in an improved world, ah, the meeting of the loom whale sharks, the remote island of saint hulu is a testament to the quality of the islands waters. one of the many success stories from a bastion of biodiversity. st. starts november 18th on d, w. ah, with for a few days now head so states in iran, 30000 delegates from all over the world. i've been meeting in egypt for cop 27,

the global climate summit there. they have been discourse in progress and measures on how we may still manage to keep global women below 2 degrees celsius. welcome to a new edition of echo africa. here from state nigeria, i am chris elapse and i am sondra twin over a very one. welcome from me here in com, paula, uganda. well, plastic, west air pollution, agriculture. they all have an impact on the climate. and all of these issues among med, now in the next 40 minutes would blow into release on other topics, playing a role at cope 27 and highlight some possible solutions coming up on the show. how up to this in pool hungry south africa, trying to promote solar energy and reach countries to find on the street to green energy. how aware registers shooting ivory course, health terrain,

environmental awareness in a 1 o'clock district. and a program in wanda the shows how environmental education can walk. we started, oh, sure. in egypt where the cope delegates are busy meeting, but hopefully not using disposable plastic dishes or straws. currently the north african country is the biggest polluter of the mediterranean sea. according to the world wildlife fund, if estimates $2800000.00 pounds of plastic west end up in the mediterranean, every single year under 43 percent of lot comes from egypt puddle. and now some young egyptians are trying to stop these animals flawed of plastic. a egypt as africa's biggest plastic consumer and it's plastic consumption continues to grow. but where does all of that?

plastic waste and up, some young the jeep. sions have figured out how to dispose it while creating energy, or even sustainable products. alexandria is egypt, 2nd largest city, and its c side promenade is beloved by locals and tours. to like the beaches packed with families on the weekends. and many of them lived trash behind. when they leave the heaps of litter have worried nor cazin for a while. now she and other volunteers are fighting the increasing pollution on egypt, beaches the environmental group, ben lastic, egypt has been organized in beach cleanups to help improve the situation for 4 years. now. they've already collected 10 tons of trash and gain some attention in the process. although can you about that theorem is gather the lot

that po and the impact may not be radical at the moment. but when we reach a new passing and switch them, the idea gets bigger. every time people become more aware of the problem wasn't what a mess with them out each year, 12000000000 plastic bags. they've used an egypt and almost half of them end up as little on the streets all in the countryside. the rest ends up in landfills. the volunteers from ben lastic dipped hope to put a stop to that the trash they collect his giving a new life. that man had had this type of trash descent the landfill was and get buried. but now who side i collaborated with a company called environs adapts, i would give them the trash and turn it into a few how and why long. and varone adapt processes, plastic waste and produces 1000 tons of fuel from it. annually, the trash is sorted and shredded. the cement factory uses the fuel made from the plastic in order to make its production more sustainable. around 10 percent of

alexandria as trash now goes through this process. when you look at the ways that we're dealing with it's, it's very contaminated because we don't have the segregation of sorts. anita, so we take those materials, we feed it into the processing line that we have here. and the output is a material that is in a physical form that can be used to replace fossil fuels. environmental experts see this as only a 1st step towards a real circular economy. when we produce alternative fuel t, my reuse a significant amount of the materials volume ahead won't give their salary fig value of the sheet value. the resultant burning is on the other hand them at one of the barn, trash and landfills. to that, we don't have any control over the burden releases, smoke into the air in walton, even gonna cause respiratory illnesses like asthma, lubbock, amarillo shalon,

and caliah, or a fat one to do more than converts plastic ways to energy. that's why this started their recycling start up tile green in 2020 to $1.00. the process, plastic bags, containers and single use plastics. from the food industry, the material was cleaned shredded, melted, and mating to break so tiles. we don't do this month at all. we don't use any types of chemicals or la, but our main ingredient is low, valuable, and undecidable, plastic waste. and we just add some natural materials like sand, for example. tile green claims to save around 4 tons of carbon dioxide for every 100 square meters of plastic tiles. the manufacture plus the tiles are more robust than cement something they're eager to demonstrate to customers. our product doesn't produce any emissions from the process of finding fact, shaving and we're manufacturing the files compared to a cement that produces

a lot of carbon emissions and consumes a lot of water during the production. our product can be 100 percent recycled again and doesn't produce any anyways. the startup manufacturers, 1400 square meters of sidewalk tiles every month. that's around $480.00 tons of recycled single used plastic every year. compared to the millions of tons of plastic waste, egypt generates every year that may not seem like much, but it shows the recycling has a lot of potential in egypt, have volunteer trash collectors from ban lastic egypt approving it. the young activists already planning the next beach clean up in alexandria. plastic waste on the beach is in pretty, but at least it can be picked up. air pollution is something totally different. in south africa, coalfields you can't see and feel the polluted air. but what can you actually do

about it? exactly, sandra bala, lenny is where almost all those south africa's cold and energies produced. the name in the in good. the language even means place of cold. while the people there are suffering and want the future without co. but the road ahead is still long and complicated. ah, south africa's economy is powered by coal. but critics say this comes out of massive cost. the sensors dead air pollution, the killer and their fault government needs to and then they need to enter gently. my hat is bleeding for the people who are living in this area, and they are getting poor every day. 80 percent of the countries energy is produced by 12 coal fired power stations. in the south african cold belt. in 2019, greenpeace declared the area to be one of the most polluted on earth. every

dcsf file or you car suffering every day we can't breathe, would you even ask yourself whether you're going to wake up alive? he lemme pull out jill of an castle. you lie awake the whole night without sleeping wholly light because you can't breathe because awful couldn't perform to medical when blood doctor and love was practice in name. aline is right in the called the who's h. if me do do zealot and what massey is breathing heavily while she's been having problems for years, the condition has worsened and she's concerned there's lots of blasting. does lot of mines her around the age, polluted or taste polluted. so obviously you go have lots of i spin until columns quite often we get bronchitis, we do get chronic sinusitis. we do get asthma because of the environment as well. the mother of 4 has sent 3 of her children to other parts of the country because

their health was poor. now she feels for herself. she works in building and road maintenance. i d can i in that there is no way i can do work like that crazy. i have to have to sit down and take a break on the time environmental justice group if celebrating avery history photo in juggle is in the quote unquote deadly case. the honeymoon in 2022, the constitutional court ordered the government to enforce rules for polluters to meet minimum equality standards. the judgement was celebrated as a landmark case. better it will only become a reality if less, coal is burnt, but the industry employs almost a $100000.00 people waning itself off coal will have dramatic consequences. promised masula, however, believes that a transition to green energy is vital. she runs vio, county a local environmental

n g o, the land. it's a math though what terry was that we used to rely on and it's a mess we studied by a reason on his end, he hearing from communities opinions on how do they want to see the future without cold vio, county is based on the outskirts of immolate lini, the angio installed a solar system on its own roof to show that power production can be taken into the hands of the community. solar can be an opportunity for local job creation and healthier environments according to vio county. well, that's a vision that my beula propagates with the communities you hutton priscilla changes because for us we are speaking of community 3 that we want an image that will be a community lead, where it will give space, especially for the young people to create

a to manufacture for themselves to make sure they put their this'll a p. v. in the community roof talks, we have our own station in the, in the room. but can solar really replace power plants and how can communities finance their own green power. ready thomas, some new new deals with these questions. he works for groundwork, an organization that advocates for a just energy transition with new and better jobs, social justice, and poverty eradication. for money, the costs of renewables cannot be compared to coals, irreplaceable human loss. a 2017 study commissioned by groundwork was an eye opener that his eyes indicated that about 2200 people are dying and wiley, because of evolution. a more than 10000 people are hospitalized because all for this, but i thought he problems. i think um,

we thought of all confusion described in a perfect balance between a develop men and that i to health. so it's not an either or situation. we can't develop the economy at the same time to think of people's health. the world health organization makes air pollution responsible for about 8000000 premature deaths annually. more than h i v aids, malaria, and tuberculosis together for the urgency to act as shared amongst the delicates of the african coal network conference in durban. the yearly gathering brings representatives of coal affected communities together to discuss the energy future of the continent, and goni and my beula are also there. while the situation is dire, many of the delicates also see opportunities to build better energy systems for more resilient societies. oh, in full, and that's what i way example fossil feels to not pasta local ownership. in fact,

local fossil fuels actually lock people into being really what would be college being controlled, you know, by foreign investments. so actually looking to was renewable energy. was there something that still shinny and democratic huron? so all this is not just going to be any issues, but on the broad developments because the energy system is enshrined in global system of developing dec desmond benefit africa. according to the delegates, rich industrialized nations should pick up the bill for the transition as compensation for polluting the atmosphere for the last 200 years. for me, quite noisy, the transition cannot come quick enough. after picking up her daughter from kindergarten, she returns home. her electricity has gone. rolling outages are affecting the neighborhood up to 3 times a day. a bitter irony that those suffering from the pollution of the ones being cut from power from guanasha and a daughter of gotten used to the dark. but there's always an uneasy feeling. but

don't go in. i will shall fall until i'm always afraid. one of my daughter was took it she made when the attack comes, you have to run to the clinic in the kidney corner law. what i taken to the other day she was so sick, we had to go to the hospital. what was the wood c as in my hand to print it on to help her in missing? tell us in token local m. c. i was with her a peach after spending 5 days in hospital, her daughter got better again. it's high time that the impact of air pollution on people's lives is recognized if better air quality standards aren't implemented around south africa, school fields, the, all the options left for residents are suffering or moving. but in many cases, local people are also partly responsible for the pollution in the environment. like

when to simply dispose of rubbish on the side of the road or in the river. usually it comes down to a lock off awareness. now a radio program in ivory coast shows the way are these are doing your bits this week. ah, finally someone is listening when the women in abidjan super gone district talk about the problems in their neighborhood. unique amaya cuckoo is doing just that. he's a journalist for her to your generosity or a web radio station on which concentrates on topics concerning climate change and the environment. and there are plenty of environmental problems in you for goal. garbage is everywhere. the water is filthy and dead. it stinks of refuse. without a trash collection system, the garbage ends up on the side of the road or in the banks of the river in exist

unique america who refuses to accept that. if everyone worked together, they could make big changes without waiting for government health, luxury or baldera. we took a bought sustainable development in the big capitals, but it's the application that matters. it is the way the local people live in the office shuttle to congregate hardy ocean, or seal has been on the air since 2018. it's 17 programs are dedicated to the u. n . 17 development goals. you know, the journalists from asia and the u. po, go, neighbourhood, aim to encourage the cities, residents to work together and take action themselves and solving the neighborhoods, environmental problems, patios, in that us, your is only available on the internet. but they hope that soon they'll be able to broadcast over real radio waves, where they can reach an even bigger audience. and how about you? if you are also doing your bit, tell us about it, visit our website,

or send us or tweet past eg, doing your bit. we share your stories. it can also be a problem. when people know too much about the impending climate catastrophe. yes, greece, the consequences can be psychological, strace, and even fearful. the feature in france volunteers can own land, how to help people suffering from climate uncertainty and forest fires. storms floods, gte, waves and droughts. for many, 2022 was the year that climate change started hitting very close to home summer times or the south of france ravaged by forest fires. scores of people had to leave their homes. holiday makers had to be evacuated. as campsites in vacation,

resorts were engulfed by flames. firefighters spent weeks battling the blazes which continued to rage, the fires the devastation in their wake, and a wide spread feeling of fear that global warming will increase the frequency of such wild fires in coming years. in 2021 and international study, questioned young people in 10 countries about climate anxiety. nearly 60 percent of those who answered said they were extremely worried about it. 75 percent said the future is frightening. 54 percent said climate change made them feel powerless and helpless, and 45 percent feel their daily lives are negatively affected by it. in france, 1st aiders are now being trained to help people suffering from panic attacks or mental health problems as a result of climate anxiety. he's a volunteers can to sign up for the psychological 1st aid courses. this place,

ariella, montana who's a lot of environmental stress at the moment. you can really feel it measure before we never talked about a song as a teacher. i never talked about it. ha ha, says i'm in. the environment was never mentioned at the body, but now the issue was coming out in discussions about trauma. now it's not unusual for the subject to come up at it. participants learn how to best respond. first aid could actually be just a glass of water or a tissue discount, or it could be an offer to talk or to help reach out to relatives williams. he must serious cases. they can refer those suffering to a doctor or therapist, but many of them here have already encountered this kind of situation as a book with up open. you must good while i do a lot of tutoring for examples in secondary schools. and in fact, in recent years, i've noticed an increase in stresses and learning difficulties i did. if he could get a party session over 2 years. we always think of physical help and helping someone

who has collapsed or been injured in an accident. but we don't always think of people with mental health problems right now. there's a lot of them. so far, 30000 volunteers of taking the mental health 1st aid training course in france. the plan is that by 2028, 700. 50000 people will be trained. it's a great initiative, but perhaps the best way to deal with climate change is to take action to stop it from getting worse. climate activists hope the demonstrations will bring about a shift in awareness. and it seems to be working one projects in ronda is showing future generations that it is better to protect animals than hunt them down. that's a tough composition though, since there is a long tradition of hunting in the country, let's have a look. ah good. so what kind of monkeys are lease, what habitat do they need,

and what are the threats the fees on these youths belong to an environmental club? we teaches them about wild animals in the hopes they will help protect species diversity and promote peaceful coexistence between people and their fellow creatures. the initiatives, founder and head, arch money shim, we expect great things from the students. you have to protect the environment surrounding to you, but as the, when you find in many more in the community, you can advocate for it. don't keep the animals, don't disturb or cut the trees. always think that when you are protecting the environment trees, animals, you are protecting your sales of well about a new good national hon. that is a treasure true for biological diversity. the 1068 plant species have been counted here and many of these grasses and trees and found in any of the forests or parks

e. rwanda. but it's not just the greenery that's unique. the park is home to $322.00 species of birds and making it a great spot for bird watching twice a month in many shim way, and his group explore the national park, hoping to encounter some of its 75 species of domestic mammals. like chimpanzees or rare owl faced monkeys, but at school they learn more about what they see. this project is part of her wand and government initiative. mold in the you guys. you the members over did amendment glove where the feature of this country, which is that teaching you educating you and having you taking a theory, tulsa, that is the promise over the feature the people's take their mission seriously.

they're assuming responsibility for the environment by preserving its plants and animals, gama co amended, and these environmental clubs is to be right on the front line for environmental protection. now when the one that it's on acceptable for people who am their varman to be left to their own devices on one, they must be shown the right way of reporter to the authorities. if they refuse to change your attitude. arca, about that coin using digital with more than $400.00 people per square kilometer. rwanda's population density is very high. so folks keep encroaching on nature with disastrous results while species diversity. the partial settlement of a could gara national park has led to the disappearance of many lions and rhinos. so the government wants to sensitize, not just school kids under foe who cannot avoid the,

are invoking those who moved to school. on weekends, school groups visit villages to spread their message. careful, wild animals don't set traps or chopped down trees. often they propose a treat. villagers can receive farm animals in exchange for giving up hunting. la, just 7 of rwanda as 30 districts take part in the environmental club project. but that couldn't change. youths make up some 2 thirds of the country's population, so their help is key to preserve the species diversity of what a great project. i hope the idea catches on in other countries. above all, i hope the cop delegate in egypt will agree and useful measures to protect our weld . well, does the from us see you next week? i am chris, the looms in the state. my ge area, exactly, crease because we have to do everything we can to protect this one planted that we have to stop global warming. and just maybe i'll assure made us more contribution

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