my comedy has enjoyed my more design. i must use it with. my choice in this car because. no way to try to spin the trains. and i want. to talk. with. the best. did you know that more than 2 sides of the year is covered by water so you can see much of what a huge role this plays in maintaining the ecological health. welcome to iraq and african environmental magazine africa i am sunders you know coming from kampala

here in uganda and a big hello to my fellow presenter auntie in nigeria hello everyone and hello sandra you are so right about our waters in fact you could go so far as to say that the future of our planet may be pinned on the conditions of our oceans lakes and rivers will have more on that in the coming reports but 1st a brief look at what's lined up today in our program. special as a rescue plan fights called still a way as we'll take a look at how that works. based the government's own panel on climate change has just presented its report on the condition of our oceans we'll see what he said and in germany and other parts of europe you can go kayaking for free as long as you collect trash along the way. first to the seychelles where environmentalists are working to protect coral reefs these fragile you. those

systems are among the most specially rich bio tubes on earth and the island nation relies on them for its very survival and emissions of launching 2014 aims to support a healthy ocean and implement climate change strategies and to promote the stable blue economy and the region depends on winning $115.00 islands that's a political east truly unique marine ecosystem. this issues is a tropical paradise they are keeping local covers around 455 square kilometers of land. but more than 1300000 square kilometers of sea. fans on our american resources for everything whether it's economy activities or for tourism and fisheries we don't have anything without that. many tourists come

to visit the archipelago for this big truculent child. so i realize that it wasn't horses for quite a survey old fellow and growing up and understanding the relation that the say show what people have with the ocean with the assists in the how much we rely on. us so marine scientist she's concerned about the growing pressure on the. experts go on regular days to assist the foundation's fishing environmental pollution and to resume strain on the seashells unique underwater world. the coral reefs are suffering the effects of climate change because they're very sensitive to changes in water temperature. they provide a home for a whole host of marine life from sea snails to sharks so we've got them by the cell

phones reefs near the coast are especially vulnerable and therefore stands today. there has been a rise in ocean temperature and this has an impact on your corals. to coral bleaching and then you move the corals because then you end up with corals by the late 1990 s. most part of the reason the shallow waters have died. when kora believe. the why corals and once they dead they are usually taken over by. the resources and the activities that you could carry out on the. now the government recently agreed to protect nearly a cuddle the country's marine want tons within the next 2 years as part of an initiative called the seashells are lines of. danish a t.v. scurrying out of some of the of the underwater ecosystem. that would carry out the

activity with the intent of collecting data on hollerith and sure that the management of protests there say she is effective in partnership with the nature conservancy ngo. regional committees hoping to understand exactly what's happening to the leaves. her response in trouble regenerating the shallow water because the waves and currents are constantly moving this kind of times are good there coral and around making me tired for new ones to sit. down with not a lot you can see the changes that we had this very long period of time where the temperature is really high and the corals can all recall so this has a huge impact on your marriage your sauce on coral ribs we have started

a coral reef restore ation project looking at all the ways to try and restore coral reefs using the corals that's how more resilient and growing these corals and putting them back on the river. together with the fisheries inter is incompetence the country wants to find ways for everyone to use their ceases to meet even also the protection of. the marine especially plant is the fast of its kind in the indian ocean very important that we constantly have this more than healthy for all i want everything that i do should make a difference. and if you haven't i think it's a really wonderful feeling knowing that whatever information you bring that it's going to point you to the way we do conservation that's going to have a positive in. bahrain conservation say from the project transit least until 2020

by which time the fos long term protection plan should be in the eco system in the sea shows is counting on. what a beautiful place let's hope it stays that way about the united nations' intergovernmental panel on climate change recently published it's just a supplement on the state of our oceans and it wasn't good news the same process that's happening online and is also happening at the same yes sadly you're right we are going to kill this without quartic eco systems the increased levels of a border being absorbed by the water bodies has led to acidification coastal areas are being polluted or eroded marine life is disappearing in a moment we'll speak to an expert in nigeria but for now here are a few raw facts in our new segment ecologic oh.

the ocean is a place of many wonders. but now it's also a garbage dump $8000000.00 tons of plastic land in our oceans each year about one garbage truck per minute. that's not only harmful to all sea life but also to human beings. climate killer carbon dioxide around 30 percent of greenhouse gases from human activities are absorbed by the ocean that's roughly $1000000.00 tons per hour . that helps to reduce the greenhouse effect. but the more c o 2 the oceans and seas absorb the more acidic they become 40 percent of all coral reefs have perished in the last 3 decades. the oceans are getting warmer

sea levels are rising. between 20172018 they rose by 3.7 millimeters it's the highest see that a rise in a single year and it's already enough to flood small island nations. it's pretty shocking isn't it the oceans have huge potential to adopt to change and even to compensate for 8 but that can only walk if we humans also play our part my colleague n.t. paid a visit to the nigerian institute for oceanography annmarie in result in the why he spoke to dr resident for the russell that is to collect data and mix recall missions to the government on how best to protect the sea or off the coast cost delta for those so had some interesting things to say take a listen. talk to photos thank you so much for speaking with us let me go up because now we've

just heard of we. still about you walk with jenks you told him i said can you tell us what exactly is the state of the oceans. around the world. because now consider the oceans. ocean of plastic when you take a sea cruise of the national environment for example a fisherman you will catch tons of plastic and very little fish the fish eye gets in there because the i'm just saying plastics and they have a still month full of plastics what is the situation like that margie i mean we don't do clean up the glass you know the pollute us should pay they should encourage people to come out for beach cleanups there are also domestic waste in the oceans there are several things the biodiversity is depletes in the monger of

education is deeply tied and the ocean is not so good do you think the government can do anything to make some countries are bombed rustics yes our governments can help by. gets in the salience groups of people to create awareness of the damaging effects of single use plastics for example cops you know plastic cards strolls plastic box all those things should not be used we should go back to what they used to be you know in the fifty's whereby we use a vegetative to say food we use. to stop most things we ought to be doing to save the environment let's the last exam because a little bit of the question of overfishing and africom on the course of the stories of the mesh size for fishing you know tuna. is smaller than the spitz

fight mystifies because if you mess 5 smaller than it is that you take on both more fish is done just what you targeted the federal government can help by have been you know money train systems all over the coastline because we could. our fish resources with the people who do not come from i'm sure you can't really discuss the environment that you are without talking about the oil industry and its impact on the environment well we have oil fields and this oil fields affects the fish resources because the juveniles cannot breathe when there is a oil on the surface of the water for the 7 hours by and then we have the whole fish top of the level for human consumption this week as the u.n. the u.n. talk about climate change and all that do you think some of these marches need to be looked at more more deeply than there would be for us because we have to save our next generation these are the resources we have to live for them so we have to

look critically at the climate change issues at pollution that's a single use plastic you know being dumped in the house when you look you must be a function you know when we put some of these things in place to keep on vironment safe for the next 2 years thank you very much but for me. so no we are bit wiser about the state of the woods oceans but what about the locks on the rivers which make up a significant part of the water system in many countries i hear things aren't much better sondra not if you talk to the people are the danish initiative great kayak but they are not just complaining about the state of us rivers they are taking action they've come up with a pretty cool idea as you'll see in this week's doing your bit. moving far too much waste ends up in rivers and lakes especially in cities that

bother to d.s.d. about london and from denmark so much that in 2017 he launched an initiative called green kayak travelers can use boats for free in return for collecting any trash they. a find in the water. cannons recorders that ends this for us and. small bits of plastics and. green kayak now has support in 5 countries including germany after reserving online a boat a bucket and trash grabbers can be picked up at the dock of a cooperating vote rental a few enjoyable hours on the water that benefit the environment too and others are also getting on board to mention people are pretty conscientious these days almost everyone who rents a canoe kayak or paddle boat picks up whatever trash they find along the way and in

that green kayak volunteers have collected over $21.00 tons of waste so far and as word spread via social media the amount is sure to grow. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. doing your page. we share your story. and that will be a good idea for law going here in lagos we're going to stick with the subject of rivers and visit one of germany's biggest waterways now the right even major rivers are feeling the heat as climate change gathers pace right and what we tend to forget is that a river system like that one house provided a high bit on on the source of water for people and nature for thousands of the is here to the eco system is fragile or needs protecting so our water treatment plant

on the rhine purifies millions of little's of water every year. the rhine is one of the most important rivers in europe. it's 1200 kilometers long . and over half of it flows through germany seanie because it is it's also a busy transport asiri industry lines its banks and much of its waste water is discharged into the river if it isn't cleaned 1st the water is contaminated and can't be used for anything else here before we're on the rhine sampling point close to the river bank the water is extracted from the river as it flows by and then 2 transported by each with a diameter over a meter directed to the water works. there the water is intensively cleaned before being directed back into groundwater reserves fired these shelfs the water treatment plant south of frankfurt is the only one in germany dedicated to

processing river water. the infiltration process taking place in these tanks has a number of advantages. historical very and. historically surface water hasn't been used for drinking water in germany mainly because the potential for a disaster or the reiners unavoidable so we couldn't guarantee supplies around the clock and there are also hygiene reasons the infiltration process filters bacteria from the water i'm reducing if not actually completely removing the risk of contamination in the summertime the water in the rime can be as warm as 28 degrees the infiltration ensures a temperature balance. so the top priority is maintaining ground water levels guaranteeing a clean water reservoir even in the event of extended drought 43000000 cubic meters of water per year a processed here at the main treatment facility in bieber's heim the process is managed and monitored and

a control center which forms industries and you need to bear in mind that this solution is only possible thanks to local geological conditions of what we have here as a vast natural aquifer you don't get them everywhere. across eastern germany for example there aren't any natural reservoirs. so this sort of solution wouldn't work there for geological reasons. water from the rhine flows into these basins and these purify and using a specially developed process. not be moved by fire once the water has been mechanically purified in the untreated water pump station the next step is flocculation that's part of the chemical purification process a flocculation agent is added so that flocke forms which is an initially saw you pull then is turned into settlements and floats to the top the next step is to filter off the purified water. the facility was built 30 years ago at the

time it was state of the art today it's been extended to be able to cope with the increasing contaminants in the rhine. the water is examined for bacteria heavy metals and pesticides here in the abort in gemini drinking in irrigation water must satisfy stringent quality standards that have based on specific micro biological parameters the facility also provides clean water to follow such as hands fish if it irrigation. the soil in the region suffers badly during heat waves. lately local farmers have needed to irrigate much more than usual to secure their harvest. around 12 percent of the water purified in the facility is a market for farmers it's guns we see it's essential we grow onions strawberries and the stuff is flocculation that's part of the chemical purification process

a flocculation agent is added so that flock for it's almost as clean as drinking water and that means we can sell our strawberries directly i can wholeheartedly vouch for our produce. farmers pay between $30.50 per cubic meter for the irrigation water drinking water would cost $10.00 times as much says hence you can fish out against a backdrop of climate change clean water has grown more important than ever for the region. back to africa here in uganda but also in terms anya and kenya fish stocks in like victoria are being depleted while the sun is bonded to them ours is over exploitation of natural resources a project with partners from 7 countries in europe and africa so in forces to tackle some of these problems we went to the gun inside of leftwich toria to meet up with a team from the university of cars in germany the scientists are here told what

their goal is to boast fish stocks and also show the local communities how to preserve the environment. maybe mohammed has been fishing off they were going to shows of let me tell you for more than 25 years. now. we no longer catch fish like we used to. be economic impact on us that are right now you can sit traps and come up empty or give just one catch a week in the old days we would get a good catch every day but. the main cause for the depletion of stocks is over fishing pollution from industrial activity is another problem these issues have made it harder to meet the rising demand for fish. this has prompted some ugandans to set up fish farms. one of the

biggest challenges is the lack of clean fresh water. you are now runs a fish from outside the capital kampala. to fish farming you have to keep flushing your ponds all the time so you can imagine the amount of money that was spent just to make sure that we had water running into the different points every 10000. she's taking part in a union funded project called beach knock one. of the fish from us are learning about a new technology. it was developed by a team of european and african scientists the project is led by professor john from the university of khan's way in germany the team has come up with a new system green use west water in order to cut costs while boosting efficiency.

one develop a system for the market it's called research aquaculture so this is to makes use of 100 percent water reuse water recycle ation so it's environmentally very friendly because there's no water going through and there's no nothing spoiling the environment and we make use of renewable energy in order to reduce the c o 2 footprint. in the tunnels on the can and side of the lake product is already in place the water is filtered using what's known as membrane bioreactor technology. in uganda has been using recycled water for the last 18 months the used water is pumped into our tongue from there it flows into this busines which contains toms and sun that help clean the water.

wants to use recycled water to have big points too. so we already have a system and it has proved to be very efficient for us using the same water we maintain the same temperatures because that's also very crucial when you're watching exit to there in doha cherry so for the points that still work in progress for us to see how it would be able to integrate it. with this and just like more from us to recycle water ideally using renewable energy the professor and his team have been working on this project for the last 3 years so far their work has brought them to uganda kenya and tanzania. we want to train we want to show people and we want to see how everything develops in the future and finally very very important is we need to dept this solution for the local market so at the moment we brought

a lot of ideas from europe and now we need the feedback of the local people to give us a guidance in future how can we develop a low cost system one of the ways they're hoping to achieve that is by promoting exchange between scientists and from us the established best practices that boost fish stocks and protect the environment. so what we've seen a dramatic decline in sea life or since waterways full of plastic an industrial waste surely it's time for all of us to do our bit and hopefully you know how you can do that you've been watching a special edition of the. offical on aquatic eco systems it's time for me to say goodbye from kampala here in uganda. and goodbye from me in lagos nigeria you can find the show on further information on our website and social media platforms and remember our oceans and waterways are just as important for the planet as the lad

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