one day she really did become a world famous conductor brimming over with virtuous city. starts feb eighteenth d.w. . this news coming up in the program a stock warning. a new study says one time away by the end of the century best case scenario we look at the threat that poses two billion people plus. vietnam but a meeting between donald trump and kim jong il in the uk is a page right out of the history books.

welcome to. it's good to have you with us we begin today with what is known as the ones poll shows like these in the him and the hindu kush mountains which told the most ice in the world outside the arctic and the doctor scientists say they are and here's what might happen they could threaten your home and livelihood depending on where you live if you live in any of these areas on this map these are the bluish green which show the hindu kush region and additionally in this area that's the shading in yellow which shows covered by ten major river basins you could be at risk of flooding electricity shortages and food insecurity. in some of these areas

these events could speak in the next thirty years this dial warning is part of a new study released by the international center for integrative mountain development it claims that one third of these we've met by the end of the century even if current efforts to reduce climate change succeed and if they feel they were met by two at risk is the livelihood and security of the only two billion people. for more we are joined by dr david morgan director general of the international center for integrative monckton development. of this is the organization that released this report dr moulden good to see you and good to have you with us full of you was in india. bungler of the other countries in the region what does this report mean. you know this report is that purse time that we've really painted a complete picture of what's happening in our great himalaya mountain and picture

is quite concerning yes we have glaciers but in addition to that we have more impacts of climate change for example monsoon patterns changing higher temperatures and this will impact agricultural systems river systems where about two million people live downstream and all the businesses in the drinking water system so it is it is a it is a great concern and what it means is that we have to act fast to deal with this but the new report also says that even if the world met its dog it said the potus climate action report even if those dogs it's will admit the glacier would still be met by one third therefore is a game although already. that's correct so it's a rather scary scenario will lose one third of our glaciers basically that's what it's telling us but if we can hold the line to one third of the glaciers i believe

that we'll figure out how to adapt and deal with that the frightening part is if we don't do anything with climate change and the emission trends continue to lose two thirds of the glaciers and think about all the impacts on people and the environment and agricultural systems as well that will be that will be extremely difficult to handle also think about disasters in the region floods and droughts but then wouldn't those disasters happen in any case even if the measures melted by one third as well. yes we definitely even with melted one third what we have to do is act quickly right we have to figure out how to adapt how to get for example flood early warning systems in place how did change agricultural systems i believe that we can do that in that one with that one point five degree world scenario with the one point five. or the one third leisure melt is just when we go

on that were really stretching the limits of how part people can adapt so it is important that we hold the line on climate change for the amount of people are you really optimistic that that line will be held that the world will get together and keep temperature increases below one point five degrees. ok i i think that one point five degrees is going to be really really tough but we cannot go the business as usual scenario emitting at the same rate we're going it's just going to be a disaster for people in this region so the message come by with everything else we have to act quickly on climate change for the mountains and hope everybody has a little more time hopefully that message is received in time but they've moved in the director general of the international center for integrative mountain development and thank you very much for speaking to us we have downstream no to india what is under fire the social networking site has been summoned by

a palm tree panel following complaints that the platform is biased against big politics including the governing b.g.p. the notice was tweeted by underdog talk or who heads the committee and is a member of the b j p he called on citizens to send their concerns to the committee with the stated subject on the agenda being safeguarding citizens' rights on social media platforms. a twitter spokesperson meanwhile only said discussions with the government are ongoing social media has been playing an increasingly important role in indian elections in recent years prime minister narendra modi himself commands a huge following on the social media site with over forty five million followers next to vietnam which will play host to the second meeting between north korean leader kim jong un and us president of donald trump the choice of host nation is

one that works for both leaders as both the united states and north korea have relations with vietnam a country which itself was a communist but i did some years back much like north korea is now so is that a message of a north korea donald trump kicks things off for us chairman kim and i will meet again on february twenty seventh and twenty eighth in vietnam. the time and place is set for a second summit. meeting in singapore a success so watches vietnam for round two. in its recent history vietnam has had a lot in common with north korea. it's also a one party communist state one that's been ruled with an iron fist. its regime reinforced by propaganda and personality cults. and in the

past and seen open hostility to western culture new for once it's been isolated and an international pariah. but since nine hundred eighty six vietnam has taken a different path with reforms that have opened it up to foreign business. in a remarkable turnaround it's gone from basket case to one of asia's fastest growing economies could vietnam style change be a good fit for north korea. vietnam starting point before the reform is similar to north korea's now. when there are many things that had to be changed fundamentally. when you switch from a centralized economy to a market economy the important thing is to have a broad and vision and really and completely we've had to pay. the it

numbs reforms have seen its per capita income saw almost five fold but hanoi hasn't traded prosperity for democracy here the communist party remains firmly in power keeping a tight lid on free speech and political dissent. but the social transformation is there to see. the size of skateboarders in front of linen statue in hanoi would have been unimaginable not long ago you. compare that to today's pyongyang where public life is carefully controlled and north korean leaders are still reviewed as day ities. vietnam is rebuilt with its former foes the united states perhaps a role model for north korea to also normalize a troubled relationship. for more we're joined from manila by volman kong he's an associate professor and economic analyst at singapore the kuan yew

school of public policy professor vol i first question to you by we have as the choice of venue for this meeting i think the at crete reason the first one is in viet nam is a very important. gesture because they're both lead to us or deny to demonstrate to the world that they are willing to make break through the season ending and any friend this second recent actually show that. meeting would be very outcome audie and it also not only seem bleak but on so i'll come audie ended because viet nam is actually a simpler example and. i'm actually at and. get the green war so from a very isolated country now vietnam has become one of the most globally debated in the war again if i can just pick up on that point vietnam has

a certain amount is this transformation but is this really the transformation is this really the teams of north korea wants. i think so because the internal upsized because vietnam do not have any so just try to figure out how to. make the country better off and learning along the way and of a real event and the best way to be legitimacy of the police because system so it can maintain police because they believe t y h e giving people more and more power was a roar and people see that you know next year better than last year everything from environment on perfection to it going to be performance and even political freedom is some way of cost as low level but you see significant improvement from that point about political stability professor where you have have positions in the vietnamese government how sustainable do you think is this combination of one party

rule with political stability and liberalized economic policies how sustainable is this for any economy i think by the system when the countries before because you know according to puberty and because if you have income you know at the end ten thousand level and somehow we have to examine you know one part the system is it's better for you to focus on this tragic issue and i could do the. right thing for an investment and prove we. have a sector so that it can be ones that country become prosperous and people we have more choices on the. political freedom for affairs of woman quoting from the new coin u.s. court of public policy thank you very much as it does there's always more online that did a good dot com for us last isha and don't forget to check out news on facebook as well. demi produces

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a large eighty eighty order raising more questions over the future of the world's biggest jetliner. and the young lass opium poppies keep bringing in cash despite the government's crackdown on drugs. hello and welcome to d.w. business asia i want to get jones in berlin good to have you with us so we're starting with india where the country's reserve bank surprised everyone by cutting its key interest rates down twenty five basis points to six point two percent the move is seen as a bid to bolster up india's flailing economy and today's rate cut is also welcome news for prime minister narendra modi his government wants to boost lending and lift growth as it faces elections in may the indian finance minister is believed to have been putting pressure on the reserve bank of india to

make a cut this is the first time the r.b.i. has done so in seventeen months the rate the r.b.i. led.