elodie toto, bbc news, kinshasa.re are fears many species around the world won't be able to adapt quick enough. well, in a world—first laboratory trial, a group of scientists in australia have mixed populations of frogs to produce tadpoles more adaptable to changing weather patterns. the trial was carried out on the crawling frog — they rely on damp soil to rear eggs in south—western australia — a region experiencing lower and lower rainfalls every year. associate professor nicki mitchell from the university of western australia worked on the trial. she told me why her team of scientists had chosen this particular type of frog. frogs are one of the world's most threatened groups of animals and climate change is a problem for them if the water is going to become less available. so many parts of the world are drying and in australia where i am in the south—west we have seen drying climate already for 50 years and drying is predicted into the future. so what we have done with this study on the calling frogs that we know

elodie toto, bbc news, kinshasa.y species around the world wont be able to adapt quick enough. well, in a world—first laboratory trial, a group of scientists in australia have mixed populations of frogs to produce tadpoles more adaptable to changing weather patterns. let's talk to associate professor nicki mitchell, from the university of western australia who worked on the trial. great to have you on newsday. i got to ask, why frogs and why have you mixed to this population or these populations of frogs in particular?— of frogs in particular? frogs, i auess of frogs in particular? frogs, i guess over _ of frogs in particular? frogs, i guess over the _ of frogs in particular? frogs, i guess over the world - of frogs in particular? frogs, i guess over the world publicj i guess over the world public most threatening groups of animals and climate change is a bit of a problem for them if the water is going to become less available. so lots of parts of the world are drying and australia where i am in the southwest we have

elodie toto reports from kinshasa. the power that could be.ngo river. at full potential, it would be part of the largest hydroelectric power station in the world. but it doesn't even supply the majority of congolese. 50 years ago, a project to build a series of dams began. two were built. but in 1982, the project stalled. it is a frustration for many here. like most congolese, this lady prepares food with charcoal. translation: since we have no electricity, we use wood - or coal when we have it. and she is not the only one. in bombaka, access to electricity is almost zero. the national electricity company supplies fewer than 40 subscribers from its unreliable power plant. but there are almost 1 million people living in the city. to avoid being in the dark, some use solar panels. but the average congolese person earns a less than $2 per day, so many families cannot afford solar panels. and so they turn to the forest. translation: | started - by chopping wood, then i put it here and i cover it. after that, we make a fire lasting seven days befor