and this, so the focus, the move is shake as visionaries and make it when by the, the meaning of modern africa on d, w. a global ideas is on its way to bring you more conservation. how do we make students greener? how can we protect habitats? we can make a difference global ideas, environmental series in global $3000.00 on d, w, and online. this is did avenues asia. today we're looking at the deadly impact of climate change across asia. this year. beginning in pakistan where catastrophic flooding left a 3rd of the country underwater and millions of people homeless. the un called it climate, carnage wise, focused on expedients record flooding. china suffered record heat and drought

enough to nearly collapse the power grid and demanding climate justice for their unborn babies. extraordinary lawsuit in south korea, where expectant mothers suit to state for clean air ah irish energy, welcome to the special edition of d, w. news asia that you could join us this summer. so pakistan hit by devastating floods that covered more than a 3rd of the country and displaced millions that historic scale of the disaster has been widely blamed on global warming. a combination of severe drought. unusually heavy monson reigns and the increasing run off from melting glaciers. upwards of 30000000 people were affected by the catastrophe. and he saw their lives literally

washed away. our next story he sees how desperate families in pakistan are trying to find the courage to carry on. rashana lee and his son a mom have lost everything. ah, they put their savings into building a house, which they finished only 2 months ago, and the sudden province of sinned, the floods have wiped at their home and all their hopes less than maybe one. but a good thing, i work my whole life to build this house and i've never owned a home before, only alone. we were so happy when we finally managed to save enough to build it in medical, your god the hey, i don't know whether that will ever happen again. i love you hugs. megan ali and his son are both carpenters. a mom bought some materials and started building a workshop, but his hopes were quickly dashed. it rained nonstop for 17 days, and the walls were overcome by flood waters. and my that is did that it and that it

as luckily we have relatives near by them and we're living with my cousin annually . i might amier, there are 4 or 5 other families here that funds family out there. just simple labor as emma good. but they help us because their family up and i, amid the mother that we had on the way into the village with the families now staying. the scale of the destruction is clear with the water here is also waste, deep 8 people normally live in their temporary accommodation. now, more than 30 crammed in law, he, my kids are sick. the can't get any medicine. we can't even leave the house. i remember that the family needs medicine,

food and clean drinking water, but there's little prospect of any improvement char, her son is the agricultural minister in a region which is 90 percent flooded. about many residents of farmers who depend on their harvest. but the food means that is likely to fail this year. yeah, but i don't, i don't think didn't fit funny or the what are some houses is a me to do border, yay! are gone. but the weight harvest will be devastated this year and next year i got a year bonnie: the water in the fields has to drain away. stop. you're already got of. it's likely they'll be no harvest for 2 years like on a valley. war is salbal gonzales, albany. looks at me with many here she of the floods will main shrewd shortages although it's one of the countries with the lowest greenhouse gas emissions pakistan is a victim of climate change. but able to get anxious or sad. wish that last was the village elder side hasn't rained this hard in

a 100 years. the glamour can give it. of course, it's linked to global warming, lavonne and climate change place. pearson and ours was a clear the government says more than 30000000 people are affected by the flooding . the authorities a promising financial help for those in need, but they've not received anything so far. rashana lee doesn't know how he and his family will cope. your moods him up. wish whoops. it is in the mirror both. please don't ask me whether i'll ever be able to build another house. yeah, i'm to i feel helpless and completely overwhelmed. yeah. tommy, i've never cried before in my life. so i'm just trying to stay strong and be grateful for what god has given me. your mid mid jaw, unless you may have may will say, because you'll rashana alleys. big hope now is that for his son, at least the dream of owning his own home will one day come true.

the damage bill from those floods is thought to top $40000000000.00 by august on foreign minister beloved. what those are that he spoke to d. w about the floods and that aftermath he called for international solidarity for the victims of climate change. it's not a question of charity. it's a question of justice that a country that produces a 0.8 percent. the global carbon footprint is the 8th most climate stress country on the planet, and is disproportionately affected by climate change. the 33000000 people are paying with their lives and their livelihoods, with the industrialization or richer countries. and therefore, this is a global problem of cooked sort of global actions. we hope that it also has global solutions. ah, extreme weather also hit southwestern china. this summer,

a record heat wave and severe drought kept water level dangerously low. at the same time, the demand for air conditioning created an acute energy crisis. it was a sobering reminder of how climate change can directly impact people's lives. correspondent patrick falk. file this report from the city of cha ching. dark clouds hang over chung chains, horizon. last there's rainfall for weeks. this region had suffered under intense drought. it killed crops and caused bush wires. it also drastically lowered water levels along the young sea criteria. it's been a long time since it rained more than 40 days. the young c as the world 3rd largest river and the water source for about 600000000 people. it's currents also fuel much of china's extensive hydropower infrastructure. parts of the river dried up during the drought, sparking severe energy shortages and chunking and other places. restaurant own

a young who operates inside a downtown mall and john ching is just one of the many local business owners. effective an in the chile. normally we'd have everything on these days. the government is promoting energy saving measures like using the furnace set of air conditioners. there isn't enough electricity. authorities had ordered more, so only stay open for 5 hours a day at the height of the heat wave. young says operating hours are still restricted and that many businesses are also making their own contributions. like keeping lights switched off to cut energy consumption. or you can see there are lots of records going in. so trying to save energy to address this power branch here on underground trains, their content which is being all the lights are being them. so every other light here is switched off right now. but these really are just stop gap measure to help alleviate the short term. in the long term environmentalists like li jowers,

greenpeace. a policy makers must set more aggressive green targets to tackle the effects of climate change you shortage on that until extreme climate events like this. i causing a lot of damage and i spent a lot of public discussion. these factors could push the government to take a more proactive approach in fighting climate change and reaching its carbon neutral goals. at the same time though, the recent heat wave, the havoc it's caused have raised questions over southwestern china's reliance on hydropower. there are fears, policy makers may resort to burning new fossil fuels like coal to meet its energy demands and to reduce the risk of future energy crunches brought on by extreme weather conditions. but it's likely to make it harder for china to achieve its goal of going carbon neutral by 2060 and it could contribute towards even more unpredictable and extreme weather in the future.

ah. now earlier this year, environmentalists in south korea filed a lawsuit to demand a reduced carbon emissions on behalf of their children. some of them unborn. barons are suing the government, saying the country needs to reduce pollution for the well being of the next generation. correspondent frank smith has more. e dawn yun is pregnant and worried. worried the planet will be too hot and her unborn child won't have clean air to breathe. she so concerned she joined her feet as to a lawsuit, demanding the south korean government do more to protect the environment. thank and then i to pay on that. if i not who. oh, i see my baby honey we had on yet. and hasn't emitted a single gram of coddled. i'll hide into the world. i got here when i you for his his, her, i'm so concerned about the world that my baby will face her closely. so many disasters, all. so i joined this. hello sir tanya. i guess that is fetus is one of about 60 co

plaintiff's under 11 years old, who are mounting a collective legal campaign. lawyers say may take years, e says her unborn baby offers a strong symbol. it or i believe not. i need a perspective of the older generation, but also future generation should be fully considered on issue surrounding the climate crisis. and that should be an open platform where they can participate and has discussion come to the south. korean environmental as are also pushing for a shift in behavior. across from new president use of y'all's office, greenpeace recently demanded high honor, his campaign clerk, to ben internal combustion cars by 2035. blanking near hadn't no beach. now we need effect of leadership from the president to tackle climate change and to transition the domestic car industry into eco friendly cars. it's changing our cars is the most significant way to cut down on greenhouse gas emission. you seen them?

oh, dancing up. i'm going either pollution effects more than just warming the planet. the issue of air quality had become a regular concern with bad air days, prompting the government to warn people to try to stay indoors. as coven 19 declines and factories ramp up production with more traffic. it's expected people will see more read on their air quality apps, young people. busy have mixed feelings about the lawsuit. they also recognize that everyone needs to do more. calling upon k tanager seek young name. a law suit might be a strong measure to deal with this issue, commercial total, but it seems better to have more campaigns to change behaviors. don't cornell. ok, so they should take legal action only as a last resort to now on it. not that was it all for god look at and i believe the government needs to work on it, but it should go together with individual efforts. so we don't expect in mother or

e don't young admit her fetus is a bit of an unusual claimant. took ocoee on the day, i 1st had my baby's heartbeat. i went to the forest and saw a woodpecker. and i made my baby wood paneling hurry and see the pint just site woodpeckers want to live safely in the forest. i want the world and the environment to be safe, where our babies will be born, everything a couple for e and her baby more than the clock is ticking. and that's it for today is of course more now website and watching and to but we're all set to get to go beyond the obvious where as we take on the world 8 hours, i do all these were all about the stories that matter to you.

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