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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 environment and do stories of people. doing simple things was to make big changes, beginning in indian control to speed where the residents of a village have been keeping the local, extreme clean through collective action. and in pakistan, a 10 year old god uses eco friendly doles to drive home. the message of climate change to happy as ah, i british manager, welcome to d, w and news asia. glad you could join us. taiwan is the only territory in asia where

same sex couples can legally marry, 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 court 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. ro now has to non biological fathers with full legal rights. a 1st for taiwan, wine chem way, and chantry root adopted her when she was a 5 month old baby. or so just a moment as, as though the mom always or how many people questioned our ability to raise a girl. oh, you're so 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 passed the assessments before the adoption. so we were just as prepared as heterosexual paragraph. if not more are going this woman's on back to home go. the family court recently approved their capos appear to both be real rose, adopt her father's before that only wang was recognized as the legal parent can was denied those rights because of the capos, same sex marital status. he couldn't take parental leave, sign legal documents, all make medical decisions for his daughter. we'll talk about all way, chins. we started the adoption process together 5 years ago. need a long not been caring for her since the 1st day. she became our daughter. um you were a married couple, but legally we were forced to be a single parent family aid for this is pure discrimination. he's law as a member of harmony society. i work hard and paid tax just like every one else. so why my treated unequally? oil based hobby attire. 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, but not the same sex couples. that means people of the out g, b, t, community can adopt as a single person, but their spouse cannot be registered as a legal parent. a proposal to a man. the law has been held up in parliament for more than a year, although many appeared to support the change oil and bade. though i don't approve same sex couples adopting children, often see the family. but i think less been couple better 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. she can't do half on call you. but this is the same 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 and noticed that many people congratulate us on making asian history with adoption, all. but we never want to be a 1st family. we're just an ordinary family. i think always. we just want the equal rights that we deserve. think ok. young john didn't respond to joyce lee file that report for us and 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 on 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 law, as i actually ahead of the times and on 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 are the 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. joyce, the 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 their local stream clean. and they have stuck to their promise . since then, every friday, rodents of allan village in the brother of our district of india's chum 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,

don't you? go to 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 in remote harlan can all ex is fresh water and that also benefits other settlements. allan left the weather benefit is 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 flows down to hundreds of others. i am out of basil if we keep it clean, others will follow to. saturday when i'm off of our body. well. 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 have to pakistan now where a 10 year old ico activist is on a mission to educate kids about climate change and she's doing it using dolled eco friendly dolls. to be precise, where the cloth is sauced 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 budding eco activist, creating her own line of dolls to educate kids about climate change. and the idea on physics from was because one because i love marine life and then i saw a hi mika stark inside a plastic does hey, and it's affiliated and suddenly dies. so that's why i taught these type of dog eco friendly dog would be better than plastic. so i called her facade because for that in the means environment. the fuser dolls are crafted by women in karachi. and they designed to be ecologically sustainable. they sell for the equivalent of 7 years apiece and the proceeds help to finance a climate win as website bird warrior bucket.

with each doll, 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 in certificates by taking quizzes. humans budding business is supported by pakistan's national incubation center, which also helps out other young entrepreneurs is supporting if you just have somebody. hi. this portal is unique because it tells us things about climate change, which we may not already know that any body may in mind get that of gives information for children in animation and video format. and this makes it unique. they can track all pakistan already faces serious environmental problems and climate change will create even more challenges, meaning the act of his 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 accountability those who are supposed to be making those decisions which are needed to combat climate change. so i have a lot of faith and i have a lot of hope for this young generation that because you see it is thereby 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. if you're back here monday you than the by slash her. i'm skill that i think that's hard

and in the end is a me, you are not a lot of to you anymore. we will send you back. are you familiar with this? with the smudges with lions of beef. what's your story? he wasn't, i was women, especially victims of vine and seen a lot of them take part and send us your story. yeah. chain always to understand this new culture. so you are not a visitor, not the guests. you want to become a citizen. info, migrants, your platform for reliable information. ah, ah, the you want to revolutionize how it generates its power, but plan to label nuclear and natural gas plants as green investments are 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 pages street. 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 label 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 e u. split currently actually about half of these $27.00 countries operate nuclear power plants. germany is actually one of them but it's switching off the last ones .