Make changes increasingly having an impact all over the planet temperatures are soaring sea levels are rising droughts and wildfires and longer the exception more and more theyre becoming the rule people in Subsaharan Africa are particularly up against it in some areas average temperatures have risen by 2 degrees celsius all more since the 1970 s. Meat crop failures and floods are forcing people to flee their homes the World Bank Says around 86000000 people could be displaced in africa in the next 30 years than anywhere else in the world in kenya we met a man who struggles with the effects of Climate Change every day but hes not taking it down. These days it takes a long time to find a place for his animals to graze gerber go yo has been it goes hard for decades but conditions have never been so tough. Because. The whole thing that is overwhelming us where this problem is the lack of water. And theres nothing we can do. Over time that he has become more extreme and Water Supplies have dwindled when kenya was hit by drought 2 years ago robot lost almost his entire herd that prompted him to take action and file a lawsuit against the european union. My message to you europeans is that youve got to stop it i dont know whether youre personally to blame or whether you can talk with the ones responsible. And aides to help them to get his case together the aim to hold those responsible for Climate Change to account. I asked myself who can hold me well that would lead organization told us that the causes behind Climate Change are human i took part in the lawsuit because im desperate it has to stand the heat is just about melting my brain. With. 250 other families live in the village of bought and rewrote and kenyas northern bushland. Theres no electricity no tap for sure no mobile phone Network Village life is governed by the animals. He lives with his 2nd wife and their children Early Morning breakfast is sometimes chum party a kind of pancake so that they often have to make do with just a cup of tea until evening time. He has to get his her to the water hole by 10 oclock. Goes herds here only get one chance a day to provide their animals with something to drink. The. Water is strictly rationed the aim is to make it last for as long as possible. But the strategy is not proving very effective there are simply too many farmers to cater for. At midday the villagers gather from using the water level is dropping too fast right in the middle of the dry season. They reach a decision on the outside herders whove been staying in baton reroll will no longer be welcome. Morning only 2 weeks ago 2 tribes fought it out in the hills awful 4 people died 4 were wounded. Life has always been hard in this region of the villages fear that Climate Change is intensifying centuries old conflicts. They learn through my im getting frightened. That i cant do anything about these problems when i cant fight the drought and i cant help myself when im stuck you cant even sleep in your house at night because of the heat. The villagers have some firearms to defend themselves on their water something were not supposed to film theyve been driven or 3 times by neighboring tribes. In Late Afternoon after school and her mother set off to collect water the villagers get their Drinking Water from a different pond and carry it all the way home. A yellow canister hold 18 leasers. Demas supports her husbands Climate Change lawsuit and hopes that it will encourage people to change their behavior. One you know that you want. These people have to change their ways and stop doing things that result in all this hate. Our animal shouldnt have to die if it really happens in our cases heard and something changes and the cycle is broken then that would be good for us. The heat means they have to do the water run many times over well then its time to cook goes on the menu today but only because were here at special occasion normally the animals are sold. The use arent after money with their lawsuits. Their greatest wish is that e. U. Countries do more to protect the climbers. After all its their future and that of their children thats out stake. A tougher european Climate Strategy thats what ruben and plaintiffs from the 9 other countries want an e. U. Court has since rejected their case now the group is considering going a step further and taking it to the European Court of justice. That case shows that things are happening many other people around the globe are refusing to stand by and watch Climate Change destroy our planet worldwide groups of people getting together to collect rubbish like in the lets do it project and efforts like that a desperately needed it takes around 450 years for Plastic Waste to degrade in the environment and every year up to 13000000. 00 tons of it lands in the oceans plastic has no place in other waterways either like one of the worlds longest rivers which has been inundated by a mountain of rubbish. The nile is the lifeblood of egypt and vital for the irrigation of its farmland. But the river and its countless canals have become severely polluted and full of trash over time the plastic breaks down into ever smaller pieces. The micro particles enter the water supply ending up in crops and in fish and then in their human consumers. Some air as a fisherman working on the nile. He knows firsthand about the problems pollution causes. If you have to deal with that when im older but i think that because then when im out on the water i see lots of plastic bottles and other containers that all of this rubbish tears up my net and it kills the fish to. Shut me up doll is an activist who takes very practical steps to clean the river and its banks. He also speaks out against the scourge of trash and pollution that takes courage the government has little tolerance of criticism. Shadi is a cofounder of very nial an initiative that works with fishermen ecologists and the public to clean up the river and to raise awareness. Of how a lot of commons when i stole my garter woods we asked the question of where do you think it goes if there is it goes away. Its not as a problem anymore it is just like throw it into it ever and just because i never carry it away its not my problem anymore so people dont understand how this comes back side of them and how comes it affects them. It would seem that some egyptians no longer revere and respect the river the main source of water for the population. But the very nial initiative has won the support of the environment minister Yasmeen Fouad a Surprising Development given that initiatives even slightly critical of the state of affairs in the country are usually nipped in the bud. But the masses of trash choking the river are now too conspicuous to be ignored. We need to meet in effect the election for the waste with dont know what got it all. Not organic and then have a number of factors that are able to meet cycles that and the appropriate number of the land. Across egypt only about 60 percent of waste this collective it all and of that only if if this recycled. Shadi sometimes visits the Partner Enterprises that recycle the plastic fished out of the river by very naive volunteers working here is considered a lowly occupation abdel is 15 and earns a pittance Shadi Abdullah and his team are among the few who care about the people who process the trash. Its not an easy process recycling here is a lot of pro quo sims and the consequences for recycling many people are trying to get. More safe professions. Very nial is also active in southern egypt. Luxe or is a city of half a 1000000 with spectacular ancient ruins frequented by tourists from around the world it too has a trash problem. Very nial has made a name for itself throughout the country despite all the obstacles its encountered. Theres no obstacle on the list technically to hold a straight face in the industry because there is. A low against. The gathering to do what i do so weve got 2 offices the ministries we had to bring to the government to support and partners in order to be an exhibit. And not. Threatening to security people being industry. The scale of the problem is vast todays trash gathering effort will not save the nile but is of huge symbolic significance raising awareness is crucial inspiring people to care about the environment. 2 years ago we saw what we all need very very very few people and what we have been told over and over again that this is hope this is no hope. This hopeless we should stop. One year ago we saw it here before but. With a little kinds of people and the one governor it was the thousands in cairo so maybe next year are going to see hundreds and governor great hundreds of thousands. In cairo and this wave is going to grow i had a very moving moment when i saw. Shadi abdullahs green wave will keep rolling if his fellow egyptians join in to protect. In care for the nile the river is central to their Cultural Heritage and to their economy and its a treasure of immense beauty. And waste is also the focus of our global ideas series this week or to be more specific food waste food thats thrown away even though its clearly still edible its a widespread problem in many countries including the philippines in tech a tank south of the capital manila an awareness of the issue is growing and people are starting to get facility actions reports eg an occasional suppose that and took part in an innovative cookery course. Poverty its what drives these people to look through sacks of garbage in manila for something to eat theyve been sifting through the waste since early this morning. The food doesnt have to be appetizing it just shouldnt make them sick. For that get back and take it to a different spoilt i take it home and wash it for less and then caucus. For lipo balder feeds her family with food that someone else has thrown away the term for such scraps in the local language tagalog is pagpag about 13000000 people in the philippines cant afford 3 meals a day this is the other side of the philippines though prosperous and waste for all you can eat buffets are very popular with those who can pay for them and of course restaurants throw away a lot of the food they prepare. My receipt yet we still got the source is that what it is i look 3 and something and you. Think keep you close process will transfer money to her history you saw one of these things are going to get into that. Melody mello reich who runs the Sustainable Production and consumption project of the ngo w w f philippines she advises restaurants and hotels on ways to reduce waste today shes visiting the resort town of to gateway its about an hour and a half drive from manila members of the citys growing middle class like to spend the weekend here chilling out and eating while the picnic grove is a park where people do exactly what the name suggests many bring along food from home its a culture thing so we we always find excuses to get together so we can get. This is one way of us are going to find me with the friends. Increasing prosperity goes hand in hand with growing wastefulness an estimated 300000 tons of rice are thrown away in the philippines every year. Marlowe knows willow is doing something to combat that hes a cook who prepares healthy dishes at a spa hotel. As we know is determined to minimise waste he uses every part of a vegetable that can be eaten and compost organic waste and he takes other steps as well. But the best actually the best ways through portioning are used to serve the Big Questions about dishes so. Much so we decided to downsize all portions but on our menu some items are still described as good for 2 persons good for 5 or for a family or a plot of for a group of friends so that still there. Are individuals we have down sized portion is and we got to the dishes in such a way that they look bigger than they are. Modern as well o. Is involved in the project run by melody mellow reich she often explains to chefs how wasting food is bad for the climate. When you have always and they end up in landfills they became natural in the end the produce more potent Greenhouse Gas in the form of methane which is more than 20 times stronger than Carbon Dioxide in trapping heat in our atmosphere. In the hotel where as way low works even offers its guest tours of its own Kitchen Garden serves as our brain for wood and for this behind you we have hearsays as well as cooking classes. As we know teaches guests ways to avoid generating waste when they cook at home. And. He also recommends using parts of plants that are usually discarded like banana flowers. For making fries out of potato skins. Or soup out of onion skin and. Right now i can like i should have you been a. Gentile departed i have before and now i know more. I think if you modify the bottle cooking very thing. And everybody knew that this can actually affect. This is in light of the experience of course classes at a luxury hotel dont reach a wide audience and large volumes of food will continue to be discarded across the country but there is no a bill before parliament in the philippines that would oblige food manufacturers Restaurants Hotels and supermarkets to donate surplus edible food for distribution by food banks to the needy. For no though huge amounts of discarded food still end up in a dump in the district of us Waste Pickers here look for things of value in the garbage. For live abida usually find some food that looks at a bull she started working as a waste picker 2 years ago after her husband died the burden of feeding the family so completely on her shoulders. The 1st thing she does with the chicken she retrieved from the refuse is boil it to kill the bacteria then she fries it with onions and serves it to her children and grandchildren or suffer. A little. Here you either have work or you dont like that im sure it would be better not to have to eat this but its this or nothing. Lifes hard. Her family will probably have to continue living off discarded food but receiving it from a food bank would certainly be better than pulling it out of a pile of garbage. She says voting stench is something you never get used to. Sometimes it can be vital to look problems straight in the eye and not just figurative poor vision can be very frustrating and even dangerous problems with eyesight are common pretty much everywhere irrespective of age cultural circumstances the World Health Organization estimates around 1300000000 people globally have impaired vision and many of them have no access to the devices that can help correct it. Our sense yonder is a rural town of about 17000 people in central bolivia. Jennifer is waiting to have her eyes tested she cant see well anymore and its hard for her to read her sheet music she plays the violin and is preparing for a big concert in a local church. One of every performance a special and we give it our all to make it sound really good we practice and practice and practice until its just rice. Theyll be playing a medley of european baroque music brought here by just with priests contradiction or indigenous music but jennifers eyesight is causing her problems. So sometimes i cant read the music because its all blurry when i want to be able to Read Everything i properly again. Jennifer needs glasses. Works for an ngo that provides them its called lenders are instantly or instant lenses. And his colleagues are spending over a week here. Demand is very high. The n. G. O. S based in santa cruz did last year or bolivia is largest city 300 kilometers to the south. Part of the global 1. 00 glasses n. G. O. Based in germany. But its bolivian headquarters they make the frames for distribution throughout south america. There are 3 different sizes small medium and large. We make about 200 a day. And. The frames have sturdy steel wire rims and can hold lenses of different thicknesses. It takes about a quarter of an hour to make each frame. In addition to helping people in need the ngo has also created jobs for local people. The frames are then distributed to various towns in this case. The 300 kilometer trip takes a full 11 hours because the roads are so poor. Theres been a shortage of frames innocency on so locals are looking forward to the new delivery. Including jennifer. So far the ngo has seen about 700 people here most can be supplied with glasses but about 20 percent of patients need special lenses that the ngo doesnt have for example because they have astigmatism. Everywhere in africa and the. Jennifer can read the top 4 sentences but then things get blurry in. A school class of come to get their eyes tested here to the ngo does not charge for the glasses for locals who cant afford to go to a regular optician its an invaluable service. Improvement there are so many children who need help sometimes in class they tell me they cant see anything unless they go right up close to the blackboard then i have to see them at the front but they look at all that. Has been blind in the left eye since you had an accident with a knife and she has impaired vision in her right eye to. It gets tired when i read that when you read this. Thing. You really cant read anything at all. Not really. Your eyesight isnt very good. Better. And better. At it. In. The lenses she can read for more lines and that will really help. Her with her school work now its jennifers turn is this better. Looks closer. Then reader chooses the right size of frame mounts the lenses and adjusts the arms. Thank you. Finally its time for the concert its a big event and will be broadcast on local t. V. Jennifers performing for the 1st time wearing her new glasses behave to in. The end. Thank you i was bit nervous could you be good music. That was fine. And thats all for this week but do write to us global 3000 and d w dot com and check out our Facebook Page to any women by fan out. Drug resistant bacteria are a threat to our existence. More and more bacteria have become resistant to antibiotics. Scientists are working hard to come up with alternatives. Perhaps viruses can help. Experts are now testing bacterial phages. Healing without antibiotics. Coming up on d w. Welcome to the future h