Starvation. And with 8000000000 people on the planet, well look at the challenges facing communities living in africas biggest city lagos in nigeria. And fans are gearing up for the for world cup. So what does the events mean for africans and soccers next generation . Ah, im really mohammed welcome to the program. For years the rains have failed and rivers have dried up, leaving people with nothing to eat and little to drink in southern madagascar. Last year the World Food Program want that to Global Warming is creating a food crisis. More than a 1000000 people need 8 and many are close to starving. T w s age increase, visited the region of amber von ban, where the drought is putting communities there in a desperate situation. This is my number will river or whats left of it. For 2 years, the residence of cio may have to dig in the river bed, their main source of water that we are really suffering might feel. Now its really dry, dry, dry. No, no rain full actually my, my, my the rainy season should have already started. But once again, people are still waiting for it. I and her family left their village and came to town because of the droughts back home. Everything had run dry, but here things were not much better. Yet its tiny house, but this is what we can afford to rent houses in the village far from here. But we come here because we need access to water. We brought all the kids here and now they work as water carriers. One of the fetching water and selling it is their only option of earning money for foods every morning. This is the reality for tens of thousands in the region who live in villages without access to water. They have to transport their water containers to water sources, then fill them up and bring them back to their villages, of course, and the price. And its often children who are doing this work, skipping school 59, clara thea is one of them. She would prefer to be in school now, but she needs to support her family and the rivers more than 10 kilometers away in law has said, sir, its difficult for me because even to carry the water from the river to the truck, his tiring. And then from here to the house, but if we dont have money, we dont eat and drink. So we use some of the water from my family and sell some to neighbors here to make some money. And some houses after 2 hours of hustling for lift, a truck finally gets her family and theyre 40 empty water containers the right to the river. Quickly put the cans inside the truck. Southern madagascar has always been poorer and dryer than the rest of the islands. The reason droughts combined with decades of neglect by the central government, has aggravated the situation. We meet the regional governor, he says their plans to build a road and a massive water pipe to bring in water from areas better off. But he can say, when you can expect that those problems to be a reserve within ah, one year or 2 years for the last 8 decades. Nothing has been done. And this is the 1st government. This is the 1st regime which is ah, taking care of their whole of a problem. He says residents are also to blame because for generations, they have been cutting down the forests in the area. Becketts madame bovary river differs. I says she has no energy to think about what is responsible for the crisis. The handling it was and had some time the children dont get any money until the end of the day. So we late at night. Sometimes we dont eat the whole day. We just stay hungry, then i just search the cactus fruits. Now we dont have anything to cook, so i need to go and look for cactus fruit. So we have a meal units, laundry, know. So once again, she ventures out in the heat without shoes looking for something to eat, trying to make ends meet, finding food and waters all the for that i can think of every day while a glimpse into the worlds future there. Now we can go to cop 27. 00 where the Climate Crisis is at the top of the agenda. Lets cross over to d ws. Christine window up in charel, shake. I christine. So the summit opened with a clear message that the scale of climate challenges around the world are enormous. Whats been addressed to prevent a Global Climate disaster. While were here i, i really have to point to the opening words of the un secretary general and tanya quoterush who opened his conference by saying that the world is on the road to climate hell. And weve got our foot on the accelerator. So thats just the phrasing that is used here to give you a sense of the urgency. But having said that, the, the nations in the global self countries in the developing world who are particularly feeling the impacts of Climate Change. They were hoping that at this very summit, they could establish a climate fund, right . This is a facility where the industrialized nations, the the wealthier nations, those who we say are the culprits of having led us to this crisis of Climate Change. Were pull money into the spend that countries, most of those countries in africa could tap into to address the immediate needs of adaptation. Were talking about people who have been displaced. Ah, because of of slow or rapid onset events. These disasters that are directly linked to Climate Change. And the hope was that by establishing this fund that you would have a more sort of a permanent structure. So to Say Something that is tangible that you could really hold onto that you could put these countries forced them to commit to. And of course, theyve not now done this, but this just means that that conversation are continues and it makes further negotiations difficult. Because at the same time, you need countries in africa to get on board at this same direction that the Global Community wants to take in terms of. If i can use that analogy again, slamming the brakes on the direction that this vehicle is blowing in terms of the road to climate hell. And what that means is you need countries in africa, for example, to take a decision that they will stop investing and fossil fuels stop exploring in, in the realm of fossil fuels and immediately begin the green transition. So were talking about the issue of fossil fuel that also comes on top of the fact that european leaders have come under fire from a range of african activists who are accusing europe of exploiting africa for its energy resources. Just tell us more about that. Well, this is the interesting thing here. So this is the, the Global Energy crisis. That is the increase in energy prices. The supply constraints, much of it attributed to the war in ukraine. Russias invasion of ukraine has left european countries, germany among them, seeking alternative sources for energy. But this, we have to say is in the short term. So theyve gone to countries like synagogue, for example, at, and, and, and other countries around the world and on different continents. To seek gas supply, an important gas from these countries, yet it is these very same countries that germany is who are saying to the senegalese, dont exploit your gas reserves further. And this is where the problem lies. So you have people feeling that our gas is good enough for exports, hence fueling the sentiment off. This is colonial as sort of like a dealings or you approach is, has a colonial undertone to it, right . You are telling us what to do with our own resources that theyre only good enough to export when you need them, but we can use them for ourselves in the same way. It is this extraction mentality. So that is how its been span, but ive spoken to Civil Society plays here who say let us not left our African Leaders off the hook. They to have to make a could implement to let go of the fossil fuels to transition. Because much of the infrastructure that has been built in commission now the projects that the senegalese amazon beacons for example, are currently building these projects are mainly designed to export gas, right . So the idea behind these investments is to export this gas. Its not so much for the domestic consumption inasmuch as you hear them citing his energy needs. Many of these assets would only come in to a commission in about 15 years time from now. The question is, will country like germany still be looking for gas imports . 15 years from now . So wont these assets become stranded assets . And so youve got to listen to all the different stakeholders here. Is there anything that african nations can do at the moment to be more self reliant at that . Thats very interesting question that you asked. I. I took part in an event where i heard a, a representative from the namibian government saying that they needed to be more cooperation between african countries. For example, he cited the example of namibia, namibia, currently exports electricity from south africa. South africa itself is having challenges with electricity, but namibia is now on the road into tapping into its vast Solar Systems in terms of establishing that. And its see, it sees itself as potentially being in a position to reverse that relationship. I as far as that goes and be the one to south africa with its africa, a wood with electricity problems based on exporting renewable energy. So there is definitely the need to say, we have a continent and that is africa. This really can be the continent that becomes the 1st in terms of being the, the hopefully green content. I have to point out that there are about 21 countries in africa right now that are fully using renewable energy. That is, they dont use fossil fuels for electricity. These are, some of them are big countries, like kenya, where much of the Electricity Supply is, is, is renewable energy. So the case that Civil Society plays, the environmentalist or making African Leaders, is to say, lets tap into these resources. Africa has that in abundance. Lets use that and we can feed our energy demands here on the continent. And then when it comes to things that green hydrogen, et cetera, we can export things like that. And that will bring in that the foreign currency revenues that many african countries desperately need. All right, that is it obvious. Christine was speaking to us in shellman shake. Thank you so much. South africa has also suffered several droughts in recent years. Now farmers are trying to adapt to changing weather patterns. Heres how one father is packing Climate Change in western cape, fat and mountain starts the morning in his nursery with a tiresome but important job. Spreading straw between the apple trees. Hes growing a Cost Effective soil cover to save water and keep the soil moist that mostly up bill bill alpha looked a to say to the say water, we must look for the, for a better measurements to move to safe water and a decently say area of concern yet, so i dont think people, if elijah tow important war to east, the farmer is saving water wherever he can and saved up for a drip water irrigation system. Instead of spraying huge amounts of water, he can irrigate much less based on the plants needs. Still for his business mountain needs a lot of water. He plants thousands of trees every year, mainly apples and pears. And he sells them to commercial farmers. Despite all his efforts and his dam that collects water from a Mountain Stream currently being full, hes concerned so far theres been much less rain than last year. He still remembers the massive drought between 20152018 that destroyed crops and killed animals. Most dams in the region when dry baumgartner newbie has been researching on droughts in Southern Africa for 10 years. Whether patterns have become less predictable, she says, and it has been raining less do it was quite said in most places, way farmers will be like, well, i just gave up. I can do anything and some family to move home like that. This is just a going to happen. I have to leave. But of course there are some beautiful studies out be where farmers, theyve managed, they called they, i dumped new technologies the i dumped new their ages and they work with commercial farmers who im entering them. And is accessible, while big commercial farmers often have access to finance and technology to implement water saving measures. Smaller farmers like adam molten, dont. He still managed to build a successful nursery business using his savings and strict water saving measures. Despite the challenges that forced many farmers to close shop, martin now employ as a team of 9 and hopes as children who already work on the farm will continue the business. Yeah, they must do. You must follow my steps so yes is from has do that. Yeah, yes so so, so as to slot of opportunities in the culture business, i think is a culture of us nowadays is one of the sectors so they are really own a pretty oh small job. Opportunities mountain now wants to start his own apple and production, and continue to find new ways to make use of scarce water resources. Ah, its a milestone in population growth. The United Nation says the number of People Living on the planet has reached 8000000000, and that number is expected to rise all be it more slowly. One city that sparkling under the pressure is lagos in nigeria. Every year, thousands of people moved to africas largest city looking for better opportunities to w is a mocker. Coin has more. Oh, its a typical morning in africa. Largest city thats must salmonella commer. This are on 40 vehicles at a time. And its about live here with around 20 passengers shaking them across labels. That just a fraction of the roughly 20000000 people will call us at the home and make it a vast many people in a place with little album lining me a lot of traffic pollution and know most negotiations have a hard time accessing basic Services Like sanitation and electricity, many of us struggle just to find a roof over their heads, even though a legacy is quite lucrative when it comes to women, there is on time. So your pay at the end of the month. But then the out, this struggle for transportation and sometimes when you have to your opening time, you open an hour to work, you may be able you have to vehicle by for i think people coming to lagos on their daily visits yard back out. Ive been a big guy in the middle of the night before, you know, coming from i know that so, and i saw that through the night, people were called me today. There was no stop on there, but they got us to sleep. So many, many people legos would either have one normally goes now, but no big deal. So many would be what i sent you more more more just so i know before well, i think for people who live probably are actually grow up in lagos and what kind of used to it. Thats what i can see. Im pretty good man. Does she do so to know about it goes macias. Ive been in store for gas often got shocking. Besides these issues more and more, people continue to come to legals from around the country inside of a better life. One direct impact of this population growth used as functional slums. Since there isnt enough affordable housing. Well, this year they go state commission about 4000. 00 houses for low income citizens with a promise of at least 7000. 00 more. Just a drop in the ocean. Im with the year almost over this from is yet to be completely the lever, the United Nation, with reserved by 2035, the population. Were here 24000000 people. That shows how a big talent the government has to make this city livable. While some of the 8000000000 on the pallets didnt get an easy start, almost 15000000 babies are born prematurely. Every year around the world across the continent, hospitals are trying an alternative to ws. Maxwell shook, sat traveled to a hospital in northern garner to visit their kangaroo care unit. Skin to skin, keepin b. B. Warm new mother, theresa bug lonia is providing kangaroo care to pin a close hole on a prematurely born child. You have to put the baby. Oh, your chests bt or brace side with a cloth, just like have dan. Then for 2 hours you can do the anti dean to maintain to learn the laundry. Their mother. It omalley Teaching Hospital set up is kangaroo k unit into into 10 because of the shortage of ink will beat us. Mothers can stay here to look after the a premature babies of the given bit. Just in this hospital, after 3000 babies admitted every year and in neonatal intensive care, unit one in every 3 of these are born before 10. The babies cant stay here from days to weeks, depending on the severity of the conditions and in moved to their kangaroo k unit to continue the skin to skin process. Since then, the Success Story has catered for almost 3 quarters of all pretend babies born here. Britain, babies, one of the reasons why we lose them a lot is their body temperature come flat, cheat. Their mothers do have a more stable body temperature. So when we keep them in that position, their mother and a baby gets to some equilibrium said that their mother is babies. Modest temperature is at a particular level. The babys temperature is also around that by that only new modest need to be schooled on the procedure. The nurses show them how to feed what temperature to keep the room ut and which close to where. So even door does form of care is Family Business with. They are still practical challenges. But a hospital staff say the results. I what it we need is facial space. We need more nurses because we are getting to results and were getting a tinkling, most of our babies at vist that do die as a result of pretty. Now its not like that for tiny newborns, like this kangaroo care has been, it will sound in success in this hospital. Skin to skin contact has helped reduce neonatal mortality. By more than half, there is a bug near says she and her baby i indebted to the unit. If we were not ca, to do kangaroo when her k, i dont think they would have been dis match. Beg, greets bar we de la base. Were now having high weights. I dont to, would have been here, maybe distorted, would have been different. Helpless pixie kangaroo care has more benefits. It started early. It helps prevent infections promised breastfeeding and strengthened the born between a mother and her baby. Ah. Now National Teams are arriving in cut off for the football world cup. With all the superstars preparing to hit the pitch. And what could be the next generation of stars is getting ready in ivory coast, thanks to a program run by the sports governing body fever. Together with unesco, every kid my students on a pitch in ivory coast economic capital abbey john is taking place under the watchful eye of trainers from fever. Ivory coast is the 1st country in west africa and the 5th on the continent to join the football for schools programs launched in 2019. It incorporates football related activities into education systems. One aim is to keep kids in school while they pursue their football dreams. Almost the ball for a kid is not so great in school or doesnt want to go. Its a good idea to encourage him on the path of football instead. But there is no assurance. The only assurance is to go to school. Football for schools organizers believe the sport is uniquely position to incentivize students to stay in school while making professional grade training available to anyone who wants to play the mit other. Here we are a bit different because our method connects football and education at the same time. Yeah said competency, you know, theres the teaching of life skills coupled with football and technical skill in sales. Organizers help the program may 1 day reach up to 700000000 Children Worldwide with the ultimate goal of nurturing talent for the game while encouraging children to stay in school. While the, lets cos over to our west Africa Bureau of lagos and speak to t w. s or lisa chip puma. Are you still . We saw how soccer is inspiring young people. But this year nigeria and ivory coast. Both multiple African Champions will be missing out. What does the see as world cup mean for africans . Well right here is the 2022. Welcome. Be that as it may, with all the controversies about the business based on them and what a 5 african team is all about, put in africa. Finally, on the map, perhaps going beyond what the final stage, maybe when it may be final. So its all about going fall for the 5 african teams in this tournament. That is, a strange woke up has to be said, if not to use low, usually some well, couple of june july if you know, been by going to december through the, quite a bit strange. But we went out some districts of niger area to find out what the funds think about the welcome and who they think will do well from africa. Im excited because i lost a ball, but the excitement will be better if not joes plane both got on the assignment as will equally. I see africa. I still Alfred Garcia listener. So i believe dick andries, i think then he got on go far and he got uncovered the can qualify from the growth stage. I prefer like ghana because of is africa wanted and yet andrea manager and guys. Sonya angela, i was suppose, gonna to go for dan also wasnt germany because generally has been there. However, trying to take this what course and whats a feeling about how these 5 african teams will likely compete . Ah, is going to be a tough one. Weve got to know that those african seems a morocco and thats an easier adobe look into to what they can to you know, go past the group stage and we go to west african seems in that the black stars of ghana, interestingly, and also cameroon. And as synagogue, these are the 3 teams who have, you know, ever made it would at least a quarter finals of any woke up gonna senegal and cameroon. So maybe this is the time to concede, can gun i go to the semi finals even if you have problems, you know, qualifying yes, it was almost like a look of one against nigeria kind of cameron, go beyond what they did with the days of roger. Mila, or synagogue, who are the current African Champions . Can they, you know, go one more than they did in 2002, when they beat france in a group says i went all the way to the quarter finals. That is a big question from an african perspective, maybe 2002 at 2022 woke up in casa, might be the year we have an african seen in the semi finals, or perhaps the finals. He will be hard for that is a general hope for the continent. And who do you think is likely to do all the the groundwork here . Well, hopefully synagogue, the African Champions. So from an african perspective, i think our route for synagogue to perhaps take that african torchlight, you know, to the finals in casa. And if senegal doesnt win, who do you think . Well, oh, really, thats the really tough one. Ah, my gut tells me england. Ah perhaps maybe now and never for england. The 3 lions were led by captain hurricane. Oh, little messy. Finally, perhaps the bar with argentina. You never know re let you never know with these tournaments. All right, that is definitely is. Elisa took wilma in lagos. Thank you so much and he is something that will probably throw off any reporter in the field. Journalist elven co window was in the middle of his report in a wildlife park in the kenya. This baby elephant is to install the shell. Take a look circle of life under the rising drought cases. It is up to us to be guardians of our own natural world, save our wild speed and provide our current kept his cruel, then handed, handled it like a true pro. One next to me as well. 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