for a year now and we are being educated farmers on proper disposal of continues because there have been months please i will farmers. On the face the farmers ive been going to to use. The car so. On how to dispose them. Induction of these cases many of the farmers are now also taking more care when using the chemicals on their fields. Before you start to spray you have to wear boots and a proper outfit you also have to use a mask so you do not inherit the chemicals. For money. Then viral mentor is trying to get the message across that it would be better to do without the chemicals altogether but it is difficult to persuade the farmers that are gunning for the rises would protect their land better in the long term in particular against drugs a growing problem due to Climate Change its an uphill battle. For farmers that we have made across the country a lot of the impact of Climate Change some of them lead the one percent of them dont even believe that. The activists are showing the farmers other ways they can help fight the effects of Global Warming for example with Tree Planting initiatives some 500 species have been planted so far. Now Climate Change is taking its toll on the basin in the North Eastern part of my idea temperatures are rising rainfall is on predictable the vegetation is suffering and thanks to deforestation they are hardly any trees. Now the region is on the verge of turning into a desert but they are people. Working hard to turn things around have a look at doing your bit for the city. In the northeast of nigeria life is difficult. Islamist militia boko haram forces people to leave their homes. Climate change and deforestation have also taken a toll. And many trees have been chopped down for firewood. As a result the region is on the verge of turning into a desert. But there are people working hard to turn things around. Mohammad baba but tuna has found in an Organization Called green saw her international. Since 2015 it has planted around 200000 trees in the region. But to not also educate locals about the impacts of Climate Change. The aim is to restore the conditions that are necessary for agriculture. So that one day these people can go back to their villages and make a living. And how about you. If you are also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet hash tag doing your bit. We share your story. Maybe its a mission to fight. One particular like so many of our feathered friend. Risk. And now. Based in the communities informing farmers and others in the communities about the importance of protecting these majestic creatures. Wherever the Current School judge doom is not far behind he leaves nearly. In Central Kenya the local conservancy mist is passionate about birds and founded the cranes Conservation Volunteers organization he regularly visits their habitats to monitor their activities. Greens. Need to heal their weapons if we see this crazy allow is i mean take it that we help heal there with you know and also that calls for protection that we have something that these groups and not just koreans can attest to the area is home to the largest population of gray crowned cranes in the whole country over the years grain populations have suffered a major decline as a result of human related activity like trampling of chicks by rights talk from it both local and commercial level and collection of eggs but the cranes also disturb the farmers living around the lake. Told me how we. Get the winter got and i guess you know holly we could exist with the corn cranes on our farm the very destructive when we plant crops they take the seeds you get a lot more you know needed and with some mature like the plans they got him to the from the who farm. Only door was no longer. Reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife is the main work of georgia dome he and his team mate regularly with farmers the conservationists explains that cranes also have a positive impact on the crops as they eat worms which normally destroy the young plants when harvest time approaches then courage them to guard their farms to protect their crops even convinced the porch is to become full in 2 years when his team. When i fish at the lake i take care of the crown of grains in accordance with the government regulations you. Want to you girl but you know. What i did the birds. The tourists and when they come here they help to develop the area and create bursaries for schoolchildren who are thought or could be. So much. Why not do it there. The volunteer conservationist also visit schools in the region twice a month this time hes at the market record Primary School where 3 children received this masteries all together 32. 00 bus are these have been provided by the Development Fund the team also goes to schools to teach very Young Children about the role that cranes play in the region the lake also became a protected area last year the cranes breed that its show from july to february just before the breeding period starts the quince Conservation Volunteers try to coordinate with farmers to democrats important breeding areas by the lake. Sometimes community to cooperate other times they dont because when. We tell them to exclude the livestock during the great season and during their dry season they foster i would say the lake it is minimal so thats the need them to bring their cattle. Described is how those judged room works tirelessly to mediate with locals and keep the area protected for the benefit of the grey concrete ends and the local population who will benefit from the growing eco tourism. Time to wrap things up on todays eco africa show to say goodbye here in Johannesburg South africa she and again in next week. Thank you zee also signed off for now but dont forget they can always stay tuned to our show by checking out the content on our website and on our social media platforms from the whole eco africa team thanks for joining us and goodbye from the foster park in lagos nigeria. How to cover more than just one reality. Where i come from we have a transatlantic way of looking at things thats because my father is from germany and my mother is from the United States of america and so i realized fairly early that it makes sense to explain different realities. 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