what secrets lie behind this was. to discover new adventures in 360 degree. and explore fascinating sites. w world heritage 36 to get enough. of the. good. taking for your own hands for yourself and the environment that's all from the fruits of success especially during this difficult times and today's edition of the who africa we will introduce you to a lot of different people who are doing just that with various initiatives to help b.n. bob welcome to the show i'm now outside we're coming to you from lagos and i'll be

saying a big hello to my colleagues down drop in karbala hello sound. thank you mia and a one welcome for me sundra to nobody here in kampala uganda you are absolutely right on the topic we'll meet the messiah in kenya diverse in egypt and so much more here's what you can look forward to in the next half an hour. when we show you the potential for one big data to protect the environment. you also learn about how design is and spain are recycling old material into cheap fashion. and how so dos and vice houses a used to grow delicious mushrooms in ghana. but must we have a look to meas is a no then does it weather effects of climate change are increasingly not civil in the rate area are on the soil it is dusty is. it is getting harder for farmers to

call it that the alarmed average rainfall throughout the year has gone down water has become a luxury few odd few a pharmacy have a sufficient amount of this precious resource as they are forced to use water more effectively the people in this area teaming up and getting creative. and. it takes a lot of water to irrigate his olive groves and vegetables so choosey and farm machinery heavy has 3 systems to collect rainwater. he owns 90 hectares of land which is a lot for the kairouan region. is just north of dallas on budget and it can pump 6 liters per 2nd down to the fields it's about that in summer the system runs for 16 to 17 hours a day we use less water in the cooler winter months the still enough rain and with

our well we always have enough water. in this way. not everyone's situation is as comfortable. just 10 kilometers away beyond these mountains life is much harder. for. most families have to walk several kilometers to get to the nearest water source 'd to cover their daily needs they might have to make a number of trips back and forth. jobs like to do requires 250 liters of water every day just for his animals and his fields. he needs an additional 40 liters for himself his wife and their 3 children. and this little more than little it's really tough for the people who live in this region it takes everyone so much time to fetch water retard our children can carry on doing this every day it's a burden on the entire region. we still have no running water at home it affects

our quality of life it's so hard we're all trying to find solutions and ahead of. systems that collect rainwater could offer the people has some relief. and now hundreds of being built with the help of a german development agency. until now a large part of the rain what's ahead what's going on you just. catch the rain water that runs off the houses and it can be used as drinking water for irrigation to. the farmers can use it to grow our mons all over and rosemary which don't require that much water. this year the agency also advises farmers and has set up what it calls water forums constructive strategies are developed and farmers can discuss which plants they

could that would use less water. we have a really unusual situation in the region we're in now. basically no ground water left because too much of it has been used up over the years. so the farmers are now having to resort to stored water. but getting water to store is also a problem. it hasn't rained much in the past 4 years farmers get their water from this impoundment dam it supplies more than half a 1000000 people and. it has water levels decline it's being pumped further and further across the country. and that has a direct impact on the people who live here. pressure is mounting even on the farmers who didn't think they have to worry about that water

supply. in some places water is actually being stolen. there are an estimated 20000 illegal wells in china. that's why raising awareness of the problem is so important. if nothing changes farmers and that animals will no longer be able to survive in these mountains 'd. and then the region might soon become uninhabited. using our resources wisely will be the growth for us in the coming decades in fact the. change of direction in many areas including textile production and up cycling the new buzzword one clothing designed in the spanish. uses everything he can get his hands on from plastic bottles to items on the label his motivation

their reason no plan to be. transformed into quilted jackets plastic bottles become backpacks just 2 of the items made by the little. sneakers and jackets almost everything in this madrid shop is made from recycled materials. founder is how. he got the idea for the label 2009. was the frustration with the amount of waste we're creating in the world i believe the most sustainable think too was not to keep on using natural resources so recycling could be a solution if we were to make a new generation of recycled products with the same color. and if that is the best . that we could demonstrate there's no need to keep on the independent but to get the troll i do we can transform what other people call a waste into polymer yarn fabrics and products. these flip flops are made of old

car tires they're 100 percent recycled and don't even need glue the labels reveal what goes into these products. all this label to try always to put in the garment the labels not this one says that when 235 grams of discarded fishing nets to make one yards of fabric it's going to change hoping to raise awareness of environmental issues and at the same time create fashion that looks good. on its journalist brenda chavez reports on sustainability and observes the trend. because fed must come on it's starting to catch on but it didn't really pick up speed until the annual figures for textile waste became more common. now the industry is beginning to react to the problem that we're having with plastic. and i don't know well says it's recycled over 330 tons of waste taken from the sea the label

cooperates with spanish fishermen. they gather the waste from the sea for the fashion house. old fishing nets and plastic bottles are processed to make polymer yarn that goes into the fabrics used to make new clothes. the label wants to make an environmentally conscious lifestyle part of its image its slogan because there is no plan it be. a. it's part of a whole lifestyle the whole 0 waste movement is growing and people want to produce less waste and have less impact on the environment that i'm innocent than i am going in. a fashion trend or the future of clothing. how are you going to choose continuing his experiments with cycling and hopes. to catch on in more mediterranean countries. now and they're awesome very different plastic pieces in

that report and it's hard to believe that most of them i made from all plastics some months some of them like this because of already seen plastic waste in the sea is especially helpful for walmart of marine life including coral reefs in egypt over $300.00 professional die of us took advantage of a corner virus lucked out to clean up the popular tourist resorts the team spent about 3 days over water here's this week's doing your bit civil. egypt's red sea coast is blessed with one of the world's most stunning coral reefs it's a hot spot for divers and tourists. but plastic and other trash endangered the sensitive underwater ecosystem. to counteract this egypt's chamber of diving and water sports initiated underwater cleanups during the cold 19 locked down.

away. divers from sharm el sheikh. saw it as an opportunity to clean the sea a chance to get rid of the trash and do something good while they had time on our hands. more than 350 professional divers were eager to volunteer. divers in the hob removed plastic film and other debris that could suffocate the coral. in who got a decade's worth of garbage were removed from the marina and taken to local waste disposal companies for sorting. many resorts in egypt reopened in mid july but from now on. some of the diving will be devoted to keeping the coral reefs clean. and how about you if you're also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website

all set us a tweet hash tag doing your best. we share your story. is stories are a curse or a blessing this is a question that comes up in many choice hot spots in kenya over here is divided among the messiah population they are about 3000000 a science or 2 i many of them live from tourism as rangers gods or tall god i guess near to when the coronavirus put an end to tourism it also put an end to this source of income members of the not. obvious in kenya are thinking of new ways to weather the storm together they'll do what ever it takes so that they preserve the environment aren't way of life. these women are sifting through the river of the national icons of unsee located right next to kenya's

famous mossimo national park this tributary flows into the mara river nelson only real initiative the cleanup he pays the women from the nearby villages $5.00 a day for their work. this is the most important watershed in this part of the mara the local community relies on this water for there are usage for cooking cleaning and even also the livestock and our wildlife unfortunately the revised heavily polluted because of the activities of. the areas upstream are there tourist comes all the way to that only really and his wife were both born in this area because founded nationally and who suffer see run by the local muslim community unlike in other natural resolves white life people in lifestyle quickly steer. national life itself

is a very important corridor allowing wildlife to migrate especially. elephants we normally access this area for by thing and also. the grim migration passes through these corridors although where to the other consequences. these area has always belonged to the local community but with growing communities infest the land the wildlife was vanishing to create the can see 4 years ago the community members put down their fences and 2 years later the word life returned. the biggest problem facing wildlife today in kenya is what actually porting as people might actually think of it it is the lack of space and that space is with communities so communities have to be

at the center of conservation the members of the conservancy largely rely on funding from donors and only a 5th of its income is generated by tourism but this year they called on a pandemic has devastated the region's economy without the 2 areas that visit the mara each year many only rely on their livestock as they lost their jobs us ranges in hotels or traders on the local markets. everything has become difficult getting food is a problem there are diseases all around us just locked down at home and conti the village elder bill caldwell boom through crowd funding the national a team has been able to provide food aid to the villages it's a lifeline for now it will take a long time before to our east will start coming back by their visit they help to protect kenyans wildlife but conservation is like only riyal

worry that this may no longer work so we need. a paradigm shift in their conservation movement to find out other are alternatives to sustain the important work that is done in conservation it's work in progress but o'leary ja hopes that involving the local people in this process will build more resilient communities and help nature to. how much trust washes off in kenya's maariv which areas of the us have the biggest plastic with problems you may be wondering and we are wondering as well all these can be seen not only from the ground level but also from. on high resolution state light images this summer where platforms and apps that make these complex available we have a simple. knowing where action is what's needed also helps us to fight against pollution

get out and have a go. lucian in city parks that was the aim of the online call which hundreds of people in berlin followed the clean up call was based on data collected by volunteers who had discovered many polluted places in the german capital plan a supported the call the startups focus is environmental protection. climate change is not one problem climate change is a lot of problems that are intertwined and our data approach helps us actually untangle this complexity we use the data to pinpoint exactly the locations and the types of issues that happen around the world that needs to be immediately. the berlin based startup analyzes data from research institutions around the world . based on its findings plan

a contact individuals companies and community groups in the affected areas worldwide. they publicize their project and allow users to help fund them. data analysis can help to identify and address environmental problems move quickly. litter base is an online database that's open to everyone graphic show the results of more than a 1000 scientific studies on marine pollution. on a world map it's easy to see where research expeditions have already taken place. the latest results from the worldwide scientific community are regularly fed into the database. the aim is to make the global issue of marine pollution more accessible and easily understood. including to nonscientists.

nowadays and over there anything anything anymore especially because of social media and people like to have a picture of having these maps and these are notices graphs are providing useful information in the really short time for the public. another example the global forest change database at the university of maryland uses a map to show the state of the world's forests since 2013 users have been able to call up info based on satellite images they can see the effects of forest fires illegal logging and reforestation over long periods the platform is also dedicated to protecting forests and their inhabitants it combines satellite technology with open data and crowdsourcing. data platforms make the problems more visible and with an app everyone can do their bit to help tackle them the c o 2 tracking every forest on focuses on individual consumption and it gives you the

chance to create and manage your own forest. the oral eco app is similar enter your daily habits with a few clicks and the app will calculate your carbon footprint and show you how to shrink it it also invites you to be a climate hero by supporting carbon offset projects that help people and the planet . for the digital activists in berlin mobilizing people is an important factor in tackling the global problem the climate for dickson has made people. that in unclear on what they need to do i think because of the language that is being used we speak. in a way that doesn't necessarily explain to people what the issues are we should be focusing more on actionable advices rather than simply speaking with big words about the issues. with the help of these apps and data platforms we can all contribute to the protection of the environment. high trade but with

a low carbon footprint that is amazing isn't it speaking of low carbon footprint our next report is about. a stock follow who goes mushrooms in ghana but in a very unusual resources gray. you have all about how it works right. i believe i do stand up you basically saw the last. line was i'm a lot of patients but it double is in the details if you want. this way then your work needs to be very precise and. this woman knows have fungus especially mushrooms businesswoman for. money just one of ghana's biggest commercial mushroom farms she started 5 years ago with just 10 bags today the company generates 150 pounds and bags

in each production cycle we supply a lot of. chinese restaurants. so key. restaurants and also some of the households consume a lot of the mushrooms. not much is needed to grow mushrooms spawn and in this case so just. plenty of dots cross. tongues of the opera juiced every day but feel areas in ghana have been useable waste collection and sawdust takes a long time to composed so most of it gets thrown on to try ships and burn together with all the garbage hardly anyone wants it apart from this mushroom grower.

the mushrooms are very clear. that their mom come for a better mouse but there's wide band and that adds air pollution exhausts from traffic and trash burning is an unhealthy mix reducing the amount of air pollution was something for 2 can to consideration when she set up a mushroom growing operation. there are many. other substrate for the production of the mushroom and i just thought of government. every couple of months a launch to leave reassume doest arrives at the from. one of the challenges we face as a mushroom producing company is the transportation of the role much from the sawmills to the farm site meanwhile the sawdust in itself is absolutely free preparing the

substrate is simple yet labor intensive the sawdust is 1st mixed with rice bran and quicklime this mixture is then pressed into thousands of small bags fish will be the proof medium for the form guide in barrels the bags are he did so 100 degree celsius to kill of microorganisms only then substrate inoculated with a mushroom spore and it takes at least 6 weeks for the 1st food bodies to pop up i have over $100.00 well now both men and women but i haven't to group the morning and evening demand has grown german the corner virus pandemic eaten mushrooms is considered to be good for the immune system and because of their relatively high protein content more and more people see them as a heavy substitute for meat. the oyster mushrooms cost

a lot less than beef which is another reason they are gaining in popularity. was. made with being all taking this this means them i love it if more people produced and consumed regionally grown produce like oyster mushrooms it could have a sustainable effect on the governor's environment. they look great i need to try those maybe you will soon have sawdust mushrooms ca in lagos we have enjoyed the show and that you've taken away some ideas and inspiration that's all for this time goodbye and see you soon i know it's a way i'm already looking forward to next week i couldn't agree more all it is a goodbye for me to here in kampala uganda didn't forget to check out a social media platforms on africa website we would love to get a veitch a visit from you my name is founder and i'll be looking forward to having your

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. last. this is news live from the end of a continent but it's goodbye to 2020 celebrations for all across the globe. now you'll. be on call it good hans cause then we. have freedom in all hands and he's off to office to make the most of the britain and its half century ship with trust what changes are in store now for the u.k.

is it that's fine let's just pull swiftly. and on the eve of the year that will see her leave office the german chancellor angela merkel calls the country crisis once in a century challenge. a math anyhow thanks for joining us well the saying goodbye to 2020 and welcoming in the new year in the shadow of the pandemic new york's times square is usually a thronging mass of humanity that's revelers gathered to watch the ball drop maybe not so not like many of the major cities around the world the party goes long. without most of the crowds time square has been closed to most of the public because a pandemic people have been asked to enjoy the countdown and the foreman says. most part from the comfort of their own place are patrolling the downtown area to try to

prevent crowds any salves gathering. oh ok from the city that doesn't sleep to washington they say where the new year is just starting all of us well it is there for us all of a happy new year now celebrations in the u.s. being impacted by the coverage lockdown missions. happy new year anthony 1st of all to you from washington d.c. and yes the celebrations have been impacted quite a lot of course it's been a very tough year here for the u.s. as you know the u.s. has been hit very hard from this pandemic so people are rather staying at home celebrating with their holes holds we do hear some fireworks here tonight although the big fireworks display that is usually held here in d.c. was canceled so there are some random private file works organized that are outside of the city you just mentioned the ball drop in new york city for the 1st time since $907.00 that this event is actually held without people so it is

a very different new year's eve of course throughout the united states but there's also some optimism that next year will bring some better news. of a on the pandemic and how are things looking at the mom and dad the numbers still rising and i lost you there or try one more time all of a was just asking about the pandemic and whether or not so you know you are rising . it doesn't sound like we're going to have any luck they will come back to all of a seller if we can now the crown of our says obviously muted celebrations in most parts of the world but not all let's take a look now at how new year's eve was mocked around the globe. paris again lived up to its nickname the city of light welcoming the new year with a spectacular fireworks display in the show's easy but this year's show took place

without new year's revelers with police and forcing the country's strict 8 pm covert curfew. in berlin the annual fireworks were more subdued than in years past germans had been urged to forgo fireworks altogether the government had even considered an outright ban to ease the burden on 1st responders and hospitals during the pandemic. an hour later britain heralded in the new year its 1st post threats at the year's eve was less than celebratory with police out in force to discourage crowds. and. earlier and bangkok the number of viewers was limited tile and tightened restrictions for the new year's eve holiday because of a surge of infections and many of events were called off across the country. in the chinese city of ruhani where the 1st cases of mysterious pneumonia emerged

just over a year ago the darkest days of the outbreak have been consigned to the past. but new zealanders were partying like there's no pandemic the country successfully eliminated the coronavirus in 2020 combining strict measures with effective leadership and that meant large crowds could gather to ring in the new year a rare oasis in a world of scaled back celebrations. ok let's go back to all of the cell in washington they say to take to all of us when we left just asking about the pandemic we know that have it looked at measures of impact celebrations but what about the the numbers themselves i still rising. well they are unfortunately and as you know they have never really gone down here in the united states so there are some 340000 casualties and 20000000 cases here in

the united states and the big problem is that also the vaccine program that president trump and his operation warp speed wanted to vaccinate $20000000.00 americans until the end of the year that this is not progress in the way he hoped for right now there are only $2000000.00 americans that were vaccinated but of course joe biden has announced a masked men once he takes office nationwide so there is some hope that there will be some improvement also the u.s. has secured vast amounts of off this vaccine over 16 doses but until that all takes effect there will be some dark weeks ahead for the u.s. if you have a big milestone coming up the start of 2020 bottles say the start of a new year a for the u.s. joe biden as he takes over what we know so far about what his administration will be prioritizing. well as number one priority in fact is the cold 19 pandemic and getting that under control which is bitterly

necessary and then of course there are many plans to undo president trump policies migration for instance or simply america's role in the world but in order to be able to do that there is one major hurdle that that he will have to take joe biden and in particular his 2 candidates candidates that are running in a senate runoff in the state of georgia that is going to take place on january 5th and the situation is very delicate they will have to win both seats for the democrats to take control of the senate and only if they win those both seats will joe biden actually be able to govern the way he wants to and to undo those policies otherwise the republicans will very likely up struct his policies and will make him a weak president from day one all of a sell it in washington d.c. thank you cheers and happy new year after half a century partnership britain has finalized its divorce with the european at 11 pm

greenwich mean time need not brussels transition period for the u.k. the european and 21st supporters heiling the freedoms won by the agreement critics fear the deal could lead to chaos in my head and face if you try to head rolls and more red tape. just some of the big challenges ahead bring you to life gyp with the european union they got these proper faisal takes a closer look now at the immediate impact. from generally 1st british drivers on french or italian roads maybe needing some additional pieces of paper a green insurance card and an international driver's license and the future of their health coverage in europe is also still up in the air. not so happy holidays for sudden loving brits in spain they'll be thrown in was everyone else and must apply and pay for a long stay visa if they want to enjoy their holiday homes for more than 90 days

because from now on free movement be free anymore. meanwhile e.u. citizens hoping to make a life in britain will be faced with a points based immigration system and prove their worst to the british state bad news for british farmers desperately looking for help during harvest time. traffic jams at the borders will simply become effect of life because goods entering and leaving the e.u. will undergo new checks and require lots of new paperwork so get ready truckers for those half an hour waits for these fishermen in the north of france breck's it is their news they lose unfettered access to british waters known to 80 percent of their catch that means their livelihood is at risk but registration men should not start rejoicing yet most of their catch is sold on the european market. it's all

change for bankers and brokers how much when and where they'll be allowed to work in the european union will be totally in brussels hands to avoid nessie surprises many banks and insurance companies have already established illegal presence somewhere new european country. and a quick note if you want to dive deeper into breaks that check out the w.'s you tube channel our correspondents in the u.k. and a new winners and they lose from the deal ok let's take a look now at some of the other stories making news this hour german chancellor angela merkel has handed over the use presidency to portugal germany's presidency in that on december 31st in a video message knuckle wish portugal every success is that germany would support portugal to the best of its ability presidency rotates among members nations if the 6 of us. dies off the buses were meant to drive them to a shelter

a 1000 migrants are still stranded in a burnt up camp in bosnia vehicles never lift off the protests from the residents of the village that were going to migrants are struggling to survive in freezing temperatures without heating or adequate clothing. police in pakistan have arrested 24 people after a hindu temple was set a lot and destroyed several muslim clerics were among those taken into custody the temple in the town of qana the target of muslim protests the minority hindu community was given a mission to bring effect. or german chancellor angela merkel has called on germans to help beat the pandemic by sticking to the rules in the weeks and months ahead in what is likely to be her final new year's address the chancellor said the country is facing hard times but now the vaccinations have begun hope is in sight. after a year dominated by one issue it came as no surprise that the main theme of chancellor

angela merkel's traditional new year's address was the pandemic. to call it was pandit me of the coronavirus pandemic was and is a once in a century political social and economic challenge this idea has to it's a historic crisis that has demanded a great deal of all of us and too much of some of us if i start i know that mustering this is story effort has required tremendous trust and patience on your part and continues to do so. that the pandemic and its effect on german society dominated the speech it was also a message of hope with machall pain tribute to the german scientists who developed the buy on tech pfizer vaccine already in use in several countries and after 15 years as chancellor by the end of her political career beckoning merkel ended on a personal note in noyon we're not one of them will be federal general elections in one month and i will not be running for reelection falls is nothing today i'm

likely speaking to you on new years as federal chancellor for the last time in the south east inc i don't think i'm exaggerating when i say that never in the past 15 years have we all experienced such a difficult year for in or near and never have we greeted the new year is so much hope that's despite all of our concerns and some skepticism also vinci in and so you and your families have my very best wishes for good health confidence and blessings on the new year 2021 months. and you can watch angela merkel's new year's dress in full at 9 am burlington that's just under 3 hours time here on day w. and all of our platforms arca to some other coronavirus developments now. and the world health organization has granted a motion c. validation to the german developed by pfizer vaccine should lead to more countries starting inoculation programs vaccinations in the u.s.

a fallen far short of the government's target for 2020 so far on the 2800000 americans have had injections instead of the planned 20000000 and 3 quarters of england's population has been placed under the strictest level of the pandemic the u.k.'s say nearly a 1000 deaths for 2 days in a row. to some sport now impossible becky hammon has made history by becoming the 1st woman to take charge of a side during an n.b.a. game a big moment when head coach gregg popovich was objected after receiving 2 technical fouls in the 2nd quarter and then took the reins for the rest of the guy i'm a she couldn't prevent the spurs from losing him and has been with the 1st since the 2014 when she became the n.b.a.'s 1st female official full time assistant coach. that's over now doc film is up next looking at antarctica

christina will be back at the top of the hour on at the how it on out of information and all the team her unveiling happy news is that you. know beyond. where all of the stories that matter to you. come through in. order for it takes. a running now.