ah ah ah ah, this is dw news, live it from berlin to night. the turmoil at the taft, the un warning about the world's growing water crisis. we all need it, but safe drinking water is in short supply in the un says the problem is getting worse in places. that may surprise you. also coming up, german police carry out raids on an extreme right wing group implicated last year

in an alleged plot to overthrow the german government and french president emanuel macros defending his decision to raise the retirement age even as protest escalate across the country. ah, i'm break off, it's good to have you with us. it is the life blood of humanity and it is in short supply. i'm talking about water. a new un report has revealed the scale of water scarcity across the world on this world water day. a special united nations conferences underway in new york, the 1st and more than 4 decades to focus on each to work. it's being billed as a once in a generation chance to tackle the worsening crisis. as human figures reveal billions across the globe do not have reliable access to clean water. and if urgent

action is not taken, the situation could spiral further out of control. cracked land, and dried out trees. judge is becoming a devastating reality all over the world. increasing temperatures are having a major impact, making it more and more difficult for people to access clean water. we see people that needs to travel long distances to get access to some supplies. and of course, the quality of the supplies is being also challenged. so we see people that cannot access safe order in many, many areas. currently around 2000000000 people, globally, quarter of the world's population do not have access to safe drinking water. it's a number that's likely to rise without a boost in international cooperation. the u. n. has warned, in a report released today lack of water is causing severe risks to livelihood damaging food security. and it's also having an impact on health. almost half of

the global population lacks access to safe sanitation. so without water, there is absolutely no health and a lot of that actually is cause that water contamination if they are even able to get any sort of water is because of poor sanitation failing access to clean water and sanitation as a global problem, according to experts but it is the country's most vulnerable to climate change in africa and asia that are some of the worst impacted the you and the aims to ensure access to water and sanitation for all by 2030. but progress is falling behind. we would have to do 4 times as much as far as financial investments, infrastructure improvements and everything else. so clearly there is, you know, i would say catastrophic. i neglect for water and sanitation as governments meet to discuss the water crisis or to summit this week. the u. n. will be looking to turn that neglect into commitments that flow into action will enjoy nell by now home

bureau much from kings college, london. she is a professor in environmental politics with a special focus on the world's water problems professor. it's good to have you with this, i want to start by highlighting a couple of figures here on agriculture accounts for 70 percent of the world's fresh water use and the demand for agricultural products. water is expected to grow by 50 percent in the next 25 years if we could reduce that demand that use radically, would we be able to solve all of the world's water problems? i wish we could say yes and, but there's a growing number of people on this planet were due to hit over 9000000000 people and just a couple of years. and so with developing economies as well, people diets are changing. people are having more material lifestyles as well. so there is definitely more demands and just dealing with agriculture. my also miss

out the issues of sanitation as you're reporting just said is vasa. it's a multi pronged approach that we really need to take. you have made the case for a human rights based approach to water. oh, what do you mean by that? so states are duty bearers in the sense that they have responsibilities to their citizens, to respect, to protect and fulfill rights. in the case of water, the right to drinking water and the right to sanitation and citizens as right holders can claim those rights and a human rights based approach who give sharp focus to those who are marginalized to those who are loanable. these individuals and communities into better focus, so states conscious to pick and choose who to give clean water to or who to give sanitation to the human rights based approach will really enable a much more equitable approach. yeah, i think everyone would agree that everyone should have access to clean drinking water. the you, when has said

a go by 2032 to have clean water and sanitation accessible to every one. it also says, however, that it would cost hundreds of millions or billions rather every year to reach that goal. it just doesn't sound realistic considering the world's financial reality or, or it might seem very incorrectly. i, we are in a bit of an economic pinch in many economy, said i actually agree. but the key thing with water is that it links so many other important sustainable development goals, like reducing poverty, like 0 hunger, like clean energy, like climate action, also to piece injustice. so if we can really get this bit of water right, there are lots of dividends, lots of payoffs and other sectors as well. so i think it is worth investing in water and not letting it be neglected, as we've done in the past this year when water security conference, i understand is, is the 1st in almost half a century. so for the past 50 years,

basically we haven't thought a lot about water. maybe that's been part of the problem. are you convinced now that world leaders are thinking about water and how precious it is when they're making policy decisions? it definitely has to be part of the political agenda. i think political leaders need to really wake up to the urgency and the crisis that is happening at different parts of the world. it's not just in both economies, it's also and in places where there are climate change impacts that are happening right here in right now. and so i think the urgency is gradually, i'm coming to the for, for a heads of people's minds. what we do and take decisive action really is an approach that government businesses and local communities must take in conjunction . not one actor can do this alone. yeah, it's true, and this really is a matter of life to death. we certainly can't live without water professor. no. hm

. good about you from kings college london. we appreciate your time and your insights tonight. thank you. thank you for having one way to handle water shortages is pretty obvious. recycling with the technological advances in water. recycling the water that goes down your sink, your drain this morning. it might be coming back out of the tap sooner than you think. the city of los angeles in the u. s. is looking into what is known as direct potable we're use, which means pudding purified, recycled water directly back into our drinking water systems. t w's in his poll reports to night from l. a. california facing it's worse trouts in recorded history. despite the rain in recent weeks used, water has gone from waste to a precious resource challenges to make this drinkable again, it's important that we make good use to recycle the waste water. so we're trying to

be independent and utilize the water that we have to. it's most optimal level, the waste water goes through multiple steps to be treated for drink. or you start from the beginning. we have to wait sewers that feed the treatment plan and you're gonna see the debris actually what we catch 1st. yeah. we do that. so it as an n p, the equipment down ac downstream. so way of cleaning the roof. we gotta clean up that we kinda clean those rags. mm. to breathe with our upcoming sewer. anything that you flush down the toilet? anything that can go down to the sink, food waste papers, rags even found below managed to get material like toys from it. it takes high for the steps before the water reaches the quality in which it can be sent back to rivers or be used for agricultural purposes. disneyland is even using

a 2 flush cliff to which drinking quality further treatment is needed. after the conventional treatment, the water receives advance treatment that consist of micro filtration, reverse osmosis, and in advance oxidation process, where a seller rating, what would normally happen to root filtration in nature. by the end of 2024, we'll be utilizing 100 percent elsewhere throughout the city of los angeles. we have other goals, like by 2035, all of the water will be reviewed some spot, not all of it drinking water. so just thinking back what i saw a couple of hours ago, and this is how it looks like now. so i'll give it a try. perfect tiers tier for space of us authorities in germany. they have carried out

a series of raids on properties linked to a group known as the right burger group. that is the far right network that was implicated in an alleged plot last amber to overthrow the german government. one police officer was shot and wounded in that operation. several locations and neighboring switzerland were also searched. german law enforcement estimate that the extremists have up to $23000.00 supporters nation. why? my next guest is to be us ginsburg. he is a writer and a journalist whose books are based on extensive undercover investigations to be as it's good to have you with us. i mean, we want to let our viewers know you actually went undercover, you had a false identity. you lived with these people who are known as rights burger, what are they like and how dangerous are they? have a question. my team because i still gun and it's not like one network,

one certain type of extremist or something like this. it's more like a conspiracy theory which is deep seated in general on history and knots isn't what became a stacy afar idea, which takes more and more violence forms in today's society. and when you were under cover with this group, i mean what, what, what was the message? i mean, what kind of world do they want to see be, be created? it's the same fantasy every time, right? it has, it's the idea. i'm a genius with the most part of the list. there's a nation of the and he was in stuff like, i mean the idea is that the general public and their world to it's not a real,

not legitimate state, just that evil construct something sinister made by the mentally made by those evil . and i stop and i get $25.00 now the one to reconstruct and getting pharma, alan right off stage or whatever. and today we saw these raids carried out here in germany and in switzerland. how big of a boy would you say these raids have been to get any plans that this group, you know, may have to overthrow the government? well, i'm not a big one at all. it's way too late and way to mental. again, the problem is not the one that's what i would say is why isn't that? who can you tell me what you say? it's way too late to little because we had those structures and those ideological beliefs, deep feet in jim society for decades. and it started math and 45 and till 3040

years. these ideas could, could escape thus far. right circles he meant became became ideas in that central society, those people which had arrested. now i'm not like fringy, don't be a neo nazis or consideration of theories. those are police man, members of the german army. stuff like this normal people who belief those far right? fascist ideas. so what, what has what you know, better than to me if you're saying that these, these extremist ideas have now moved into the mainstream of german society. but my question is, what do you think, what, what has allowed that, what is allowed that migration to take place? well, in germany re extremely key and i'm being a good guy, and we need to be against action against masters and so on. it's easy to say of ethics training the task to talk about the contents of fashion ideology. so those

ideas, right, right. so the idea of those they are trying to eliminate and to, to damage the german people against kate, back to set up the fact and people who don't consider themselves to be for write that well. yeah, that sounds pretty good and it's horrible. it's a total of education, fundamental education. yeah, it's fascinating talking with you and i hope you can come back when we have more time. but to hear more about your experiences with this group, author and journalist will be as ginsberg to be, as thank you. pleasure. thank his leg. now some of the other stories that are making headlines around the world. former british prime minister boys, johnson faced a grilling by a parliamentary committee today investigating what is known as the party gate scandal. johnson declared that he had not lied to parliament about a series of parties that were held in his offices, despite the coven 19 lockdown. if johnson is found guilty of line, he could be suspended by parliament. if he abuse parliament has removed the tig

raised people's liberation front or the t p l f. from the countries official list of terrorist organizations. the move is part of the implementation of a peace deal that there was reached last year after hundreds of thousands were killed in a 2 year conflict. in the t gray region. at least 4 people have been killed after a russian drone struck a student dormitory, 80 kilometers south of the ukrainian capital key. the attack took place at dawn on wednesday, hours after the japanese prime minister, left keep following an official visit. a school and 2 dormitories were partially destroyed in that attack. for that drone attack, one of several launched by russian forces on cities across ukraine on wednesday, ukraine's president baltimore zalinski spent the day visiting troops on the front line of the eastern. don't ask region. the unannounced visit was his 1st there since last december, and it was meant as a morale boost for ukrainian troops fighting to retain control of bach moot,

which has been under russian bombardment for months. boosting the morales soldiers fighting the fiercest of ukraine's battle so far. ukrainian president to let him use a landscape office release disparage of him handing out metals except had been taken close to the front lines. new the city and back moved in with a half fiona to be here today in east of us day in the don barza and to reward our heroes to sang hue job and to shake hands. thank ye who protecting mistakes, sovereignty and the east of ukraine. the city of bar moot, has seen the bloodiest battles with russia attempting to encircle ukrainian troops there for weeks. the devastated city has become

a symbol of the ukraine's resistance and with russia advancing on the battlefield. zalinski is tribute to soldiers comes at a critical time of shakespeare. the de cranium president also visited a military hospital in donuts money of praising medical teams for their work. but we pay her schedule and we're down to some. i want to thank you for your professionalism. and your work, your old and so we, when do we need to say the lives of many people who are defending our country? we do nationwide make you that you are defending it on your front muslim warranty for an organ saelens case visit near the front lines comes just days after russian president vladimir putin took his 1st ever trip to the eastern don bass region. visiting his troops in brushing occupied with marty paul. meanwhile, a former deputy prime minister of ukraine has told

d. w said she of skeptical about china's peace plan for her country. fujen has said the chinese proposals could form the basis of a peace settlement. but she told our very own sarah kelly on this week's conflict zone. there can be no peace unless russia withdraws from occupied land. chinese president, sheesh and pang has been a visiting russian president vladimir putin honor on a state visit in moscow. that trip has been framed as a mission of peace with china calling for talks. would you support that? while was seen the plan that or so called plan that, that china has put forward. and we did not see the actual trend conditions for actual, for actual piece and being reached through that particular plan. because it doesn't say anything about the withdrawal of russian troops with, from the sovereign territory of the ass over in independence country with

recognized borders under the international law. busy so i'm a bit skeptical with regard to that suggestion, to put it mary diplomatically and very mildly, and you can see the entire interview on conflict zone. that's right after this show online at d, w dot com slash conflicts. so this is new stock market in the united states have held city after the federal reserve raised its benchmark lending rate by the smallest possible amount to day said chief jerome powell, announcing the quarter point boost as part of its campaign to bring down inflation . but he also hinted that further rate hikes could be put on hold higher interest rates and calls turmoil in the banking industry. indeed, the, the hare, then your winters from our business does is here. so why did they decide to do this? i mean, i almost had the feeling that they were not going to do anything today. yeah, well, that was the most difficult decision that the fed has had to make an a good long

while. because like you said, between keeping right stable or increasing them because it's basically the decision with whether you keep inflation rising, which they don't want or do you put low pressure on the banks? remember silicon valley bank that collapse just recently. it blame this increase in rates has been going on for a good long while, as the reason for its downfall. but in the end, the committee under j. powell who oversees the fed basically said this 6 percent inflation that's in the u. s. is just too much and bethel, we've got to hike rightly. inflation is too much, but the labor market, the economy is actually humming on pretty good. what does this tell us then about the condition of the u. s. economy and i'm worried also about contagion about what's happening in banks in america. moving over to your yeah, well, the thing that everyone's looking at right now is there's a certain familiar ghost that's over the u. s. economy at the moment. if you remember back to 2008, shortly after that financial crash,

that came the credit crunch, banks will worry, they want to stay stable. and so they tighten the lending requirements, they didn't want to make so many risky lending decisions. and so what they said is that we're going to lend to fewer people. there's a worry that this is going to happen. now. that means it's more difficult for you to get a mortgage. it's more difficult for businesses to borrow and invest. and that could have an effect on economic growth in the united states. but there was one more thing which j, pell pointed out, that is the journey towards lower inflation, the ultimate goal. he said, it's got a long way to go, and it's likely going to be a bumpy ride. yeah. well, that does not sound good just by that. thank you day. no problem. now to france french president emanuel micron. he has defended his decision to force through unpopular pension and retirement reforms. course these reforms have raised the retirement age from 62 to 64 in a t v interview macro said that he had no regrets about pushing through this bill without a vote in parliament. but he added that he hopes to improve relations with labor

unions and involved them in any future reforms. he also stress there is no way around these changes if france wants a balanced pension fund moodle, but as i speak to you right now, please you think i enjoy doing this for form? no, no. if you think i could have done the same as many others before me, metropolis, and suite this into the copy. yes. but it may be me the hell, but there's one thing i regret or guide. it's that we weren't able to the form of the need to undergo this reform was exec to modern necessity. the fact that i fell don't we? so yes, there are 200 solutions. if we want the pension system to be balance, it proven no longer is to dig out, and the more we wait so many in the more it will get worse is jose than so this or form is necessary enough. i would have preferred not to, but it's also because of a sense of responsibility was it was awful or it was pulling the our correspondent lease from the we. she is following developments forced in paris. they sent me an macro. on his words are clear. he's saying he really didn't have

a choice. these are the economic realities of our pension system. where did that message did it? did you get that message across to day? a girl look like it really. and i am in a position politician protestors unions. they all seem to agree that this speech actually has made them even more angry and they call they call the president arrogant. they say he has shown a disdain. what they were white waiting for was obviously for him to say, you know, i'm gonna withdraw the reform or i'm gonna do a government re shuffled or at court for refresh them on the reform or even dissolve the national assembly. none of that has happened in my my call, it just said that he would go through with his reform and that the reform should kick in by the end of the year. people who are against this reform, obviously hope for something up. you know, you know, we've talked about this before, but it's worth discussing one more time. i mean,

why has the reaction to raising the retirement age from $62.00 to $64.00? why has that reaction been so strong in france? well, 1st of all is the minimum with time and a so many people retire actually a few years later than 62 already, especially when they started working later. in my case, for example, i went to university so i will not be able to accumulate. it's 42 years of your 40 to 43. you're working, you fly 60 here, which is the other condition that you need to fulfill. and on the other hand, people here also feel that this is really not just about the pension system. this is about social justice because they don't want people who have very tedious stuff to work very late. and they also feel that, you know, their social security system is really important in france and their life. it's the government is kind of attacking their identity because they feel this is part of

their identity. they want to uphold the system at all costs at all costs. that includes protests. let me see, protest, lots of protests in paris. what's going on there? where do you see these are just going well at tonight? they're fresh with so far seem rather peaceful, at least in paris, over the past few days. since i say last week, when the government decided to use the exceptional constitutional power to push the form over the find the vote in the national assembly since and every day, every night and without protest as that were, there were violent flashes between them and the police over the we will see how it's going to go to laura. there is another nationwide day of strikes. planned and people will be watching that. and my client saying, i'm going to wait or seems to be saying, going to wait for this to go away. but protest is,

are determined to continue to use lisa louis. lisa, you as i both, i'm sure will be working long past the age of 64. thank you. watching the w two's conflict zone with sarah kelly is up. next, i will see you at the top of the hour with more world news followed by the day you're to see you ah, with a, with

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