15 issue story and 15 very. very best features. of. the mac series starts may 25th on d. w. . welcome to global 3000 this week we go to sit down courageous women are calling for democracy freedom and basic rights. in northern canada we meet people being forced out of their homes by accelerating climate change. but 1st we had to syria where one influential tribe wants to help shape the future

of the war ravaged country. in syria the war is not yet over in the north west forces loyal to president bashar al assad have mounted and that tackled the country's last major opposition strongholds over the years regional tribes have also taken up arms mainly against islamic state militants sometimes at the side of assad othertimes at the side of his opponents. the shah is a tribal confederation based in northeast syria and iraq is one of the largest clans of the region its syrian headquarters or intel and its leader says tribes like his should play a key role in peace negotiations for the future of their country. when the weather allows. hardy gathers his closest allies in a makeshift tent. he often serves their mutton for lunch it's an old tradition

and one that the head of the tribe keeps alive it's rooted in the times when the shammai lived a nomadic life crisscrossing the arab world. until recently the shermer far better early against the islamic states fighters as a result weapons are still commonplace here even if nowadays they're only used for sport. like. the summer among the region's most powerful tribes with millions of members and although the war in syria is not over yet a measure of calm now prevails in the northeast shake a mighty hopes can help shape post-war politics. who will you want to solve problems the tribes are important. 1000 percent of people here belong to a tribe of kurdish or christian we all share the same culture of war because these

local tribes all have the same traditions and customs. palaces and tele lowell a small village in northern syria. this is where the scheimer leader meets petitioners allies and other shakes. together with his advisors he decides on issues affecting the shamas future he also mediates in disputes between members of the tribe and distributes aid to the needy. to know is a long way from damascus that's always afforded the shah a certain autonomy in their decision making the tribal leaders even act as a substitute for central government the shakes revenues come from the region's oil fields and tolls levied on travelers they pay for his militia and support for tribal members might his fighters halted the advance of the self-proclaimed islamic state just short of tell us. a hastily erected wall of earth near the village is

a reminder of how close the front line came was used for cover and as a barrier against islamic state trucks packed with explosives the militia is led by her mighty son bandar they call themselves the other son a deed forces or forces of the brave for a long time they fought alongside the kurds against their common enemy. i asked wanted absolute power over the region the fighting was fierce and took a heavy toll. house they surrounded us one of our fighters secor fight his own life to save us. has a raby and horses are bandages pride and joy and also tradition they used to carry warriors into battle today the tribes militia use assault weapons and 4 by fours. the show might have fought off the islamic state but peace is fragile the so-called

caliph it casts a long shadow. it'd been obvious for some time that the i.r.s. would face military defeat but as the c.i.s. ideology that worries me it's taken root in children's heads and won't be so easy to shake off the. roads and tracks here are still secured by checkpoints where the ice on a deed controlled vehicles. women are rarely seen on the streets this is a man's world and women are restricted to working in the fields and the household. the next morning in the palace begins with praise for shake a mighty. yes here as there are a lot higher as you go to share mahogany hair so although fighting continues in some parts of syria the shammai chief is looking to the future during the war who might his militia called the shots in the northeast syrian president bashar assad's

troops have been quick to make themselves scarce that could easily change now and shaikh who might be is looking to cut a deal with damascus in march he went to talks with the assad government. good move forward we're not negotiating and yet meetings were aimed at bringing about peace and putting an end to the hatred between ethnic groups religions and political parties. because our task to diffuse the hatred of others stirred up. that. he had vices parties who want to maintain autonomy achieved in the war to seek compromise with the government and with the 1st thing we must do is put an end to the destruction and bloodshed the life is more important than the death of our souls more important than those of the dead remember the. the schama have survived the

war and shake a mighty is hoping for a permanent peace. over the past months people in sudan's capital khartoum have been taking to the streets demanding basic rights and a shift to democracy. in april the protests helped trigger the fall of president omar bashir a military coup put an end to his 30 year dictatorship. now many sudanese want the generals who toppled bashir to also surrender power in that place they want to civilian government and free elections and there are signs of hope over the next few years a broadly civilian government is tasked with transitioning the country towards democracy and many women want to play a role in this too. grifter leads the chance at this rally as she now often does

we have a fire inside us and we have no fear. of the 18 year old student just part of sudan's revolutionary movement one that features women heading the calls for change . my aim is to become a politician or a minister in a new government women need to have a voice. riska all are and thousands of other women were instrumental in the developments that led to the ousting of dictator omar al bashir. they were actively involved in the revolution from the outset with their banners and chants 1st driving the protests and eventually leading them to. women have often outnumbered men at the demonstrations in the process getting firsthand experience of the regime's brutal rule and the hatred of religious zealots. it's over. it's all right we have to have someone it is all it's all shoulder what we

can do things. is what and this isn't a revolution against islam they exploit islam for their own purposes we're not against islam we're against people who distort islam's message to their own advantage. that i was that. i was arrested at a demonstration in khartoum they took us away in police vans i saw them beating the men and torturing women who had been found with banners. they let me go because i didn't have one. and my wife had a father was. so strong experiences were far from the exception of herself has been arrested 5 times and has been subjected to beatings and torture with electric shocks but her ordeal served only to strengthen her resolve she began picking up tear gas grenades launched by the police and throwing them back to protect others

around her this video posted online made her famous i. was. at the office while i was at the front some protesters died right next to me but i wasn't afraid to turn back to gas grenades came naturally even if i knew i could lose a hand over blinded and breathing was extremely painful. and he did that so you could never tell. khartoum remains in a state of flux 1st the protesters instigated the removal of infamous dictator alba shere from his palace but now they want to see the army generals who finally toppled him step down to their calling for freedom peace and equal opportunities for women that is itself a revolution in a country where women have traditionally been denied a voice. i. know he got brother is

a veteran in the field she's been fighting for women's rights in jobs and education since the 1980s. woman from the start we have is a victims of. the she did you in all areas of. public order that. the media or the boys like it's really about rights or really serious suppression for the women. they feel right or if it is it in the crises. now finally it really is her country to risk her where's the colors of the nation's flag with pride all of the struggle is not over. equal rights for women really would be a dream for now there's no equality but there are many things that bring us together as sudanese we all have the same rights. peace and freedom for men and women of course she and her fellow protesters will continue taking to the streets

full with newfound confidence that that. now that they have i am that you know. for decades nasa satellites have been tracking changes to the ice in the arctic and their findings a d.p. alarming. the arctic ice cap is melting under to concerning rate over recent decades the amount of older fick ice in particular has been shrinking the area of open sea is expanding and freezing over later in the year with devastating consequences for people and animals residents of the canadian town of tuktoyaktuk on the arctic coast know that only too well the ground is literally falling away beneath fair feet. it's tough past 9 in the morning before the sun finally appears on the horizon here deep inside the arctic circle we're on our way

from the town of in of it to tiptoe yak tick one of the northern most communities on the canadian mainland. this road was only built a year and a half ago it links the small town on the shores of the arctic ocean with the economic centers in the south it's nearly 3500 kilometers from here to edmonton the nearest major city. conditions are harsh for this remote community and despite the new road they're now getting even tougher. local resident sandy adams says the lives of the locals have changed dramatically in recent years they used to be 3 rows of houses standing here in front of his house but they've all been washed away this summer his own house will likely meet the same fate when the winter ice melts and the frozen arctic ocean becomes

a raging sea. for old probably the rock. here or there only. move toward or not good growth and it's a problem that's affecting everyone here on the shores of the arctic ocean sunday adams says the temperatures are rising the winters are starting later and the summers earlier the family now need to move from the house they've always lived in . have no choice my children my grandchildren so we have to move michael's 1st will be hard to give you still but we have to really get it on the water soon. but it's not just the erosion that's threatening their future going out to the edge of the town we're given a unique insight into a fascinating world 6 meters below ground. sunday adam son jeffrey takes us to the local ice house for decades meat has been stored

here in these rooms in the permafrost. from. for thousands of years solid ice has formed the foundation on which everything here stands to remain stable permafrost requires an average year round temperature of below minus one degree celsius if the average temperature rises beyond that the ice melts. that would transform vast swathes of land here in northern canada into a huge swamp with repercussions for the entire planet. we take a flight over the region joining a research team from the german aerospace center the scientists are directing radio beams at the earth using 4 different frequencies that penetrate to various depths

be ralph horn and his colleagues are conducting experiments to see how the permafrost on our planet is changing the canadian arctic is the perfect environment for their work. this floating landscape has all the different facets of permafrost . this is exactly the place we want to be with this equipment. the test center is a global 1st and it's designed to give us a better understanding of the changes taking place in permafrost regions a huge risk for humanity lies dormant in these areas. that because permafrost soils hold more than twice as much carbon as the earth's atmosphere does so it's only the ice that is preventing vast amounts of greenhouse gases being released into the air. a short while later back down on the ground in the wilderness of ice

and snow the scientists dig up a radar reflector that provided a reference point for the measurements take. from the plane there's the bitter wind blowing working in an arctic storm is not something the german scientists do every day. as his mother now on fixed loan application certainly makes a change from the offers on this is that it keeps us on our tires. and we'll see in time to do this all the time it would be tough but as it is it's fine the least all sleep well tonight. they take samples of the snow as a reference guide for their radar measurements they want to know exactly what's happening after all there's a lot at stake. with an upper half of how you have a lot of organic material stored here in the ground so if the permafrost thaws vast amounts of gases will be released into the atmosphere we're talking about mainly

methane and c o 2 which would speed up the process of climate change even more. around 50 kilometers further west canadian scientists say taking samples and measuring the thickness of the ice on the frozen mckenzie river a local hunter in chopper has come out with them to provide protection should anyone animals pose a threat to life here is changed in recent is a lot of us workers animals are confusable the grizzly bears are working up and getting out of the day and it's only the 19th of march and that's a month early now it's warming up with all these other insects coming up we never saw before. that's the girls and the kids they're like what kind of bugs i would never saw before. the ice is just 60 centimeters thick miles says that's nowhere near enough for this time of year. since i was

a kid. 7 to 8 feet my dad used to put me down as my calls go down shaving hole i felt a pale and poor helpless for the toss that. chisel some more and i go down he holds me down a nice filled up the pail like this and pulls it out most of the day before we get water but then 8 feet or nearly 2 and a half meters compared with just 60 centimeters today that's a huge change that's occurred in just a few decades one thing is clear disaster is looming and the process has long been underway even though the dazzling beauty of the canadian arctic could easily low you into a false sense of security. now we had from canada to siberia in russia home to lake baikal the vast basin is 600

kilometers long and up to 80 kilometers wide at around 25000000 years old it's also considered the world's oldest lake and it's the deepest 1642 meters deep in fact it contains a 5th of our planet's fresh surface water more than 23000 cubic kilometers worth it also has a unique ecosystem of around $2600.00 animal and plant species including the world's only freshwater seals and it's unusually clear more reason why it's under threat. lake baikal is waking up from its winter slumber. the ice is slowly receding. and revealing a blot on the landscape. the lake sensitive wetlands have been cut through by gigantic pipeline ditches that part of construction work for

a new water bottling plant that will source drinking water in lake baikal 80 percent will go to export mainly to china biologist vitaly reactor safe explains what's planned. there would look also for the i'm quite sure it would behoove water is pumped through the pipes. the idea behind the factory is to take water from the depths of the lake. but to get there they have to traverse 2 and a half kilometers of shallows. just those for the killing of. those are the areas which worry the biologist for years he's been seeing the numbers of birds here on the southern shore decline. this also tells him that the lakes in bad shape. there was a lot of the produce they were there but you have this over lake baikal contains 20

percent of the world's fresh water. there's nowhere else like it for you you make my call as the planet's well and that's how we've got to treat it the shores have to be kept clean no rubbish and they shouldn't be built up with it otherwise we'll lose this natural wonder. react surfin the people of good took have been battling against the water plant for months it belongs to a chinese businessman a 1000000 people signed a petition against it they've managed to get construction suspended at least for now but a final decision has yet to be made lists. the fact that the plant belongs to a chinese company sparked massive protests in particular among those who signed the petition there's never been so many signatures collected here it's liberians protesting against the chinese expansion that's currently underway. with. riyadh surf meets activist stanislav philippo if he collected the signatures and now he

wants public prosecutors to investigate the planned factory. for the super for a closer connection it's a wave not last time. we want the wetlands declared a protected area. this was. lake baikal doesn't any attract chinese business people. every year over a 1000000 tourists coming in in summer and in winter and most of these foreign visitors come from china. for a while how being here before he told me that this is a. place like paradise it's a famous talking chinese in china we heard the goodies song when we were child we we know by how they buy this song. to her

and the. list bianca is late by calls main tourist destination in the summer season thousands of chinese come here every day and a growing number of hotels a chinese owned one is being built right outside a guest house owned by under a song off construction has been temporarily halted off to the protests but you can of still has to climb his steps for a view of the lake. your celebrity who i moved to like by karl especially so i could enjoy the view of the lake every morning now that block my entire view. these days his guest house is usually empty in winter he says there's too much competition from the new hotels. which are like there's a. we shouldn't say we don't want the chinese people so they weren't here before

and now they are basically if we want to have them here then we should build a village just for them somewhere else some like by car because there are so many of them. locals in lake baikal feel overwhelmed and they claim the chinese don't behave the way visitors should. the planned bottling factory is stoking the anti chinese sentiment in could talk. but stanislav philip often the others feel just as much betrayed by their politicians and their false promise says. wilson said in an area that people here don't believe there'll be new jobs the chinese will bring their own people or do the work philip off says one good thing has emerged the bottling plant dispute has shown could took citizens but they can achieve a lot when they stick together. late by car on a vital freshwater reserve and a tourist hot spot but business poses a growing threat to wildlife and local ingests.

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