t. 100 years of jewish life in germany. the. 16th . w. a y d u s is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make see the screen or how can we protect habitats we can make a difference little boy genius imagine a series of maybe $3000.00 g.w. and online. a little. welcome to these a special edition of it up a go all about a bit as they should today we're looking at the value of sustainable of an a station drawing on examples from africa and europe i am tsonga to

a no go here in company uganda and i know of course joined by michael in the julia hi chris. hi sandra for the force leaving cities in africa that are growing fast more and more people are leaving the conscious side in such a chill it is now things can get a little crowded at times and that puts a strain on the environment today we're going to look at where the problems lie and which challenges need to be mustered there are just some of what's coming up. what to do when we looked up it comes to us to tell 6 to adapt to drought by diversifying its water supply. what happens to the environment as more people move into the sea to we hear from the united nations the agency you inhabited. and from got beach to go do you think and capital is using the bone to try to generate

power from. the movement of people is the driving force behind up an isolation most people move to the city in the hope of finding a better life they may be fleeing the effects of climate change or persecution all sittin up better place to implement their ideas but most people living in the cities also means the grits a strain on the environment in those areas will begin with our eco check to bring you some facts and figures. great into green more and more land just being covered in concrete and asphalt urban areas currently occupied some 2 percent of the world's surface the land mass of russia and brazil combined. u.n. studies predict cities will take up twice as much space by 2050. if population

growth stays at the current rate it will have dire consequences for all more than half of us already the. live in urban areas by 2050 that's expected to be true of 70 percent of the world's population. cities are spreading outwards in asia and africa in particular more and more prime arable land bespeaking developed by the end of this decade will see the loss of an area as big as germany. the steep rise in migration to cities is also impacting living conditions more shanty towns are springing up without proper sanitation or electricity. traffic volumes and c o 2 emissions are increasing and the amount of waste to. some 2000000000 tons of garbage are produced world wide annually by 2050 that amount is projected to double. global warming is fuelling extreme weather events the pressure on

urban ecosystems is growing. increasingly people are realizing that cities have to be made greener enter more sustainable in megacities urban farming is beginning to take off along with rooftop and vertical gardening. citizens are doing their bit cleaning up rivers and recycling plastic. and in industrialized nations cities are turning to intelligent traffic systems and sustainable building. c o 2 emissions could drop 30 percent in cities if more cars were shared for example but even then the environmental impact of continued urbanization will present challenges for the leaders of the africa's rapidly growing towns and cities. something needs to be done for sure many cities and collaborations already feeling

the effects the impact of climate change is especially noticeable in south africa with heavy rainfall in winter spring heatwaves the rest of the year. that is right crease in $28.00 kept down almost reached day 0 when the authorities would have been forced to tunnel the tops during the long dry period to prevent any repeat of that scenario the city is now investing heavily in water and one agent. at some played the construction works and in full swing the west water treatment facility on the outskirts of camp town is currently being upgraded financed through in on by the german development bank for some fleece the average is long over due the form on top of the wish to water is a clear sign that the plant is struggling currently the plant is designed to treat 72000000 liters of water

a day. flow into the plant is about 90 maybe you can see that the brand is overloaded in terms of the amount of flow that's going to see the. flashback to 2018 due to a severe drought kept on dams had run dry residents queued to stock up on drinking water daisy. through strict last minute water restrictions kept on escaped the catastrophe. for city council or something limburg the water crisis was a learning experience. he did learn very important lessons from the trial of one of the key with the need for us to not be entirely dependent on surface water from brain damage because there is a risk of future rainfall patterns remaining very low and we have seen this being the case lost by wind and so we do believe that it is necessary and critical for the city to diversify its water supply and this is one mechanism in which we will

waste water through the average center literally be able to treat an additional 18000000 liters of water the end product can be used for multiple purposes the different quality that will come out of this. portable but it will be to a single standard which can be used for industrial purposes can be used for for your guys and purposes future droughts in a fast growing population are major challenges for the water supply in kept on and surrounds especially in informal settlements poor water infrastructure puts the health of residents a triscuit so long one song see is the community leader of the language settlement contaminated water that is running through the streets is a big problem here at the end of the day all this water you see it off shoot through based on water pipe storm water power shoot straight to believe are very

very fits the dam where we get our drinking water you know so it means municipalities should do as much to clean the environment find a way a solution or for the community not to get or get sick you know. only a few kilometers down the hill scientists are trying to solve some of these issues . that's the water had research is a test match reports this is to treat contaminated run of from the informal settlement what the experts kevin winter initiated the research site. we really not put enough resources into our wastewater treatment works into our water provision and into our drainage because the drainage is where the victors for disease are starting to move and so here's one example where we actually intercepting some of that water from what is effectively drainage somewhat for the downstream and cleaning that water up and using that water safely then to irrigate gardens stones

and couple in sources such as peach pipes actors bio filters and clean the water of bacteria nutrients and heavy metals these nature best solutions require space but present a useful addition to conventional treatment plants kept on has learned the hard way only by investing in its what infrastructure can the city be fit for the future the upward of some fleet is should do to be finished by 2023. but a lot more is needed to prepare our biggest cities for the future they native nations human settlements program works for more sustainable and and development so what does that mean for me and how could it change our lives if africa met we all must figure from the regional office for africa. good morning good to see you good to see you.

but that up in front of the british today 2020. 6 to 600000000 people living in cities it's got to 40 percent of the population and by 2030 will 50 percent of the population living settings look at africa sub-saharan 54 percent of population leaving informal settlements with water sanitation green energy as if we really. should. the deficit in africa in time of masters billions of dollars yet you have to do it if you want to keep those people in this particular area and that's a major question today do facing this challenge of increased population and poor infrastructure system i was aware of how africa and cities can be nice climate and every month issues for now.

it's obvious you know driven by something and i drop by something which is jobs have system basic infrastructure if you don't have you to where we are in the village we're going to do there people are looking for better jobs and better employment they're also looking for us to service except this is climate change of course what happened in mozambique really pushed people to go to the cities of course because they're not safe use is happening regrettably now every year so what they can do there but also you have conflict pushing people to come to cities look at what's happening the sad region people are fleeing from reality to come to the city because that's where they can find peace. i'm turning to water to you out overloading the cities. those efforts let's take it to other cities and bring jobs and opportunity for people to be there instead of

just concentrating on one city's you heard about this program if you can have it on public space and green which is more you know allowing cities to have such a consideration to the green and trees come you know to planting but also allowing people to get out houses and get access to those green area will help assist them with hope for social reasons in term of integration and social cohesion we are putting the emphasis more on so going to cities before. but also to lessen the pressure on big cities so that people have access you know to basic services they access to water sanitation health for system schools where they are instead of needing to compete with cities thank you very much to. do you know the feeling of being in the beetle of the city and the heat just becomes unbearable with not even a breath of fresh air to cool. is the core so cold heat islands build up between

the buildings and it's not a problem of city life in the era of climate change let's look at what happens. urban heating is the name given to the so called heat island effect. temperatures in towns and cities rise more sharply than in the surrounding areas because of the density of streets and buildings and the many people cars in trains all of which produce a. spread over the year the mean air temperature in the inner urban areas is around $1.00 to $3.00 degrees celsius warmer than the areas outside them or large green spaces within them. on top of this town and city centers often cool down far less at night because the building density doesn't allow cool air to move around the city. on hot summer nights without a breeze the temperature difference between the city and its surroundings can be more than 10 degrees celsius. so what to do above the

ramp in all the air conditioning is not an eco friendly solution we all know but there are a number of sustainable ways in which tells can prepare for extreme weather and generally steps are being taken to protect cities both from extreme heat and for with the help of nature. these young trees fresh from the nursery are being planted in a new residential neighborhood complex and found that the leaves on some wonderfully green and french especially when compared to these beach settings. this space alter is a hybrid species bred from japanese and caucasian all day with many beneficial characteristics that are not fun evans says when it gets hot the poorest in their lives close to retain valuable moisture. we haven't planted many of the spades out there yet it's new here a climate change tree

a city tree of the future. we still have to see how they fare in urban settings my suspicion is they're far superior to native species. climate change is playing havoc with cities around the world. one reason many cities can't deal well with heavy rain or floods is that so much city surface is covered by concrete and water can't see into the ground. environmental scientists complained that this sealing effect means half of all rainfall is lost compared to woodlands and meadows and not available to people all nature. rain water that's channeled straight into drains and carried away is gone it can evaporate and it's removed from the natural water cycle effect from evaporation cools the air and we feel that stock as you can all the sealed surfaces heat up a lot and stay hot if there's no cooling effect from evaporation that's one reason

we get urban heat islands and alternative approach can be found in southern belle them in a neighborhood where sponge city water management principles have been adopted here rainwater is collected on open ground and roofs and channeled into local pools it doesn't just disappear down the drain and it was to weigh on a clue there is a hydrologist who works for villains own municipal water company think tank. i english rain water is a very valuable resource we need it to adapt our city to a changing climate that's why our goal is to manage and use it locally. the entire project takes up 10 hecht is it's full of unpaved surfaces strips of garden and the roots here also covered in soil and plants lots of opportunities for rainwater to be soaked up and slowly released into the ground i'm afraid it's come off rain or to seep into the ground between the paving stones or it flows into little

depressions in the ground like this one. that's why there's a gap in the curb. and that water sinks in order to evaporate it's just benefitting the trees. that had from 11 set up his climate cops 5 years ago his heat resistant trees can't do entirely without water but it will take time to find out just how much water they need and how well they adapt. using guns on farms. yes it's still in the early stages. we're testing $61.00 species of tree seeing how they fare. we've been growing some of the species for decades so we already know their strengths and weaknesses and shark miserable and his news story has so far raised 10000 trees new to germany's urban landscapes better able to weather climate change trees like the turkey oak and new climate tree which is

being introduced more frequently into hamburg's neighborhoods all of which should make for some pretty cool city. walls huge charland grid urban isolation is a growing amount of garbage here in lagos the produce of the estimated 10 pounds will transform trash every day and only a small amount of bread to dispose off of the. things can get a pretty for many in the city and more than that disease can spread and water supplies become contaminated i think each problem sometimes requires a huge investment if you appeal spent in minutes setting up a new polling station in addis ababa and get using the plant supplies a quarter of the city's households with electricity sounds like 2 problems solved at once. this incineration plant called red heat is the

1st of its kind in africa it produces electricity for his capital city. every day at around 2000 tons of garbage delivered here 2 thirds of that is burned . first the waste is stored at the bunker for 5 days to release moisture then it is burned at a temperature between $8850.00 degrees celsius. khamis seen take. has been working here since the opening of the plant. the trash come in. and burn it after that he 3 will be hit so what's up so i thought we'll create a system that is the. 3rd that i want to cut away and generate electricity.

the filters of the incinerators are made to e.u. standards so that is little pollution as possible leaks into the air. that makes it more eco friendly then open burning off waste on landfills which is still common in african countries the plant was built on parts of the former question dumpsite at the outskirts of the city. that erector nimitz's that cautious for about 50 years to discard the waste of this. his administration has transformed the dam site into a manageable landfill if this keeps away fires in better order through waste treatment and guess venting there are a number of course this is never acceptable this was to analogy because they are not valid source out of the us was this which cannot be governments and which can this facility will be dispersed on the land. they repeat incineration plant was

constructed and funded by an international consortium and the ethiopian government it provides electricity to around 25 percent of households in a disservice. it is. low capacity $25.00 maybe but it is contributing for. cleaning the city it is contributing for. energy to the system so it will serve us. other cities to. cleaning bases. of course call fire power plants or gas facilities are more efficient in making electricity then this incineration plant. but this waste energy system is not only generating electricity it is also saving land space preventing the release of toxic chemicals into groundwater and reducing the release of methane into the atmosphere

. getting your aunt in megacities is often a grueling business and can take hours there is a long intel bunya house been growing fast bowling steadily out wanted to cover more than one it is now home to over 5000000 people if any i've met on the air right now the city is starting to talk of the problem by developing a walking transit bus network more than 100 kilometers of new pastorate are planned for the coming years. there was a time when it will take up to 2 hours for it to get from his house to walk in the morning although he lives within the city limits of daddy's to nam he was dependent on the mini buses that are the most common means of transport here. they usually jump back before you even get to and everyone is squeezing together

the other problem is that they are so many traffic jams and they spend a lot of time just sitting and waiting to move it's also exhausting a couple problems with more than 6000000 inhabitants that is well known on its way to becoming the next to make the city in africa in the next couple of the as the book nation is expected to belong to 10000000 will not look a tidy heads one of the agencies danced with that up thing and improving infrastructure. people were experiencing you know on just. their infrastructure. some of it was not very good so many hours were lost. being on the road going to work in the mornings and in the evenings when people went back home. one solution about its business rapid transit system with of the ticketed bus lanes that bypass much of the traffic across the city this is themself

out on the 21 kilometers and has already cut travel time for some residents in half . when we consider the options the bus systems appear to be easier to implementing in our city because of. course that's from the cool train system and we also looked at inclusive it was when you. bring in a bus system most of the people who are working at school be absorbed. into the new system it turns on n.p.r. object was supported by the institute for transport and development policy. before the b r t came into doors long of public transport services provided by heavily polluting mini buses and the b r t was able to replace 3000 vehicles with 140 high capacity busses. a much better emission standard for the new bus system has been

a blessing for asylum and he is just one of the many thousands of passengers will cut their commute by 50 i was a month. right. before i felt bad because i was always getting home so i let the kids will be asleep by the time i had arrived but it's so much better now i get to spend time with my kids. play with them because they're up with gets me home so much faster i don't want to. once the project is completed in 2002 to find a network of 6 nines we will cover around $110.00 cutting human times until then so no need and other visit is all done so now we have to rely on. what least some of the journalists. that's it involves a special edition of alba night vision think open showing it well if you're currently doing something to protect the environment would like to hear from me so please do get in touch with us on all social media platforms i am son but to me

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thousands of people return to the streets across the country to demand the military give up power just one day after police fire on a demonstration and kill 2 people. make spicer welcome to the program germany is mark. in 1700 years of jewish life and culture in the country with a year of anniversary of vents starting today the nationwide celebration deliberately aims to look beyond the persecution of jews during the holocaust instead the focus is on the diversity of jewish life in germany's past and present . kalina was the 1st city in germany which issues were allowed to serve in a town center 8 in the year 321 after a decree from the roman emperor constantine so he stating that these years coming

or asians of 1700 years of jewish life in germany are centered here a ceremony last a year long program of events separating jewish contribution to german culture and society german president. is the patron of the series of events. in these in 1st year are there is a lot to discover and rediscover during this year i've come immigration's in philosophy literature painting science medicine economy jewish people have contributed to our history shaped it an enlightened our culture judaism made a decisive contribution to germany's emergence into the modern age the more down the bag. along with his acknowledgement that show each culture is part of german culture there was also a warning that anti semitism is on the rise in germany. are

harder not it is still true today even those who have never met a jewish person and who have never shown any interest in jody's in or doze people still harbor anti semitism prejudices prejudices are handed down from generation to generation and the less someone knows about jews do more the prejudices enter we have to address it is especially in schools where we must not only convey more knowledge about judaism but also share more information about anti semitism. densher of anti-semitism was also highlighted by presidents time in my ear. then wouldn't it was if i could wish something chairman president put the center of calm in moderation it would not only be clear make a nation that jewish people off part of the sum both societies but i would also wish that we could take decisive steps against those who still questioned is the

god that does not order in fog as did the you know long to come immigrations of hundreds of years of eventful common history teaches us to german federal republic can only be home and if jewish people feel fairly at home here and so i was of who did. and were happy to have with us the man behind today's event andrew coaches the managing director of the 7500 years of jewish life in germany association and he joins us from cologne mr couch thanks for being here if there was one big message about the year of commemoration what would that be. we want to we wanted to show that we have a shared past shared history in the show society between jews and non jews and want to show that we have the ship press over 150000 jews that it now ija me and

there is a growing tendency you're in the past years and very very sure that we want to have a common future as well and to have this common future we need to understand this is a bit like neighbors that it's not enough and this is our approach to learn from each other and to observe this very important to spend some quality time and to build up an empathy and only with this empathy who we are we are convinced that we can fight against and so that there's a lot against going conspiracy theories. you know when it when you get here and then as i've done for a while it's really hard to miss that a renaissance or an incredible renaissance of jewish life or there's a klezmer music or israeli rez you know restaurants and so on but the same time you're reminded everywhere of the holocaust whether it's for morals or they have this type of style or how do you reconcile these 2 disparate you know events are

failing is going on in germany the same time in your vet. well it is very hot and the shot is fired at this story and it's the most terrible crime committed if you meant kind probably and we cannot forget it and it's very hard to combine nevertheless we have a new generation of young people and we have to look into the past we have to learn but they also want to look into the future they want to live together and not forget that we are 3rd maybe 4th generation so we need to still maintain the remembrance we need to still learn and ensure that it never happens again and at the same time we also have to look at the positive moments and we also have to look into the future. and you know your. earlier touching on the uptick in anti semitic incidence in germany in the official body from the federal government there is one there's a person who monitors or says that it's a growing problem where does it come from on a personal level does it make you feel afraid. well anticipate is the man to

judaism is probably all virus mankinds it's all were over 1700 years old as a student do you shot in today's germany so it's has a very very all tradition unfortunately and it is still statistically every 4th person for example in germany has anti semitic thinking in their heads. it doesn't make me afraid because it was there and it is that it makes me very concerned of course and i think i'm talking also is that you want to live there after a year and this really is the time now to fight that and to try to try to lower this kind of percentage for the future and and i guess a part of that you know becoming safer and having people understand about the empathy we're talking about is understanding the holocaust why is that still such a sensitive topic for many germans. well we are living 76 years

after the shock it is actually nothing when you look at the end history and if we don't on the 3rd generation like my friend's parents were in the past and i'm talking to people whose grandparents might be might have been involved also in the crimes that were committed during the nazi time so i think it is a very very challenge still so actually communicate and to get kind of relax and elite if we want to get into the future. this is actually to me reason ok and very cogent thank you for communicating with us about 700 years of jewish life in germany thank you it has turned out to some of the other 6 stories making news around the world. during election day and the share a vehicle belonging to the electoral commission hit a landmine in the southwest of the country killing 7 people voting is underway in the african country and

a presidential runoff between former foreign minister mohammad brazil and former president. israel has begun easing coronavirus restrictions but the reopening of many shops and services the move comes after the government said almost a 3rd of israel's population has now been vaccinated against covert 19 but many services will only be available to people with a so-called green pass proving they have been vaccinated. 2 deadly roadside bombing attacks in afghanistan continue a wave of violence sweeping the country in the capital kabul a police car was targeted killing the driver and a nearby child the 2nd explosion in helmand province killed a civilian around 20 people were wounded in the attacks. and thousands of people have defied threats of violence to take part in a new day of protest against the country's military rulers this comes

a day after police fired live ammunition to disperse protesters in the city of mandalay killing at least 2 people and injuring several others the crowds were forced to flee as security forces chased after them using slingshots rubber bullets and water cannon the protesters were repeating their call for an end to military rule after a coup 3 weeks ago. they return despite the risk the reality now crystal clear for these demonstrators after police killed 2 more people with live ammunition on saturday it was the worst violence since mass rallies began weeks ago past uprisings against the military have failed these demonstrators want them gone for good. i remember my parents fought against the military coup during the 1988 revolution and i too have to stand against this dictatorship if we fail to stand against them this time our next generation will

live under the military dictatorship so we can stop this time. i want to say through the media to the dictator and his henchmen and we are peaceful demonstrators. stop the genocide. and stop using lethal weapons. but they can't go it alone protesters are appealing to the international community for solidarity. putting appeal to the law the number of people has increased today. 7 and we will not stop. we will keep going till we reach our goal of democracy. i don't think that if we want other countries to take more severe actions then sanctions. and their own will be able to vote also did it. on

sunday facebook deleted the military's page for inciting violence following saturday's deadly crackdown. the killing several may strengthen the protesters resolve. they hope that this time perhaps they can free me and maher from a military that refuses to relinquish power. in the bundesliga untucked frankfurt have blown the title race wide open after being league leaders by 2 to one on saturday the defeat is byron's 3rd of the season. ensure the pundits leaders most informed teen eintracht frankfurt having lost at home movie season facing in the robert nevin doff ski the league's top scorer fool in trumps goals only on his buy in were undone down the left daiichi commodity

producing after a pinpoint cross from philip cost to it was the 11th time this season by and of gone behind in the league a sense of deja vu for coach hansie flick and the view soon go it's a lot worse an absolute rocketed for short term i mean eunice double frankfurt's lead on the half hour mark completely out of reach of man neuer. but leading against bind is one thing staying ahead and quite another that 911 dusty proved one backs enough to have time to trysting and turning the race on a left the frankfurt defense feeling dizzy and even dusky with his 26 goal of the season frankfurt may have been dazed but they stayed standing as by and failed to land a knockout blow. to one it finished the hundreds sixten their own decent streak of bye and drop yet more points in the title race. and let's take

a look at the results so far and bonus league match day 22 leipzig comfortably beat her to burton to move within 2 points of league leaders buyer in sunday's early game out spurs drew with liver kids in saturday's big game dortmund took the honors in that revered darby thrashing rival shall get 4 nil elsewhere frankfurt caused a shock as they beat byard lights be glad when you're down freiburg colo loss to stuttgart on friday will spur past bealefeld hoffenheim are currently taking on verdi or bremen in sunday's late game. and you are of course watching news live from berlin here's a reminder of the top story we're following for you. 1700 years of german jewish history germany celebrates the place of jewish life and its history and culture that goes all the way back to the roman empire focusing on the past present and future of jewish culture in church.

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