mediterranean, ah, it's waters connect people of many cultures seen of almost rock enter far abdul karim drift along with exploring modern lifestyles and ready to ring. where has history left its traces, reading regal, hearing their dreams, ready to new jersey this week on d. w. ah . water is a source of life, but people across africa are having to cope with more droughts than usual is the same in many other parts of the world. and people in nature are struggling to adapt

. luckily thereafter, sometimes simple fixes as we'll find out in this edition of echo africa, britons from oregon state nigeria. i am chris lamps, and i am sandra 3 nobody. all righty. income? paula? uganda. welcome. yes, greece, we are about to see the common sense is often the best response to all the climate problems that we assume. now we've gotten exciting environmental stories from africa and europe installed for just you today. ah, how a nicer in company is walking to clean up a minium recycling. why a young climate actually the king has gone into politics and what makes the buyer philip optics, for our trustees and sustainable fost. let's look at the 4th 19 ation

solutions to a very more than problem. market has lost almost 3 quarters of its palm grove in the last same years. that is, but he's for the crucial ecosystem of desert was, is that allow people to leave and also from there. but the re, discovery of and still water management is bringing back hope the drought and climate change can be beaten there. the in every saturday people flocked to me most market to buy fruit and vegetables, such as okra, olives, and a wide variety of date. they are the main crop grown in the oasis around cal nima, a berber town in south eastern morocco. the livelihoods of people in this arid region on the edge of this howard desert, rely on o a seas. these are under threat would fund easy. an agricultural engineer who

specializes in these green ecosystems laments their environmental degradation. certainly was the saw this because the way these are fragile ecosystems is because they're located in the heron desert. oh, see, and there's no precipitation here. agricultural production is directly affected on did we so after 2 or 3 years of drought? a, we already feel the problems as has all sulky are and problem in oases like this. people live from agriculture in raising livestock, but morocco is suffering from desertification fires and the worst drought in decades. rising temperatures and erratic rainfall have lowered river levels, increased evaporation, and caused storage dams. to show up, this is led to a 20 percent reduction in overall water resources in the last 30 years. it can take off the power of one of the main consequences of the drought in the oasis is

a drive and the yield of day palm. so on to model for me that he an a p this year we had to cut back production up to 15 percent. it puts it, which means less income for the farmers. not they hiscock is put on the lap ridiculous idea that i prompt them to look elsewhere for a way to feed themselves on a poorly like increasing the rural exodus exit. alicia, i put a sooty to overcome water of scarcity farmers or restoring ancient irrigation systems known in morocco as get at us there. underground canals make it possible to collect ground water in the list, the force of gravity to deliver it to farm fields from an opera usa through ada, located in our far in the province of iraqi dea, a po vance, that actually the, yeah, this is a hertada that is more than 600 years old and it's still operational. he thought, oh it was you or better the had tara is important because it's the system that

brings water from the mountains to the oasis. thanks to the rains that come 2 or 3 times a year, i managed to infiltrate the soil gas or 3 key are you or do walk walk that ha, retains the water for a long period of time on the la farah, god, o t, and sit all well, not long there is no evaporation, but they've up what i see in the water that is collected at the level of the ha, tara fi as channel directly to the field audio vedic who won't fuel. if arrows the config cluttered us range from 2 to 15 kilometers in length, their tunnels are gently sloped and descent as far as 10 meters below ground access shafts. follow the federal route from the water source to the reception basin. located every 12 to 15 meters. the shafts allow for the clearing of blockages caused by sediment that the router feler that region boast, some 565th harass. but just 130 are in working order. those that do function

irrigate some 15000 hector's of land, but that's not enough to sustain agricultural production. so with support from the adaptation fund and the moroccan government, farmers are working to restore those located in the arissa and my dear river basins . under your mall shack up that i gotta is cleaned every year by the farmers themselves as we can see, he added paul, if your gas alert is pretty good, thanks to their spirit and ingenuity, do they have long been able to maintain and safeguard this system? is over, gotta be so that it ensures the life of the oases is, was, is the head that owns are ruled by ancestry tradition. and customary water rights are inherited. the labor force provided by each user during construction, determines how much water each can later consume every tunnel. also as a guardian charged with assuring it functions well, like muhammad 8th model

a farmer, grateful to his forbearers for building this irrigation system for atrial tumble. ha ha, that i is very important to me. thanks to it. and we have water to drink, irrigate the crops give to our lives, started and used for our domestic ne, his, like laundrin and washington james. yet this irrigation system is vital. without it, we can't live here or not. there's simply no light on mcneish legal clarified with the fed. her hours helped to keep away sheets like this alive, while more effort is needed to restore these old irrigation systems and increase groundwater levels. this ancient technology provides moroccans with a novel way to adapt to climate change it ah, to children, to countenance one giant problem and manila in norman to see

a bit chilly in miami lazy leo feature is a delay fuel. exactly. how will climate change affect us and our children learn more at d, w dot com slash water. we have all seen how fast cities are growing and the new houses and roads often eat up all the green spaces in between. but a city without space for plants, animals and insects, is now going to be a healthy place for anyone. so, what should we do? right, sandra, simply making box is nice for humans, but not enough for nature where biodiversity is per show. what space does this often very tight up? a look at the project in berlin, where some volunteers are doing their beds by planting. you'd see, bah,

nothing but concrete, wherever you look. it's a sad reality in many cities. but it is possible to create micro forests in urban settings. this daycare center on the outskirts of berlin is doing just that. the saw was 1st analyzed in an ab to see which areas would need enriching with humans and activated charcoal that helps the trees thrive unless space. here 3 saplings are planted on one square meter, much closer than usual. lucas bearing a once to see a lot of tiny forests planted in germany. we hung about sponsored for she'd in a ball. we selected 20 types of trees and shrubs based on a vegetation analysis under them is that they're all native species on, but we want to try and recreate what happens naturally in

a mixed forest up through an escape oxygen which so that we also get different levels of vegetation office in the car must lay in a more of a shrug layer on 2 main layers of trees on it. and that's why i help bomb shift. he set up the meal organization to develop these tiny forests. it's named for the japanese man who came up with this method. akita, milwaukee, funded by donations $600.00 saplings, with a total of $15000.00 heroes will be planted here at the daycare. the organization created its 1st micro forest, 100 kilometers north of berlin. after just one year, the bushes are bearing fruit, there are more insects to with out of these young forest as it is hoped, a new many forest will soon flourish here too. ah, and how about you? if you are also doing your bit, tell us about it, visit our website, or send us

a tweet. patch tag doing your bit. we share your stories. on the subject is something you've all held in your hands. many times. aluminium is a 2nd most used metal on earth. after i am. it's almost everywhere. drinks can spray cans, airplanes, ultima bowels. the famous making alo, medium is incredibly energy intensive. the process causes some to percent of humanities, total greenhouse gases. clearly then, it is vital to collect used aluminum and recycle it. well. we went to lay gas to visit the company that is doing its best to promote the circular economy. this is no ordinary scrap yard. just outside lagos,

discarded engine blocks crank shafts and exhaust systems are waiting for a new lease on life. they are about to be turned into precious ingots of pure aluminum. here in the furnace of the british company, romco metals, the discarded parts and melted down alongside old cans had more than 660 degrees celsius. this separates the aluminum from the remaining components. and what happens is whatever we saw to the router we received was known as an angle . ringo in a single form, as you can see is this piece right here. so this is about $4.00 to $6.00 k do work relatively new to really what will happen is there will start off with noise locals ready for it. more which you can see here. one of them ready to go. raymond, on a wigan is the founder and ceo of the company. he opened the site here 7 years ago,

conditions or ideal in africa's largest economy. more than a 5th of the population is unemployed. and only a fraction of the waste in nigeria gets recycled in this country of 215000000. the government is also protecting the domestic market from cheaper alan minium imports from abroad. with high import taxes. you can be green and be industrial designs on right. so for example, inherently what we do here, recycling is inherently green. we're saving, not point free. what we're, we're actually emitting not only 3 tons of carbon for every once about a minimum of produce, right? so in comparisons primary where it's 20 tons of call them for every one times about a 1000000 producing more. when you're using coal and more heavy industrial, the company recycled 1500 tons of aluminum every month in lagos,

450 people have found jobs here. thousands of workers earn money as aluminum. recycling subcontractors like straps suppliers when described from locally for and then down of my me to my home and then outside then i would do loading, instruct was layla to supply remco legos. the most important rule material for ela, minium is book site. the or is mind in countries like malaysia, guinea, brazil, and india. rain forests are destroyed for it, and groundwater contaminated recycling aluminum helps to conserve these resources. it's production is also a lot more energy efficient using just 5 percent of the energy required in the production of new aluminum demand for precious raw materials is rising worldwide.

that makes recycled aluminum so valuable as we drive towards the new green energy transition. as we're saying big, the grids being expanded, we're seeing the mix of the grid, actually changing, or renewables are coming into focus. there's going to require a lot of materials and the motorcycle materials that we have in there is only going to help us get. so the talk is that we're trying to teach both which want to reach globally. in addition to lagos, romco has had a production site in garner since last year. 3 more plants are set to open on the continent in the coming years. from nigeria to europe. now and some architects who are trying to collect city dwellers more to nature is not just about using natural materials to make inhabitants. feel more at home. the bio fully bots, like lobbying, architect joe will present to you in on next. the boards uses so light on comp, edges to the building saw in the duct city of amsterdam. but the method

works everywhere. i'll, it's more sustainable van, you might think, ah, would, instead of concrete curves rather than hard edges and style of architecture that loves life the result of building according to the principles of by of philip architecture. jacqueline will garcia know is the architect of the free booter or book an ear in the dutch city of amsterdam, one of the key elements of the bi, you're field trip approach. mr. creates direct connection with nature. and we created that by using natural materials that, that simulates or are connected to both visually and experientially, to, to nature wooden slats, run around the entire building,

ensuring optimal lighting conditions and privacy. the sounds movement was monitored for a whole year. so the flats could be aligned perfectly. another fundamental concept of bio for like, architecture is that interior and exterior space to merge into one. as soon as we yeah, we wake up in this in this room we can already open up and have a direct connection to the terrace and to the natural element of the water. ah, the free boot or a special construction method, only cost about 10 percent more than a conventional 1. 2 families live here, each with 120 square meters of living space. they enjoy a special indoor climate and a house with close to 0 energy consumption. thanks to state of the art knology.

ah. yeah. especially like this room because the sun move around the house today. and at the end of the day it ends here and the lights are beautiful in this room. it's not just a light that special. the house appeals to all the sensors. when people come and almost everybody wants to touch this part, it's curved, it's boot, people love it. ah, the concept isn't only finding favor in amsterdam. these days greener buildings are built in many places, using wood and other natural materials. owners and architects try to integrate the surrounding nature into their constructions, even if not always under the label bio philip architecture. jacko mo garcia, i know, is already thinking on

a much larger scale as with his current project, my ptosis, it involves living units that can be extended at will it has so many benefits. so yeah, there's a high demand for these kind of the building. so i really foresee that in the future, there was, there would be more and more buildings designed with a bio filica approach. the free booter residents have no doubt that their quality of life has improved since moving it belie changes as faces change. and they're so much more cur, venus. so the whole experience is completely different. bio filling architecture provides a green and holistic approach to living space. an architectural concept with a future from euro, back to africa, the continent with words,

young guess population. people here stand to be the ones most affected by climate change in their lifetimes, such as in kenya were dropped, is already having a huge impact on communities. but one young woman there at the side, it that she's going to make a difference. well, even as a teenager, anita sonya wasn't willing to sit back and accept the inevitability of global warming. last november, she spoke on stage at the un climate change conference in glasgow scotland to raise awareness of kenya's climate emergencies. we spent some time with the young messiah to see exactly what she is doing to help. oh, and 22 year old anita saw you not is a climate warrior. she's fighting to protect her home armed northwood weapons,

but with 3 saplings. cajole county south of lee roby is suffering. it's was drought in 40 years. climate change is taking a heavy toll on the re, john eats, effects are catastrophic. we depend on past, we depend on water, we depend on all the things that have been affected by climate change. so it over time is when what was happening before, not happening now, showed that it keeps getting worse. we keep losing animals, we keep losing almost everything. and you know, for every we actually look at animals have our wealth. so you're actually getting port li by the, because of climate change. she's witnessed fast hon. the devastation of forest in her home on the border of toms. and now at the same time, drought periods are getting longer. drought has become the new normal and food and water are increasingly short supply. according to the international red cross, 3000000 people are affected by food scarcity, including now you o e. i, tati,

who has 7 children. she's lived here all her life, and this is the was drug she's ever experienced. thanks to her environmental activism, anita sina knows the deputy governor of ca, jadwin today. the pain now jo, he of is it bringing her food so she can feed her family for the next few days. in the past, she was able to leave from her kettle, but now there's not enough vegetation for them to graze on as she has to buy any more feed. before the drought. now, you e. a tati kept 20 cows. now they are only 5 cows and a few goats left in of letty de la yet. and the difference with the seasons is that they used to be shot and long grains. that meant people could plant mays and beans. they could feel their families were unaware. but now there's not enough rainfall resulting in long droughts, and we no longer plant crops for human consumption, but we have

a shortage of food. people are suffering from severe hunger and animals are immersed seated and sold at a 3 hour price. everything's harder than it is to be more. yeah, we're more we now fiddling. i mean will flag people. you know, you have to buy food for animals. you have to take care of them. they've know enough water and all that. so they've been thor much oh, happening that is actually very, very painful. come to think of it live up, people who have contributed almost nothing to climate change but or on the receiving end of the impact me. i need to sign a, found it, and the mental protection organization called ice warriors as part of their walk. the activists have planted 5000 mostly indigenous trees. according to a canyon forest, obviously part of the country as far as cover increased from 6 percent in 2018 to

nearly 9 percent in 2021. but before restoration remains a serious problem in case we need to trace to active problem. we need to clean our options to active coverage. so just like we need something to, to help clean what we haven't really released anita sign also works closely with the local government to raise awareness of mental concerns among local and she even went into politics herself to insure environmental was met. i had to follow mentor elections. she spent the summer campaigning in the villages as a member of the green thinking auction politic. the reason i went for elementary seat is because it's selfish. it's as if that if i go to parliament and possible, it will help or it will also speak for someone who's not in my constituents. and it's also where most critical issue then bills can be passed and that is what i

tend to do. i need to sign, i didn't manage to secure a seat, but she remains unbeatable. she continued trunk and the new revel, mental causes and law being politicians. and she is well aware that environmental protection isn't only a priority. ok, now i'm a chinese, norfolk to other country is going to up to the quick of call or a call to action, which i think that's the little hope remaining. for some of us, we are waiting to see what these countries will do. and i believe these we can still do something if we commit. so when the finances that we are financing fossil fuels, we can transfer the financing and finance. what are we can in, in moving from fulfills to fossil free, anita selina is contributing to that transition by planting trees and ensuring our green of future for kids. young. wal water encourage an example. believe you to not . our time is already up. we hope you like to show good bye for me, chris,

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