waterfalls flowing water particles into the air b, trees, sweating out up to 1000 liters of water in a day. or sea forest fires, evaporating large amounts of moisture tune in to get the answer. and learn more about this phenomenon. a heavy, invisible river that flows through the sky starts march 23rd on d w. ah, ah, a hello and welcome to a new edition of echo africa. water is a key resource without clean frickin water, which cannot survive. that's all of the topic coming up on the show. my name is

chris phillips. and hello for me from uganda. my name is sandra 3, no video. and i'm pleased to be with you for the next 26 minutes for luther with us because we have amazing stories just for you. how under water, i help you with marine protection in cynical why tourism in finland is getting more sustainable and how it bikes, reducing traffic congestion gun that starting the shore in my neighboring country kenya is suffering from the was to drop in over 40 years. now form us of reporters on the bore holes have dried up when others have requested the government to provide them with water instead of subsidized fat laser. now we do ask how of farmers cor pink and what has been done to support them. let's take

a look. i do appreciate the scale of the drought in kenya. you only have to look at lake abala sat, which has shrunk like never before. almost 90 percent of it has dried up climate scientists sworn that the situation could get even worse. most climate models, predictor to extreme weather events such as adults are likely to become more frequent and more severe. ah, list varies mainly or into due to the global warming and climate change. these images from june 2019 to the lake a few weeks after the rainy season. an important habitat for animals like the crone

crane. and the hippo. the drought is a problem to, for people who live in the area. many farmers fear for their livelihood. the persistent heat wave, a scene fields across the country set a blaze. it's actually very, very, very bad. we have not had reads her for most her several years. we have had said it all in crop failure. ah glance. i really not doing well. ah, so we are really waiting for the rains. locals are desperate, extra prayers are offered, asking god to bless kenya with rain. the president and his wife are among the supplicants. we have prayed, and we can see the clouds are formed. and we know that the rains icon,

lake abala such years, long decline is a home made problem. local conservation groups say a lot of soil has been carried into the lake following deforestation, and construction work. on top of that, people often draw ground water from the area. maggie megan as waiting, and i thought that part of the water in this lake comes from the hills behind me. i guess i'm not. i'm buying a particular chimney. hell's have a lot of underground water covina norman's roughly, there is no control or procedure that people there should follow to get their water getting mcqueen. but a much of it, it's vital that farmers use water in a more sustainable way. that's one of the goals of the nairobi, water fund, gutters and basins mean that water can be collected during the rainy season and then used to irrigate fields. when you have that or the water which come from

little pope or maybe from that one of our causality, what happens? that is one of the technologies also assure the pharmacy how to pan out of the routes, especially the ones which are sloppy, and then sure that those policies are artist applies to the nip, the glass. you plug it off so that they can be able to capture all the water, which was the fire, into that he was wanting to get the fund is already working with a network of nearly 16000 farmers. there harvesting enough water to irrigate almost 2000 acres of horticultural crops over a 3 month period. david, come over, is among the farmers benefiting from the project. the new methods mean he has enough water to irrigate his crops, even in times of drought, like no particular i robi water project, provided me with a water pen. mac. you manuel my back to godaddy, and i can irrigate but using gravity to convert the water and use a sprinkler been cra, his farm borders of river,

but to come out uses of water upon a small reservoir to irrigate his fields and save valuable water claimant researchers say that sustainable farming techniques like these can help ease pressure on farmers even as we go into a possible field rainy season, we are not likely to miss out on brain for the, especially in the month of april and may for the course the region. so we advice, what are some visual missions including what harvesting and what sustainable use of, what are the threat to the lake will only worsen if human activities don't change. but more sustainable water usage could help prevented from drying up. ah, we are staying with

a topic of water, but heading now to the coast of cynical, the younger generation has a vested interest in environmental protection. it's obviously in the interest to look after the planet note while from darker students are carrying about ocean pollution by rusty loss and the associated hardships. with the help of high tech here is b switch doing a bit. ha, nina, gold coast is more than 700 kilometers long. here about 600000 people, only living from catching fish. but a lot of marine live here is under threat from over fishing to improve conservation research is need to find out more about the fish stocks. a new project at the deck, har american university of science and technology aids to help. we come up with

a team that would use underwater drugs. these are drugs, i would go under water. i liked area of drugs and they were equipped with cameras to be able to record things underneath the water. so we would take videos of fish that were in the and in the lagoon as well as into c, as well as the floor. what are the different species that are on the ground under the water students here develop the underwater drugs, an innovation that has made many tasks, much simpler, maritime conservationists used to have to catch the creatures 1st to study them. but the technology performs this job now. and then once we get this data, we would come out and then we would use there was algorithm or software that allows us to classify the different fish that were there without having, especially where we had to take them out of the water at the some on nature reserve students conduct regular tests with the drones. they want to use the data to help

protect endangered species in a more targeted way. and how about you? if you are also doing your best, tell us about it, visit our website center, so to speak with the pastor doing your bit. we share your stories. and may just be careful. packets might be handy, but they quickly land in the garbage bin and they don't roll. in all web special, we charge the journey of such a fashion from the origins of the raw materials that made from, to its end on the rubbish heap. we find out where the number of shades is growing and why that's so lucrative for businesses and so disastrous for our planet. find out more at d, w dot com slash plastic. in order to live green,

we've got to keep my environment clean. could that be the key to happiness? well, according to the un sponsored wild happiness report, finland, ease the happiest country and it also cause high on rankings for sustainable development. wal, i'd love to know more about how this all ties together. so let's get inspired with a troop to these novel european winter wonderland. to find out how soft an ability can be incorporated into the tourism sector. need to work with nature not against. ready that's something to learn from a young age here in finland far north lodge located not far from revenue. amy has belonged to his family for over 40 years. it was once they much loved holiday cottage. now they rented out the tourists who are looking for an authentic and

sustainable lapland experience. in 1st of all, we are using sustainable electricity. we can decide what kind of an entity we are using, and vaillant now, in our little it's coming from the wind antenna. all you can see here, x rays, i got all kinds of materials samples. everything has been doing about sustainability and all activities we are offering. there is no more doris. there to our guests can go. she animal footprints, snow, sewing, ice fishing. i swimming spectacular natural phenomena like the northern lights at the arctic circle, as well as virtually untouched sparsely populated landscapes draw visitors from around the world to let land. the regions tourism industry registers up to

$3000000.00 over night stays per year and knows that this hinges on keeping its beautiful environment intact. hearing for lunch, their biggest asset for the tourism is really their nature as well as they our lifestyle that is very strongly rude. that into pure empathy, me a prestige environment so that there isn't business is, are really interested in sustainability because they want to secure that long term business for themselves. some go above and beyond like 2 or upper right. a beyond arctic during the high season in winter, they offer excursions to see the northern lights. but in the long days of summer, they plant new trees. sustainable tourism is growing in importance. globally, it had a volume of around a 180000000000 euros in 2019, according to the world tourism organization. and researches expect that to double by 2027. but even if tourist destinations themselves operate sustainably,

the question remains how to visitors get there without harming the environment there with them that actually have even positive impact to environment. for example, we have gay says that's where the tourism has managed to protect the environment by, by making it a national park for instance. but you're very right about that, that it's the aviation and it transport in general that really like god, puts it off from the balance this too much to be done to make tourism truly sustainable. but with their echo lodge, the burglary family is off to a good start. they're convinced there's no other alternative. wow, magnificent. i'd love to travel there one day. but it might just be too good for me . back to africa now where we're headed into the concrete jungle of our crop. ever

. increasing traffic congestion is full thing, can then still ditch the cause and find new modes of transport and some of the solutions, a very effective indeed. in garner capital. getting from a to b can be a nightmare. it's normally hot in distances are far. and if you do drive or take public transport, you're stuck in traffic. rush hour can triple travel times. so canadians are increasingly switching to, to real lawrence a. j is a pro cyclists and has been building his own e bikes for years, with a twist. ah, what is pushing on by case i use was accurate budgets. secondly, i by point to point 4 is then you have a strong and light is very strong. that is why

i thought that was going on is i want to know young. i think it was like living right in the school in if you do it. so i wanted to credit for myself and from then progressing to meet. is it like or by the 26 year old is self taught? he watches ready before we are almost every day and tinkers with his iep, like lauren's orders, the remaining part through the internet. meanwhile, dealer russell men, so self e bikes from china. but those suffer performance issues the buttery, documented in shelly wearing stud robin. so when it came with the should this was were of thank you how to lou or lot of complaints from customers, russell, believe skinny and say increasingly keen on e bikes. and he sells around 8 units

a month. but the price is steep. $300.00 to $1100.00 euro's for an e bike is a huge demand for that. he basic gun. the guns load. the right thing is that go, nobody knows about you by lindsay by just thinking probably about 34 years ago for lawrence to it's not just about the joy of writing, but also traveling cheaply and quickly, especially as fuel prices rise. his e bikes can cover up to 130 kilometers per charge. i wasn't because that is stanford with our go to like, re far. i thought i needed a mortal. my then as i went on, i told him, oh my situation and he said, well, you can do something office depending on the performance of the battery, a customized lawrence e by cost between 60860 euro's so far. lawrence has sold 7 of his e bikes,

but he's looking to supercharged his iep. i dream. a traffic to justin is a growing problem in cities all over the world. what can we do to tackle it? okay, we could all try moving around a bit less, but sometimes you have to move. we all have places we need to get to. well, we can learn a lot from the animal kingdom. scientists often use animal behavior as a reference when it comes to new development in medicine, or biotechnology and movement, for example, could provide a blueprint for more efficient traffic management. bad traffic, bad vibes, and highways are also super busy, but clearly run

a lot more smoothly. in the human world, congestion on the roads is a normal part of life. we even keep track of record breaking jams. when hurricane rita hit the southern united states in september 2005, 2 and a half 1000000 people fled houston or tried to the resulting tailback on interstate $45.00, heading inland towards dallas, reached a length of 160 kilometers for 48 hours in the run up to the 2014 world cup and brazil, the roads in and around sal. paolo will gridlocked 340 kilometers of stationary traffic, almost equivalent to the distance from sao paolo, to rio. moscow. november 2012. the notorious russian winter paralyzed much of the biggest country on the planet. for 3 days and 3 nights,

snow storms blocked the highway between saint petersburg and the capital. but how do traffic jams actually come about? the main reason is that you do not have enough capacity. um of course there are other reasons um, but these reasons, reasons are not that they do not happen that often. um, dumb people sometimes make driving mistakes. of course, for instance, they do not pay enough attention, then they have to break hard work. heavy weather conditions. know that the percent 70 percent original way. okay. you too many cars in the same time. the same news in the same direction ah.

but the world runs differently when i met with the principal is one for all and all for one not hardly applies to motorists on the road. everyone thinking, what's the quickest way of getting to my destination individuals focus on themselves and don't care about the others. the drivers have a lot to learn from and i know down the road so they're waiting, and that is a big which hinder the whole system to be effective. so we have different method, good maxima, that is if you use a optimum and a system of dim and nominated for

the user, but didn't look for the lanes. so and cooperate and have a common goal. humans on the road do 2 in a way they each one to get from a to b. but the lack of cooperation results in countless people wasting vast amounts of time in traffic jams. how much time precisely, telemetry experts have the figures take, for example, germany's biggest city think tom tom had made on this kind of statistics and they they have a number to face. how much more time have you invest on your daily commute and for role in this number is about 30 percent in other cities. it's much, much worse. 3rd spot goes to bo gotta residence at the colombian capital, spend an average of 230 hours a year, going nowhere fast. that's almost 10 full days. the frustration can sometimes boil

over ah, number to bring in 29 drivers in the indian mega city. spent an average of 243 hours stuck in traffic. ah, but when it come road beating congestion look no further than manila researchers worked out that in 2019 rude users in the capital of the philippines. last 257 hours of their lives. to the dean commute to many self absorbed drivers with big egos crammed into narrow spaces. anti waste by contrast are always busy, but never congested. how did they manage that? uncommon answer, communicate by assent. they have plans to produce them various pheromones, convey information such as danger, food, all this way. he has put

a break for the community. they want to have the system up to him. the ones that are working on a flow which is not stopped by individuals so we can learn from the and i don't think that's going to teach the people to be like, oh, aunts depend on a communal effort and adapt as conditions change. humans communicate not so much with each other as against each other, and while costing us precious time that comes at a financial cost as well. if it was a highway and you say you have to pay for kilometer jen to remain for 3 hours and you can drive only 10 instead of 80, then you can calculate what is the last time for all the drivers there and you end

up with some be in 510-0000 euro one check. i calculated for germany, for example, you can add with, say 60 to 100000000000 euro to year. average. 80000000000 euro. we lose shot by standing still. and jeff, so you don't only lose time. ah, so what can we learn from our medical copy baby and. ready this is the hope that's then at the end we will have a working traffic system which has a much larger capacity. as we have today, insights from mounts might soon be translated into better traffic routing and

better attitudes. it's ultimately up to us. we need less ego and more consideration for others. it's better to cruise at a moderate speed, for example, than speed and slam on the breaks. perhaps then we'll be able to save ourselves a lot more time and money. and avoid seems like this. ready what an inspiring idea i'm afraid that's all we have time for today. thanks for the joining us here on eco africa. and to be sure to come back again next week until then it's good bye for me. chris elapse looking forward to seeing you again next time crease and that goes for you of us as well. in the meantime, us, you know, you can always check in with us on all on social media platforms will or is waiting to hear from you. so it is a good bye. i am sandra tree. no, do take care. ah,

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live long enough to witness the image of factory farming. the great debate this week on dw, or ah ah ah, this is dw news live from berlin. ukraine says that its future depends on winning the battle for buck. most intense fighting has raged for the in the eastern city for months with each side suffering heavy losses. yet opinion is divided over the strategic importance.