is now the film team investigate so the last exactly have changed the red lights, doc shadow, 6 terrace in stossel, the 16 on dw, the one of the best ways to protect and preserve the environment is through newco solutions that help communities list sustainably, well protecting of some of those ideas on this new edition of eco africa. i am chris olives coming to you from lee goes nigeria, good to have you with us today. a valve is sold to crease initiatives that start from the ground up can often set an example and influence people across the board

is i am sandra holmes, the 3 nobody you write to income prolong you can do. here is what we have coming up . the quotes and almost in town they were using voucher reality to help the boys. they use a young interesting you, you'll be a, with a stylish solution to plastic pollution and how small scale form is kind of for the toothpaste dot to diesel. we've clean solar energy. let us begin a ride to in uganda where many communities, our son named via the amount of plastic with that is littering. the streets. clothing suit was on humming the environment. organize was management could help a lot until then. it is up to people like, you know, plus people to find creative on wanting ways of dealing with these plastic like

life you never have to do. come to you. gun is anything but easy, but don't risk of you does not fall on the way to on money. collecting plastic bottles. the company's lead touch with them, including the small part of the land where she grows her vegetables. she sells the plastic west to a recycling company. who was the moya, on this topic about $24.00 euros a month. cool me 5 by a waste of plastic bag. see if i can get one living. i get 20 for you or letting me, but it has to be heavy. i. dodi is covered up, slid work to not keep a provenance in democratic republic of congo, about 80 as a goal. she's one of the about 1700000 refugees living in uganda. most come from neighboring thoughts, done the democratic republic of congo, and ruined the countries that have suffered under conflict and civil war. as

a result, your gun that is home to the largest refugee population in africa. me think that the need seems like a huge challenge. no noticed the viewed eyes starting over in the to young body. if hugh settlement in west a new gun, the there is the west collection point to close to ha, from how god in the pavement arrives. those points on her mobile account. she can use them to make purchases and shops or get a cash disbursement. and the doc, i'm a blessed to be that these people bring more plastics. it helps the environment. you know, the plastic chunk, the environment and tell you my best of the plastic. this was the sort of fatality, the so you lose is it's $42.00. if we continue to collect and lots to decide where to gain it's facility, you know, normally what the problem was already turning plastic recycling into a business that was the idea of and to put in your front can you shop. he and his

team also developed the of which went online a year ago in 2 locations in the city of dean j and he's done, you've done the on here either. if he comes in west of the country and for equal plus time, this is just the beginning. we think it's possible to talk about this more than the median refugees engage in recycling as a business. and i need a small de la in the uh, from plastic recycling, quite peeling environment. if we can do that, then we assure that the heating the triple bottom line, which is the people planet and personality, the worst plastic has been brought from the come to the companies, 53. the come part of this is where the plastic it's shredded and melted and then turned into roofing tiles. the tires are lightweight and cheaper to produce the unconventional play tires and they can be dyed in various colors triplicate,

the appearance of natural clay or concrete. they've already been used on several roofs in kampala as we make them a 100 percent from plastic west. um they are brick red. they look like the normal crate dies by the way, by the tooth ends, lightweight with 0 breakages and reduce the cost of construction loss. the company recycles more than half a medium kilo swath of plastic bottles. that's a lot for a small company, but it's very mex a dentist the roughly 220000 tons of plastic with that's produced every uh in the country. so far that you've done and government hasn't come up with a plan to reduce plastic use and there is no national recycling system to the dismay of environmental experts. you'll do that on searching. i think it is around less than 3 percent of the plastics are being recycled and

the rest is being displayed the is being thrown into the environment. as a result, plastic waste is a problem across the country. it's mainly local organizations that are trying to stem the tide in this young, bloody effigy comes the n g. okay, international brooks echo plus tile on board to help with the plastic recycling. what is good involved in the company? no more than 1000 refugees are taking part in the trash for caution program. the end you as also noticed that the program is making a difference. we have to do with the nearest ups when such intense or plastic corrected or by the video over the last 3 months. that is a lot in terms of their voice, you know, toner, plastic being corrected in terms of removing it from the environment. but you're looking out to and every time that we have you visited for their critics. as for the aggregate, as for the plastic recycle, as for those who are picking press because the source of income with the us any

incentive more plastic waste is now being collected for recycling. if you don't have a front can with dish up, pays a visit to, to young body is us to show how the up, what form for many refugees here, the ability to on a small income mix like huge difference. and of course the, in this kind of, most of us, the single mother's, we no longer with a husband wants to me. so i think a bonded us with the children's does yet. but this business has helped us stuff because we have something to do every morning who is front can, will you show and doty is viewed, i have both inbox and a new path and it's paying off the entropy anyways. no getting in touch with other organizations. so that he can launch is program even more if he comes collecting west plastic is one thing preventing good is another way of if you appear next to meet an answer for you was settled to reduce the countries addiction to plastic

shopping box does right sandra and our company is not just talking pollution in a stylish way. it's empowering women and creating jobs in the countries capital. the eco friendly and fair backs for men, women for work or for going out and produced locally in ethiopia. impossible. well, not for keeter's test by a cute is founded to be up here in 20. 19, in this suburb of addis ababa, she just created 31 jobs for women like us. all the women are weavers and work from home. she just comes regularly to collect the fabric they make after this, we use these properties for different types defense for fox. so click on manage with the data. she just had the idea to start a business 5 years ago. at that time, she was

a student and she was living in this area which is known for this big dump site in 2017 a land site on the site cause the death of at least 130 people. after this event, she just wanted to do something for the neighborhood. one of the reasons why that happened with the existence of select these functions, the garbage dots, we get the concepts escalator back we. so it's at that time if we produce environmentally friendly shopping box. next step, our body shop each box. we can replace draft each box. but she soon realized that the initial capital needed to produce paper or fabric for shopping bags was too high for her. so she looked for another way to create jobs here. i know the elements were live around here and that, and also the incident happened outside in this area. so i wanted to set you up for sure before the only minutes we'll leave it around here. to non you was one of the 1st employees of cheapest. that is very,

very i'm trying to see if she's due to the fabric as i want it or as i trained. huh. so it's ok to non yeah. it looks after 3 children. this work allows her to provide for a large part of the family's needs. with the money she's given me, i pay the rent for my house. i also have an extra job to ensure ruba has to do with the money from that i pay the rest of the food, etc. it's all done on a with the fabric made by the women. he does returns to her office in the city center of addis ababa. the bags are been made in this small room, cheated itself $60.00 to $75.00 bags every month. to cope with the crisis and to reuse the leather straps, she started to sell smaller and cheaper objects. like wallets were bracelets. she also often works at night to sell her products in a concert hall for the future. she dreams of selling more and more bags to create

more jobs for women. and in the longer term jobs to relaunch her idea of ecological shopping back. building up a small business can be a real challenge, especially when you're trying to be sustainable as possible. green solutions are often still also find out. she'll reach for many, but it doesn't have to be that way. let's go to set a gun now where i'm in the opera to lead project is helping small scale families make the leap to clean energy. it's a desperate scene. the water tank is bowen, dry, the ground water pump is broken and the diesel kindest is empty. all abandoned by a senegalese farm, a overwhelmed by the effects of climate change and rising fuel costs. it's a growing problem here. is a go now they are farmers who use 1200 meters of diesel to irrigate

a single heck to of agricultural that company. we are in the i s region in north west in senegal region stretching 180 kilometers between the capital dot com . and the city of san luis. it is the country's vegetable growing hub, but it's raining, less and less here. and the ground water levels are dropping. so young cool button d'ye it is currently cultivating potatoes and onions. honest, we used picked up thought, but he's also managed to cultivate publishing and other vegetables on this land to . until recently this antiquated diesel generator was a small hole, does the only means of pumped the ground water onto disputes. now he has 9 solar panels to this clean energy is helping him to save money and keep his business afloat the fall every night

before getting the solar power. and i was facing enormous difficulties because my diesel permit, i'm because of old, more than 60 days of diesel offering broke down may have. but with this installation of the solar panels, my consumption has dropped quite 20 meters, photos of my current every day to my higher form using solar energy. but i can switch off the diesel generate at noon. you can just use the solar power for the rest of the day. loses young coal button d i boat, the solar panels with the help of a small load equivalent to 6000 bureaus. thanks to support from a state bank. the only has to be pay off of the loan. the loan was broken by an association in t is in the south of the region that represents more than 20000 vegetable farmers. my, my do the, i a has managed to secure a micro credit for solar panels for about 300 of his members by a sudden and released financial institution. the long term goal is to d,

called an ice bombing in the region and save livelihoods in the face of the time in crisis seen with the local. but it's a problem is we don't model nice all ways of working and take into account of wiggling water resources. that's why we have to introduce solar panels so that farmers say money conserve water supplies, ad save jobs, drop a got did not know that liaison would allow spilled diesel contaminates the soil and kind of get into the ground floor to like other farmers, young coal button b, i is confused. yes, think about the benefits of switching to clean energy for mazda and get that know what, what, what am i doing to boost the hospital that we have had and cause about the harmful effects of using diesel? it's not just a smoke, the fuel can also pollute the ground and the harvest. but the pharmacy was to lose diesel. don't have any other choice anymore because anything, any more, i'm on my time on the same. the bus goes to the new menu personally. i wonder if i

missed any more diesel. one might feel either if i had 5 solar kids or whether or not they they, they, they thought it all but the small hold the content for to do that. that's a pay according to agronomist i'm. i'm a do so from the senegalese in g o n deaf food willed so says the micro finance system favors big farmers. the slow season associated will lead to that is the interest rates are often a problem that they often to high. and that means that the producers frequently don't have the flexibility to commit to such an investment for you to be able to see some of that. when you, what it is on the, what we are seeing is that people with more capital than the small hold, the other ones profiting from this kind of investment piece on the people. if you knew about a positive that is more affordable solar facilities like young cool button b, i is good health regions. farmers survived the new yeah. yes. region is also

crucial for food security. this for the child coastal strip produces more than 60 percent of the tenant goals vegetable. rapid climate change caused by human behavior have been effect all over the world. on extra pull takes us to a place that's having to deal with too much water rather than to lead to venice in italy is facing rising sea levels. while on the same time, its foundations, us thinking the was from a city has already installed high tech flag, gets bonds, the a wondering easy enough. the venice has fascinated the world for over 1600 years. and for just as long people have been scared of floods or worried that the city could sink into the sea. this is the latest attempt to

protect venice. 78 metal barriers that can be raised to separate the sea from the laguna. the system is called most signal triple symbol. if we hadn't had moser vintage would have been irreparably destroyed. on november 22nd of 2022. it was the 2nd highest flood in history called, but nothing happened to them. we were able to protect the lagoon and venice of del, provide long ebony. so it's elizabeth to spits has already given the order to raise the barriers over 50 times that much to compare, search, see, and she's having to do it increasingly frequently. so the jeanette authority the most that we now know that the most it is a flexible instrument that does not always have to be opened and nor at the same time, sec danville. so today we know much more about the blacks and winds. so we're in a position to act again for flooding that out within 50 has the most

a system only partially to guarantee the exchange of water between the c and then a good, very easy to go for the amount of that does that mean venice can be saved climate experts predict that the sea level could rise by 60 centimeters by the end of the century. the oceanographer gate arc when the keys and says that most it is just buying time for the most house and he's most enough to see fence game, a man. yes. at the moment. change definitely in the next 1020 or 30 years. but if the sea level rises by 50 centimeters, and it will have to be used $300.00 to $400.00 times, that's once a day. first, i didn't want to manage shop that moves. it won't be able to cool as a structure, but nor will the lagoon manage it because it meets the exchange of water. uh did i won't it, but often host gosh, marco single vinny from the venice institute of marine sciences is researching the lagoons eco system. he says the frequency with which most

a is being used has not yet had any major consequences. but this could change if the lagoon is separated from the sea more frequently and for longer periods of time the time. okay, so i'm going to sort of see it couldn't be that at some point, we'll have to decide whether it makes sense to maintain the lagoon is a salt water lagoon or not the room for see the long closures interrupt the cycle between the seat and the lagoon, which is fundamental for venice, and we're also open to them. you know, it's what creates the lagoon floors open, which determines what plants and animals can lives there. i think we're going to face talk decisions because they could understand the future whether to save the lagoon or the city the nations would ideally keep both the san marco is the lowest point of venice and the 1st applied the work is currently under way to raise the square

the get on my buddy now were raised to a $110.00 centimeters in the square would no longer be under water. because it would manage up to a $110.00 centimeters with like flooding. and that over a $110.00 centimeters come and what was the system would close? so in other words, there would be no more flooding on the sun, michael. he says that venice, as we know, but with the help of these headsets come, a runing caught and foam is a learning have to adopt, to move sustainable practices, boosting their hobbies, and their incomes fit to deform us. jump in this type of training, plunges farmers into a world where they can practice the methods and practicing helps them understand the challenges better. go and adapt accordingly. laptop didn't hello watching. hello key learned how to from cotton, from his parents. but now he's willing to try out new approaches. i'm getting new skills. the high tech headset transports into a field for and the most is learning experience. he can see the crops close up from

his desk along with any info stations, and dangerous pests. the training also shows in some creatures a beneficial such as spiders that feed on the catholic painters that can destroy his cotton chrome. if i'm in the video from any like way right there in the video, we can see exactly what's happening. plus, it's been a great help to us. it's been a great help to me. so i'm, i work with a company, not real well in northern cal, marine is the centers the countries cotton industry is the main cash crop growing in the region. and one 3rd of arable land 2 is used to call production many families depend on it for their livelihoods. of 10 minutes specialist, including hollywood, g hello, keys, wireless for children at school. this wife and 2 of his neighbors are going to help him with the harvest. hello,

hokey is planning to put what he learned on the calls about pest control and sustainability into practice next year. when it's time to associates again, the units hit by. if you lose the by will use toxic chemicals because they caused a lot of problems. muskets i did on the buckle is that these i products kill all insight. and so if i have some a useful, okay. it will use that to see that goes back to our animals and that bad for the air we breathe that. okay, no, so long as you did, i wouldn't use toxic fertilizes either. i'll use organic fertilizer instead came in on top. see, the pharma learn how to make cool comic pesticides spray on the virtual reality course by mixing names, the powder with water olive oil, and then this will washing up liquid. it's not on the bench of the environment, the chemical pesticides. it's also a lot cheaper. the training sessions are organized by the international cotton

advisory committee and financed by the gym and development agency. the g, i said it must have learning in a virtual environment that replicates real world situations is also cost efficient . it reduces the sort of expenses associated with standard training methods, such as traveling fuel, northern cameron and these, these a 3rd of the rain full of the rest of the country and climate change is exacerbating the irregular rains and drought. i got you up. i look for the sign. it was but it isn't rain, nothing rose, come on. that's a problem. also it is up. we'll see it even if the crops start to grow without rain and they wouldn't last them properly. but that's another one of our challenges was we'll see, the farm is learn how to best top is the cotton to preserve its quality and avoid dust contamination. hokey is also started using coal sacks rather than plastic,

not least because that means less waste. 255 minutes have already taken part in the virtual reality cools, and 90 instructors have been trained up to pass on the new skills is climate change . conference. com is with new challenges. hello g. hello key and his family. a team to keep up with the times whether it is high take or low take, or a mix over to the best solutions walk best when they impart the people they are supposed to help. i am sandra co forms, the 3 of you signing up from complex right here in uganda. thank you, sandra and i am christa lansing lagos. nigeria, thanks for joining us and do checkouts eco offer. got online, formal grid stories and ideas. see you again. next week. the,

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