ah, well, i am optimistic best in that time off with this with dw, ah, what people have to say to us. but mm, that's why we listen to stories reporter every weekend on d w. this is d, w. news africa coming up on the show as the you and climate summit cop 27 draws 2 of clothes. will the most vulnerable african nations get the help they need to tackle climate change? for on the ground and madagascar to see how global warming is pushing nearly 1500000 people to the edge of starvation and with 8000000000 people on the

planet. we'll look at the challenges facing communities living in africa's biggest city lagos in nigeria. and fans are gearing up for the for world cup. so what does the events mean for africans and soccer's next generation i'm really mohammed, welcome to the program. for years, the rains have failed, and rivers have dried up, leaving people with nothing to eat and little to drink in southern madagascar. last year, the world food program warned that the global warming is crating a food crisis. more than a 1000000 people need aid and many are close to starving. d w 's age increase, visited the region of amber vaughn. ben, where the drought is putting communities there in a desperate situation. this is my belleville river,

or what's left of it for 2 years. residence of cham bay after deacon the river beds their main source of water that we are truly suffering might salad. now it's really dry, dry, dry no rainfall at all. it says the rainy season should have already started, but once again, people are still waiting. lafitte, i and her family left their village and came to town because of the drought back home. everything had run dry, but here things were not much better. yes, it's a tiny house, but this is what we can afford to rent. our house is in the village far from here. but we come here because we need access to water. we brought all the kids here and now they work as water carriers. the gentleman on the line with fetching water and selling it is their only option of earning money for food every morning.

this is the reality for tens of thousands in the region who live in villages without access to water. they have to transport their water containers to water sources, then fill them up and bring them back to their villages. of course, at a price. and it's often children who are doing this work. skipping school 15 at clara thea is one of them. she would prefer to be in school now, but she needs to support her family and the rivers more than 10 kilometers away in law has said, sir, it's difficult for me because even to carry the water from the river to the truck is tiring. and then from here to the house, but if we don't have money, we don't eat and drink. so we use some of the water for my family and sell some to neighbors here to make some money. a living room among the some houses. after 2 hours of hustling for lift, a truck finally gives her family and their 40 empty water containers the right to the river. quickly put the cans inside the truck. southern

madagascar has always been poorer and dryer than the rest of the islands. the recent drought combined with decades of neglect by the central government has aggravated the situation. we meet the regional governor, he says there plans to build a road and a massive water pipe to bring in water from areas better off. but he can say, when you cannot expect the those problems to be resolved within ah, one year or 2 years for the last 8 decades, nothing has been done. and this is the 1st government. this is the 1st regime which is taking care of their hold of a problem. he says residents are also to blame because for generations they have been cutting down the forests in the area. beckett manambra over river lyford. i says she has no energy to think about who or what is responsible for the crisis.

they handle with them. and sometimes the children don't get any money until the end of the day. so late at night. sometimes we don't eat the whole day, we just stay hungry. then i just search the countess fruits. now we don't have anything to cook, so i need to go and look for cactus fruit. so we have a meal units, laundry in. so once again, she ventures out in the heat without shoes looking for something to eat, trying to make ends meet, finding food and water is all the food i can think of every day while a glimpse into the world's future there. now we can go to cop $27.00 where the climate crisis is at the top of the agenda. let's cross over to d w's. christine window up in carmel. shake i christine. so the summit opened with a clear message that the scale of climate challenges around the world are enormous . what's been addressed to prevent a global climate disaster. while we're here i,

i really have to point to the opening words of the un secretary general and tanya quoterush who open this conference by saying that the world is on the road to climate hell. and we've got our foot on the accelerator. so that's just the phrasing that is used here to give you a sense of the urgency. but having said that, the, the nations in the global self countries in the developing world who are particularly feeling the impacts of climate change. they were hoping that at this very summit, they could establish a climate fund, right? this is a facility where the industrialized nations, the the wealthier nations, those who we say are the culprits of having led us to this crisis of climate change . we're pull money into the spend that countries, most of those countries in africa could tap into to address the immediate needs of adaptation. we're talking about people who have been displaced. ah, because of slow or rapid onset events, these disasters that are directly linked to climate change. and the hope was that by establishing this fund that you would have a more sort of

a permanent structure. so to say something that is tangible that you could really hold onto that you could put these countries forced them to commit to. and of course, they've not now done this, but this just means that that conversation are continues and it makes further negotiations difficult. because at the same time, you need countries in africa to get on board at this said direction that the global community wants to take in terms of. if i can use that analogy again, slamming the brakes on the direction that this vehicle is blowing in terms of the road to climate hell. and what that means is you need countries in africa, for example, to take a decision that they will stop investing in fossil fuels, stop exploring, in the realm of fossil fuels and immediately begin the green transition. so we're talking about the issue of fossil fuel. the sulfur comes on top of the fact that european leaders have come under fire from a range of african activists who are accusing europe of exploiting africa for its energy resources. just tell us more about that. well, this is the interesting thing here. so this is the,

the global energy crisis. that is the increase in energy prices. the supply constraints, much of it attributed to the war in ukraine. russia's invasion of ukraine has left european countries, germany among them, seeking alternative sources for energy. but this, we have to say is in the short term. so they've gone to countries like synagogue, for example, at, and, and, and other countries around the world and on different continents. to seek gas supply, an important gas from these countries, yet it is these very same countries that germany is who are saying to the senegalese, don't exploit your gas reserves further. and this is where the problem lies. so you have people feeling that our gas is good enough for exports, hence fueling the sentiment off. this is colonial as sort of like a dealings or you approach is, has a colonial undertone to it, right? you are telling us what to do with our own resources that they're only good enough to export when you need them, but we can use them for ourselves in the same way. it is this extraction mentality

. so that is how it's been span, but i've spoken to civil society plays here who say let us not left our african leaders off the hook. they to have to make a could implement to let go of the fossil fuels to transition. because much of the infrastructure that has been built in commission now the projects that the senegalese amazon beacons for example, are currently building these projects are mainly designed to export gas, right? so the idea behind these investments is to export this gas. it's not so much for the domestic consumption inasmuch as you hear them citing his energy needs. many of these assets would only come in to a commission in about 15 years time from now. the question is, will country like germany still be looking for gas imports? 15 years from now? so won't these assets become stranded assets? and so you've got to listen to all the different stakeholders here. is there anything that african nations can do at the moment to be more self reliant at that? that's very interesting question that you asked. i. i took part in an event where i heard a, a representative from the namibian government saying that they needed to be more

cooperation between african countries. for example, he cited the example of namibian, namibia, currently exports electricity from south africa. south africa itself is having challenges with electricity, but namibia is now on the road into tapping into its vast solar systems in terms of establishing that. and it's see, it sees itself as potentially being in a position to reverse that relationship. i as far as that goes and be the one to south africa with it's africa, a wood with electricity problems based on exporting renewable energy. so there is definitely the need to say, we have a continent and that is africa. this really can be the continent that becomes the 1st in terms of being the, the hopefully green content. i have to point out that there are about 21 countries in africa right now that are fully using renewable energy. that is, they don't use fossil fuels for electricity. these are, some of them are big countries, like kenya, where much of the electricity supply is, is, is renewable energy. so the case that civil society plays,

the environmentalist or making african leaders, is to say, let's tap into these resources. africa has that in abundance. let's use that and we can feed our energy demands here on the continent. and then when it comes to things that green hydrogen, et cetera, we can export things like that. and that will bring in that the foreign currency revenues that many african countries desperately need. all right, that is tedious. christine land while speaking to us in chalmers shake, thank you so much. south africa has also suffered several droughts in recent years . now farmers are trying to adapt to changing weather patterns. here's how one father is packing climate change in western cape. fat and mountain starts the morning in his nursery with a tiresome but important job. spreading straw between the apple trees. he's growing a cost effective soil cover to save water and keep the soil moist that most help build bill oil. pollute a too safe to say water. we must look for before better measurements to move to

safe water. and it is certainly should it have concern yet. so i don't think people, eliza toe important war to east. the farmer is saving water wherever he can and saved up for a drip water irrigation system. instead of spraying huge amounts of water, he can irrigate much less. based on the plants needs. still for his business, molten needs a lot of water. he plants thousands of trees every year, mainly apples and pears, and he sells them to commercial farmers. despite all his efforts and his dam that collects water from a mountain stream currently being full, he's concerned so far there's been much less rain than last year. he still remembers the massive drought between 20152018 that destroyed crops and killed animals. most dams in the region went dry. baumgartner newbie has been researching on droughts in southern africa for 10 years. whether patterns have become less

predictable, she says, and it has been raining less do it was quite said in most places, way farmers will be like, well, i just gave up. i can do anything in some family to move home like that. this is just a going to happen. i have to leave. but of course, there are some beautiful studies out be where farmers, they've managed, they called they adopt new technologies. the i dumped new their ages and they work with commercial farmers who i'm entering them and is accessible. while big commercial farmers often have access to finance and technology to implement water saving measures. smaller farmers like adam molten. don't. he still managed to build a successful nursery business using his savings and strict water saving measures. despite the challenges that forced many farmers to close shop mood, now employees a team of 9 and hopes. as children who already work on the farm will continue the

business. they are, they must be william as follow my steps. so yes is from has do that. yeah, yes. so, so, so as to slot of opportunities in every culture business, i think it's a culture of us nowadays isa one of the sectors, so they are really own a pretty oh small job. opportunities mountain now wants to start his own apple in production, and continue to find new ways to make use of scarce water resources. ah, it's a milestone in population growth. the united nation says the number of people living on the planet has reached 8000000000, and that number is expected to rise all be it more slowly. one city that sparkling under the pressure is lagos in nigeria. every year, thousands of people moved to africa's largest city, looking for better opportunities to w's. america coin has more.

oh, it's a typical born in africa slider city that's must, i'm in oklahoma. there's around 40 vehicles at a time. and it's bob live here with around 20 passengers shaking them across league that just a fraction of the roughly 20000000 people will call this at the home and make it to that many people in a place with little album plan in me, a lot of traffic pollution, i know most negotiations have a hard time accessing basic services like sanitation and electricity. many others trouble just to find a roof over their heads. even though a legacy is quite lucrative when it comes to women, there is on time. so your pay at the end of the month. but then yeah, this struggle for transportation. sometimes when you have to your opening time, you open an hour to walk, you maybe at the end where you have to go by for i think they will call me to lagos on a daily basis. we've yard back out. i've been

a big guy in the middle of the night before you called me for that. so and i saw that through the night people were called me to day. there was no stop on there, but they got us to sleep. so many, many people legos would either have or no legos now, but no, boy, you thought maybe it would be when i sent you one more or just unable before. well, i think for people who live probably up actually grow up in la garza and what kind of used to it. that's what i can see. i'm pretty good. linda. did she do? so to now both teach close micies. i've been used for gas often. gotcha. besides these issues more and more people continue to come to legals from around the country inside of a better life. one direct impacts of this population growth used as a function of slums. there isn't enough affordable housing. well, this year they go state commission about $4000.00 houses for low income citizens with a promise of at least $7000.00 more. just a drop in the ocean. i'm with the year,

almost over the from is yet to be completely the lever. the united nations reserved by 2035, the population. we're here 24000000 people. that shows how a big talent the government has to make this city livable. while some of the 8000000000 on the pallets didn't get an easy start, almost 15000000 babies are born prematurely every year around the world across the continent, hospitals are trying an alternative. t w's. maxwell shook, sat traveled to a hospital in northern garner to visit their kangaroo care unit, skin to skin, keepin b. b warm new mother. teresa bonia is providing kangaroo care to pin a close hole on a prematurely born child. you have to put the baby. oh, your chests bt brace side with

a cloth just like of dan. then for 2 hours you can do, he didn't, i didn't i me tend to learn though and their mother. it normally teaching hospital set up is kangaroo k unit into into 10 because of a shortage of inc. will betus mothers can stay here to look after the a premature babies of the given bit. just in this hospital, after 3000 babies admitted every year and in neonatal intensive care, unit one in every 3 of these are born before 10. the babies can stay here from days to weeks, depending on the severity of the conditions and in moved to their kangaroo k unit to continue the skin to skin process. since then, the sexiest tori has catered for almost 3 quarters of all. pretend babies born here brita and babies. one of the reasons why we lose them a lot is their body temperature come flat, cheat. their mothers do have

a more stable body temperature, so we keep them in that position. their mother and a baby gets to some equilibrium said that their mother is babies. modest temperature is at a particular level. the baby's temperature is also around that by that one. new modest need to be schooled on the procedure. the nurses show them how to feed what temperature to keep the room ut and which close to where. so even door is form of care is family business with. they are still practical challenges. but a hospital staff say the results. i what it we need is facial space. we need more nurses because we are getting to results and we're getting achievement. most of our babies at 1st that do die. as a result of pretty. now it's not like that for tiny newborns like this kangaroo care has been, it will sound in success in this hospital. skin to skin contact has helped reduce

neonatal mortality. by more than half, there is a bug near says she and her baby. i nipped it to the unit. if we were not ca, to do kangaroo mother k, i don't think they would have been dis much dead grades. bo, it's a little bit. we're now having high weights. i don't to would have been here, maybe distorted, would have been different help a spec see kangaroo care has more benefits. it started early, it helps prevent infectious, promised breastfeeding and strengthened the bond between a mother and her baby. ah. now national teams are arriving in cut off for the football world cup. with all the superstars preparing to hit the pitch. and what could be the next generation of stars is getting ready in ivory coast, thanks to a program run by the sports governing body fever. together with unesco,

every kid by students on a pitch in ivory coast economic capital abbey john is taking place under the watchful eye of trainers from fever. ivory coast is the 1st country in west africa and the 5th on the continent to join the football for schools programs launched in 2019. it incorporates football related activities into education systems. one aim is to keep kids in school while they pursue their football dreams. almost the bar for a kid is not so great in school or doesn't want to go. it's a good idea to encourage him on the path of football instead. but there is no assurance. the only assurance is to go to school. football for schools organizers believe the sport is uniquely position to incentivize students to stay in school while making professional grade training available to anyone who wants to play.

because mr. here we are a bit different because our method connects football and education at the same time . yeah, said competency, so there's the teaching of life skills coupled with football and technical skill in sales. organizers help the program may 1 day reach up to 700000000 children worldwide with the ultimate goal of nurturing talent for the game while encouraging children to stay in school. while the, let's cos over to our west africa bureau of lagos and speak to t w. 's or lisa chip puma. are you still? we saw how soccer is inspiring young people. but this year nigeria and ivory coast . both multiple african champions will be missing out. what does this year's world mean for africans? well right here is the 2022. welcome. be that as it may, with all the controversies about the business based on them and what a 5 african team is all about putting africa finally on the map,

perhaps going beyond what the final stage, maybe when it may be final. so it's all about going fall for the 5 african seems in this tournament. that is, a strange woke up has to be said, if not to use low, usually some well, couple of june july if you know, been by going to december through the, quite a bit strange. but we went out to the streets of lagos, niger area, to find out what the funds think about the welcome and who they think will do well from africa. i'm excited because i lost a ball, but the excitement will be better if not joe's plane both got on the assignment as will equally. i see will africa. i silly advocacy or least nigger. so i believe they can do. i think then he got on go far and he got uncovered. they can't qualify from the growth stage. i prefer like ghana because of is africa wanted. and yet andrea manager on guys, sonia i was support gonna to go. florida also wasn't germany because

generally has been there. however, trying to take this what core and what's a feeling about how these 5 african teams will likely compete? ah, is going to be a tough one. we've got to know that those african seems a morocco and that's an easier adobe look into to what they can to you know, go past the group stage and we go to west african seems in that the black stars of ghana, interestingly, and also cameroon. and as synagogue, these are the 3 teams who have, you know, ever made it would at least a quarter finals of any woke up gonna senegal and cameroon. so maybe this is the time to concede, can gun i go to the semi finals even if you have problems, you know, qualifying yes, it was almost like a look of one against nigeria kind of cameron, go beyond what they did with the days of roger. mila, or synagogue, who are the current african champions? can they, you know, go one more than they did in 2002, when they beat france in a group says i went all the way to the quarter finals. that is

a big question from an african perspective, maybe 2000 and at when it, when it's who woke up in casa, may be the year we have an african seen in the semi finals or perhaps the finals. he will be hard, but that is a general hope for the continent. and who do you think is likely to do over the groundwork here? well, hopefully synagogue the african champions. so from an african perspective, i think our route for synagogue to perhaps take that african torchlight, you know, to the finals in casa, and is that a girl doesn't win? who do you think? well, oh, really, that's the really tough one. ah my gut tells me england. ah perhaps maybe now and never for england. the 3 lions were led by captain hurricane. oh, little messy. finally perhaps bout with argentina. you never know re let you never know with these tournaments. all right, that is definitely is. elisa took wilma in lagos. thank you so much. and he is something that will probably throw off any reporter in the field. a journalist elven co window was in the middle of his report in

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