from politics to flash from housing boom boom town this is where. welcome to the 77 percent. this weekend v.w. . hello and welcome to a new edition of equal africa my name is the films of you and i'm coming to you from johannesburg and south africa if you want to find out to watch a book around terrorists have to do with climate crisis stay tuned and he is my lovely colleague in nigeria. hello there is ian hello everybody yes me here at the live fossett park in lagos nigeria i waited for new have for so here's

what's coming up today. here about problems caused by them to decide on things they got on. the land what people in kenya are doing to help think ground grains from a stink ship. now let's start with renewables south africa is heavily dependent on coal about some of the some percent of the country's primary energy in me john made by coal and that's a lot not good for the environment the government is looking to promote the use of solar power but converting to solar is proving to be a slow process can't tell on the southern cape are the front runners for 4th of all tight solar systems equal reports some of the people that are seeking to shake up the south african energy mix. with. the musicians on the waterfront in cape town have plenty of this kind of energy.

that bellatrix achieved south africans are dependent on the government and enterprise as called cape town is always open to new possibilities to. solar systems and provides a nice during installation is there a chance that we can go up to will begin tonight. these days you'll find solar panels all over especially here in the harbor a terrorist hot spot cape town has become a solar center yet this installation is special because had to be in a waterfront. in cape town it was one of the 1st larger rooftop installations you see models of all distributed over all roofs here on the waterfront all in all totaling more than 1.3 major watts of capacity and the electricity is used immediately when it's when it's produced so there is no storage involved it's not feed it back into the grid it's just use as it's produced. fact is the

provider is not really interested in having solar energy fed into the grid doesn't want competition. never the less great goal cooper is finding more and more customers all over the country who would like to invest in solar power like here in ca is south africa's fruit farming region this cold storage company has high energy costs solar energy is less expensive and environmentally friendly to boot so investing in the sun is a good alternative the costs for conventionally generated power have gone up in recent years. the manager shows us where the investments were made. solar cells were installed on a large scale here on the roof they're now able to produce 15 percent of the energy they need themselves. with our sun i think and the cost of solar panels

now and there is a way of operating it not too much and. you can focus on your best to focus on on. getting some power i think solar panels definitely. the best way to go. the company has cut their c o 2 emissions by $7000.00 tons over the last 4 years and solar generated power is simply less expensive than conventionally produced energy but the company hasn't been given a permit to add more solar cells to the roof although there's plenty of space available. even so the lengthy approval procedures are not scaring off investors in cape town more and more small providers are supplying other areas in africa with energy such as sustained solar. you're full of them but. here they're testing the new plant this solar plant can be installed with relative ease almost

anywhere after 2 days it already provides electricity solar technology has as has advanced in such a way that. environmental benefit is no longer the only selling argument costs have come down so significantly the ease of insulation has become. a real seller these portable systems are delivered to many countries in africa the equipment fits into one single container. here a school in south sudan is being set up for solar powered electricity. we have rural areas that are far from the main national great and have been built a system that's built into a full container with all the equipment you need to set up. going into deeper parts of africa where you don't have access to tools and engineering services. with more alison bright sunshine than any other continent on earth solar power has great

potential in africa and as the population continues to grow the need for energy wilting. recently published reports said july was the hottest month ever recorded on earth and we all know what heat can do. that's right anti melts ice for one thing not a problem in a cool drink by huge problem when it comes to. sea levels are rising in many parts of the world so much so that the land is being lost to the sea a next report from europe gives us an idea of what the consequences of that can be . mike throssell has the sea right at his doorstep he's a dedicated angler who's lived on the coast of wales for over 40 years right now the ira sees bright and sunny but the people here have seen their share of storm surges. mike's house stands right behind this

dike it's held firm against wind and tide so far it's hard to realize that. with rising sea levels all this could be gone. they say in as little as 50 years it's hard to believe. fairborn is a seaside village of about a 1000 people and say the experts doomed by climate change several 1000000 pounds have gone to build dams and dikes to protect the houses from the sea. but now the welsh operatives are throwing in the towel and calling on the villagers to find new homes. where measuring the sea levels in the area across north wales coast are way off finding evidence the sea levels are rising is that reality and so before i make trust for happens before anything happens we really really need to be

making sure that people are aware of those risks and that we're talking to them and involving them in solutions. but what solutions can there possibly be my can this partner see their lives and their home at stake and lots of money. quite amazing how the situation is already is not a simple for them as it is for pensioners to buy a new house elsewhere recently learned and they feel the state has left them holding the bag future the fact is that they have no answers for us they can't tell us where to go to move us they can't tell us when they're going to move us there is no financial support no compensation or tool and the sting in the tail to the. if they insist that everybody moves out. they would expect like a light pay for the demotion and also his hosts. council chairman stuart eads who runs a camping ground in fairborn said it's also gay mongering like many in the community

he doesn't trust the data. what's all public about the there's other villages beside us that are in the same mess but we are the one the experiment is being told so we're the 1st one to see how well people react to everything it's true that pheromone won't be the only town to faith imminent danger in coming years over 30 communities in wales alone are dealing with erosion and flooding from rising seas. and infrastructure such as rail and power lines and roads are also not risk the problem is a massive financial time bomb for britain's coasts climate experts say. they can't leave it to local authorities because we've had 10 years of all start austerity local authorities are crippled already in delivering services that budgets have been slashed what this is a huge huge issue that's affecting our whole country and it cannot be left to the

individual thora teams that are already struggling to deliver the solution that meets the biggest lucian's a lot. of the residents of fairborn complain that everyone's simply passing the buck. see my can angela say the prospect of a forced evacuation is always hanging over their heads they're hoping to stay in their current house as long as they possibly can. meanwhile the historic steam train keeps carrying tourists through the village the tracks run right behind the dike which in future will no longer be reinforced or expanded. which effectively seals fairborn straight. coastal towns and cities all over the world under threats from rising sea levels due to climate change it's time to do something about it but what's one way of reducing carbon emissions in our daily

lives is by recycling repair visit to the mozambican reef cycling association that is not only collecting youth pasig but promoting recycling by involving schools local communities professional waste collectors and even artists let's see how far they've come. for treats the aghast but her family live in beta collecting plastic waste is how she makes a living she and her family lost everything when cycling eat i slammed into the coastal city in the earlier this year. and we were suffering a lot we didn't have enough money to survive so we started picking up ways to recycle and we are in a bit of money with this. 47 year old treats here is one of the around a 100 ways collectors working for 2 recycling associations in bayda every day they take what they've collected to the women's ngo unsorry to the group's aim is to

provide both practical assistance for women and protect the environment polina kaner is the president and has led the organization since it was established in 2013. this is an association focusing on women with low incomes. so what we do is basically focus on recycling. that not only gives the women an income but also helps to keep our city cleaner. and most of them. together the women manage to gather around $1.00 tons of waste every month. at the recycling center workers sort of package it ready for transport after that it gets sent to an industrial recycling plant for processing the sorting facility provides an income for 40 women and 3 and then but the very success of the initiative has

led to new challenges. for this community used to be very dirty with all the plastic waste. now i see a real difference in terms of cleanliness but that means you don't find much waste in this area anymore. so the collectors have to go further to find material for recycling as there's no longer enough around here. the group to is part of the mozambique association of recycling or more the association is working to set up an efficient waste management and recycling system in mozambique so far 6 regional organizations are taking part and more have signaled interest in joining. when i started in 2009 the concept was new in the southeast african country now 10 years down the line the attitude towards waste has changed. has changed

a lot here since they started their activities and there was a big they've brought a whole new perspective as regards to cycling. and they've also introduced new infrastructure. before we had huge amounts of plastic waste but we didn't know what to do with it or how to process it. we are recycling is one of the private companies that also profit from the growing interest in cycling they sell on the salty materials to local companies to transform them into furniture and many other useful items are more says that between. 4 in $600.00 tons of waste are being recycled every month that might sound like a lot but it's actually only the equivalent of 2 percent of the overall waste produced in mozambique so there's still a long way to go to make effective waste management a reality on a large scale. in ghana as the amount of land cultivated by small farmers grows

the amount of pesticides and weed killers use also increases and those products come in large plastic containers. that's right and that is posing an environmental problem in 2 ways 1st the years of the chemicals themselves and 2nd what is done with the containers once they're empty so often they're used for things like water bottles even though they still contain traces of toxic pesticides a local initiative is going to villages to make people aware of these hazard. mahmoud mohammed who didn't only keeps an eye out for them this plastic bottles used to contain chemical fertilizers and now pose a danger to people and the environment from as in ghana often leave the used bottles lying around these containers are not properly disposed of it can affect

the health of the farmer. what the bodies and even. the farmers for. mahmoud know dean is a journalist and an environmental activist in 2015 he founded an ngo for climate change and food security focusing on farming he launched a campaign against the use of these bottles here in suffolk farmers have had bad experiences with them i used a group chemicals on my from and would just leave the containers there that wasn't good at all as one day my grandchild picked one fish would do with it and drank it she felt the treatment was very costly it was a big worry fortunately the agric office explained to us that we should not leave the used content on the farm so now we gathered all and put them in a trice cycle which goes to dump them. who for course people is part of new didn't awareness raising tim what he wants for the agriculture ministry for and

passed on his knowledge to the families. i mean center for. for a year now and you have been educating farmers on proper disposal of continues because the i mean. please i will farmers. on the face the farmers i've been going through to the use of the car so. on how to dispose them. dashon of these cases many of the farmers are now also taking more care when using the chemicals on their fields. before you start to spray you have to have boots and a proper outfit you also have to use a mask so you do not inherit the chemicals. from money. then vitamin terrorists are

trying to get the message across that it would be better to do without the chemicals altogether but it is difficult to persuade the famines that are gunning for divisors would protect their land better in the long term in particular against drugs a growing problem due to climate change it's an uphill battle. that we have made across the country are not. part of climate change some of them less than one percent of them don't even believe that. the activists are showing the farmers other ways they can help fight the effects of global warming for example with tree planting initiatives some 500 species have been planted so far. now climate change is taking its toll on the basin in the north eastern part of nigeria temperatures rising rainfall is on predictable but vegetation is suffering

and thanks to deforestation they are hardly any trees. down the region is on the verge of turning into a desert but they are people who are working hard to turn things around have a look at are doing your bit for this. in the northeast of nigeria life is difficult. islam is militia boko haram forces people to leave their homes. climate change and deforestation have also taken a toll. and many trees have been chopped down for firewood. as a result the region is on the verge of turning into a desert. but there are people working hard to turn

things around. mohammad baba by tuna has found an organization called green saw her international. since 2015 it has planted around 200000 trees in the region. but to not also educate locals about the impacts of climate change. the aim is to restore the conditions that are necessary for agriculture. so that one day these people can go back to their villages and make a living. and how about you. if you are also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet hash tag doing your bit. we share your story.

maybe it's a mission to fight for one particular like so many of our feathered friend. risk. and now. based in the communities informing farmers and communities about the importance of protecting these majestic creatures . wherever the current judge doom is not far behind he leaves nearly. in central kenya the local conservator missed is passionate about birds and founded the cranes conservation volunteers organization he regularly visits their habitats to monitor their activities. to kill the weapons if we see this crazy allow is an indicator that can help. you know

and also about full protection that we have something that these groups and not just koreans can attest to the area is home to the largest population of gray crowned cranes in the whole country over the years grain populations have suffered divided the klein as a result of human related activity by trampling of chicks by rives talked porch in from it both at the local and commercial level and collection of eggs but the cranes also disturb the farmers living around the lake with told me how we. get to when we got in the us you know how we could exist with the corn cranes on our farm the very destructive when we plant crops they take the seeds get on board you know media and with some i sure like the plans they peel

them to the from the who farm. only it all. reducing conflicts between humans and wildlife is the main work of georgia dome he and his team mates regularly with farmers the conservationist explains that cranes also have a positive impact on the crops as they eat worms which normally destroy the young plants when harvest time approaches then courage them to guard their farms to protect their crops he even convinced porches to become volunteers on his team. you know when i fish at the lake i take care of the crowd cranes in accordance with the government regulations. want to you. what i hear the birds attract tourists and when they come here they have to develop the area and create bursaries for schoolchildren. thought or could be. so much.

why not do it there. the volunteer conservationist also visit schools in the region twice a month this time he's at the market wrecker primary school where 3 children receive this masteries all together $32.00 best stories have been provided by the development fund the team also goes to schools to teach very young children about the role that cranes play in the region the lake also became a protected area last year the cranes breed that it's show from july to february just before the breeding period starts the quince conservation volunteers try to coordinate with farmers to democrats important breeding areas by the lake. sometimes community to cooperate other times they don't because when. we tell them to exclude the livestock during the great season and during their dry

season their past i would say the lake it is minimal so that they need them to bring their cattle inside described is how those judged room works tirelessly to mediate with locals and keep the area protected for the benefit of the great. and the local population who will benefit from the growing eco tourism. time to wrap things up on today's africa show and to say goodbye from here in johannesburg and south africa sheen again and makes week thank you zee also sign up for now but don't forget they can always stay tuned to our show by checking out the content on our website and on our social media platforms from the whole eco africa team thanks for joining us and goodbye from the fossa park in lagos nigeria.

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