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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 elapse and i am sarah 3. nobody. all righty. income? paula? uganda. welcome. yes, greece, we about to see that 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

bio felix uptick to thought a trustee and sustainable fost. let's look out for nathan 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 a storm water management is bringing back hope. the drought and climate change can be beaten there. the ah, every saturday people flock to go me most market to buy fruit vegetables such as okra, olives, and a wide variety of date. they are the main crop grown in the oasis around gl 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 finance see an agricultural engineer who specializes in these green ecosystems laments their environmental degradation? certainly was the saw the because 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 desert if occasion 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 part of one of the main consequences of the drought in the oasis is

a drive and the yield of gain palm. so don't model for me that she unhappy this year, we had to cut back production up to 15 percent, which means less income for the farmers. not they hiscock is full for the lap ridiculous idea that might prompt them to look elsewhere for a way to feed themselves money poorly like increasing the rural exodus exit. alicia, your put a sunni to overcome water of scarcity. farmers or restoring ancient irrigation systems, known in morocco as kit 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 were at a tara located in our far in the province of iraqi dea, a po vance. that was she, the young, this is a her tata, that is more than 600 years old and is still operational. he thought, oh,

it was you or better the had tara is important because it's a system that brings water from the mountains to the oasis and thanks to the reins that come 2 or 3 times a year, i managed to infiltrate the soil gas or 3 key are you or do walk well that ha, retains the water for a long period of time on the la god o t, and sit. oh, well not a lot. there is no evaporation, but they've up what i see in the water that is collected at the level of the high tara fi as channel directly to the field, or you did it through long 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 federals route from the water source to the reception basin. located every 12 to 15 meters. the shaft allow for the clearing of blockages caused by sediment that the router feel it region boasts some 563, right?

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 alerted is pretty good, thanks to their spirit and ingenuity, do they have long been able to maintain and safeguard the system? so got, they saw that it ensures the life of the oases is, was, is the head, the rounds 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 has

a guardian chart with the showing it functions well, like muhammad 8th model a farmer, grateful to his forbearers for building this irrigation system. the ideal thought ambler hunter is very important to me. thanks to it. we have water to drink, irrigate the crops, give to our lives, started and used for our domestic niggers 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. all right, mcneish legal clarified with the fed. her hours help to keep away. she's 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 ah, to children, to countenance one giant problem. and we really ignore memphis,

you know, a bit eulu. the miley lazy leo feature is a delay food. exactly. how will climate change affect us and our children learn more and 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, sondra simply making fox is nice for humans, but not enough for nature. where biodiversity is for sure, was space as this often very tight up a look at the project in berlin, where some volunteers are doing their beds by planting. you see,

bah, b, nothing but concrete, where ever 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 humorous 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 have about sponsored for she's 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 box language so that we also get different levels of vegetation office in a car must lay anamosa shrug, lay it on to main layers of trees on it. and that's why i hope bumptious, 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 without of these young forest as it is hoped, a new mini 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 macon 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 are melted down alongside old cans at more than 660 degrees celsius. this separates the aluminum from the remaining components. and what happens is when evans we saw to the relative we received notice that ingles letting go in its single form. as you can see this piece right here. oh, this is about 4 to 6 pages. were relatively new. to really what will happen is we'll start off with nice looking condo ready for. it's more we can see her love ready to go. raymond, on the wigan is the founder and ceo of the company. he opened the site here 7 years

ago. conditions are 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 allan 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 resulting is inherently green. we're saving, not free. what we're, we're actually mentioned not only 3 tons of carbon for every once about a medium of producing, right? so in comparisons primary where it's 20 tons of carbon for everyone. about a 1000000 producing more. when you're using coal and more heavy industrial fossil,

the company recycled $1500.00 tons of element every month in lagos. 450 people have found jobs here. thousands of workers earn money as alan minium recycling sub contractors like scraps suppliers. when described from luckily for and then down. so let me to my home in cuz then and then outside. then how do loading in 3 look 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 seeing big, the grids being expanded, we're seeing the mix of the grid, actually changing, or renewables 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 liberia 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 levine architect, joe, will present to you in on next. the boards uses so light on comp,

edges to the building saw in the dark city of amsterdam. but the method works everywhere. i'll, it's mostly thunderbolt van. you might think, ah, would instead of concrete curves rather than hard edges, a style of architecture that loves life the result of building according to the principles of by a filling architecture. jaclyn 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 by a field trip approach is to create direct connection with nature. and we create a dog by using natural materials that, that simulates or are connected, 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 slats could be aligned perfectly. another fundamental concept of via for like architecture, is that interior and exterior space should 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 technology

but yeah, especially like this room because the sun move around to house during the day and at the end of the day, it ends here and the lights is very beautiful in this room. it's not just the light that special. the house appeals to all the senses. when people come and visit, almost everybody wants to touch this part. it's curved, it's boot, people love it. ah, and 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 filling architecture.

giacomo 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 hasn't proved since moving it belie, changes, spaces, change and they're so much more cur, venus. so the whole experience is completely different. bio feel like 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 site did 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 you when climate change conference in glasgow, scotland to raise awareness of kenya's climate emergencies. we spent some time with the young mas i to see exactly what she is doing to help. oh, and 22 year old anita. so 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 robbie 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 these things that have been affected by climate change. so over time, if we knew 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 crosses,

3000000 people are affected by food scarcity, including now you e. i, tati who has 7 children. she's lived here all her life, and this is the was drought she's ever experienced. thanks to her environmental activism, anita selina knows the deputy governor of co jadwin today. they are paying now your 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 animal feed. before the drought. now, you e. a tati kept 20 cows. now there are only 5 cows and a few goats left and nobody yet my yet. and the difference with the seasons is that there used to be shot and long grains. that meant people could plant mays and beans. they could feel their families. but now there's not enough rainfall

resulting in long droughts, and we no longer plant crops for human consumption. nobela, we have a shortage of food. people are suffering from severe hunger and animals are emaciated and sold at a throw. are we praise? everything's harder than it is to be more. there were more we now feeling and in will flag people. you know, you have to buy food for animals. you have to take care of them live near enough water and all that. so they've been thought much are 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 impulse, me i me to sign off, 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 savage report,

the countries forest cover increased from 6 percent in 2018 to nearly 9 percent in 2021. but before a titian remains a serious problem in case we need to trace to after problems, we need to clean our options to ask a couple things. so just like we need something to, to help clean what we have already released the anita sign. her also works closely with the local government to raise awareness of mental concerns among local and she even went into politics herself to ensure environmental was met ahead of a mentor election. she spent the summer campaigning in the villages as a member of the green thinking auction politic. the reason i went for parliament i use it is because it was selfish. it says that if i go to parliament and possible, it will help or it will also speak for someone who is not in my constituents. and

it's also where most critical issues and bills can be passed. and that is what i tend to do, anita lena didn't manage to secure a seat, but she remains unbeatable. she'll continue trunk and the new little mental causes and low being politicians. and she is well aware that environmental protection isn't only a priority payment changes. norfolk to other countries is going to add to the quick of call or a call to action, which i think that 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, the finance of that we are financing fossil fuels, we can transfer the financing and finance what we can in, in moving from fossil fuels to fossil free. anita selina, is contributing to that transition. i planting trees and assuring our green future for kids. young, wal water encourage an example. believe it or not,

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