Issues and with me of course is michael presenter nia to pay sandra its good to see you again my name is now outside and thanks for tuning in todays program will take us on a whirlwind tour of odd views of all continents africa and hero of the shed some light on the environmental threats we face even uganda who acts of has been next on the cards in the wake of a troubling visit to the World Economic forum. We go to germanys couple bellina where we searchers have developed no plan to racism and. How we go to kenya where fast growing type of grass could help farmers and the client. When my feeling is done that but its a negative one to the one becoming more and be able to gently she was looking forward to hearing a lot of other young women to be used and just ended up on the bottom up and going debate about immigration and we present ation going up a 100 fold i know but this is somebody on a leash on a young white jumping on a press conference in st johns just thinking come home all the News Agencies will still be you may also state of grace ill apologize in the mean value but because of climate activists feel the need to even come on to call the way their voices are being erased from the climate debate because it has gone back home in uganda and it off because when by to visit her. Oh. It was a moment of joy with such means. When she discovered that as the only for. She had been cropped out of the published group photo with other Climate Change activists the incident went viral in a long line press conference. In the media. Other activists joined in solidarity including done in new from south africa and greater tune back from sweden. Youre focusing on travel activism from different corners of you know the western countries but what youre doing wrong is try as much as possible to says art and raise the voices from the global south it makes us feel like they activism and disasters in africa wouldnt be sending care for you. Mr mcateer lives in uganda she got involved in climate activism in december 2018 after her country was hit by unusually high temperatures the incident during her visit to the World Economy forum in switzerland has not deflated her ambition or commitment. Whats happened time now to be a positive thing because of how we responded to aids as activists from africa and it has our work and most choose to stand up and rise up and demand for action as well as our work and media and the public about the dangers of Climate Change. Shes also taken hire activism into the classroom after this school in central uganda she wants to inspire the next generation to get passionate about the environment. And the words cant even live here to protect the truth. I believe that every kid deserves an opportunity to be in such a class to clearly understand the importance of the things that they see in their environment these kids understand. They clearly knew they want to save this tree but if you come into that class and teach them and remind them that gives them a lot and aware of the destruction that causes that goes on in their environment and pushes them. And now shes ready to take her activism to the next level shes preparing a proposal for the Ugandan Parliament how goal is to get Climate Change a discussion introduced in schools i wish i had known about Climate Change at an idea age i believe that my impact would have been bigger than it is right now thats why i believe that it is important for the president and the ministry of education to him to include Climate Change as part of the curriculum in different schools they determine dr this also wants to see schools using clean energy with support from her family and donors in europe she is now supplying Clean Cooking stove to help schools reduce their consumption of rude. This will not only save trees and money but also give the children 1st time experience of using clean energy. Out of line means to protect the environment. Only a fraction of south africas west has been recycled about it 90 percent is down coaxing from the crushing lift into the young people based on can be a source of disease and death as well on its triple peaks are. Indeed sounder to young South Africans thought he was high time to tackle this problem one of them is a musician the other over cycling acts but i dont like to do what you might think well the 2 men have got together to create their own Waste Removal system thats the thats good. And. Its 5 oclock in the morning. As the sun rises the stench of rotting garbage becomes unbearable. These 2 men are determined to do something about all the litter in their community. One solution is to save money and because most of the things that you find here are a 2nd impulse saw saw 60 percent of feed can be repaired wrecked it to 2 recycling bongani piri worked as a musician and top bang model jani worked in Waste Management seeing the garbage piling up they both quit their jobs and started the initiative valid green like many villages in south africa cant afford Waste Collection so theres letter everywhere. A valid green team to go from house to house to collect plastic glass bottles and paper then they sort it all. Most people in macau used to burn their waste so it wasnt easy to convince them to change their ways and keep things that can be recycled. If its only really all the way to go seriously because we cant be included say clean cells so we need to live aboard the recycling for them its the and us they need easier and filling a youth of i am not go about to say. But to also started what they call the eco hero program to engage with young people about Environmental Issues once a week they go to the local Primary School to make music and dance with the students. Participation is voluntary but its fun to join em and that motivates the kids to become eco heroes. You have to say ive shown you in love with music and but now. Incremented with all these things that i have been in trouble with me but out the forest there is air pollution over rivers and pollution of our oceans so you know what why not use my music and the little skills that they have and of course. With some guys who have studied about the environment and so we can combine the 2 merge the 2 and create something that is unique and beautiful here motor running also trains the local soccer team but another opportunity to motivate young people to take part in clean up campaigns and teach their parents house of separate that trash. Valid green also helps people in the village set up compost heaps to make use of organic waste residents are grateful for all these activities and that makes them more inclined to take an active part in recycling with ease i have learned. Its a Great Initiative it helps the children after school in these crucial 3 or 4 hours when they would otherwise just sit around. With all these projects in the community they can go to find a green im bongani entire bangle teach them how to take care of the environment all they can do other things that will keep them busy on the school run away but in the valley green team take what they collect to a recycling station a major challenge for their Business Venture is transportation to recycling station pays about 80 euros for a load after some goes to pay the owner of the truck so period just 300. 00 euros a month in total. Theory says the solution is to grow the business and gauge a large group of waste collectors who will sell them the things they find. Voting is there by pits and so they come to us this deficit or worse then. This become pundits. Who buy into. The center has sued him over who we have there more when i see one plus post and leave it. For now. Saving up to buy a professional weighing scale and eventually a truck of their own. Then they plan to employ dozens more waste collectors. To make and keep a clean place to live. Now and so this weeks doing your bit its hard to imagine an Infrastructure Project anywhere in the world that doesnt use concrete well producing cement for the concrete produces a lot of c o 2 emissions well a group of german scientists and the african partners in nigeria want to make a difference they want to make concrete production more sustainable theyve made on all stanley discovery take a look at this. Africas building sector is booming the continent uses as much concrete for construction as europe does but making the cement that binds it produces a lot of Carbon Dioxide up to 10 percent of the worlds c o 2 emissions. Scientists from germany and nigeria are studying alternatives they are experimenting with remains of local plants such as kosov appeals that have been incinerated at certain temperatures. From the ash that we collect we develop cement like products they could be used in place of cement binder sold at local markets that would reduce the c o 2 footprint since he was 5. Ash from rice hulls and other plant remnants are also showing promising resign. Using plant based cements is an environmentally friendly alternative. Not only can an Endless Supply of organic waste be put to good use the sustainable eco concrete is also much cheaper to produce. It may even be more stable and durable than conventional concrete. And the scientists hope to see the 1st Building Made from kasama concrete constructed as early as next year on the university of lagos campus. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. Hash tag doing your bit. We share your stories. Feeling nigeria is a big issue with almost 200000000 people so it is likely governable job growing well can the environment really handle all this massive growth it may seem like an Impossible Task but i know theres a song close to our border is showing the right way by taking small steps they are teaching the farmers how to go organic food and how to take care of nature one package at its are we have to think about all these other. Organisms all this things that i live in that still use interest that. Source. Training in organic farming has become a do and when i as main job he likes to teach out in the field and. Hes. Like give us chemical to do the salmon and see where and cons it was she said written down to the river goes down to pollute the river. Instead he courage is the use of organic fertilizer. And they should. Then very mentalist shows the farmers how to mix and applied correctly his organic fertilizers made from the need tree and other one extracts. Now weve talked about Climate Change. That has been a. Been. So wants to start up on their own i suspect of agricultural to caution that. In trying to 12 he founded the Nongovernmental Organization farm awareness which advocates farming methods the dont harm the environment. The farmers also benefit from the training because using chemical fertilizers degrades the soil over time. Unlike those in the conventional method of chemical fertilizers alchemic we call. The natural metals of farming using the environment to use in things around us to form inputs to form for the lies of their own urine they go to meet the farmers and different communities right here in with. The ngo supports farmers and create an cooperative and they provide training courses so since 2012 theyre trained around 9000 farmers. Oh and i saw with thoughts very good that it was a force we have that weve done as if its a good life i mean thats what it is welcoming to create that when most of us so long this is actually is most of all we improve on now if i miss this thing we have to from awareness also sells the organic fertilizer which is more affordable for the small scale farmers they need less of the liquid than chemical fertilizers and can buy it from the organization and subsidize the rate of about 7 year olds to litter. Our legs under our hands started organic farming 2 years ago after training with farm awareness the season hes mainly planting the salmon easing organic fertiliser. He did make lopes the club into but hes already welsh. So we made a 3 hour flight give me the results. The engineer would like to sell its fertilizer internationally but it wouldnt sound as an organic product because nigeria has no organic certification system so the group is still facing challenges to friends itself. We all know that mustnt quantities of Plastic Waste and up in our cities luckily more and more people are coming forward with their own unique solutions to addressing the problem. Youre very right near to these young passionate same as from germany and the netherlands felt worried about the plastic invasion and came up with a very innovative idea of intercepting the trash before it is washed away at sea and now this idea is being used in doms what i always take a look. At all kinds of debris swimming in this canal in amsterdam ends up in this catchment cage. A crew from the Water Company rotter net comes by regularly to empty it every week about a 1000 kilograms of stuff accumulates half of it plastic this is how it works and there is pumped into a tube lay diagonally across the bed of the canal and escapes through holes in the tube the bubbles bring the waste to the surface the waste is then directed with the help of the current into the receptacle near the bank keeping it out of the north sea. Boats and fish can pass through the bubble barrier be extra oxygen is also good for the water. The great bubble barrier was devised by an amsterdam startup of the same name yeah right on at this point the great little barrier is responsible for the maintenance of the whole installation but that it is going to start doing research so they will Start Research on how much less thick is being collected it will also do research on. How easy it is to be emptied the Water Company has crews and a fleet of boats that go around and pull trash out of the citys waterways last year that included more than 40000 kilograms of plastic the hope is that bubble barriers will make the job easier and more effective. Thats what this test installation in operation since november should determine. The inventors spent years developing the bubble barrier. There were various challenges such as how to position the tube and resulting screen of bubbles so as to direct trash to a collecting point and how to make best use of currents. The diagonal path is key. For people set up the company they now have a staff of 10. Theres been a lot of resonance the technology is not particularly complex or expensive and it should prove to be very scalable philip alcohol is one of the inventors of the system and he is continuing to develop it he is currently working on improving the catchment part of the process. Micro plastics are a serious problem worldwide and jeopardize the food chain none the less offshore it is in the European Union for example arent yet obliged to clean their waterways of plastic despite the health risks we do see in our 6 because thats a more direct threat to our health that something when we start to wake up if its already hurting the environment is usually not urgent enough. But there is still the budget around to to get plastic out of the water so that stephanie a challenge for us as as. Plastic trash is a global cleric that bubble barriers could help combat the team see a lot of potential for expansion. Move towards europe within this year said 2020 but also move towards asia once we have a solidified partnership with barclays in asia they hope to set up the 1st the bubble barrier in asia by 2023. What are Smart Solution for plastic pollution here is another great idea this one from kenya right next door often times people graze cattle in local woodlands which can have a negative impact but crowd version of more nutrient rich napi of grass could help ease the pressure of the forests as well as boosting dairy yields on cutting Greenhouse Gas emissions a win win situation. Green testi healthy and pest resistant mapi a grass. The hills around kenyas mouth forest offer ideal conditions for these highly nutritious plants which can grow several beaters told. But the local farmers prefer to graze their cows on wild grassland. Kenya has 2000000 small scale Dairy Farmers with herds of 10 cows or less. All together thats a huge number of animals emitting a considerable amount of methane gas well they just in their food. And farmers are still cutting down forests to gain grazing land for their cattle the biggest problems were having now about Climate Change is Land Use Change and Land Use Changes where you are converting forests that are actually stocks of carbon and this couple when it is released into the atmosphere actually needs to claim a change so when you cut down forests that are tainted into cropland order for grassland for livestock then you are missing a lot of carbon into the atmosphere which needs to claim its change. Together with 2 european universities the center for International Forestry research has conducted a study in kenya to find an alternative that could benefit both the farm as a limb vironment they can. Paired with wild grasses forest grazing and silent forder led from locally grown maize in the researches investigated how the cows diet affects the amount of meth and they him eat while keeping a close check to on the Animals Health and productivity. Glass is one that if you can use very good quality. Then it is a very good supplement that. They just a bill to the animals lessen it into being produced a big boost the next task for the researchers was to convince small scale farmers to change their habits by spelling out all the advantages of the nappy or grass they succeeded even though many farmers still want to lead their cattle graze on love he feels they are at least prepared to give them the and for the. Cool in the old days we used to graze our livestock in the forest and. Now we feed them on the cuts not the grass and the productivities has improved. But. I can support my family as well as my neighbors. With. The cows now provide about 50 percent more milk than before and the heart is also healthier overall. A lot of what if we did the cows with its getting so very definite. Then these are decided there is as all some other pests tactics you get them from the grass its very hard to find the. Grass. Mapi or grass has shop edged leaves and secrets a slimy substance to trap pest when they land and keep them. Healthy or cows mean higher revenues and winning equation for the farmers and one with benefits for the environment too had speeding or not be a grass produced to want to have percent less Greenhouse Gases. Another reminder that looking off to the environment always pays off suddenly for you thats all we had for you today but thank you for joining us so long for me from kampala goodbye until next time by neil to. Why for an outsider what the pleasure of cohosting the show we have now its a way signing off from Lagos Nigeria see you again next week. To. See. Are we about to run dry. No. Water is very big business and its getting. A what do we have to do not to. Drive. Do we have to rethink the. The industry. Made in germany. Its own w. They were sworn enemies for most of their lives in the end they fought for control of iran. Hamann reza pahlavi the us arent sharing an ally of the west. And ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini her emotion or. The world are still dealing with the consequences of their conflict. The shah and the ayatollah. In 75 minutes on d w. Television is for me. Is for. Beethoven is for. Is for her. And beethoven is for. Beethoven is for every mon. Beethoven 2020 vision of the 50th anniversary here on d w. Indeed the name of Climate Change. Is missing. Instrument. One of the years today how for future. D. W. Dot com traffic megacities the multimedia. Click on church. They were forced into an aimless mass. Their bodies. The history of the slave trade is africas history. Describes how the greed for power and profit plummeted and entire continent into chaos and violence. This is the journey back into the history of slavery. Our documentary series slavery routes starts march 9th on t w. 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