World. Fresh water is in short supply. Whats the solution . In lebanon to Water Supplies a dwindling but women stepping in and planting the ants. An unforgettable image, a column of smoke rises over the harbour of lebanons capital bay roots. 2750. 00 tons of Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer exploded. Here on the 4th of august 2020, devastating swathes of the city. 200 people died and there was an estimated 13000000000 euros in damages, too much for crisis rock to lebanon. Yet once upon a time, the country was booming, they route was a cosmopolitan and sophisticated city. But then in 1975 civil war broke out. Political and religious groups battled for supremacy tearing the country. A part of the war only ended in 1990 to day, much of the population lives in poverty. The infrastructure has largely collapsed, including waste collection. The local currency has lost 90 percent of its value. Many struggle to afford the very basics, food and heating and gas. And its really tough for the many refugees here too. But there are some projects offering hope it looks like a game, and it really is childs play since every throw is the gold. The small brown balls that these women are throwing into the bay car valley are so called seed bombs. The bulls contain plant thieves. An outer layer of clay protects them from birds and rodents. When it rains, the bulls soak up water and then the plants grow. All by themselves, the fertile plateau of the because valley used to be famous for its largest cedar forest. A cedar tree even ended up on the countrys flag. However, growing settlements and uncontrolled deforestation have meant that there is hardly anything left of the original forests explains a coordinator from the aid organizations or lum. L. A. D. C. And ive, ive had a collateral fellow. We never used to think about the importance of trees about hampton. We might sit under a tree in the shade, but we never asked ourselves, why did it come from an aside, who planted it at a hand on the other day. And it was only 3 this project, and then we realized how much effort it is to re green our country hall. I ran lower it off led to the bay re forrester. Lebanon is just one goal of salam. The work here is also supposed to bring people together who otherwise have little to do with each other, says, but to ebara him who fled from her syrian homeland to neighboring lebanon 10 years ago. A cave thought venza the women. Her all work wonderfully together. And yet whether they come from syria, palestine, or lebanon, about horn, we originally met through the project. What now were all like sisters and the whole better stand alone . We laughed together. We tell jokes, it makes the work easier men and then the said, some of the women live in informal settlements. Others have a solid roof over their heads, like between abraham from syria. Nevertheless, she says live in lebanon is not easy for her. Her husband is unemployed and her daughter regularly needs expensive medication. Without the 8th us dollars she receives for each days work, the family would have no income hits and no it has sydel. And my little project is more than just a job that brings and money her mother had i had father, i wouldnt know that it lets me do something good for nature and the environment. He did b, r, im fear that bobby and i now live in lebanon. Its become my new home that the, that and none, none who are what any, and i want to serve this home, harry about, and i the feed for that, the runaway money, or even if its only a small contribution middle, shell believe, ah, lebanon was once called the switzerland of the middle east because of its wealth. In the meantime, however, almost 80 percent of its nearly 7000000 inhabitants live in poverty. Ah, the situation is particularly dire for the more than one point. 5000000 refugees, most of whom come from syria. Their high number has led to mounting social tensions in the country. Ah, susan, im ki, has experienced it herself. She feeds her family of 5 with the money from the reforestation project. Shes lebanese, but her husband is palestinian. Their children are there for considered foreigners via im pretty anabel admin and on there so much discrimination in our country. But so hon. Even my children phillips and laughable because of that, danny and father are not allowed to go to the local school issue or issue mcnelty. I wish my children could grow up like any normal lebanese child on, and instead theyre excluded from many things. And my husband isnt allowed to take certain jobs and i just because hes palestinian nor nationality does not play any role in the trees for lebanon initiative. The only condition for participants is that they do not have another means of income because the project especially wants to help those most in need. To day the women are making seed bombs for wild time and sisters. In addition to reforestation, the product also wants to plant crops that can lace her be harvested after sifting the soil, the women add the clay that will later form the hard outer layer of the seed bowls. When both are mixed, the seeds go in everything is then mixed with water and need it. Its a sociable process. The group then sits together and shapes the individual seed balls. Ah. When the balls are finished, they need to dry in the sun for at least a day and then theyre ready and new life can be created from them in. And im bazaar i referenced in lebanon, mother, its amazing object in my children will thank me, let her know that though, benefit from it also to hillary and an even when none of us are here any more, ive done something good for the future of our world. Here and by michelle at the via foot to day, the women had finished their work. The projects aim is to release a total of 600000. 00 seat bombs. By the time the reforestation project ends in august next year, it would go a long way towards bringing back the countrys famous trees. Drinking washing, cooking industrial production, farming. Without water, we humans are lost yet, according to the un, as many as 2300000000 people live in areas docked by water shortages. Thats around 30 percent of the global population. By mid century, our planet could well have a population of 10000000000, with an accompanying rise in the demand for water. But Water Supplies are already dwindling. Many natural reservoirs are already over used or have been contaminated with sewage. Where on the brink of a global water crisis, could our oceans offer a solution . Kate down was the 1st major city to risk running out of water. But its not going to be the last jakarta, london, they, ging, tokyo, could all face their own day 0 in the coming decades. The most boss of the water, at least food for monkeys, are experiencing some will to stress off or disgusting. The gap between in mind and supply your water is narrowing. But how can that be . Our blue planet is a wash with water. More than 1000000000 trillion leaders to be precise. The problem is that 97 percent of the earths water is salty and most of the fresh water is frozen in ice caps. They less than one percent of the earths water is drinkable. That makes one solution, especially promising salvation. You sell a nation, these hallucination desalination, seems like a pretty straightforward solution. You take that undrinkable, salt water, remove the salt, and end up with an unlimited supply of fresh water. So why are we not building more desalination plants . Me . Thermal desalination uses heat. Sauce boiling point is a lot higher than waters so if you boil salt water, only fresh water will evaporate, leaving all the salt behind. Membrane desalination uses pressure. Salt water here, colored and red for clarity, is pressed through a membrane that is only partially permeable. Fresh water can pass through here, colored and blue, but the salt is trapped on the other side. The technology didnt improve much until the 19th century when industrialization and population growth encouraged. The more Research Population growth is the main driver for our increase in water scapes. And soon another factor could make desalination even more crucial global warming. As the climate warms, more water will evaporate, and as aristotle noticed more vapor equals, more clouds equals more rain. But that rain wont fall evenly. This map shows how precipitation will change as the climate heat up. Regions in purple will get more rain, those in orange less. Now compare it with this other map. These red dots indicate areas that are already experiencing water scarcity today. Dry areas like california and the middle east will have even less rainfall. Other countries, like india, will have more rain in the monsoon season, but less in the dry season when people need it most. This will make desalination even more popular. With boiling, billions of leaders of water takes a lot of energy release. D, availability of, of oil and especially fossil fuels makes the thermal process is cheaper. But for the types it could be, i think, 25. 00 or 30 times more expensive. But that energy doesnt have to come from fossil fuels. Ah, start up in berlin has a sustainable alternative. The water come basically from the bowl to the system. And after that is gone through the booth. The palm with fortune by the water is prey who the membrane is. He is in is water with green energy. Thats the key to the company success. This is one of their plants can kenya the solar panels. Keep the cost of water low in villages like this, where electricity is not available. I get the water for free. We get the electricity from the solar and wind for free. So we can now produce 1000 liter for 0. 50. This flies is actually comparative to clean water from the river or from the ball. But theres another problem. What do you do with this water thats left behind . So we thought of this, so look out of the water to produce fresh water. But now the salt is still contained within no substance, but its just a smaller volume. So its most ot ah, this water is called brine a be over let what we produce more brine than we produce nice adding it to what you feel your bike with this coming out of the discipline. Youll discharging on the sideline will to deal with and as it close out, it will sink because its more dense. Salenti and the temperature can also deplete the oxygen available. And this is whats causing actually the organisms more damage, just a lack of oxygen that basically Southgate Bryan can also contain chemicals harmful to see life. But what is this waste could become a resource tomatoes, seaweed, and certain fish can tolerate high salinity. Morial light uses brian to cultivate them in tubs like this at the moment or the technologies, ottaway, the book of fire, brian management. But those are on a very small scale. The challenge is that all we can transform those that small scale technologies into a large scale operation. Desalination is not a magic formula. The process must become more efficient before low Income Countries can afford it. These our nation plans must convert from fossil fuels to renewable energy, to limit emissions. And the whole Industry Needs to come up with a plan to deal with this bry. But facilities like this are already a lifeline for many communities. Movie. Today, cape town is doing a lot better, and the dam is full in. The city was rushing to build desalination plants to avoid daisy row. But the solution wasnt desalination or any other technology. People became water wise, they radically changed their water use and they valued water for the essential and irreplaceable substance that it is and will stay with the topic of water shortages and Climate Change is causing droughts in many countries like tanzania, but in the region of russia are reported to carry yuki witnessed something extraordinary. Here in anger rocha, a village in northern tanzania. Hardly anyone has a tv. Thats why linda moore limbo brings a small mo bile cinema with her mother. She was here a few months ago on behalf of the lead foundation or comes in e in conservation organization. Am. I was another group i did you, are you what, let me grab a spell. I want to show a film about see how here today im owed cassie hymans living tree stump loyalty mexic. We will start with announcement in the village and later in the evening we will show the found that while im nadia is not letting them execute. But where is everyone . Its still early afternoon and the villagers are in the fields. Digging in the bone dry earth holes in the earth as far as the i can see, it seems like all 7000 residents are out and about whats going on. Theyre digging here because of another movie presented by linda ma limbo and the lead foundation. It was called just dig it, john mooney remembers it well as he digs his trench and fills it with grass, seed lawfully. So callback on my get. The film taught me that you can do something about the dryness and drought of recent years. Or cadell, or gala, we can till the land is and create water basins via my glass, which we fill with seeds to help the fields recover. But in the kind of, while melinda wasnt in recent years, fields here have continued to fall victim to desert vacation. The persistent drought is a consequence of Climate Change with a can anyone really fight back on that on that about whether its 5 pm and linda ma limbo colleague that makes an announcement that the Film Screening is taking place that evening . No, no, no, no, we dont want walk another one. You know. Its a Welcome Change for the villagers. They only get to see a film every few months. The children are excited to see whats coming. Warm. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, yes. Now the final touches linda ma limbo has been doing this for 3 years. Years in emma enough on the dome explains how to protect your land from drought, africa. People have cut down their trees many times in recent years. The land became barren and the Harvest Hills got worse. So now we want to show people how to reclaim that moisture so that their yields increasing and they have enough pasture to feed their families even while i shall. Hm. Its fine. The show time. It starts with j monte a very popular comedian in tons zeniah. Why hes riding a bicycle through the fields. Is a mystery. Whats more important is what he hears up. Why why, why were talking about any new moment. Im not kidding you. When i got, i mean, did they go to talk on gama . I see from bonnie up late in italy, mans name and they read not owned on it. Not him. Took a that i got im not that im either which any im back in one. Yes, i, every one in anger will go once rain and the film as well. Received people here become familiar with drought over the past few years. What it means to be thirsty all day long. The film showed the villagers that small shrubs or tree stumps can grow into large trees. If given a chance, 1st viable plants are selected. Next their prune so that only the strongest shoots remain. Then the trees must be marked for every one to see. And importantly, the plants must be protected from hungry cattle. According to the campaign, this method has managed to save over 9000000 trees in tanzania, a re greening measure of this magnitude has an impact on the local weather and can also bring rain this means the country will cool down and crop yields will improve at least in theory, in anger rica, its still a dream though the last few months have seen 30 percent less precipitation than in previous years. Which is one reason why theyre digging the rain basins according to the campaign that were now over 200000 such basins in tanzania and kenya. And all this just because people saw a movie. In reality, people here earned one year of 50 probation, diligent workers like dina, hosea can manage 5 a day. Me cousin in im going for was yes if we make money digging now i had to buy data. My then you go later when the grass has grown, folk 70 will benefit both our cattle and us because we save ourselves the trouble of carrying food to the cattle. They were my then home with us. I was able to let ruin my then well go with if we employ these practices, they wont help us take care of our livestock fun. Not to say dear berlin and fool rainwater normally evaporates on the dry soil, but now it can collect the basins. Miss gibbs, the water, more time to seep into the soil. And this allows vegetation to grow, not only inside the basins, but also all around them. This re Greening Program is in full swing and gaining in popularity. Strategies like this one have an impact on the Global Climate and could even help to slow down global warming. And the people of anger walker are doing their part. How did people around the world live for this weeks global living room suite go to armenia . Ah that is hello. Come on im. Ethic. Assume the last these are my sons was the last the mom and my mother had taken us with the pardon my name is annie man. Okay, im any rocky armenian. Was that the right in 2004, we fled from iraq to armenia because of the war a gun. I asked them. Mm hm. At us you found this dull, was the 1st thing i grabbed . Whatever the my father said, it was too big to take with us, but i said i wouldnt go without it. And mink. I asked i dont the door when i was to we got on a trip in armenia to stay with that. I am 46 now, said the dolls 40 for that acre of them. I ah, how many others get these caps out and make us some tea . Ch, are you familiar home . Im gonna make us buy with that. We always during tea from these accounts. I isde con, its they typical tea cups in iraq ever after. Then we use them with sources like these che, by juggling the domain to re, uh, once the waters boiling, we put in the t let it was m a turn off the heat, let it sit for a couple of minutes and then pour it into the cups will ganja think me a good over hillis lane chain . Because it has to be sweet. Said hamburger thought. And i do then its of her effect. Pity his duty, a seething che you have to serve di and very beautiful covers as never the more you respect your guess, the more expensive the cup of gunther, north palm video than as well. I see it. This is our sons title. He got it for his birthday, we call it got that out of it, that it, that dinner ariana godzilla, gillian, i said look, if you press on this bus, it peasy ganette ah, ah, rodeo measures. Weve had this fish tank much longer than the turtle. An image done so good luck with some new fish coming over her meds. Get her. Got the not will your mothers there. Mark her lay. Now if her to right now does it letting in front of the fish tank when youre angry, has a calming effect. Asthma, month if you heard i take care enough bottle that so from us at global 3000 this week and write to us at global 3000 at d, w dot com and find us on face. But 2 d, w global ideas. See you next time. Take can ah, with who i woman with god. Margaret was 64 when she 1st wrote a motorbike and she hasnt stops in with 18000 kilometers 18 countries. The adventure of a lifetime. No limits. Margarets incredible journey of special red 90 minutes on d. W. With a j, a journey across the entire continent with a variety of cars. So would this. So the focus, the movers shake is visionaries and made has when body, the meaning of modern africa is asking us august the 5th on d w. Imagine how many portion of love us are now in the world right now. Climate change very hot. The story. This is my flex, the way from just one week. How much was can really get we still have time to go. Im going all in with his subscribe along with red alert for the blue climate. Ah, this isnt just route. This is a read if occasion i think were going to have some epic fighting over the word or is becoming a scarce commodity. Things just getting dryer and dryer and we need more and more water. Earth die of thirst. Theres no water at home. Then its like be a pod with global struggle for water. And nothing can be done. Thurs start to august 10th on d. W. So ah, ah, this is d w, news line from berlin. Ukraine resumes grain shipments to the world. Cargo vessel set off across the black sea after turkey declares from safe to sail at the 1st to transport, ukrainian grain from ukrainian port since the start of russias war pole. So on the program, taiwanese media before the u. S. House, the Speaker Nancy Pelosi will visit
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