ah, this is a just route, this is a rid of the case. i think we're going to have some epic fight in the world, or it's becoming a scarce commodity. things just getting dryer and dryer and we need more and more water isn't worth dying of thirst. there's no water, no global struggle for water. thirst starts august 10th on d, w. ah ah ah, hello and welcome to focus on europe a europe that is facing huge and unprecedented challenge is one of which is heat. now wildfires are of course,

typically for the season in dry southern parts of the continent, but this time around large areas of central and even northern europe are also bearing the brunt of the conflagration. but meanwhile, farmers in spain, southern region, van der lucio also bringing their hands in despair. they to need a lot of water if they're going to prevent crops like strawberries, vegetables and salads from going to ruin on their giant plantations. but digging wells to give themselves access to ground water is illegal and also has a negative knock on effects on wetlands like that. tony ana, nature reserve life is about to get harder for this spin bill. herin environmentalists, philippe went hill sauce, and one la matawan are concerned about the existence of hundreds of thousands of such water birds in the wetlands of dawn. yana in the south of spain, because water levels are falling. but

a lovely bessie that live up on a lot. it's a catastrophe full by a diversity in it. yeah. by the way. and this is a protected zone he'll get out without. don yana has been as good as drive for 2 years now. it usually it's a wetland area with no water because it's wasted and sometimes by breaking the law . and then, i mean, i don't yama national park, a unesco world heritage site, is surrounded by farmers who use ground water to irrigate their strawberry blackberry and raspberry plantations. in the me, a lot of it had all of them a little, a lot of the rent parts on phillip his map. so all the plantations that have cropped up in the area since the 1980s without a license, yet i am either mean both of you, legally bodily well over a 1000 illegal. why me? i've been drilled in the middle of the far without permission. i mean, he's happy and the authorities, when negligence. garfield, nobody stopped the uncontrolled growth yet, but up on it,

but i think would benefit one wants to show us the illegal wells. he understands the situation of the farmers who've been waiting for years to be connected to an irrigation system in which water is transported to the region from distant rivers. but he thinks it's wrong for them to drill wells if they don't have permission fight where i don't know that a water water is scarce resources broken out. it's about who gets more. that's the problem. i think i'm and that, that, that i would miss alabama. we come across a wild fire, a consequence of drought and record breaking heat. there's an illegal well right here. if i'm of in law on buffalo gap, it was built by circumventing the law without papers also. what is it right next to a dry river bed, or that is public property edgar? they'll gotcha. boilers all other amenable legal either ali, many of these fields were planted with farmer,

simply turning forest or meadows into plantations. we wanted to speak to some growers, but no one wanted to speak to us. even those with licenses refused to appear on camera. but manuel salgado spokesman of the danina farmers association agreed to talk with us. well, lemme lemme, i figured we were getting a bad reputation if consumers are led to believe that all fruit has grown illegally . this isn't true. well, well, i see the gothic one. i think the conservative people's party in spain has announced an amnesty for illegal cultivation, which has fueling more attention than we thought. hyundai, ready? i love you now though you haven't, these farmer shall be punished and the land shall be cleared. he said probably that the opposite is happening while they're being rewarded. therefore they, after 18 years of illegal farming up, they going to get a permit. but it's a comfortable if i get called the and now that the people's party was recently

elected to the and to lucy and regional parliament with an absolute majority. one is worried that it will implement what it is promised it, but to be looking around that now are allowed, but it hardly that's now going to govern here and, and to lucia has promised to legalize everything. hang on you on. that's why the authorities awaiting and not prosecuting those who've broken the law than that that would just create a big fuss because expectations are so high other been in manuel antonio gonzales is a deputy for the people's party in analisia. he doesn't understand the criticism and says that his party wants the amnesty to ensure that all plantations are connected in future to an irrigation system, or they them with, or have you what a low this way will achieve 2 goals. he bought all, we will be regulating and we will ensure that no more ground water is withdrawn.

all that and the spanish government finally does it duty and builds irrigation channels and uh, we put together for one romero. all this is a power struggle for political and economic interest at the cost of nature get if you get if he indicated he and after they want to grow and grow until the don yana nature reserve disappears completely. we can see a lot, i mean, instead of wetland, there's a step, a desert for both of you. now the european commission has intervened and has given spain an ultimatum. there will be big fines if the nature reserve continues to be destroyed and water intensive, agriculture grows. this might be the last chance for this bird. ah. well one man who knows a thing or 2 about the horrors of war is australian wolf, photographer, warren richardson. he regularly joined ukrainians up at the front line in the

conflict with russia. recently, for instance, he captured some of the fighting in the fiercely embattled southern city of nick upon so why do fighters and why do civilians trust him? will probably because he takes the same kind of risks as they do. oh, oh. oh. the death nose keep bringing out in nico, in southeast, in ukraine. today, these people are bidding farewell to the very crust. nicky who died at the front. his son was given the day off to stand by his mother's side during this difficult experience. a lot of people have been morning in nico, pole, and wolf photographer warren richardson takes pictures of them. he's been photographing people morning he for weeks. so vanessa made. oh,

we met these trillion at a parking lot by the ne copal train station, morally his while air raid sirens kept blaring. he showed us the course of the nearby frontline here. there is a nuclear power station here. the russians control this whole entire area. so they're completely in control of fear right now. very difficult to cook and the situation can change it any time. said there were few moments when the sirens go silent. oh no sir. in that situation it's, it's an everyday situation. so for me, getting on the trains with the people at a fling, you know, you're around women and children that are completely unaware. ready oh, you know, they don't know what's going to happen next. when warren takes photographs, he most is himself in people's lives. he tells their stories and the horrors

they've experienced, so that their sacrifices are not in vain. the but sometimes the reality is too brutal and the images unbearable. uncle, my jesse say, we don't want to publish the pitches quite work, but we can't publish them. what, what we're at. warren wants to know what this war is doing to the people fighting it. so he sought answers among church goers like from father mercury's ukranian orthodox congregation. the clergyman is steadfast, any support of the ukrainian so did as a rule and keeps in constant contact with the front where he's convinced they're fighting for all of europe. for more he feels his country has been betrayed by their brothers in face on the ground. you will see the russian orthodox church is like a tumor ravaging our nation's body. in many towns,

they welcomed the occupiers with bread and salt when leaves to church. while you cleveland, you under humping priests who wanted to talk their whole congregations into surrendering a painted crosses on the russian tanks. young, you're not sure who's old? we accompanied warren to the russian orthodox clergyman, father nicholas, and we wanted to know where does he stand in this difficult situation? yo cook to live. if you're not a religious person, i put all my hope in god's mercies. may he bring his peace easier, but of course, i believe in the defender boy, the ukrainian army of nealus, but they have a great duty to protect their home. last would that are well, but he seems terribly kind hearted. but he was done talking politics. if his church was pursuing its own agenda behind closed doors, we could not find out war and doesn't pass judgment with these images.

his aim is to understand all sides of the conflict. and he would also show the russian side, he says, in nico paul, it's little stories that describe the big picture. women just as they are, who left their homes in don bus, they're paying the price for the war and waiting. and nick opposed to see what's next for them or done watching. pigeonholed state, thinks that it was very sad back at home so. so we didn't have any water for 70 days and the gas was turned off for the ocean to hello. so license hard there because the bakers can't make bread without gasoline to put it in the hall. and so just like had to rena here a nickel, many others are waiting for the war to end. why not? oh no, out of the war and without winning of course, long leave ukraine level ranger warren richardson feels it's the children that suffer most from the war. because they're the ones who have to build their lives among ruins and on the run. in the next generation. where

they take on bitterness, i don't know when i take on diplomacy, i have no idea. i would really hope that things are set in place for them that allows them to have some sort of understanding that they can live for future as opposed to live in fear. while another employee may pull things, battlefield is the gas war which could leave many people across europe in during a tough winter. so to prevent the russian leader from having the whole continent at his mercy, people in the netherlands have been looking more closely at their own reserves. they're located in the hunting and gas field up in the northeast of the country, which is viewed as the biggest of its kind in europe. that might sound good, but there are problems. young whittaker's damaged house is being strengthened to withstand future earthquakes. it's

a complex operation on dish and tile the here or this part of the building is already repaired. come on, she you can see it here. era i and rod holds the warm our and the inner part of the building room to get own desk aboard a ship to sherman have. another section had to be completely torn down and visit the house was damaged in the aftermath of a strong earthly huffman. twill euro groningen where gas extraction had triggered tremors for decades under her daughter it was horrible alt, everything was moving. there was a huge noise slim as well. oh, there was one loud bang by bell. i mile went on to yar. here it's a huge, long grove. it was a beautiful house and when we were happy in it and we are, we run down mitchell for in the earthquake almost caused the collapse of the more than 100 years old. bon as well. it's roof is now reinforced by steel beams. i

think her miracle kept a record of the earthquakes which began in the region in the night anytime. marsh, the once and rate was serious. some great swing of a tree point is on the rich sa scale. it's been uncommon in the launch, i began to record the earth wigs line is 994 shore and i stopped in 2015, then was ram true because there were so many or toys i'm, but the lyla would have gone all the way to the ground right beaches in gordon. the earthquakes have led to more than a 160000 damages claims to date. which prompted the dutch government to scale by gas production. and take a decision to close down the gas field by next year. but the russian invasion of ukraine and slashing of gas close to europe has torn those plans into question. the dutch government is now considering tapping the fields, still ample reserves. in case of a gas emergency in winter mackey on mulder is an energy expert at the university of

crone. again, he believes it's possible to temporally res output at the groaning and field to get the residents on board as well. so if you look at the failure which could earn from as a could make by selling for years and growling case and selling solar market risk yokes . if you only use a small part of got these revenues to compensate, all habitants are written of groningen at the expense a bit higher risk for earthquakes because they still exist. so this will be the best, the solution for, for every one. 0, we've got correction wall, but there's also correction ceiling, but residents and groaning and don't trust those promises quick and appropriate compensation has until now been a distant dream for many may the new claim. marianna tori has been petitioning authorities for 6 years to recognise and be for the damage she says was caused by gas extraction and pull down the house if needed. she still waiting for a decision. the damage, meanwhile, is growing. there is a type of damage that,

that we see a lot. and it's the one that it's a shot of them that really scares me. a lot of people are afraid with an next earthquake that the roof will come down. and while the beams may land on you, the issue is lead to heated debate about netherlands, future energy options. local green politician justin jones says the crisis is an opportunity to ramp up alternative sources and energy efficiency. and insists that extending the gaskins life should not be an option. extracting fossil fuels comes at a cost. it comes at a cost to people, and it comes at a cost to nature. people think that now the gas tap is being closed. further that, that this will mean that we have no more earthquakes, even if we close by the deadline that the government has given it itself. we still have a problem here. it, we should not prolong the extraction because the consequences will just go on and on. and on in young whittaker's case,

it took 10 years to finally get financial compensation to rebuild his home. and monica knows from experience that the earthquakes will continue in the area for some time to come. don't keep dish and there is some monitors whether it's quiet, isn't it? but then you have a new, ugly joy nearby. you have new damage or you have to register it with the authority . tell them, and the whole craziness begins again for you that all the dot state and the gasoline operator had paid out over a 1000000000 bureau, so far affected residence for rebuilding and strengthening homes. none of the residents are looking forward to continuing damage to their homes. but the dutch government may be out of other options if the gas prices take the tone for the worse in the winter. oh, very interesting. so now we go to denmark where there are strict provisions over when a child's wellbeing appears to be in danger. when the day each state is obliged to

take action, it's a controversial practice and it is currently being hotly debated, which helps explain what happened when this young woman, hannah yacht, had her daughter taken away from her and her husband. now live here in germany. from where they're fighting for their daughter to be allowed to live with them. once again. hora is still written all over hannah, short's face. it happened 2 years ago. the danish national was on her way to germany with her family. at the danish jack point, police officers blocked their way. it was about her daughter flora. of yet another miss owen lithium. at 1st, we were detained for over 3 hours without clearly being told what it was all about, lee by another that x is with every minute our fear and panic brew. it's hard to describe them inferior them when it was clear that an 18 month old child was to be taken away from her parents and brought to

a foster family by complete strangers. i was just beside myself. all that hannah has laughed of her daughter flora. awesome photos. the little girl now lives with a foster family in denmark. the reason offered was that the child's well being was in acute danger. the local authorities and hannah's hometown ve bulk claimed that she and her husband came when not taking sufficient care of flora that lately figmott 1st about some apparently they pitch and hold me after i chose to give my 1st child to a foster family. when i was still very young bus on the ha, i think at yahoo though. but he is an expert from the youth welfare office, found that flora made unusual movements to the side and grunted at a bit of a loaner lessening am thanksgiving. we took her to a doctor and he found nothing unusual on the sofa, but the local authority stuck to its assessment and made our lives more and more difficult. come to nothing we did was good enough esa,

so anything but not good. fearing for their youngest daughter, elvira, the family moved to the northern german city of flints, ball kim, as a steady john. hannah is the ceiling a correspondence course. still they fear that if they return to denmark, l vera could be taken away from them too. just 2 hours away in denmark, lars, chris down, some is sitting in his garden, making a phone call. after witnessing traumatized danish soldiers having their children taken away, chris johnson became active as a kind of escape helper. a very was avoidable. good tool failed. could have been for, was guilty to sometimes i get up to 3 calls per day from people fearing a forced adoption of their children on info login for kumarelle. i advised them to go abroad loaded, so that demons williams soon. because as long as the authority has it made

a final decision about the fate of the child, albert, it's legal to leave the gala livelihood and more hannah shorts, local authority. and denmark was not available for comment. i the danish ministry of social affairs, wrote to say that they regret the flight of danish families and their children abroad. but the protection of the child comes fast flints, bogs, city, whole notes, with mixed feelings. that more and more danish families are seeking refuge from their social authorities. but all new comers. all welcome. wagner, nicholas agates company, allie, you don't advertise and say, come on over here. every one very of super conditions. oh yeah, i'd rather if someone moves to floods, bug and we get files that show it's a case we need to follow. then of course we have to take care of those cases over the phone. but so because we're convinced that it's good for the child to grow up and in their own family, am off with it. across the border and denmark,

youth welfare officers are defending themselves against accusations of hot heartedness. in general, coercive measures are the absolute exception. say the family support offices from admin most of your sale. we're observing that the debate on forced adoptions has led some parents being afraid to seek help from the youth welfare office. and we regret this very much, even if you liked it, because you can actually appeal against a decision of the youth welfare office. said him and played it. and if you're not satisfied with the possession of the next instance of easements, i guess, then you can take it to court the daily view. and that's what hannah has done. the trial is scheduled to take place in september, but she has lost all trance in the danish state. in france box, she says they've been given another chance to look

for still in a minute. does he go to meet people who can accept the heels? even if i have a different opinion, he never experienced that at home at their heaviest leg up louisville. hannah and kim are expecting their next child and want to prove that they are good parents. well no doubt about it staying cool and paris in heat wave is not too easy. a cold bath might be one solution, having enough to drink is good to her, but not of you just create another waste problem and good for them. this summer, the parisians have come up with a solution where ecological interested shop owners jumping. stevens, a mummer store is at the front of the popular district of monterey in paris. he's particularly interested in sustainability and only by his frames that have been produced ecologically. he didn't think twice when he was approached by they owe to

perry or paris water team, issue a sequel on bus b o and happy to be participating from an ecological point of view at paris. i strand zillow opposite is true that horace is still quite dirty. here from what we show around us the vol more so it's good to have less waste by shilling up bottles of them all to fall the rogue. the city of paris is trying to cope with its waste problem by encouraging people to reuse bottles. since the end of april parisians and tourists alike can fill up on fresh water at a number of stores like this cheese mongers object, you've saved them on our goal as clearly linked to the ecological transition and to the fight against climate change. it's a very long term approach to model title, and that's why we want all parisians to mobilize for more sustainable, greener city in here. job with that. but there is still lots of people who don't

know that there is free water available in stores or not. and i had no idea we could do it, none at all. no, i didn't know. we'll talk on your sub and you said she should have a bug, no key for limited communicate bruce. so set off all my sheila, most people are aware of the hundreds of out to a drinking fountains dotted around the city. this one even has sparkling water with a pilot is keep you from the description. it's clearly a good thing here because we've been coming here for a few months. yeah. and it's a real help some of the month free water is also part and parcel of the restaurant experience in paris. if you're lucky, it might even have some refreshing maintenance. well, from that whole story from the shake was invented, people of paris. that's it all this time round. don't focus on you, or if i do hope you've enjoyed the show that we've given you, take a friend,

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