emerging. what does this mean for democracy. joining our discussion starts 1230. today don't miss our highlights. program online w dot com highlights. this is news and these are our top stories banks around the world appear to have helped divert and conceal funds originating from criminal activities documents leaked from u.s. financial authority financing reveal how major banks facilitated transactions for prisoners worldwide the fall suggest do it your bank was aware of facilitating suspicious transactions or math ing to worth a trillion dollars. opponents of the hardline leader of bella bruce alexander

lukashenko have held mass protests throughout the country tens of thousands protested in the capital minsk weekly demonstrations have become the focus for the pro-democracy movement in an attempt to reassert control police have already arrested hundreds of women. demonstrations have been taking place across europe calling for the evacuation of a crowded migrant camps on the great commons hundreds of people marched in berlin to demand that the german government take in more than the 1500 refugees it had already agreed to relocate 9000 migrants on last boss have been moved to a new camp built to replace the morea settlement destroyed in a fire. this is data news from berlin you can follow us on twitter and instagram or visit our website they w dot com. a

clean pristine week. at the crack of dawn does this picture from bengal you look familiar to you if yes we feel proud and create for you but how many of you this story was in our very 1st episode broadcast nearly 2 years ago you know 20. some of that will go and i'm happy to welcome you to the 100 of india we want to have a look back at some of our favorite stories and change and without a doubt we're. going to. change who successfully polluted. let's look back at how seen that. movie. it took. about 10 years to

rescue and revive a neighborhood lake in the south of bangalore. it was not actually a choice because. from my balcony i could see the sleek and it didn't at all look like what it is today it was a dying and i 1st that. levi and loudly to die before my eyes and i am popular spawns to my. remark. above neighbors in the larger community logical carlon urged the civic authorities to invest in the revival of put in a holy. year they agreed on the condition that its maintenance would be up to its citizens. in 2010 radical balun pulled in money to form a lake improvement trust with like minded citizens and experimented with innovation

based on simple science. they used discarded p.v.c. pipes to create a number of artificial floating islands. we did our own research on how to improve the quality of the walk done to be zoned in on this principle of hydroponics very people growing money planting bottles of water basically the water absolving the nutrients from the water so we extended into making these what we call the artificial floating islands. these islands are made up of plastic bottles that have several species of bio filter plants growing in them. the roots of these plants absorb pollutants like excess nitrogen and phosphorus that enter the lake along with sewage. if they do remain in the water it leads to an overgrowth of vegetation that eventually deplete the oxygen by 60000 feet.

because this is. only 6 months after introducing the island's. noticed a significant improvement in the condition of the lake. but. you didn't even need to test the water to see that that the quality was improving because we could see the big bad you can see fish and the birds were coming there and it was absolutely delightful. bangalow has had leaks and the 8th century. they were built when the city was founded because it lacked a perennial and received. in fact remain the primary source of water. but as the city grew and biped water was brought in the lakes

lost the attention. once received. but now citizens groups like radical balance a trying to restart the discourse and revive the former glory of that city's beautiful lakes. we are constantly having these programs all to bring that community together to this lake to make them understand that this lake is important not only that it is recharging the what the davao. give in answering the green color and the people can see a difference and i did love to come here all the time but it is no freebies you have to contribute something to. that article palin continues to ensure that her community works to keep the lake alive. bringing back a little to life. our reporter caught up with the charitable bolland to find out if

anything has changed in the 2 years and what keeps the water needed to continue the crusade is on a 0 again so does boston people's reaction to the charge the vision of the. illnesses your story give mark he started getting cards from the grass in. the car. so. it's very exhilarating because now people are likely to see there's an extraordinary about me and my friends and my heart. and for all i know it will be good much so what do you say that leads in bangalore is even more attention on what is been happening and been lose me how broad i'm not sure of the normal he says the 2nd. and we have now degraded relationally. i know now we

are actually we want to go down a document on how who are rejuvenated in a league and more about how to meet a need to. be active participation our people and that. i think if one were leaks are the number less that still less. than a little but what are your plans for the future. i hope they give you a lot more so there you see the nasa meeting and the least now i see potential for a lot more birds to come and. i think i feel they have. so i think that i will soon come again. and hand over the charge to my. early that will be well worth it because what we have also been. generation is that

belief belongs to you so you need to take it forward you cannot always depend on mile 2 people but here it is a community that. and i think that is they are likely thank you so much for your time. i'm successful henri definitely shows us how much a community can achieve can get that that can also be said for our next favorite story from germany where a group of climate pioneers once decided we want to show the world that 100 percent switched warbles possible and guess what today may produce even more energy than me . or the 100 isn't that it's all there in nature we don't need to take any energy from fossil sources on the ground plenty is given to us every day we just have to make use of it. milled consecrate

produces 8 times as much electricity as its 2600 residents can use all that electricity isn't produced in one big plant paterniti centralized fashion and it's then made available to others fire the grid. delegations from the places around the world marked by flags who come to inspect this revolutionary village. they usually welcomes by on. he's been married for 23 years and has been involved in the shift to renewables from the start. the villagers have invested 50000000 euros over the past 2 decades and 300 photovoltaics systems 9 wind turbines as well as several hydroelectric and combined heat and power plants. we want to show that it is possible to create

a regional circular economy for energy production and energy use this. of course it has to make economic sense. another father of the green revolution a film called speed is fendel and i'm seeing. he's a farmer who started experimenting with renewable energy in the 1990 s. . he soon won over his fellow villagers and set up a wind farm co-operative. anyone who lives in the community where a windmill is located can invest the more people join the lower the amount each may invest it's currently 5000 euros and no more. i know has set up for bio gas plants on his farm they now heat the entire village. he designed some of the components himself the energy sources are all local animal waste and cross

from 20 nearby farms. they replace 700000 liters of heating oil here. they're mixing with the right mix it won't be hard to attain 100 percent renewables many people don't believe that but it's true the amount of clean energy we produce in a very sweet could also be generated in other communities districts and states. are going to have been on the rise of grip on the. energy generation is one key factor to others are energy storage and developing an intelligent grid so power can be moved to where it's needed. there's no known company and addresses both these issues it makes lithium ion phosphate batteries which in combination with solar panels enables households to become largely energy

independent. it also manages an electricity sharing system so on and community. private power sharing could perhaps one day make the large utility companies and the huge power plants redundant. one small. village in bavaria could inspire other people across germany and in other countries. examples like bees are proof that change is not only possible but it's. now i would like to bring you back story that's especially for my hot yoga reporting about the women farmers in the region. who claim to. have learned from the end. these women were revolutionary and now during the pandemic they're probably the best families.

the women of body village in eastern maharashtra are singing songs of prayer for a good harvest and weeding out the bad luck they've had to face in the last decade . but i love it now to look at the lot that go in the region of my body is one of the harshest places in india to be a farmer crop failure severe groundwater depletion food insecurity and uncertain cash flow out of widespread problems it's drought prone districts are seeing an increasing number of farmers who cite every year. despair and hope of guaranteed returns had forced farmers like suneet call carney to concentrate on cash crops like sugar cane and so we have the money he earned was always blood back into the farm for the next season this meant there was very little to feed his family. his wife

was determined to break the cycle. when a man works on the farm where i live things about money what i want and the big decisions that need to be taken this is it but a woman psychologically it's very different she thinks about the home and the needs of her family the food and the money that's required to survive when they get her. 3 years ago she insisted that her husband set aside one acre of farmland to grow fruit vegetables and greens to meet the food needs of the family not only that she insisted that the land be legally transferred to her name for a woman to make such a demand was not only rare but revolutionary. in india 3 percent of farm land is inherited and owned by male members of the family while women inherit and on less than 2 percent. that men have always had to work

yes family 70 per cent of the men farmers today do 80 per cent of all the work in the not is just a few makers but as helpers. to my liking one incredible. i know they're not very middle of the. good overheads to local wing of so i am sure shown a women's empowerment organization that has helped many women assert themselves. and i think. the idea to empower women came after a startling revelation in 2009 many of them were severely malnourished. i mean a particular. venue be conducted a medical came to test the level of emotional being in the van ness and he realized

that it was very you know. that made about only one of the men present said that in rural families women traditionally serve the men 1st and then whatever is left and sometimes it's nothing at all but the other miraculous that i have that camera might have i'm not. so the one acre model of women led and climate resilient farming also helps ensure women eat better. so i'm sure trains women farmers to preserve seeds and grow 35 different types of nutrient rich vegetables grains and tubers on their patch of land using organic farming techniques that minimize water use this reduces their reliance on store bought produce.

the one acre model has improved our general status not only within her family but also within the community. but impacts on much really the need to prove our worth it to ourselves if you want our families to believe in our abilities now that i am successful my family consults me about every major decision that needs to be taken . with us. in the drought prone. more than 41000 women farmers now practice their one acre. but the fight for women's rights is far from over. in a deeply patriarchal society only 10 percent of women own of one acre farm as are china and the now do. women farmers have brazilians built

into them even when you talk to them about big problems they've been devastating effects of the changing climate basin undaunted over the last 2 years going a lot about climate change and driving temperature as an equal you must have experienced the fluctuating extreme weather patterns to a city in space and now come up with solutions to tackle it and there are replicable across europe and india. cradle to between lush ills and the mediterranean sea bos alona is a spain's 2nd biggest city by 2030 the city council's urban ecologists are looking to create an additional $160.00 hectares of green spaces that's one square meter per resident as well. it's a very ambitious plan without it will take a lot of effort but local residents will benefit from these green spaces which will also help absorb pollutants and regulate temperatures up in the. turning

point that is much needed during recent decades barcelona's average temperature has risen by more than 2 degrees celsius. smaller projects include planting certain flowers around the base of trees to protect them from pests providing shade for others and create a network of green spots throughout the city. the key player in the strategy to ease the effects of climate change will be an increase in the number of vertical gardens and the fountains of rooftops the once a place where neighbors would meet to dry their clothes and habitat for one better novel martine they are a game changer. back then up at the comment they getting at us a little bit less alone as infrastructure is already built so it would be hard for us to fit in new gardens now as we're. going on terraces rooftops and

facades are some of the only opportunities that are left for us as a city. but the city of florida keys are choosing plants that are extremely heat resistant and only need a little water that ideally is provided by rainwater collected in tanks the new greenspace can reduce the heat on the roof by up to 50 percent cooling down the apartments below and reducing the need for air conditioning as well as heating. at this local school the children have been eagerly taking care of their new trees and their terrace garden. and they've developed a real crisp back to full nature. and that's it you need to take care of plants because they also have feelings and don't see. you shouldn't kill plants because it just doesn't well it just doesn't make sense. to you. they taught me about the different types of plants. and how you need

to take care of them. for having a lot of fun here it's little wonder with so much to explore and if the extra bonus of harvesting fresh food with no travel miles attached which is good for air quality. barcelona is clearly a city in transition soon it may no longer be necessary to climb the hills if you want to get some fresh air and enjoy the beauty of nature. so. this is about creating resilient spaces that can cope with the disruption that climate change is causing green spaces both private and public ones are really. portland and that's why we need to commit to policymaking that ensures the green areas in the city increase. if. you think of him and.

bringing nature to barcelona is a huge undertaking but it will encourage plant and animal species to make the city center their home. cities around the world beat barcelona almost by losing a lot of time money and effort when it comes to their development room populations on the other hand often get a raw deal the next story i want to bring back is one. of how really community of traditional family huggers fusing to give up on it's like me what i was finding. in a bill clinton address and not just me but try. this region is india's largest solid plane and home of the kind i am of. their diet includes various plants shrubs and mangroves. the old mild hardy as the heart of

our corn are traditionally pastoralist to live on the camels using them for transport or by selling them. but today those livelihood is threatened the once thriving mangrove forests are fast disappearing giving way to thought plants for big manufacturers. and vote if you got your good man groups are much closer to us earlier when we used to take the camels or to greece and be back within an hour and there were many a lot of that on about 30 on the mega about right now we need to go 6 to 7 kilometers deeper into the desert to look for the grazing ground try to buy the united i'm going to read out of them now with or limited on that i don't want to sign for direction and processing is joining or to my groves. sort of with him i'm going to get there that are going to. in 2011 with the help of a local ngo the camel herders organized themselves into the catch. on the turn

to fight for their rights over the years they have filed a case in the national dream tribunal a special court that deals with the cases related to and vironment issues to disallow salt manufacturers from operating in the region and ensure better implementation of the conservation plan of the highly threatened. in 2013 together with the n.g.o.s they came up with an idea to secure their livelihood. for years the only use camel would for their own needs to make seed rests while riding camels or bags for their belongings taking this practice beyond the image a community could not only give them a new mode of livelihood but also help guns are the carrier but it. is a matter of pride. in relief and shoot for this one doesn't require any sort of. let's have

a lot of chemical dying process it want to be amenable in fear and there is a possibility of getting a very beautiful product out of this. this one who has been. the engineer coming here has been helping the holders of catch to set up an assembly line process the camels are sheared once a year just before the region's harsh summer season a curry camel produces about 300 grams to 5 kilograms of oil per year depending on its age that's enough to provide a viable source of income to the camel herders. the women are spending the shared one in 3 on the whole community is involved in the processing of shearing the wool spinning bring out. and weaving the plot. to do there are only $6000.00 carry camels in the culture region but with the gamma herders taking a big step towards reinventing their traditional craft and fighting against the

father spread of the thought industry a sustainable future for both the camels and their herders might be possible. adaptability as begun by will acquire to lead by so many communities who stand in the front line of our fast changing planet hopefully we reminded you of some stories that you like next week we'll be back with new topics that what you think and write to us at equal india daughter got until then stay safe and they good care of yourself but i.

being. in good shape dive straight in and one thing is clear it's all of all water after all water is the basis of all niceness. and there's a great deal in our body. we can't live without it. so what does matter mean for our health so he is the. next on d w. global food wave games media leap out after the

harvest. of fresh fruits often end up in the garbage instead of the supermarket. that should change with the peel in the liquid that increases the self life of food . is this the way to avoid waste global 3000. and 60 minutes on. beethoven invented chess to do. like a peep. hole so many romance of stolen beethoven. and of course the subconscious always. come to the full senate with the biggest

composer of all time i can't begin to imagine a world class horn player several years on a musical journey of discovery. 2 with all. this week on w. hello and welcome to in good shape a shelf full of surprises but one thing is clear it's all about water after all water is the basis of all life on earth in the 1st 3000000000 years there was life only in the water today this also following existence is in jeopardy we humans use and pollute to watch water. worldwide supplies of drinking water are dwindling due

to excessive consumption periods of drought are becoming more frequent and longer more and more regions of the earth are drying out. as sea levels rise salt water is seeping into rivers and lakes the groundwater in some coastal areas is becoming salty. in some regions supplies of groundwater are dropping at a faster rate that means wells to extract drinking water have to be dug deeper at some point this will no longer be an option. drinking water shortages are already. your problem especially in parts of africa latin america and asia $4000000000.00 people nearly 2 thirds of the global population live under severe water scarcity for at least one month of the year they have far too little water more than 2000000000 have no access to clean drinking water at all they're forced to rely on streams pools and rivers which in many cases are polluted.

that can lead to sicknesses like cholera. every year nearly 2000000 people die either from lack of water or from consuming polluted water. the world's growing population is further exacerbating the problem but the amount of water people use varies greatly around the globe among the top contenders is new york with nearly 450 liters of water per person per day. in berlin residents consume only a quarter of that in beijing it's also around 100 liters a day per person. african countries are among those that use the least amount of water people in the ugandan capital kampala get by on an average of just 24 liters a day but private consumption is not actually the main problem worldwide it accounts for only 12 percent of water usage industry and energy production use

nearly 20 percent but agriculture guzzles by far the most accounting for nearly 70 percent of global water usage. and as water becomes more scarce its value is increasing. so how might the global water problem be solved desalinating seawater is one option collecting more water in cisterns for example is another. but an even better way is to learn to save water and to recycle more water with the aid of treatment plants. but one of the main reasons for the increasing shortage of drinking water is climate change if we don't want to be left high and dry we need to limit the rise in the earth's temperature. everyone needs water without liquids he would die within 3 days why.

the earth is covered with water the molecules h 2 o. one oxygen atom and 2 hydrogen atoms most of the water on our blue planet is found in oceans but on land its also in rivers streams and lakes this builds up urban space looks bone dry but there are a large amounts of water hidden here in human body up to 65 percent of the adult human body is made up of water. a young body is as much as 80 percent water we lose water as we age the body of an older person is around 50 percent water. which is still a lot. that means that an adult lugs a good 45 liters of water around with them. it's an important structural component of the body. our cells like the every 3 sides in our blood suspended in

watery solutions. the cells would shrivel up without it. our muscles would lose 70 percent of a volume without water. and it wouldn't be much left of our brains either the brain is around 70 percent water. it's impossible to imagine what we'd look like without water the water in our body has other vital functions to get helps transport nutrients and oxygen to all the cells of the body through channels like blood vessels the plasma the liquid part of blood is mainly water with dissolved substances and cells in suspension including immune cells and the red blood cells that carry oxygen around the body. water also helps the body remove waste through you're

a nation for example. i think it nice use water to flush out excess waste materials. approximately one and a half leaches of urine is excretion from the body every day via the bladder. it's important to keep the body well hydrated. and we all need to drink a lot every day. water is a solvent and every agent the body can only process vital substances like salts with the help of water. water helps to break down food so that the body can absorb the nutrients. water is constantly at work throughout. the body. metabolism needs water to function. water plays another important

role in the summertime. it cools the body down. when we're too hot the sweat glands release a salty fluid through the pores which then evaporates on the skin. this process known as perspiration helps the body just stay cool. thereby maintaining body temperature. without h. 2 human beings couldn't survive and not just humans without water there'd be no life on earth. so don't forget to drink regularly and what simple water try to avoid alcohol and soft drinks but how much should should drink so this is where it becomes complicated but no worries this is in good shape so he has the answer to how much do people think they should drink per day marks the 1.5

liters of most is your demise i see at least 2 leaders where this is it how do you know that's not me i saw it all read it at the time my mom always said 3 bottles so i guess 3 leaders when you hear these things read about them see them on t.v. for help shows so what's the right answer in 2002 an american kidney specialist saw that people were being advised to drink 2 liters a day but where did that number come from he asked nutritionists and searched through scientific papers to no avail then he found a clue. in 1945 the us national research council had recommended that men drink 2.5 liters and women consume 2 liters of water a day. but it went on to say that we. already get most of this water from the food that leaked. it never said anything about drinking 2 liters of water.

what do you think is true that you should drink water before you're thirsty or that drinking lots of water makes people skin look younger a few of us are drinking lots of water makes your skin that. doesn't really yes to all that the skin needs more sure to look good in the better than pricey lotion it makes me feel fresh and also you can drink yourself pretty yes if you do so regularly. what is indeed true is that our skin needs water to keep itself hydrated . but is it also true that our skin looks younger if we drink lots of water. the. researchers asked hundreds of test subjects to drink large quantities of water their skin was then examined under a magnifying glass the results showed that our skin does not in fact look younger when we drink lots of water many believe it but there's no scientific proof.

of use doesn't what about thirst can you rely on. i think drinking before you're thirsty is generally preventable keep your water level is balanced. you should definitely drink a lot before you're thirsty because that's already an alarm signal. so too late i would just use that as i think this is a sign that your body is lacking something so i think you should drink before that . our bodies are constantly losing water when we sweat pass your and the water level in our body from. our brain to text this and gives the signal to drink as thirst. but should we drink before we feel thirsty. researchers put this to the test with the help of 3 groups of cyclists the 1st group drank when they felt thirsty. the 2nd group ignore

their thirst and drank much less than usual. and the 3rd group drank constantly even when they weren't thirsty the results showed that the cyclists who ignore their thirst were the slowest. those who drank extra performs better but the best results came from the group that just relied on their natural feeling of thirst. so remember rely on your 1st mother nature didn't invented from nothing what else do we need water for all of course our personal hygiene it's always been that way already the ass ticks wash themselves regularly and they have bath was a saying treat not only for kings and queens but for the common people even ancient china people drink in nearly every household you could find both made out of metal

all of china here in europe on the other hand personal hygiene we exist in long time. people have been performing their blue sions for thousands of years archaeologists have found recipes on clay tables was so that they believed date back to the ancient mesopotamians. ancient egypt greece and rome famously full half hour palaces. people would visit them not only to have a wash. but to socialize and relax the wealthy classes of course. cleanliness has always been a matter of social class historically it was a status symbol. the in the middle ages when a touristy unhygenic grimy and grungy the streets with filthy caked in excrement

urine and garbage just sickness and disease spread like wildfire but the public blamed the spread of the black death for example on water believing that it opened the skins pools to bad. union. people avoided bathing and using soap instead they would walk the hands and face with a clean dry cloth. and they try to mask any unpleasant odors with powder and perfume. it was only in the 19th century that scientists established that good hygiene and cleanliness how disease. washing your hands regularity protects you from germs of all crimes like the novel coronavirus so it's very important but doesn't mean that you should take a shower or bath every single day as a family doctor i say you know too much too often or too hot cleansing is stress

for your skin and water and so destroys the natural protective layer of your skin so it opens the floodgates for all kinds of germs viruses or fungus. dermatologists say you should only twice a week. you should wash your face. so too much personal hygiene is not healthy but what would happen if we wouldn't. at all. and kevin fisher are taking part in an unusual experiment to find out whether washing less often is good for your skin. usually takes a shower every day. i'm just i'm pretty happy with my skin except i get a few pimples from time to time mission. lots of people don't just shower for

hygiene reasons but because it makes them feel good. to have my daily shower. my mood when i'm feeling down. showering gets rid of bacteria and other pathogens does that mean the cleaner we are the less likely we are to get sick just to see that. teeming with microbes and most of them are quite beneficial for example some strains of staphylococcus epidermis has produced proteins that can protect us against other bacteria which cause disease. doing our experiment just take one shower a week for 3 weeks.