narrrrator: on thihis episode of "earth focus," two cities-- freetown, sierra leone, and san francisco, california-- continents apart, vastly different culturally and economically, yet facing the same struggle to adapt to rapid urbanization, all set against the backdrop of a dramatitically changing climimate. [film advance clilicking]

lots of people make a living from selling garbage like here in sierra leone they could make 5 times more money by selling it to the recycling ship on one condition the plastic is pretty sort it interesting go varieties around $64000.00 tons of plastic waste could be recycled here every year. and of course on lot of them we need a big plant to process plastics in a profitable way and none of these countries has the means to build one that big we think we'll be able to buy our own $10000000.00 euros worth of plastic every year as if it's the middle of. a month and when you think it takes 10000 euros of revenue to create her full time job in these countries then we could create 1000 jobs in the region know your machine. building the resources to process plastic waste where it's created could help the world to start breaking down its magnitude of drop this. but breaking down plastic is also part of the problem goes where plastic packaging disintegrates in the environment through the force of waves of the ocean or chemical processes like oxidation in the air it creates an additional problem t

volcano spewed ashed and lava narrator: on thihis episode of "earth focus," two cities-- freetown, sierra leoneancisco, california-- continents apart, vastly different culturally and economically, yet facing the same struggle to adapt to rapid urbanization, all set against the backdrop of a dramatitically changing climimate. [film advance clilicking]

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thinking in particular of those countries that have only recently emerged from civil war like sierra leone like liberia they must be particularly vulnerable to any of the spreading of this kind of conflict but i mean there were bullets experienced by quite a number of the costars. did me liberia salute as you mentioned is that it's not just about the violent extremists themselves who are coming in these countries are experiencing new forms of infiltration people who seem to be bringing trid micro credits so share with us so what the suffering really is that we are seeing that spreads and then in food trish of communities in your mom about the bar let's actually just place that it will spread very quickly this puts the quote star governments and that meant stress and coming back to emanuel in paris a given i mean you described it as a mutating as a me tating conflict what therefore should the response speed you suggested the president wants his european partners to to support the effort but as one i was saying it probably requires a lot more than just a military stick response. well i didn'

particular who saw us as a threat possibly to their own deployments in angola the same applied to sierra leone that was a very vicious and brutal civil war that was ended in a very short space of time the cereal only and government asked us to stay the world bank and i.m.f. ever put pressure on them to get rid of us so that the u.n. and other foreign forces could come in and in both instances by 3rd countries returned to war so i would argue exactly the opposite what that ever a serious interest investigation by any of the intelligence service into the accusations that your your company executive out placed yes there was. the 1st investigation took place in 1903 that was driven by the south african department of foreign a phase and encouraged by military intelligence as well as some white collar companies that were profiting off the illegal purchase of diamonds from rebel groups in that instance the attorney general issued a statement to say that they are not there is no reason at all to actually take the matter further because the evidence laid before them was really nonexistent and then afte

companies like yours i don't speak on behalf of the year in what i can say is that when we were in sierra leone we assisted the world food program to safely deliver food to people in isolated areas at that stage were good enough for the u.n. more recently they've been contracting companies that provide. the services of logistics to them oftentimes medical support the clearing of land mines accept so i don't understand what the whole argument is a. private military companies would not be necessary if national armies and the united nations were able to actually fulfill their mandate so i don't think the world should play the blame before us they should go and look at why we exist. did the african union at any point used your expertise know the african union has not made use of our services because it's it comprises government organizations however i have been a speaker at african union conferences especially in relation to the establishment of what's known as the african standby force. in which i was asked to deliver my opinion as to what could make a stand by force work or not work. you company

arrive suddenly in three locations on almost the same day in france, the united states, and in sierra leone, africa. this would be the third wave. it landed in boston in august. by the end of october, the entire united states would be drowning in a sea of disease from buffalo to birmingham, from dayton to los angeles. this new incarnation of influenza was different. at first, they tried to pass it off as they had when the first wave came through in the spring as this is just regular seasonal flu. but when it came back in october, september and october, it was clear this was something that bore only scant resemblance to the traditional flu. one way it was different was the pace at which it spread. it arrived in boston in late august on the 27th. by the end of october, it covered the entire nation. it had done the same thing worldwide. it also struck with unexpected virulence in terms of mortality rate. it had an infection rate across the united states of 20%. a morbidity of 28%. you can see what this ends up meaning for u.s. life expectancy. a morbidity of 28%. mortality rate of 2.5%. it was

ebola outbreak ever, in west africa, five years ago.st al0,000 people were infected in guinea, sierra leone liberia. .conomies and health systems nearly collapsed one of the biggests thi we know from rumors spread is that they thrive in times of ncertainty, they thrive in times where peopd an answer, are eager for an answer. reporter: in drc, the anti-ebola behind it are seeany as amoney way for the powerful to line their pockets. the previous hlth minister was arrested this summer and charged with stealing funds. this man works in an orphanage. vaccination to protect himself, yes, but also to set an example. >> orphansverheard that the vaccine is killing people. i want to be a model and encourage them. reporter: but not everyon is convinced. heading toou the u.n. cond, we hear that the gates are blocked by protestors. so ming here is extremely difficult. it can only be done wi an armed escort. we are trying to talk to the spokesperson. hi, this is monica. we are following in a blue jeep withinted windows. are following the police. we're coming towards you, ifts there is shor whatever, plea

companies like yours i don't speak on behalf of the year in what i can say is that when we were in sierra leone we assisted the world food program to safely deliver food to people in isolated areas at that stage were good enough for the u.n. more recently they've been contracting companies that provide. the services of logistics to them oftentimes medical support the clearing of land mines accept or so i don't understand what the whole argument is. private military companies would not be nice astri if national armies and the united nations were able to actually fulfill their mandate so i don't think the world should play the blame before us they should go and look at why we exist. did the african union at any point used your expertise know the african union has not made use of our services because it's it comprises government organizations however i have been a speaker at african union conferences especially in relation to the establishment of what's known as the african standby force. in which i was asked to deliver my opinion as to what could make a stand by force work or not work. you compan

ebola outbreak ever, in west africa, five years ago almost 30,000 people were infected in guinea, sierra leonend liberia. economies and health systems nearly collapsed. >> one of the things that we found is that rumors thrive in times uncertainty. they thrive in times where people need annswer, are eager for an answer. >> reporter: in d.c., the anti-ebola campaigand the foreign money behind it are seen by many as a way for thene powerful to heir pockets. the previous health minister was arrested this summer and charged with stealing funds.or this man in an orphanage. he came here to get the shot, buto protect himself, yes- also to set an example. >> ( translated ): orphans overheard that the vaccine is killing people. i nt to be a model and encourage them. >> risorter: b not everyone convinced. heading to the u.n. compoundwe hear the gates are blocked by protestors.mo so, ng around here is extremely difficult. it can only be done with an armed escort, and now we're trying to get to where the o.s. is in lockdown. we're trying to get to the spokesperson, to see what's going on. hey, margaret, th

following nations became independent, somalia, niger, central african republic, congo, nigeria, sierra leone, jamaica and many others. internationally, nonracial democracy and the black enfranchisement came with it was the order of the day. now the story of that year in particular is a story of the base, the masses, the grassroots continually running ahead of the leadership. king spoke in harlem a few months before the march and was heckled by a protester shouting we want malcolm. when the naacp held their conference in chicago, they invite the mayor to give introductory remarks and e he is heckled from the floor. when leaders come to kennedy, kennedy says to them we have legislation that's currently going through congress. we would rather have new laws than have them out on the streets. and a socialist and trade union organizer who is primarily responsible for calling the march tells kennedy they are already in the streets, mr. president, and i doubt if you called them, that they would come back. that's the mood of the moment. that the patience has worn-out. the forbearance, the ability to

democracy working behind and in support of local people who are willing to put their lives on the line sierra leoneand guinea, and when democracy leads in support of individuals on the ground can build the airplane while it's flying. they're like, we've forgotten we can do those kinds of things. so, in other words, you can't wish away the fact that people have lost confidence. you can't wish away or simply say, oh, no, you're conflating. you're forgetting, you know, we helped spearhead the paris agreement. we helped neutralize iran as weapons program in elaborate and incredibly complex negotiations while bringing, russia, china, europe and iran to the table in a way that nobody thought possible. when you give those examples, they're like, oh, yeah, but those examples are not part of our political culture. we have american car carnage and that seeps in among democrats. a lot of what i've talked about today has been about confidence, but i will say that the cap poll and the pew poll show something really interesting. the cap poll i'm not mistaken, you'll correct me, with jobs, with climate number one

. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ leÓn: las recientes tormentas invernales nos han dejado grandes cantidades de nieve en la sierradÓnde viene el agua que sale en su tuberÍa? nos acompaÑa nuestro invitado. no es la primera vez que ves pasar lluvia, sequÍa, tenemos suficiente hoy? >>tenemos suficiente agua hoy. no sÓlo para nuestros usos diarios, tambiÉn tenemos bastante agua en reserva para la siguiente sequÍa. es mÁs, este aÑo tenemos mÁs agua en reserva que en cualquier tiempo de la historia. tenemos bastante agua, por ejemplo, para poder abastecer las demandas por un aÑo de todas las demandas de agua. ya ve que hay diferentes... lugares de dÓnde adquirimos el agua, la adquirimos de la tierra, la adquirimos del rÍo colorado y tambiÉn del norte de california. reportera: el rÍo colorado es el rÍo con mÁs problemas de toda la naciÓn. estÁbamos viendo imágenes de lo que ocurre en la estaciÓn philips. ¿por quÉ la gente tiene que seguir relacionando el agua? ¿por quÉ no tenemos suficiente como para que el precio del galÓn de agua baje como antes? >>hay dos cosas. primeramente en california, consumimos mucha agua. por

narrrrator: on thihis episode of "earth focus," two cities-- freetown, sierra leone, and san francisco, california-- continents apart, vastly different culturally and economically, yet facing the same struggle to adapt to rapid urbanization, all set against the backdrop of a dramatitically changing climimate. [film advance clilicking] man: oh, no! woman: the red cross says more than 600 people are now missing and that more than 200 have been killed after heavy rain caused a severe mudslide in the west african nation of sierra leoeone. [car horns honking] [insects chirping] amarasekaren: oo oo oo! what's happening? what's happening? no big problem, huh? ok. whenen we get probm... man: whoa!! [men shouting] [indistinct conversation] narrator: while freetown residents fight for acccountability, in san francisco, climate change isn't debabated as mucuch as it's mitigateded. billions of dollars are pouring into the bay area, but is tech-driven development prepared for a sea level that's rising? scholl: san francisco is experiencing a tremendous building boom and has been for the last 5 year