To the building. Oh, sham, has claimed responsibility. South africa, zullie kingdom is crowning and new monarch after months of succession squabbles, mister zulu, the son of the light, king of goodwill, as well. A teeny is said to be recognized as the leader of the countrys largest ethnic group, the ceremonies taking place in spite of fees, opposition from a small group of the royal family. Rushes president has a grade to allow inspectors from the Un Nuclear Watchdog into the separation Nuclear Plants in ukraine. Thats according to the french president , showing me the facility has raised fees of a nuclear disaster. Shadow military leadership is due to discuss a timeline for National Elections with rebels, opposition, parties, and Civil Society groups. Last week, the parties signed a pace agreement in dough are paving the way for negotiations is hope the talks will bring an end to decades of conflict. But the 3rd largest rebel groups of boycotting. Although, along with one coalition of political and Civil Society groups, hip morgan has these update from end that germane. This was all preceded by a Peace Agreement signed in the country, capital doha last week, mediated by a father. But there will also be a speech from the head of the military during visual military council, mammoth edris, there be no they will be discussing a lot of issues throughout. 7 the period of this dialogue starting today, they will be deciding on the agenda on the quantities that will be formed to discuss the issues such as the constitution, disarmament of our group that of find the other capital, doha. But more importantly, theyll be discussing about the issue of elections and whether it be on good to to find the deal are eligible to be running for candidates for presidency when elections are held. Mexicos former attorney general has been arrested on charges linked to the investigation into 43 students who went missing back in 2014 hazardous maria led at the highly criticized inquiry and Un Security Council waiver, allowing Afghan Taliban officials to travel abroad has expired. Senior members of the group have been subject to the band since 2011. All right, those are the headlines. Im emily anglin stature now for counting the cost. Me. Ah, al jazeera which is all i use. Hello, im sammy a them. This is counting the cost on al jazeera. You look at the world of business and economics this week, rivers drawing up and farmland parched. How like stream drought in europe impact the cost of living crisis. I also this week, millions of young people around the world expected to be jobless this year. Once the lang, the recovery and Youth Employment and the year after the autonomy bound to power enough, ghana, stan, its economic crisis is worsening. What can you do to turn things around . Ah, scientists warned aid could become europe was drowned him more than 500 years. War to scarcity has hit more than 60 percent of the continent from italy to the u. K. An unusually dry winter and scorching summer hates have reduced rivers to trickles, the historic Water Reserve lows for governments to restrict supplies. Well, that shortage is seriously affect the medi, everything from agriculture to the shipping industry. Bernard smith looks at the impact in to loose in southwestern france. I was all these are the geometry. Ive never seen the river as low as this stuff, and marty tells me hes a fisheries officer. In a normal year, the level of the garon here would be above our heads. The river cuts through to lu. Its the citys life blood providing Drinking Water, irrigating farmland, and cooling a nuclear plant. Stefan has had to take fish out of the river and put them into special tanks because the water is too warm to come to give us compared to video. Its complicated, everything is connected. There will be less snow in the mountains. The glaciers will melt sooner. This year there has been much less snow, so less water in the mountain lakes. So pumping of the lakes is lower to keep the water longer. Over 3 weeks, 40 percent of the water held in reserve in hydro electric dams, in the parent mountains has been released into the garage to keep it flowing. Just he weighs in europe are increasing at a faster rate than almost anywhere else on the planet. And Global Warming increases, but likelihood of drought drawing out soils and vegetation lay even fund was minimum. So to me, you may couple for the whole company. So we need 60 millimeters of rainfall to be able to replace the soil. Crystal comp n j tells me, forecast is for 3 millimeters this week. Its not enough. Know the corn harvest across france is expected to be 18 and a half percent lower this year than last that already a global shortage because of the war in ukraine. Even the sunflower of turned away from the scorching sun where there is access to water. There isnt enough to go around. Crystal says shell lose more than 30 percent of a crop this year soon. Apostrophes among gold. If we dont get enough water in this region, there will be no viable agriculture. Even today, the cattle farmers here have no grass on their fields. To day we own a land where its crucial to develop irrigation. If only to be able to achieve minimum profitability. Francis, worst route, since records began in 1958 has affected so many aspects of how people live here. I think we really we reward or not we. We love train, dont cake. And we reward because there is not in a photo for, for the fortune in july rainfall across france was down 84 percent compared to normal. According to the french weather service. The summer isnt over yet. Bernard smith al jazeera to lose southwest france. Well, joining us from munich now is dr. Moran, the shrew, as chair of environmental and Climate Policy at the Technical University of munich. Good, have you with us . So europe a, seem drought before, but lets put it into perspective. How big of a challenge is this one . This is a very major drought that is impacting europe right now. As much as 47 percent of the european continent in some level of drought. Danger of that 47 percent about 17 percent is considered in severe drought right now and the other areas are moving in that direction. So we havent seen droughts like this too often. 2018 was a very, very bad drought year. 2018 was considered a one in 500 year drought. This is a 2nd one in 500 year drought. And this means that europe needs to prepare for for a different kind of climate in the future. And now were seeing the transport of coal, were seeing those hydro power plants, Nuclear Plants, theyre also being impacted by this drought. Right. Whats that going to mean for an already critical European Energy situation . You are so right, right now the rivers in europe are at historic, close the po river in italy, ryan river, traveling from switzerland through the netherlands. And the water is so low that we are no longer able to transport many kinds of materials by barge, which means that they have to be shipped by a truck or by rail, which adds to the costs of shipping. So sometimes materials cant be shipped. All right, now im, so this is an added challenge on top of the prices that are skyrocketing because of the war in the ukraine and the limited gas supplies from russia right now. So this is a very challenging time for the european continent, and were going to definitely see some very heavy costs associated with this route. We mentioned that the rising costs transport thats going to go be passed on to goods, right. What is that gonna mean for people who us already struggling with the rising cost of living . Well, of course, this has a very worried energy. Poverty is already a concern because of the war in the ukraine, and the increase in gas and oil and coal prices. And it also means that now food prices will become more expensive. Goods and materials will become more expensive. So this really emphasizes for us right now taking every step possible to be more resource efficient. And it also means were going to have to do some planning for the future. And you mentioned shipping, theyre also getting impacted. What is that going to mean for the already complicated situation with supply chains . Yes, this is again, just an added a crisis on top of other crises. So right now we, we are seeing world wide problems with supply chains and difficulties and moving goods. Its partly the coated problem, for example, and china, its partly energy costs. And so this is really making it difficult for many firms that simply arent getting those supplies. They need to be able to produce their products. And we are hearing about factories that are having to go into temporary, a stop in terms of production, simply because theyre not getting the parts that they need to continue with with production. Im not gonna, i toll ask you for too much. Just bring out your magic wand now and tell us whats the solution for this i european governments doing the right things. And i think europe is just now waking up to the reality that we dont only need an energy transition. Were going to need a Water Management transition. We havent really prepared europe for the droughts that seem to be coming more and more frequently. So i dont think theres a single easy solution, but were going to have to be better at saving water. Were going to have to be better at recycling water. Were going to have to develop more cooling systems so that people have places to escape to. And its too hot in europe needs to rethink what the climate is going to be like in the years. Ahead and its not just your up, it will be other parts of the world as well. I wonder what that means then for, i mean, if this is going to go on for a while, as you, you indicated that there isnt a simple solution. Does that mean . Are we looking at inflation . Are we looking at recession for a while then . Well, of course, the hope is that the drought will break. Probably for the next couple of months, its going to remain very challenging. We saw it in 2018 and between a 10 and 30 percent loss in Agricultural Sector due to the drought estimates are that just the impact of the low water levels in the ryan river could cost the German Economy as much as 0. 2 percent of the annual economy. So the impacts are indeed huge. And, and if this is not just a single one in 500 year event, but something that were going to start to see numerous times every decade, we need to rethink a lot of things. And it really points to just how important it is that we develop circular economies, resource efficient economies, water efficient economies. Weve been pushing the planet to its limits and were starting to feel the price. All right, lovely. Talking to dr. Miranda. Thank you very much. Its not just in europe, parts of the western United States are also in the grip of a 23 year drought. Thats the worst on record. And taps are running dry in mexico to just 10 percent of dams across the country. A full, the water crisis has reached critical levels in mexicos wealthy. A city by you. All right, paula reports from monterey. The extreme Drought Conditions in northern mexico. This reservoir, in the outskirts of monterey, is almost entirely dry. And many here worried the same will happen to the local economy over another week of this things would only worsen boats are now stranded a top the dry lake bed at la boca dan. Its been months since the region has seen any significant rainfall. Experts have identified several factors that are contributing to the ongoing water crisis here in northern mexico. The most significant of which is a weather phenomenon known as linear, which climate Scientists Say has been exacerbated by Climate Change leading to one of the worst droughts in the last 30 years. Scientists see linea has disrupted regular weather patterns in northern mexico. This means that rains that were supposed to begin in may still havent arrived. And there is no telling when they will environmental activists see that despite the drought Bottling Companies like coca cola, heineken and others have continued large scale water extraction, making the situation even worse. Or if someone, even though when i get a quote on contracts, young muslim, were living a great contradiction in the city. You know, a great deal to the big companies, but its been at the cost of the wellbeing of citizens. And thats the problem. We need to completely rethink the question of water usage. The water crisis in monterey, a city of more than 5000000 people has reached a critical point. Many now rely almost entirely on public water tanks. For some, they are the only source of water available. Well discuss almost an hour, then we have no water, nothing comes out of the top and we have to carry it back home for cooking cleaning and even the bathroom. We buy our Drinking Water from the supermarket home, mexicos president. His vowed to continue to support efforts to supply water to various cities in northern mexico. But experts say the strategy is not sustainable. Adding that the only real solution is rein, manuel it up below al jazeera monterey. The many people who are forced out of the labor market are unable to enter it because of restrictions during the height of the pandemic. Now, with much of the world getting back to business, the International Labor Organization Says the global job market will take longer than expected to recover. About 207000000 people are expected to be unemployed this year. But the young people could be affected the most. The i a low says the pandemic is disproportionately impacted Job Opportunities for youth. The us labor agency estimates the total global number of unemployed youth will reach 73000000 this year. Thats a slight improvement from last year. Levels of the low says, unemployment remain 6000000 above 2019 figures. Before the pandemic started just over 27 percent of young women are likely to find a job this year compared to at least 40 percent of young men recovery. And youth unemployment is expected to be more successful in high Income Countries than in low and middle income. Ones almost 13 percent of young people are without jobs in africa. But the continent is not the worst performer. Arab countries have the worlds highest and Fastest Growing Unemployment Rate of young people. Almost a quarter of our views are unemployed. Well joining us now from geneva is key bomb, kim, a macroeconomic and Employment Policy specialist, the International Labor organization. Good to have you with us. So why are young people in particular key being impacted in the job market . Well, the, you know, theres a lot of the variety of reasons. I think 1st of all, its important to bear in mind that young people were disproportionately in the, in the sectors hardest hit by the pandemic. So the sexes include, for example, in of food accommodation, hospitality, and of course, you know, cost currently. Since then, weve had quite a bit of uncertainty in economic why. So we see, for example, you know, this year its specializations repeatedly lowering costs, Economic Growth forecast. And so, and i think and, and young people in this kind of uncertainty and fertility are, you know, its not good news for them. Is there a problem as well with training education . Weve had, you know, deep disruptions in the trina education which can lead to learning losses. And these learning loss, of course, can have guarding effects over an individuals entire life cycle, either 2 or lower lifetime earnings, a lower Career Trajectories are also we see for example, that in some social economic settings weve seen of girls, you know, the 1st to be pulled out of school and the last 2 we turn in, so these disruptions to, to girls will, you know, with her negative implications, agenda, inequality and labor market. Alright. And the end of this pandemic, were seeing, of course, a trend of people working from home, a speeding off of the sort of transition to more sustainable economies. Is that going to help bring more people into the job market . In fact, yes, you know, i think color, so of course, you know, countries need to continue to focus on, you know, addressing the impasse of the cobit of the could be 1900 pandemic because in one way form another they continue to linger. But i think countries also need to, you know, to not lose sight of longer term priorities. And so we have found, for example, that, you know, in our, in our work that the digital economy, the kerry common, meet the green and blue economies as well as a created economies, can provide a potentially large number of jobs for young people. We know, for example, our modeling work, for example, fines that the transition to these economies can lead to an additional job gain of about 139000000. 00 jobs in a court of which would be taken up young people between the ages of 15 at 29, and you mentioned the issue with schooling for girls always seeing the trend of gender disparities, regional differences getting worse. I mean, for the, from the pandemic. And initially from the pandemic, we had the agenda of college in the labor market. Wasnt education worth and, but we have to actually offer berry my for example, bass, you know, weve had a recovery since then. And so in some countries settings and its difficult to generalize. But in some countries setting of, you know, for example, young women of girls have benefited more. But i think its important to bear in mind that the large tent, a gas, even before the crisis which, you know, would have been exacerbated initially but, but then theres still a lot of ground to, to be made up even though in some countries know we have come quite a bit further, talking about some countries of some regions. Why are arab states the worst performers when it comes to the worlds unemployment youth unemployment hotspot . But i think theres a number of factors, the 1st of which is of course, a just a demographic issue. Theres a large, a fast growing young population into, into our states. The 2nd is it, and terms of use unemployment to a lot of that is accounted bye bye bye bye young women. So for example, you know, rates of unemployment among young women are double, you know, that of young men. And so there is that issue. The 3rd i think is a very important issue is that, you know, the educational obtainment in the states, you know, has really progressed at a much faster the we then economic structures of change and so you, it, so you find a lot of well educated people that want good jobs, but these good jobs are not necessarily available when we take into consideration global migration patterns and so on. Is africas youth unemployment problem really a global problem . Indeed, i mean, africa. So africa was the Fastest Growing population of, you know, among regions. So, or use on employment or under employment in africa, you know, with, you know, can have serious patient questions, you know, more broadly. So i, but i think is important to bear in mind that unemployment is only, you know, the tip of the iceberg this, you know, its, for example, in africa there, you know, more challenges, for example, in terms of working poverty as well. For example, in terms of under employment and what we see, for example, africa during the pandemic, is that unemployment did not rise a lot simply because in order to be unemployed, one has to be looking for a job. But a lot of people, you know, once they start to look for a job in, during the pandemic, and consequently, they realize that theyre not that many jobs out there. And so they became discouraged. And in fact, these discouraged job seekers, theyre no longer considered statistically unemployed in now, out of the labor for stick considered in active. And so what we have seen for exactly the case of africa, but also in other regions is that labor Market Impact of the condemning is, has been really been through, you know, this high rise and in activity a lot of discourage shop secret rather than a big rising unemployment. Interesting, thanks so much for chatting with us key. Thank you very much. Decades of war, years of drought. And now western sanctions have devastated afghan us times economy a year after the taliban took pow, the countrys finances of vol, but collapse after the flow of foreign aid slowed to a trickle. Many afghans cant afford basic goods and about half the population doesnt have enough food. Hundreds of thousands of people are jobless businesses are struggling because of a lack of access to funds in foreign currency. The u. N. Describes the situation as pure catastrophe, and it says only 40 percent of the money required to fund humanitarian health has been received so far. Aid accounted for 80 percent of the afghan state budget, but it was cut off after the tale bombs take over the u. S. In europe blocked more than 9000000000. 00 and Central Bank Reserves as part of sanctions on the group. Economists say the measures of worse than the countries economic crisis. The calling for the funds to be released, called a bon critic say its failed to reverse the countries financial woes, but the group is pointing to improvements made under its watch. How do sarah spoke to afterward while a half mile . The Spokes Person of the ministry of finance about the challenges ahead. One of the biggest problem that we are facing economy currently and financially is in the district and on our banking system. The problem is that the world has the political, 5, economy and finance, and economy in finance, you know, doing the Common People which is harming all Common Peoples. But still we are in talks with them in dialogues. And even the Treasury Department of us has had some licensees which you decrease the restrictions on or banking system. The still we are used to eliminate all distinctions on our banking systems. Now the taliban says its generating its own revenues and aims to meet its fiscal target for this year. Our budget annually budget, which we made it is the 1st budget in 20 years, which is completely dependent on our, on revenues. It is about 2500000000. 00 and we believe it till the end of our fiscal year, or we can erase or what we have for cost really in our budget, we have generated about 800000000 dollars from customs for 400000000. 00 for from non tax revenues, which are mostly come from mines in about 300000000. 00 or from taxes. And just to some organization have peered a very small number of salaries, or many afghans say their earnings were depleted due in part to inconsistent salary payments. Huckman says the group has been paying wages on time and looking to the private sector to help people find jobs. People shouldnt be dependent gent, just on government. We need to create jobs in private sector. And a, we have a good connection with our private sectors in doing facilitating them, the rules and regulations providing them what they need. We are a rich country naturally a but also have lots of land for agricultural. So we have to work in every single part, facilitate a regulation for foreign investment, a work for our agricultural in, you know, you have to work in all parts and we are doing that. But the thing is, if you want to bring a change which will take time, the ministry of finance is challenging. International organizations to audit its claims. The country is now corruption, free corruption was a big problem. Man. I can see that the system was specially ministry of finance before us was even overt corrupted. Or the other hand, the toilet in suff, emerett for corruption is 0. We took strongest tips tool to stop corruptions or bring changes in the leadership of the government and find a founded that the gaps of corruptions which what did in system found that and eliminated doors. Oh, so now we can see that to we are a corruption free country in we are already for an international organizations, international, transparent toward others to come and see her that the level of corruption that how we minimize it. And thats our show for this week about remember, you can get in touch with us by twitter. Use the hash tag a j, c, d c. When you do or drop us an email, counting the cost down to 0 dot net is our address is more for you online at al jazeera dot com slash cc c. Thatll take you straight to our page, which has individual reports, links, and entire episodes for you to catch up on. Thats it for this edition of counting the cost. Im sammys a dan from the whole team here. Thanks for joining us. 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