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adopt a child they aren't biologically related to. but a court on the island has made a landmark exception for one coupled. could this be a hobby? go of change blast later in the program, especially focus on the embodiment and do stories of people. doing simple things was to make the changes beginning in indian control kashmir where the residents of a village have been keeping the local stream clean through collective action. and in pakistan, a 10 year old god uses eco friendly dawes to drive home the message of climate change to happy as ah, i'm british manager, welcome to the dublin news asia. glad you could join us. taiwan is the only

territory in asia where same sex couples can legally married, but they can't register together as parents of a child they aren't biologically related to. only one among these parents is allowed to, but that is every of hope. a caught in taiwan has for the 1st time allowed to men who aren't biologically related to a child to register as her parents. activists are hoping this will soon become the norm, rather than the exception in taiwan. row now has to non biological fathers with full legal rights. a 1st for taiwan. wong chainway and change a rule adopted her when she was a 5 month old baby. was this in the another though? the more always or how many people questioned our ability to raise a girl. oh, your sorry, awesome female friends. so if they know how to raise boys all and i have no idea

either by those is july. the parenthood is a learning process for everyone that we both pass the assessments before the adoption. so we will just as prepared as heterosexual paragraph. if not more going this woman's on both to home go. the family court recently approved their capos appear to both be row rows, adopt her father's before that only wang was recognized as the legal parent can was c 9 those rights because of the capos, same sex marital status. he couldn't take parental leave, sign legal documents or make medical decisions for his daughter. we'll talk about all way. sions. we started the adoption process together 5 years ago. need how long not been caring for her since the 1st day. she became our daughter. um you were a married couple, but legally we are forced to be a single parent family aid for this is pure discrimination. he's law as a member of time in a society. i work hard and paid tax just like every one else though. so why am i treated unequally? well based javier, dire. 3 years ago, taiwan became the 1st asian jurisdiction to legalize same sex marriage. the same

sex couples still face many restrictions. the current laws say any individual can adopt a child who is not biologically related, heterosexual capos can as well for, nor to same sex couples. that means people of the algae bt community can adopt as a single person, but their spouse cannot be registered as a legal parent. i propose so to a man. the law has been held up in parliament for more than a year, although many appeared to support the change out will. and baker, i don't approve. same sex couples adopting children for all since neither family. yeah. but i think less been couple of turns she was going to hit, i didn't really legalize same sex marriage. and how can you bother from adopting children? it's a full package. you can't do half on call you. but this is a sex couples should have the same rights as everybody else. the law must keep up with the times. after the 3 year court battle wang and chin,

i relieved that ro finally has 2 legal parents. but that's a better sweet factory. the ruling only applies to this one case and does not set a legal precedent for others. so we no longer have to tolerate all the unfair treatment. so again, it's a complex feeling because we plan to adopt a 2nd child, which means we have to go through it all again. many people congratulate on making asian history with adoption, all. but we never want to be asians 1st family. we just an ordinary families only i think always we just want the equal rights that we deserve, which i think i did have responded joyce. lee file that report for us to join me from type pe with more. joyce, a taiwan was the 1st place in asia to allow same sex couples to mattie in 2019. but when it comes to parenthood, it isn't so liberal. what explains this difference?

oh yes. and taiwanda, legalization of same sex marriage was actually driven by the constitutional court. ah, the island passed a bill in favor of gay marriage 3 years ago, despite the majority of the population voted against it in a referendum. so the laws are actually ahead of the times and, and taiwan is part of the conservative confusion, cultural environment of east asia. anna, it's not as easy to push forward gender equality movement, especially when it comes to the concept. alpha family. for those who oppose same sex couples rights to adopt. many are coming from the perspective of child protection. they think it's unfair to, to children because they may be bullied or discriminated against as they grow up with same sex parents. ah, but things are gradually changing here. same sex couples are gaining more social acceptance in the past 3 years. according to a recent survey conducted by

a cabinet committee, 60 percent of taiwanese support adoption rights for same sex couples and 72 percent. said that same sex couples are just as capable of raising children as the heterosexual couples. yeah, so joyce ado, actors them think about this got a case that you have or reported on will make it easier for same sex couples to adopt children. well, the case does not set any legal president for future cases, unfortunately. but it is still very encouraging to the algae bt community. currently, there are 2 other lesbian capos, falling lower suits to try to get full legal rights for both parents. and they hope the court would diff, similar ruling for, you know, the say of their children's legal protection and are active us thing that other case as a greatly forward art because at least as society is now more aware of the issue.

and they hope the case are could push forward the bill to legalize adoption. rise for same sex couples jointly in taiwan. we leave a bird for the time being. thank you so much for joining us today. ah, in india, a small village of less than 300 people decided a decade ago to keep the local stream clean. and they have stuck to their promise. since then, every friday, residents of allan village in the brother of our district of india's jam weren't push me to territory, get together to remove garbage from their local stream. and so far this communal action has had fantastic results. it takes a whole village to keep this stream in indian administered kashmir, clean dounia, what resources are getting polluted everywhere in the world?

so we're trying to keep the water clean in our village, all of us, including elders and children. take it as our responsibility to clean the string and proud of doing it as long as i live in this village, i'll keep the stream clean. in this way, villages and remote arlen can all, ex, is fresh water. and that also benefits other settlements. allan left as the responsibility of every household here to keep the village clean the house. this is the 1st village to receive water from this stream. it blows down to hundreds of others. i am at her boss. if we keep it clean, others will follow to saturday. when i must have i rep bonniwell every week villages meet up to collect trash out of the stream

and each household is installed septic tanks to keep human waste out of this valuable water source. it hasn't always been this way. the stream was once badly polluted, but local women spearheaded the clean up a decade later, the water has become so clean that it's now fit for drinking, setting a benchmark for the entire region. we had to pakistan now where a 10 year old eco activist is on a mission to educate kids about climate change. and she is doing it using dolls. eco friendly dolls to be precise, where the cloth is sourced from local taylors. the stuffing is made from recycled cotton and no plastic is used. he man is only 10 years old,

but already she's a buddy eco activist. creating her own line of dolls to educate kids about climate change. and the idea on 5th are from of was because one because i love marine life and then i saw a hi mika stark inside a plastic dog. hey. and it's suffocated and suddenly died. so that's why i taught these several dog eco friendly dollars will be better than plastic. so i called her facade because there's i, in her though, means in valley. the fizzer dolls are crafted by women in karachi. and they're designed to be ecologically sustainable. they sell for the equivalent of 7 euros apiece and the proceeds help to finance a climate awareness website. mary warrior python

with each dull children get an access code to information about climate change and how it affects pakistan and the world. there are cartoons videos and the kids can earn certificates by taking quizzes. he mans butting business is supported by pakistan's national incubation center, which also helps out other young entrepreneurs is fortunately deceptively healthier . this portal is unique because it tells us things about climate change, which we may not already know that he doesn't bother with me in mind that if this is him, he gives information for children in animated and video format is he'll give hardware and this makes it unique nicky, but they are tracked all pakistan already faces. serious environmental problems and climate change will create even more challenges. meaning the active is community a happy to see a younger generation take up the fight for their future and they've actually

inspired their law. you know, i hate to account though big leaders who are supposed to be making the decisions which are needed to combat climate change. so i have a lot of faith and i have a lot of hope for this younger generation that because you see it is there why, which is going to be spoiled if nothing is done for them. as a mom gets older, her mission is clear to keep spreading the message and keep making a difference. and that's it for today. and this week, as i read is more on our website, d, deborah dot com, forward slash asia. and you can, of course, also follow us on facebook and twitter into your back here on monday, see them for by people and trucks injured when trying to see the city center. more and more

refugees are being turned away. families played on the taxi syrian to the correct owners. we learned demonstrated people fleeing screened getting 200 people around the world. more than 300000000 people are seeking refuge. yes. why? because no one should have to flee. make up your own mind. d. w. made for mines, ah, ah, the you wants to revolutionize how it generates its power, but

a plan to label nuclear and natural gas plants as green investments as exposed a split among member states. in pakistan, inflation is making life less and less affordable. many pakistan is say, the government is to blame and powering up, we'll look at the rise of electric scooters on page history. this is due to be a business on robots in berlin. welcome to the program. a rao over the e. use energy future. the european commission wants member states to accept its plan, to lay with some nuclear and natural gas projects as sustainable investments. it would open them up to billions of yours and potential funding. but the very concept of nuclear energy as green is one that has the use split. currently, actually about half of these 27 countries operate nuclear power plants. germany is actually one of them, but it's switching off the last ones. this.