in the art of climate change. africa's most of. what's in store. for the future. for the major cities. here in salt. culture. welcome to global 3000. some months angry lebanese citizens have been protesting against their government and many women are in the front row. in zimbabwe we learn about unusual but effective help for depression despite an acute shortage of psychologists. but 1st we look at how climate change is meeting more

and more people to flee their homes and ask if that is the solution. our planet's climate is changing at an alarming rate and leading to extreme weather patterns over the past 140 years since $880.00 the earth's average surface temperature has risen by just over one degree but the rise is already having an impact. storms flooding and drought a causing more and more people to leave their homes the un says that 520-5200 1000000 people will have been displaced by the effects of climate change. where will they go. grew up here in the highlands of guatemala. she's grown potatoes all her life start in recent years things have changed. yet this little plant and as you can see she

isn't strong enough to survive if we can't use it for seeds or potato production it's a loss in sydney. every year drought and frost destroy many potato plants which is all a family grow on their fields. in guatemala's western highlands most people are small scale farmers and 3 quarters of them live in poverty during the rainy season from may to october the countryside changes from dusty and dry to lush and green for people are this would be the most trouble free part of the year if only rainfall patterns were like they used to be thanks. then actually yeah man it is so important for us as a community because we have no natural beauty so says. we depend on the rain for who was here last and that's why we buy containers and canisters to catch them i would. say. but yet when the summer cannons that's

the only way to store a bit of water and that it's very important for our communities and our plantations let's say yeah. without water we can do nothing that's. around half the residents of taco suntans have gone to the united states after every drought more and more leave most of the men are now working in the u.s. . every month they send a few $100.00. pillows house was built with u.s. dollars. the family also uses the money to pay the installments on a loan they took out to finance the trip and the people smugglers. like most here and her family are mom and indigenous mayan people people our lives

together with her children and grandchildren. if you. that. last husband emigrated 3 years ago they now make their decisions together over the phone. to hear that it's a commitment that my husband's house and it would be very difficult. there's still no deagle he accepted definition for terms such as climate refugee even though the wild bank predicts that mexico and central america will have at least 1400000 internal climate migrants over the next 30 years and many more who will migrate abroad. when the the ramos arrived in arizona 80 years ago there was no reception center for migrants. he still waiting for

a permanent residence permit. doug has a work permit that has to be renewed every 2 years even if he were to be expelled what he's achieved here is something that many back home can only dream of and he earns enough to help support his family in guatemala. here in the u.s. he works as a freelance gardener. gets much it's a very different from guatemala a lot grows in the hot season it's them even though there's hardly any water in this. arizona has a desert climate and a severe lack of water life here is only possible thanks to water pipe from a far away colorado river. but the cities of phoenix and tucson still use the

resource wastefully. they counted among the least sustainable cities in the world in the hundreds of thousands of liters of water. go into keeping golf courses in the deserts green. in the arizona desert scientists at the biosphere 2 experimental station are trying to find out how to model and perhaps aid for the earth's major ecosystems. the biosphere started out as the world's largest ecological experiment ever conducted with a closed our controlled environment to try to replicate earth systems and a better understanding. the research center houses 7 model ecosystems it's a unique place where under close to real world conditions it's possible to test how natural systems will respond to extreme environmental change the researchers can

control the climate and measure how the ecosystem reacts. in the model rain forest an international team of scientists are studying what happens when there's less rain whew. it's important to know what will happen in the world's forests in the future. as a what happens here in the us or what happens in europe or asia at some point is going to end back all of us so i think it behooves all of us to recognize that we are seeing changes that those changes have impacts on ecosystems on resources and if we are dependent on those systems for our existence and so again if they change so dramatically it is going to end packed us and potentially if we're not able to adapt we will no longer survive the lion seeking help to defy the extreme weather

of potatoes our livelihood now she's lost not only a large part of the harvest. but has too few seeds for planting next year a seed bank helps farmers like. 53 domestic potato varieties grow in the fields here the seed bank gives people this in return she'll have to give up some of her next harvest. up there. yeah. a farming co-operative collects and stores seeds from local crops that way local growers can obtain seeds if need be so when the next drought hits they're less likely to have to give up their farms and leave. the highlands of guatemala

but descendants of the maya believe that the global climate is out of kilter because humans have lost their respect. if we continue to destroy nature and. in the future people will have nothing they drank until. lebanon is a small country that has a tough time with its neighbors to its south israel to its east war torn syria an estimated $1500000.00 syrian refugees have come to lebanon it's a heavy burden. iran exerts extensive political influence on the country's militant islamist organization hezbollah lebanon's many religious groups make politics and governance a delicate balancing act the country is economically on its knees for months there

have been widespread protests in which women are playing a key role. revolution they chant wooden spoons and ponce hammer home their message lebanon has been rocked by protests since last october amid an economic crisis and frustration with the country's political elite women like laurie high tyin are at the forefront of the protests. so here women are playing in a very important role they are being everywhere wherever you see them they are being that in needing the demonstrations and chanting and being like the barrier between the police the police and the the most traitors for peacekeepers she's not interested in just being confrontational or high time and seeks to unite the crowds in beirut she hopes the protests will strengthen civil society and lead to more gender equality. we hopefully will have more women that are presented in the

government currently we have 4 i hope that it will be $5050.00 here in our present owner and gas industry expert laurie works in a male dominated world in 2018 she ran for a seat in parliament but without success she was raised in a family where men and women are treated equally and now wants to see that implemented in politics for the past 4 years she's been meeting with women in management positions to discuss strategy. they come from various religious backgrounds and support different political parties what unites them is their desire for equality. the women are always active maybe during the crisis or abortions or wars and then when it comes to making receive them that they are a 2nd drag and you have the men taking over all. have the political parties of men and that we are in the female dominated society so whenever a woman when you when she feels that she wants to be empowered or you know advance

in her career political career that's always about you during the. all woman in the front lines this is what you what we like to see whether it was the only. way that exactly how can translate know what's happening on the streets what it thinks and this is a big you about. these days beirut is something of a mecca for party goers for years it was torn apart by a civil war that pitted lebanon's many different religious communities against each other. but now even the economic crisis doesn't seem to be dampening the party spirit here. but appearances can be deceiving in terms of gender equality lebanon lags way behind in the global index that's partly because many aspects of life are governed by religious traditions only men can pass on their lebanese nationality to

their children. many women are also under a lot of pressure to remain virgins until they get married. so being 16 beautiful and. the thought of it to look. only in last man is a gynecologist she says many women struggle with a system that is unfairly stacked against them regardless of their social class or religion and sex education is lacking completely she says. i have not of course the big game with their budget to solve the problem. and i just think that because they needed he'd need a parent to protect their daughter to a guess their society how do you solve the problem rooting us. to harm in the past . so i think it's appropriate for the men now but 8. heineman 0 plasty is a surgical operation to restore the vagal membrane associated with virginity she

says she's helping to uphold in our can't tradition but the pressure of society is just too great. that the. actually true in rural areas in the mountains near the syrian border we come to the village and. it's home to her. she's a member of the druze community a religious minority that it appears to centuries old traditions and women. has had enough up until 5 years ago she was living in the united states it was only while there that she noticed the extent of the gender inequality in her homeland she returned hoping to effect change in her community she talks to the women from her village. see this do we have a think about the men's virginity we lock up our girls at home so that they keep their vision a-t. . even i brought my daughter here from the u.s.

and because i was worried that she might get into a relationship with a man and lose have virginity i just did it without even thinking that. even though she rejects these traditions she still passing them on to her daughter because she doesn't want her daughter to be rejected by the community the roles for women are very clear nightclubs alcohol cigarettes tattoos and earrings are all banned. sometimes i feel like i'm suffocating why didn't any of these rules apply to men they can do whatever they want. if i left the house and switched off my cell phone to be hell to pay there's no fun factor in life my role is to be a mother and a worker. her mom lives with her parents and 2 daughters so she's basically a single mother and her husband who is also a druze is working in the us it was an arranged marriage not a love match in keeping with the rules of the truce community. i feel like i'm

locked in a cage they want us to be educated but at the end of the day if i start thinking about how i'm living and how the rest of the world lives i know i'm not in the right place. i don't belong here the problem is i was born here. but the ongoing protests and calls for equality which have now also reached russia give her cause for hope hope that her daughter as well one day lived in a lebanon that is more free and more equal than she has ever known. striving for equality inspiring others on our facebook channel d.w. women you'll find stories about women who are helping others lead self-determined lives d.w. women gives

a voice to the women of. the world health organization estimates that around 10 percent of the global population suffer from psychiatric disorders that's approximately 770000000 people depression is one of the most common mental health issues along with bipolar disorders anxiety issues and psychosis and while there is a high concentration of mental health specialists in industrial nations 45 percent of the world live in regions with fewer than one to every 100000 people. there's no running water at the moment so the residents of this neighborhood on the outskirts of harare have to fetch water from a well there's also no electricity says grace. such problems leave many people feeling worried and anxious. that is not just it is not it's a very stressful some people can't afford to go and can't cook actually their

family. some people can't even afford firewood. these constant daily worries are a heavy burden. such as that is you know going to combat. and that's to make a quarter of the population of zimbabwe have a common mental disorder in a country of 30000000 there are just 11 psychiatry some 20 clinical psychologists as a trained lay health worker great struggle wants to help improve the situation the friendship bench is a community project today great stroger is meeting blank you know morning they've been seeing each other regularly for 4 weeks already both women are housewives and grandmothers grace is helping blank you know through her depression. what are you doing to feel better she asks. approaches based on cognitive behavioral therapy grace listens to people's problems and helps them figure out their own

solutions. talking to one of the grandmothers makes me feel better than talking to a doctor because i can be more open to them and anyway i can't afford to see a doctor. when they wanted to and. now we are when people come to say main you know if i show them kindness and. love is important and so is listening with. great struggles patients a blank hanger and her husband live nearby with their grandchildren no one in the family has a steady income. blandness depression began when one of her children died. but it took her a while to realise she wasn't well but oppression was only diagnosed when she went to hospital because she was suffering from high blood pressure in rural zimbabwe

has little awareness of mental health problems. she began to recover when great struggle helped her buy some chickens. looking after them took her mind off her anxieties. new knowledge of what if you're always fretting over your problems it drains you of energy it makes you sick it weighs on your heart one time at ground much older i began to feel better. many people have a very hard life in zimbabwe there's 80 percent unemployment years of sky high inflation have taken their toll. long lines at filling stations are a common sight like many commodities petrol is expensive and in short supply political protests often end in violence also on the part of the police and military. but on the friendship benches grandmothers help ease people's minds there

are no 400 of them across the country one of the co-founders of the project is german psychologist author high. what's important is not to get scared by the stories they hear she explains in fact the grandmothers say the work has improved their own sense of well being. so. they take part in regular training sessions. they have to be prepared to deal with people feeling very bad even suicidal. as if i can i have to be able to recognize the problems they encounter especially here where there's very little awareness a lot of misunderstanding and misguided ideas that someone is cursed for example someone who is psychotic is often thought to be cursed and needs to be tied up because of his. own i am. the friendship bench program has had amazing results only a few people have to be admitted to hospital

a study has shown that the grandmothers have helped reduce the number of suicides in the country they also do arts and crafts with the patients turning scrap plastic into bags it helps take their mind off their worries and can be a source of income. for the. patients and get money they can now try to sell the bikes they make they usually manage they can use the money they've earned to buy food for their families. and old immersion as a symbolic microphone was holding it is allowed to speak out of supporting and encouraging one another is also part of the therapy program. i've started crocheting little bags sometimes i sell a few and then i can buy 2 kilos of sugar. and my problems were driving me mad and now i feel better i have to thank for that. hard. work of

grandmothers maybe going global a project that began in zimbabwe is now being emulated in the united states and other countries many can't afford to seek professional help for mental health problems. and now in global living rooms we head over to thailand.

good morning. welcome. we used to be rice farmers. have been my husband fell out of a tree while picking for. he hurt his spine and so we can't work in the fields anymore. so we opened the shop instead opposite the ministry. my son lives there. so i know he's all right we couldn't really look after him here and i think. i had any luck this belly used to hang around the neck of a cow that we once had unfortunately we had to sell her but the bell reminds us of all former life is farmer's home i'm a loving little my. whole woman you're the one i.

know you can buy these wall hangings at a ceremony in the temple every year they bring good fortune for your business and your life they show crocodiles tortoises and snakes but they don't come in large numbers if you get to the temple late they're always songs i don't.

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