Hello everyone im coming to you from Lagos Nigeria and it is good to see you again you see our transcontinental program is particularly well suited to these days. Lets leave that for now and look at whats coming up on the show today. Youre never too young to learn about Renewable Energy and how its generated i mean well see out of school right here in nigeria. Modern island life as part of. The roshan the lives and livelihoods of those in the islands i dress. Its a man in mali who is helping his Community Grow crops. Have you got into the habit of carving one of the around a bottle of Hand Sanitizer its amazing how quickly its become a must have item. Many places demand outstrips supply the good news the hunt for example its easy to make especially if you already have. Our 1st report comes from rwanda where an entrepreneur way to help in these difficult times. In these days of covert 19 it helps to be able to improvise. Is a scientist and brewer who lives in kigali. When she saw how quickly Hand Sanitizers reselling out she decided to produce them herself. Nellies alcohol based formula contains aloe vera and just sensual oils. Is a wonderful if he had some plays on the Hand Sanitizer i produce is special because its made with the Natural Ingredients of those on the market contain chemicals which can trigger skin allergies in some uses a lot of people can afford my Hand Sanitizer and it has no side effects. The 1st case of covert 19 was confirmed in rwanda in the middle of march soon after the run started on Hand Sanitizers in pharmacies and drug stores. Was to sanitize a stock so depleted at the start of the covered 900. 00 crisis and we dont have any left waiting for supplies from the local manufacturer because being imported at the moment. Doesnt supply the price for a local high quality sanitizer like the 1. 00 from nelly is around 10 euros for a half a liter the imported ones cost even more and stock is short. Those who cant afford sanitizers buy water and soap while theyre effective for washing away the virus they also cost money. At the water kiosk prices have gone up even before the pandemic reached the country a 20 leader canister can cost up to the equivalent of 0. 20 in europe. 4 times more than before. Cleaning the hands has become routine whether with sanitizer or water at the markets in the rwandan capital city kigali they mostly use water and soap. In a deal money we usually dont use Hand Sanitizer here and have a has some opposite clients but they have to pay for it then i put some on their hands before entering the market as not all of us can afford sanitize as we use what we can get to stay clean. For now no you were naser is producing 402520 leaders per day after her product has passed the necessary tests but she plans on increasing to her full capacity of 1000. 00 leaders on the i dont consider the coronavirus time to be an opportunity for doing business this is about helping people i believe everyone in the world should do anything they can to help find solutions right now the money ive invested here could have been used in another more profitable business than this was on the would have done with some of. The shortage of Hand Sanitizers is especially hard on Health Workers so nelly also sells to people at the ministry of Health Working in decontamination areas. Some local Health Centers and hospitals in kigali are also new clients. In the news. Now and thats just one of many stories about how a little ingenuity can go a long way towards helping a community cope with the current a virus pandemic and its also shows that selfsufficiency can be a real acid in times like these i next report is about a school we visited last year part of its mission is to teach children important lessons about being able energy but in this school they learn more than just hear. The sounds of what these kids have lots of ideas about what can be done to combat Climate Change burn fuel for still feel this ride a bicycle use solar power discussions of this nature are giving high priority at this school who want our children to be problem solvers we want them to be people able to look at the environmentalists not do things the show we School Principal to call out only one lady is leading by example she runs the abas heart school the private elementary institution not far from lagos the principal has had solar panels installed on the roof of the building. If the firm was such that we have 3 already for. Each of them retired by right the. Topline butin. And i 3 the 50 the best the air conditioning the lighting. We have the fun of without in order to plaster. But getting to this point wasnt. A sizable investment all the required. But the school was only able to get a bank loan so part of that money. Can at so make it up with our own for so now the man fees on those School Students this so. We have the issue of a challenge of financing and we also have a challenge all from get same. Mom power you know trained to manpower or will understand the setting up of the projects the automation parts of the project and then the make demands also. The students of land that everyone can do theropods to ease the burden on the environment. Instead of going in for some foods you can use in your book and sources like sun up our city are funny when imagery and i jus. Tried our best to save the planet like the car took some days without he was in the plaid she said quote my friend said she only uses geritol for only 2 days the rest of the day so you sort up on those hours all humans should try to do on days where there is little direct sun the abbotts hard school is dependent on reserve solar energy stored in batteries it then has to limit the use of electricity turned down the conditioning or ton of some of the lights but by generating its own clean energy the school is saving money and producing electricity without producing harmful c o 2 emissions we are way behind in nigeria in. Bringing our creativity will be to ideas of protecting our environment and protecting the future of the nation one of the greatest lessons we have to teach our children in this day and age is how to make them better mentors better and safer place the example set by the school is teaching the students the importance of protecting the environment in very practical ways the hope is that they will now share their new insights with us. About decentralized access to energy can make a lot of sense especially all remote areas but even thats only part of the story isnt it sandra yes it is near to in fact it is even better when that paul is generated from the green sources onyx report takes us to germany where a village is looking to solve as an example for the rest of the country it would also be interesting to know to be a model. What what other regions as well. None of its energy comes from fossil fuels all of it comes from renewables. 100000 that its all there in nature we dont need to take any energy from fossil sources on the ground plenty is given to us every day we just have to make use of it. Milled folks great producers 8 times as much electricity as its 2600 residents can use all that electricity isnt produced in one big plant paternity centralized fashion and its then made available to others fire the grid. Delegations from the places around the world marked by flags have come to inspect this revolutionary village. They usually welcomes by. Hes been involved in the shift to renewables from the start. We are known to mine in 1909 we asked everybody here how things should be in 2021 wind energy was just one of the many different issues 92 percent said they were in favor which was a sensational result. People here are very proud of whats been developed in basically theyve done it themselves. We can quote. Become thinking and thinking of. The villagers have invested 50000000 euros over the past 2 decades 300 photovoltaics systems 9 Wind Turbines as well as several hydro electric and combined heat and power plants. We want to show that it is possible to create a regional circular economy for Energy Production and energy use this. Of course it has to make economic sense so if it is a profit and we save money and were doing something positive for the environment thats doubly good. But i dont know if thats not to be stop and go to. Another father of the green revolution of pole street is vandal and im see. Hes a farmer who started experimenting with Renewable Energy and the 1990 s. He soon won over his fellow villagers and set up a wind farm cooperative. Anyone who lives in the community where a windmill is located can invest the more people join the lower the amount each may invest. About. Einstein has set up for bio gas plants on his farm they now heat the entire village. He designed some of the components himself the Energy Sources are all local animal waste. From 20 nearby farms. They replace 700000 liters of heating oil a year. 98 less thats Generating Energy from biomass alone point. Enough to complete the transition to renewables at the National Level sun wind and hydro power are also needed. With their mix and with the right mix it wont be hard to attain 100 Percent Renewables many people dont believe that but its true the amount of clean energy we produce in a village pot sleet could also be generated in other communities districts and states. And were going the number alone cries of reform the. Energy generation is one key factor 2 others are Energy Storage and developing an intelligent grid so power can be moved to where its needed. Theres only one company and addresses both these issues it makes lithium ion phosphate batteries which in combination with solar panels enables households to become largely energy independent. It also manages an electricity sharing system so on and community. Runs the force or just you but they say its cloudy here but the sun is shining in hamburg then our customers in hamburg have energy in abundance. That batteries are fully charged and they feed the excess into the grid which can then be used by our customers here from thats one small village in bavaria could inspire other people across germany and in other countries. The corner by responding nick might be on the forefront of our minds these days but with the hard to cope with the problems we face due to Climate Change fishing communities especially are feeling the impact of extreme weather conditions in our next report we visit the tata islands of sierra leone to see how erosion is affecting local residents and also find out how communities are fighting back. Just 2 years ago it was possible for the people of new young guy island to walk along this stretch without getting wet. But the rising sea level has splits one of sierra leones Turtle Islands into more than half of the island and has disappeared the archipelago was once a bustling Fishing Community now 500 people have been forced to leave in the past few years because their homes were washed away by floods. One of them is suliman cover has already built 2 houses on the island now even the 2nd one is threatened by rising water. Most of his belongings he says have already been carried out to sea. I mean. d this is where i grew up and i have lived all my life here its where i built my house. First the water washed away the last trees and then oh my i took my house with it. I built another house i thought the water will soon take that one to now i have left the island and settled on a larger one thats nearer to the mainland silliman kava cant afford to resettle the whole family on the mainland immediately his wife still lives on the young guy and his children are with relatives. Starting a new life is expensive most people here live on no more than 0. 10 a day. Silliman carbonell tries to save some of the money he makes from fishing so one day the rest of his family can join him. Now he lives on show proudly but even there hes afraid of flooding the threat of rising sea levels is very real a few years ago waves broke through the flood. In order to restore the damage seashore the municipality and the government Found International partners to finance this large scale project and this time they want to do it better says the my. We are worried that if we are to take. This issue you know to restoring the war and to also assuring that we maintain our greenmount. It would be disastrous for our people of. This new embankments will be almost 2 kilometers long and one meter taller than the highest tide measured so far. But there is still a long way to go. Many islanders dont yet understand the danger of deforestation that tree cover would provide the islands a measure of natural resilience and would slow erosion still people continue to cut down trees to use as a Building Material under says source of energy it may be illegal but they see no alternative. Is a fishmonger. If that ferry and she has no other way to preserve the daily catch she smokes the fish in a traditional smoking oven abound the wood often burns for days on end. The last time we had visitors from an organization they promised us a new drying oven but that was more than 8 months ago and we have not seen them again they havent come back. Now they with our cities have started to involve the local population in measures to protect the climates mangroves are being planted. Fisherman alpha jello looks in on the young man grow plants nearly every day he says the roots will bind the soil and protect it from being washed away in the rainy season or through these mangrove roots will help the ground become stable again but if we dont plant here the problems will remain houses will be lost and people will have to migrate again. The mangroves and the embankment project give him hope says alpha jello. But he knows that a lot more will need to be done to protect the homes and livelihoods of the thousands of people who still live on show bro and the smaller Turtle Islands. Well. Project. Dealing with the course. Is a very serious problem. Arent. That. Adjust to the situation in the mail. And also. To the. Theres only just enough moisture in the sand for the butterflies even though the rainy season just ended. At a town in southern mali. And it wasnt as dry 10 years ago now we cant plant rice anymore if we dont stop chopping down trees soon we wont have any rain at all. Who is one of around 3500 officials in mali who have taken part in the Climate Change seminars these days protecting the environment is on the agenda of almost every council meeting. Most of 30000. 00 residents are poor and subsist on what the land gives them. Cotton is the most important crop here but growing it takes a lot of water. From. The niger river is an important lifeline for mali and supplies the country with water year round but its too far away for the farmers and. They have to depend on rainwater. Now that rain has become scarce many local farmers have begun selling charcoal. Dependence on fuel and charcoal is a major contributor to the forest station. Ali funny and his brother my 2 are both farmers and they also operate a small roadside stand. And you know what you know were not selling charcoal for fun. We know that Climate Change is real. I mean what what can we do. The land doesnt give us enough to survive on or if we had a choice wed stop selling charcoal. So. But things may be changing thanks to the new insights the mayor gained at the workshop. Those new ideas have won over shake mamadu. He and his family run a small farm on just 2 hectares of land in recent years their harvests have been too small. Recently shaykh mom of 2 started planting different crops now his family can get by without destroying the forest. The mayor told us that fewer trees mean less rain thats why i decided to stop making charcoal and start planting trees i can live from that. I sell trees from my nursery and i grow eucalyptus trees that i sell for lumber and some of. Hes already sold more than 10000. 00 seedlings. Conservationism has been taking root in fina ever since the mayor launched his environmental campaign. For the difference into a new window when i stand here and see this. I get the feeling that were on the right path when it comes to the fight against Climate Change. Part of that fight is helping farmers boost their harvests. At the workshop mayor coulibaly learned about new drought resistant scenes for mains and millet he knows that people will move away if they dont have enough to eat. Who can read the minute we realize that many people in the area are selling their farms and working in the gold mines because their harvests were too small thats also a consequence of Climate Change its something thats. Mamadu from also thought about throwing in the towel and moving away his harvests had declined but thanks to advice from Climate Change experts he bought new millet seeds from the capital bamako they just needed a single heavy rain to start growing and that made all the difference on that it would be. Why am i used to only harvest one and a half tons of militant her head tear with the new seeds i get 3 tons is about right then since it was so that he. Knows that his work has just begun he plans to keep raising climate awareness in fun so that coming generations will still be able to live here. Its time to be new farewell from Lagos Nigeria remember you can always visit our website also some media platforms to find all the latest on the who africa including reports on how the corner. Is affecting the environment. Take care and seriously i go to sandra thank you nia to a big thank you to all of you all of us for joining us today please do continue to look after yourselves safe and healthy we here forward to seeing you once again next time till then good bye for me. Here in kampala uganda. Boom. Boom boom boom. Boom boom. Boom. Boom boom. Boom boom. Boom. Boom. Just mornings i wanted to leave the earth and feel like an astronaut. In the spanish mountains i found what i was searching for. The conditions were tough but it was worth it. My name is not something of easy and this is the story of my trip to national land. Euro max. 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