is my excess, i'm critical thing. not just another news. so this is good weekdays on d w the i look over and there's a man wearing a sleeveless shirt and he's got a, a pod shirt on over it. and he rolls up his blood shirt and he shows me his swastika and his sports. and he points out divided states in the usa, a culture where his raging is a trends, right? the destructive forces, power, nature can protect us from flooding, the and invisible danger. at pollution as an occupational hazards.

the transgender writes are running topic of debates in the us. around 1600000 people in the country identify us trends. well, many republican controlled states to settle them, restricting trans rights, more liberal ones, such as minnesota, provide a safe haven for many here trends. people find the legal and medical support that's often denied them elsewhere. minneapolis in the state of minnesota, in the us, the transgender people, people who don't identify with the sex they were assigned to birth or increasing the ponds in a bitter culture. war, many republic and run states across the us are passing and to trans laws. the liberal state of minnesota, meanwhile,

has declared itself of legal refuge for transgender people. sam, ruler moved here precisely because of such a protective laws. she and other trans people here wants transgender rights to be in trained in the minnesota constitution. guilty, edwards is 14 and was able to start treatment before puberty. no one sees her as a boy. now. she's a passionate activist for trends, right? 6 legislation is running across the country the like fires and i feel like a lot of children feel like they have no power in this kind of fine. kind of here today just to the trans you were here because we have transferred beauties and this new place and we have an obligation to make our voices for

sam roller fled to minnesota from the republican state of indiana, together with their partner, katy, she had to leave her beloved home pc themselves as political refugees in their own country. sam roller feels safe here. no one stairs as she walks by. her family is run a farm in india and for 200 years. sam, herself was a farmer in a tight knit community until she came out as trends. her friends deserted her, she was laughed at. even threatened. then one day while out shopping, a truck parked up in front of her. i look over and there's a man wearing a sleeveless shirt and he's got a applied shirt on over it. and he rolls up his bod shirt and he shows me his swastika and his sports. and he points out the message to me was not settled that, you know, was the final stop, you know, we,

we just refused to live in terror. we threw our hands up and we said it's time to go. in minnesota trends, people are also able to access the medical care. they need to easily say critics and too young to be edward streams of becoming an actress. she never felt like a boy at 5, she told her parents she was a girl. oh, well i always knew i was kind of a girl. i mean, i was very like fun presenting it as a child. i used to wrap a blanket around my head and pretend it was my hair. but yeah, it was very early on. i was very like a very feminine just support her follow her lead. maybe she's trans and maybe not. maybe she's just considering things,

but it became pretty clear. but when she became very persistent, you know, i'm a girl. i am not your sign. i'm your daughter to the edwards and her parents. talk to doctors early on and here in minnesota were given the support they needed heels . he was prescribed puberty blockers to prevent her voice from breaking into stop her developing facial hair careful about for some time now. she's been taking female hormones, dr. angela gifford specializes in the treatment of trans children. many republicans criticize gender affirming health care for minors, citing a need to protect them. but angela gepford believes such criticism has a political motivation. louis miners, she says, only receive reversible treatment as a common misconception that essential health care for transgender diversity. if this fast or quick or easy to obtain. and none of those things are true and there as long waits to get in, which by the nature gives more waiting time for young people. and parents to think

through decisions doesn't assessments and intake with a young person prior to making decisions like masculine eyes. and you're from amazing hormones that would have some long term impacts. and for some young people, they may pursue additional interventions beyond that, which may include surgical procedures. those are almost always done in adulthood. just the edwards wants to show your true self to the outside world. she's really that here in liberal, minnesota, she's allowed access to hormone treatment. so it's definitely feels good to just be like growing up like a normal child. and for people who don't, it's very like scary inside because they're gonna have to grow up without to see looking in the mirror and seeing themselves that is how life was for sam roller in her republican home state of indiana. anti trends laws are institutionalizing

hate. she says, and deepening the divide between democratic and republican state. you know, this division is real. you have one group that wants to fundamentally give dignity and life and opportunities to people and another group that wants to take it away. and just we've been to this world the very stark partners decisions, and i just pray that we find the way out of it. many americans like sam roller and her partner katie, are moving to where they feel best, ideologically, far from united to us is becoming ever more. ringback divided the floods of the world's most common natural disaster base trust. and you know,

certainly coastal regions but also river basins and come to untold damage. but nature offers a solution rivers and suppose to look like this. today, many of them are straight, narrow, deep, depleted and surrounded by concrete. that's because humans have a long history of change in griffith enter landscapes, so they can use them for farming, industry, transportation, and to this house was close to the edge. this river here is a great example of how we have mess, but our landscapes as a can see it's been straightened, regulated, and died also pods if it's flat planes on inside, which would usually provide space for over, for and water has been drained and filled. the river some suck lanes in this area. so it's an important function though. the cross the sea does a flap sake market back and guidance and as opposed to storing so k water to one of the largest urban slept in forest and central europe. it is home to many animals and plants species. but from the middle of the 19th century, dance and bridges for railroads were billed to you right through the forest. and

during that process, for me over the course of this area of a cut off and an outline drive, and all those means they can no longer supply water to deflect in forest. and that's not just happening here. around 2 thirds of the flood plains along germany, 79 major rivers can no longer serve the original purpose of storing excess of water because of the dikes bitterest the border from beating them. one 3rd of the remaining slept in areas are covered by fields and houses and it's happening across europe. we're 70 to 90 percent of luck plans have been environmental, need a great it is on the america also struggling with the pita truck plains. so why is that a problem? flood plains are not only important ecosystems. they also absorb and store carbon from the athens here, helping take a climate change. and maybe most importantly for the people who live along the rivers, they keep flesh that some check. forcing into holding the functioning flood plain far as it's a very important because they keep water in the landscape longer they soak up water and provide the crucial sponge function to get some food soon. that's much. yes. so

it's a flat plane ecologist. he's been studying the role of rivers and coastal wetlands for decades. then to kind of own now i'm kind of kind of would that flood plains in floodplain far since water flows out of the landscape. very quickly. leading to large flood waves that cause a lot of damage and the cost is enormously high for society. so you can say soft in normal. that's why shots together with a seed is applied seconds, guidance. the university of flats and the environmental association novel decided to give the fluff to landscape. here, i'm a natural face again for free. and what about christmas? 40 years ago, we realized this floodplain far as it was undergoing a process of expansion license, many trees development here that were not flood resistance and which displaced the trees. b. she's the typical of a flood plain virus to edition paul mocking at that. i like this one and elm trees like this one, does the die off what other specie is that a lot less because of the, into flooding like maple side of the spread video hose. good. when the floodplain

dries out along, come to maple trees. and here's a good example scans of those. it seems that they have a white look. you sat, the other species, find it difficult to compete with them. you know, not to be proficient use, die to complete the and then, and those are the species to protect us against flooding. know, can all of a decent member can be exactly, and because those species are highly resistant to flooding, because a send to you will present. ready that's because those species can handle being fitted better than others. they can also handle drives better, and they sec moisture out of the side, which decreases the amount of water contribute them to flush setting events. so the research has had an idea. they started purposefully flooding a small area of the forest every spring for decades and watched what happened. confess, strengthen the surface of i'm wanting a face to face. we found out settings that allow the forest to stay moist for up to 3 months longer. even during drug periods and that this flood plain forest was able to adapt to these weather more dynamic conditions under the social species that

don't belong here, receded, leaving space and light for the tree and animal and plant species that are typical of the flood plain far all talking with your phone so i can even move they literally train to for us to be able to soak up my water again. it's been buying the offensive food with us since even with flood resistant trees, if they don't experience flooding for a long time, they may forget how to cope with it or how to adapt to it in an come chart says the data they collected over 30 years tells the story of an ecosystem going back to its natural state. this was a 3 d model of a 7 have to forest area that they flooded. and so they'd for 3 decades. just look at how many veterans that were before they started flooding the area. those on typical, sometimes invasive species that are not so resilient to flats and drought. and now look how many green these came back once they thought of southern bay area. those are typical native slept injuries, what type of system to flats and drops it. stigma it here you can clearly see that

the maple is dying of this area has been under water for several weeks. and right next to it is the flood color into europe and ash for which it looks very healthy. so you have, you tied all a seat, or they were surprised by how fast the force went back to its natural state. once, instead of adjusting the water levels as if it was sent us for us. these are nature based solutions which will help mitigate the extreme events we expect from climate change up to move on. so how exactly the flat, the area which provides ended on the end of the 1990s, the city of leipzig began reconnecting old channels systems and the flood plain like this one here, the book own box to the main watercourses so that the forest could access water again, on the multiply, reconnected the old historical channel systems that were still in place. this ditch was partly restored by hand. and just on lights,

we thought hawkins dead. the channel systems were connected. and then an intake structure was built in the dyke, which fed water back into the channel systems. we thought these are things that stay and i like that they then cut out several paths of the diag on the river side so that the water can naturally overflow into the flat plane. is in it so it does off where you could buy them and we're seeing a clear and measurable rise in ground water levels even within a very short space of time. and even with such a small water body, there were a visible, measurable results back then it was easy to get a permit for an undertaking like that. light is supposed to day, it's far more complicated. there are new guidelines you regulations, which have to be followed. more evidence is needed more calculations. it's not as simple as it used to be as miles i've always online, but that, that and stuff, the cd from doing more, it brought together scientists and deos and local officials in 2018 to come up with a concept to rejuvenate the entire content over the next 30 years and they've just

finished assess project. they've restored this to our group at here, and design in a way what can overflow more naturally regularly and predictably like it did in the past before we also drove us to ham human feet. as soon as you can see here, we've moved the field relatively far away from the edge of the forest, from creating a large car. it will and which the voltage can be on to freely, which is all quiet implies and gas. that's cool. down to fullback who was responsible for revitalizing this old river bed. we hadn't even done and we have several outlets through which when the flood comes, the rising water can fly in cheap. i'm start, it flows over this very low bank, directly into the forest. anything by please, this means that with the 5.5 kilometers of new boat away, which we recently finished building, we can float around 45 hacked as a floodplain forest several times a year or 2 on desks. now much and yet. that's roughly the size of 80 for football fields. and that's also good news for the animals who live here. fish and various

species of insects have already set it in, but it was easy to get to this point. it's a tricky process to find the balance between flooding the forest and ask them so it really runs so just like i from a water and not over flooding it. otherwise, the water could permanently stay there like in a bath tub, which would change and tire ecosystem, and you have to consider different interests unless you were in a big city. so there are many different views on how the forest should be used. and recreational use is particularly important that for you instead of we flood certain areas and then some paths become inaccessible in spring. as a result, we need to explain this and provide information, so we're offer alternatives. so actually we found that there was a very high level of acceptance and that people often find very creative solutions . it's quite the same. i'm so happy right now. yeah, right. because it really was years of talking to people every day, making sure that they weren't afraid of the voice of coming in

a problem and him this investment. and it's just wonderful to see that we now have water in this small river. despite that size, has a big impact upon the closer the closer vehicle. i think it's not just people using deforest, recreational purposes. we needed to be convinced about the flooding plants, locals. thomas had to be on board as well as you can to expropriate people without offering alternatives. bringing more watering to the landscape doesn't mean giving up agricultural use. you just have to adapt the agricultural practices like turning once arable land into a wild meadow. and then of course has to be appropriately compensated. that means instead of planting corn and grapes, eat on all left and then thomas with 10 grass in some areas and sell the hands that they would also receive a compensation payment. so that's, that's the goal for the next 10 to 15 years is to revive less more than 16 kilometers or for my arms along the river. do you want to reconnect drive that river on an internet at least 30 percent off the left hand area by the new river.

so that instead of this, the area will look like this? and here they already started turning from a farmland into a flopped in forest. they planted species resilient to funding so that future floodwaters can be sucked up by the plants like a sponge that way. shots as they can also get more water to stay in the ground. of course projects like this come with a half the price that the city of flats already spend $6500000.00 euros logically funded by the gym state to buy the land and build new bridges and good ways for crossing the newly restored river. us to talk a little while ago because it will require a great deal of effort to get this project approved here in the region and by the authorities so that the further steps can be taken 5 to preserve the flood plain forest. and so that funding in the 10s of millions can be put in place. so i said it's new and device. it sounds like a lot of flooding is actually the most expensive natural has it in europe with one study estimating that the river based flood risk could increase 74 to 6800000000

jurors by the end of the century. most latch you can see these are situated on sometimes these other ones that are predicted to suffer a lot of got damage in the future. and the changes we've made to most of our waterways are adding to the fact risk not detracting from it. that's why you environmental ministers recently approved the contests of nature restoration block that seeks to recruit forest. re with pete land advertising drugs, us to the natural free strong states move the child's welcomes, reminds each of us. it seemed like a self when we consider the monetary damage that extreme events can cost our society and the long term effects required to address them. it's clear that putting money into ecosystem restoration is of future proof investment invest. it's illusion to isn't so called to shop. that's why i'm one more european cities situated. in fact, plants experimenting with nature based approaches like this. and the project in lights like has become a blueprint fathers. charles has been cooperating with colleagues from

a sonia spain and portugal to share knowledge and best practices, such as how to retain water in an area as long as possible. and as a lot of other countries can learn from that success, finding the item to move than anything, it's important to get the landowners and tenants, the farmers in the forest is on board and to make decisions together with them on site and not just with the plan is that the drawing board waistcoat, dundee, and the tool when nature functions properly and works for us, and we can benefit from all that it offers us, then that's an insurance policy for the future. the physician for the typical, the pollution is a sign and kayla almost the entire global population breeds. uh that succeeds w h o at policy limits at pollution causes 6700000 from a cio debt. so yeah,

in delhi, one of the most effective cities, women are organizing to bring much needed change. this is the post world landfill at about 20 to hit this. it's the 2nd largest dumpsite in the us capitalist, new daily. more than 200000 people live alone. it's fair to meet us. for the last 25 years came, i have lived and worked here as a way speaker payments comp. it'd be that the p. r used to go to work, then come home that send my child to school and do all the chose to go to excel. but for the boss here, my house hasn't been good. ok, so i stopped going to work as well since i used to walk 2025 days a month. but now i work. let me put out the cut our new. what isn't it with them i make out about the big for people who live this close to the line. so even the ad debrief is toxic in a city that has some of the most polluted ad in the woods, improper waste, dispos that makes things much worse. table is bought of

a group of fuck the women who have been learning about this issue. and the reasons for the has problems they're planning to reach out to the thousands of other women who do similar work. the group meets regularly with local rep as natives and conducts public hearings and social medical and environment. police who i think this is extremely important to have this kind of community level engagement because typically what happens is that, you know, people are not at the end of the lease, they are on really lee. it's supposed to have enough air pollution, heat, both outdoor indoor. uh. so the 1st step definitely is that uh, you know, 15 hour notice among them. and you know, some of these, our newest programs i am aware of are also providing some individually i live in. you know, a strategy to really add up to the situations you'll be, but i'm more of it of the need for the strategies been looks on a she grew up in a family of ways because and has fullest hand experience of the health problems

these by the women, things that are such as also seen in medical test, the in these b f. this is itself to be part of the function test. we found that this big of a main road about 3.6 times more likely to have a voice in long conditions and stuff like um, charities was 6 times likely to have worse and long functions. ask them back to me and because the cooking indoors and the cooking on bio bio mass fluids or too high is, is equal. it looks on a and looking at the tubes and environmental action and research group have set up air quality monitoring devices across the neighborhood. this helps locate them in land, they walk and daily activities they avoid working in the waste time. when the monitor flashes read and fig precautions like reading box, even outside of book,

back at home, the women have taken steps to cope with mr. newton fuels. that's a good or this up to the women here, use bio mass thoughts. but then be heard about the goldman program to provide for you guys to lenders. we looked into how to access the scheme was part of the we had the days to do to 35 people in the calling me ok and surrender. this gas bill idea in 2020 to the was air quality to for design. debbie ford in a list of 2 boys 15 most when you did cities, all the evolution affects everyone. walker in the informal sector suffered the most major in perspective, projects and construction sites, rely on no big workers who have literally to no protection for pollution on the job . this homes at also near the construction site, so they get little respite from the pollution. that's a good little pouring cement, always created a lot of dust on it. effect on them went into a mountain like that. we had no choice to live on the the construction sector. workers here are also organizing. i'm returning to work and see for jobs. many

dodge default in an introductory book shop run by and n g, or to learn how to use the proper safety equipment. she says it made a difference. we will pick a not that of the model but i took part in this training for 15 days on august 21st and foremost what safety equipment i need to protect my health is the my goal on any with the efforts of women like fema looks odd and many may be a drop in the ocean would be hope that for with time be will help raise awareness and promote better working conditions for, for informally was indeed looking for more insights and solutions from around the world. if he wants to meet the people fighting climate, change the tests on facebook, instagram, and 6. ok. the

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