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consuming less, reducing a couple and footprint. protecting what we still have. we've got some great stories coming from africa and you rogue? yeah, there's a pick off. what is coming up with find out how v r technology is helping farmers. they've come a roof see how solar tanks installed on roofs in egypt provide the affordable hot water a land about a bus. and they say method of removing micra plastics from water when it comes to problem solving, being prepared, annoying what you might face before it happens, can help caught in fonts and comfort room, like so many fonts across the weld, also from the fact of climate change. but some farm is there and all 3 to deal with the crisis innovative,

the it's not your average teaching age. virtual reality technology takes a bit of getting used to but with the help of these headsets, kind of runing, cotton farm is a learning have to adopt, to move sustainable practices, boosting their hobbies, and their incomes fit to deform us. jump in this type of training, plunges farmers into a world where they can practice the message and practicing helps them understand the challenges better. go and adapt accordingly. let dr. new hello watch kind of hokey, learned how to from caught him from his parents. but now he's willing to try out new approaches and gain new skills. the high tech headset transports into a cotton field for and the most is learning experience. he can see the crops close up from his desk along with any input stations, and dangerous pass. the training also shows in some creatures a beneficial such as spiders that feed on the customer pin is the can destroy his

cotton chrome. if i'm in the video from you like we right there in the video, we can see exactly what's happening for us. it's been a great help to us. it's been a great help to me. so i'm, i work with a company, not real well in northern cal, marine is the center of the country's cotton industry. is the main cash crop growing in the region. and one 3rd of arable land 2 is used to call production many families depend on it for their livelihoods. of a minute to personalize it, including hollywood, g hello, keys. when these 4 children are at school, his wife and 2 of his neighbors are going to help him with the harvest. hokey is planning to put what he learned on the course about pest control in sustainability into practice next year, when it's time to associates again. even if it

is, i won't use toxic chemicals because they cause a lot of problems. muskets i did on the buckle is that these i products kill all insight. and so if i have some a useful okay. it will see you start to see that goes back to our animals and that bad for the air that we breathe, that i know so long as you did. i wouldn't use toxic fertilizes either. yet i'll use organic fertilizer, an estate team in north of the farm. i learned how to make what kind of pesticides spray on the virtual reality course. by mixing name c powder with water olive oil and a little washing up liquid. it's it's not any better for the environment, the chemical pesticides. it's also a lot cheaper. the training sessions are organized by the international cotton advisory committee and financed by the gym and development agency. the g, i said it must have learning in a virtual environment that replicates real world situations is also cost efficient

. it reduces the sort of expenses associated with stem to training methods, such as traveling fuel. northern cameron and these, these are the, the rain full of the rest of the country. and climate change is exacerbating the irregular rains and drought. i got you up. i look for the sign. it was but it isn't rain, nothing rose, come on. that's a problem. also it is up. we'll see it even if the crops start to grow without rain and they won't let them properly yet. but that's another one of our challenges will see. the farm is learn how to best top is to colton to preserve its quality and avoid dust contamination. hokey is also started using coal sacks rather than plastic, not least, because that means less waste camera reinstate cotton company. so to control buys the pharmacy. and so it naturally has an interest in guaranteeing high quality hobbies, long into the future. its management pre selected the pharmacist who took part in

the virtual reality course. don't what people fucking that you wouldn't have all the right equipment without the proper training. you wouldn't produce good cotton is on what they've got good seats on the boat. they have fertilizer, they have treatment products. the took them off and then this training helps them to improve the techniques and get better cuts and look for me to the degree on the local to 250 farm is have already taken part in the virtual reality cools, a 90 instructors have been trained up to pass on the new skills is climate change. conference. com is with new challenges. hello g. hello okey and his family. a team to keep up with the times. you've probably heard a lot about micro plastics recently. now these tiny particles are everywhere in the a and war to the i,

especially dentures for marine animals because particles cannot cumulate inside them because they're so tiny that we can't see them removing them from water. it's a big challenge. the vault is ripe, please, but it is so important that we too, because function of contaminated seafood has also been linked to all sorts of health problems. humans on next report is about one month i did to tucker the problem. and you might be surprised about where he's inspiration, come from our plastic waste, his polluted almost old bodies of water on the planet. it degrades into micro plastics, which a home for the old living things. one clean up method devised by a team in gemini uses. tiny air bubbles. it's invented believes that could help us read the planets of waterborne like crew plastics. the engineer one diamond is

developing the process with a team of experts in the field of environmental technology. it's based on a relatively simple idea. we called last cleaning wastewater with micro bubbles isn't you know, once learned at a lecture in london that micro plastics are hydrophobic. they don't like water and will adhere to air bubbles in the water and the flaws and so forth. i log on go to some javascript years later, dealings on is the idea of maturity. i was watching my vacuum cleaner robot and move throughout my study. when i saw out of a way to crate and adherence technology for the water, there with a ton of must be flowed freely in the water or cleaning it by salt alone are specified as the technology generates high concentrations of microscope. quickly smo add bubbles sooner than a half, so that as many plastic particles as possible, adhere to them. after promising experiments in the lab, the 1st purchase height that was in an open body of water,

it was cold. that's one. it was the 1st success for diamonds team. this is how the technology works on the water. some to meet is below the surface, up to 2000000 bottles are released by lisa was actually we're health class stake, which is oil based. it's different with app which tends to attracts micro plastic particles. they adhered to the bubbles, and then they pulled up to the surface where they can be collected. a lot of different kinds of other hearings technologies can be used wherever micro plastic hotspots a rise or are found on the we've already been able to remove 98 percent of micro plastic components from water in the visa river and preliminary model tests, not meeting any residue console and we did it without chemicals on it from just with pure micro level technology licenses just with their so the technology is

already being built on the largest scale on land. despite its usefulness, the method is energy intensive and has some unwanted side effects. the levels can also disrupt tiny organisms, such as trying to and carry them off to the surface sauce, removing them from the aquatic food chain. that's why the innovation is best suited for use where lots of micro plastic accumulates, such as in heavily polluted rivers before the plastic reaches the oceans. and spreads from the big pieces of plastic west are a huge problem to of course, like plastic bugs, finding alternatives to plastic on we using material wherever possible is very crucial to protecting the environment on this very creative ways. all this to do that, as you will see now in these weeks, doing

a bit colorful and durable. these things of fabric are destined to become re usable studies. shopping by the production plant belongs to a company that also makes paper bags and could send out some $76000.00 of these per day. co founder bevin the key to him by law wants his products to replace. gomez, you big produce plastic bags? an estimated 5 tons of plastic waste is screwed about the city streets and often close up it sewage solving for to do well. now we're fed up seeing our city and mistake is to put countries severely polluted with plastic. and we want to make at least a modest contribution to improving the environment. and i agree, and i saw this as like to the, as a company we produced by degradable products categories will not move and fabric and kind of n craft paper packages to,

to see steel bucks the craft and sell the bags to buy a degradable. and the company now sells them to a range of small stores and supermarkets, which pay the equivalent of $17.00 euro cents a bag and not in reference to have were brought to plastic. packaging doesn't ever degrade. and there's an environmental polluted at. 1 1 of the radio rep, the model, they've informed us that we should only use buyer. we do a little packaging transfer, whether it's in order to protect the environment the the has last month's bill not killed by law hoops that his biodegradable bikes will inspire others to find alternatives to plastics. his employees enjoy a better standard of living things to their work in the factory, including me as a by the way my, he doesn't, it doesn't you, this job has helped me a lot music one. 0 god, i used to rent my home. but thanks to my work,

i've been able to buy a plot of land or c e, lynn say jeff, which was i'm a mother of st. my life. and it also helps me feed my children to me when you show up and they have a good home where they can start. this job has helped me, i walk as in united states. wow, that is great. it is because aspects of what everyday lives. but we really need to, we think like the few well we use for he think you feel fortunate enough indeed. so how old, what's it many of us love a nice quote show up above, but that always comes onto post. it does rights firstly for the environment because many water heaters use policy feels and financially, especially now as menu of force struggling with rising bills. we had to egypt to find out how the employee in the palm of the sun mohammed zacky month. lucy is

looking forward to the solar water heater tank that's being installed on his roof. his family will now have a direct source of hot water. and then method, i've got a 100 and think twice when the company approach me. and i told them yes, they could come and install the heater after i'm having trouble. i think it will benefit me under those 2 sided pull. let him see it until now. his family has used beauty whenever they need to heat water on the kitchen stove, which is often and if you should have a 2nd at the new and then the winter, i see the water that 3 or 4 times a day in the summer and like my mother in law has feed issues. so whenever she washes before prayers, she needs hot water. okay. so she needs hot water up 5 times a day. it's up to 5. yeah. on the i also heat of water to feed my children every

other day. we have so for me, but the gas stoves aren't bad for indoor air quality. and the gas cylinders aren't even cheap as the retiree knows what you see to who is about to go out in the winter. each family needs around one home, one and a house, gosh, still in this case it in some uh, we can see more around 4 times a month the, the guy that have the new or the home soon. this can cost somewhere between 10 and 15 year old. me just a moment to get a heads up on some getting. so the new heater will stay mohammed the flu. a fair amount of money it's being installed for free. as the heaters are sponsored by sham, seen a startup that manufacturers affordable solar technologies, it's founder, side of mussa, wants to help low income families. and she also recognizes that if they stop using few teams, there will be a significant reduction in c o. 2 emissions. we cut emissions by 5

kilograms every month and the sounds really small on one household. but if we multiply that figure, month after months and by across millions of households, then we have a tangible dance on the c o 2 emissions. but experts say that because each of cities are so densely populated, it won't be possible to instill many of the solar water heaters on rooftops, alexa, fee, and then a. so that was that he does will not be able to obtain a significant market share in egypt. and you can, they can make up no more than 30 percent of the market to. yeah. well the thing is, ethel, if they can't save a lot of energy, oh, greatly reduce c o 2 emissions and back of the company. however, the heaters are a viable solution and rural areas. he says, some scene of finance is the subsidized solar water heater, through donations and through sales to businesses and hotels. we use

proceeds from these consumers in order to fund solar water heaters for our lower income households. magicians are being hard hit by high gas prices for mohammad zaki, mcgrooves family, and many others champ, seen as environmentally friendly solar solution. compet exactly the right time. so much of the well, the suffering, the effects of rising fuel costs another place. that's how this thing the pol fits abundance. sunshine is nigeria many greets and now providing cheap and clean solar pot to some rural communities. this fox is still flying as ever, but the electricity of jesse and there's welding machine is no generally please. this is good for the environment. but for the well, the, the benefits for his family are in valuable elbow, but elbow,

i'm using my just started using solar powered electricity because of how expensive gas is guys. you know, if i kept on using gas, i wouldn't be able to support my family anymore. my whole family and that's why i started using solar powered electricity to get some benefits from it has been there for me, for the whole village is now benefiting from it. some of them get inside the nigeria was connected to us some of the power many great a year ago. the house of the household and most of the business is a now supplied with p cheap electricity. practically around the top in the local hospitals, dr. able, elijah, and this and that's the tell can provide much better care for the patients now that they have electric lights. previously, they had to work by flashlights during the hours of darkness when they will, malcolm 2 beats. he is very difficult for us because we don't get lights.

we are using thoughts lights, so you can give him the injection, read out a life you is the difficult or so with that life we, i enjoy. we know that we have the light. now, what i'm planning, i want to save money so that i will get a fleet. that's how it will be stored in my boxes and for the drugs that needs to fit your temperature more and more. many great. so being installed in that area in pod fence to the following costs for solar technology, the system in solving money affected by us company was cool, silenced by the world bank and the african development bank. there are no 6 systems here in the countries north central state of nest that are was able to yeah, from the teen technology help think small sort of the top salons, a,

one of the best ways to supply really africa with electricity without fulfill feels so the a $600000000.00 after comes without is access to electricity. an engineer is the largest of how's the highest rates of this on any type population across africa address also the largest potential market for many grades. and so many of these i d solution in an experiment, at least 10 percent of the on the look fights a population. this has also been great for john, for his business. he provides a cellphone, charging service and sense of the cheap electricity, you know, like small profit because he no longer has to pay for fuel for the generate to you guys. even the charging, really the only the inputs we do with an increased price. i know it's not months of the price, but i try to do for most eastern ad eyes because of this. well,

i would have, as the example of sell them do the shoes. people are prepared to switch to environmental, the friends, the electricity, especially when it's a financially viable option. sometimes the key to stock, this is getting the message out to the right people. joseph banga is a right to money to write it in comp, but he's best known for his commitment, see proving sweet safety, especially for the children. he uses his voice to promote environmental protection and docile. we've body and soul of success cities getting more and more crowded by 2050. the number of city 3 less is 6, almost people to 1500000000 and the city just to kill us is growing along with that

you can just copy to a found problem. wouldn't mind joseph b and guess he's tired of it. the trust the can, he's city has customer life. last year alone. someone 1600. it is, teens died, intrinsic accidents. in addition, many guides will go to and seek from the party to a we have very many vehicles on the road. most of them not in a good condition, they put thing, got fumes, which i know to good for even the people who are working with living in the city whereby we are king people every day. we need to rethink and permit desired. a city that is fearful they won't hear. so gonna position ones that come from us, be a, well, it isn't a 3 been safely this. so this morning, joe, look as he is known as social media, is joining authorities income product to promotes non motorized transport as a way of reducing emissions. decline as

a pilots in temporary custody zones. so we failed to twice that if we can promote the 90 more to the $40.00 for us, but 60 and then we're starting kind of getting for what people didn't give them. how did the benefit so doesn't any more today is the kind of press petition, the become good, a well done tonsils compromise will finish a lots on site because this is probably the 3rd which is at the framework. motorized, the transport into the tool, which is it was about 10 to 9 years lead to the pilot freeze on was commissioned income pine. it stretches for closer to 2 meters, being assistant enough for the cities, but the nature of more than $3000000.00. 1 of the things i'd love to see in a compaq is right from the influence of the cbd. just the, the busiest zone call free zone. it should be covered. if you're going to come

into the city, the most you can do is cycle just sec. i'll finish so i just cycle, you request to us just cycle into the city that is very safe for everybody that is still for people who are cycling. it's safe for the people who are within the city . many gardens associates driving with status bengal wants to change the minds it got to working at the site clean is only for the poor or he's reading the message in schools. i have an accident. what we we that good questions and have a next then. and so many students good in the that somebody's petitions like maqueta university, no introduced to clean them up. you need to replace motorized transfer on campus. i just wish how it would be, how to look if this breaks, where in the city. imagine, oh, come part of the beautiful come power. nothing big trucking company will not be having the depth. yes. yeah. who introduced the road. the end is always competing

for clean systems. as a professional broadcast, he knows how to use the media effectively. other things, each one of us has good something to do. what they can do best is awareness, raise awareness, point the issues that need to be done and let somebody do that. innovation. what on these firing report and from right to income? hello. i feel like going for work now to that brings us to an end of this week's episode of equal us because we hope you feel is planned as well. it is a good buy for me, sandra holmes, the 3, nobody you funny go from complex, right? just in, you can to see you soon, sandra, and thank you to everyone for watching. don't forget to check us out on our social media and to get in touch. it's good bye for me to chris the legs. illegals by the

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