A woman welcome for me sandra 3 different kampala here in uganda but part of africa will stay tuned for another half hour to know that citing stories heres what is coming up at the. Evening classes in germany on Climate Change on what we can do to developing sustainable ways to avoid the harmful side to good use and. Products that are making life better for people in. The climate in south africa dry and Climate Change appears to be making it even more drier it is becoming even more on edge and to green the Economy Industries farming tourism and the way people live we head to the eastern cape to meet a teenager who is a budding reporter walking on ecological issues she is involved with a Global Initiative called young group for the environment and the name suggests they are needed to making a difference. To glance it looks idyllic but most of the 17 year old student is out. In order to documented the extent of the drought in her hometown of. The rainy season and the main town should be full by now. Its actually very. Tough. Whats whats next is the hope that this. Would have been for the game. Winstone is a farming town that has been experiencing periods of severe drought over the past 5 years in an effort to alleviate the impact the only spot it instituted water restrictions in the Community John is a member of the young reporters for the environment or white. Youth Led Initiative that provides training on how to report on local Environmental Issues just come to talk to timber cookie a local livestock keep his ship survived the cea but if the rain stopped he might have to sell the entire flock you know the ones with minimum. Aon under him in them are the most difficult thing was that we ran out of water not just as a but the whole region little fetch water for the livestock in a far away places which was a real struggle when is. Jenna attends mari alone high school today a professional photographer has come to lead a workshop with the young reporters this is the 1st time some of the students have ever held a camera the program also involves training sessions with journalists and t. V. And news professionals. Like to sit in here you guys are going to show the rest of the whats happening in your ear and thats quite an awesome sponsibility to. Live in or maybe you want to take this up officially become a documentary filmmaker a photojournalist weekly magazine they wipe out a program is called an end to the by an old best in denmark called foundation for environmental indication 360000 people in 45 countries take part in the program last month john made a video about illegal dumpsite a video was eventually published by a National News broadcaster was challenging the government to take intervention in this matter was people on what was in it at least on the actions of the nation. To decrease any order to start it and it doesnt want to give. Every report i supposed to produce one story each month. Young people dont know what to do for you even if they do you cant take initiative because they think that if they dont think so the young porters gives us an opportunity to do that because it makes more young people aware about the Environmental Issues that were currently facing and it makes them want to take initiative and join us so i think thats why its very important. John outboards a tough school because his parents leave find a way in the countryside before dinner the students gather in the big hole to do their homework john is making progress with hunger story she does the pushing walk on top of my regular school work but john i doesnt mind. Its fun and shes motivated by the idea that she can inspire us to behave or think differently. Like they should inside the fear of not wanting to lose what we have which is the little lift of the beauty of the environment thats number one also hoping to achieve or when more people over to the side of want to saving higher. In south africa the program is supported by west the countrys oldest Environmental Organization its been doled out at 15 schools so far the young members out of tweeted by its success because it shows that the us picked. Young people are realizing that there was a very dumb waste walled unless the adults get serious about dealing with the Climate Crisis all of other wild they are demanding action but they are not the only ones or the people want to get involved in germany and vironment organizations a bucking evening classes for the public on Climate Change and things ordinary people like you and i can do to make a diff. Climate strikes a good way to show governments the people want change but what else can we as individuals do to help reduce c o 2 emissions in Gemini People can take special evening classes to learn more about climate protection. Participants are able to develop their own plan of action in order to cut their carbon footprint. In terms of my ability that could mean driving and flying less. When it comes to heating and electricity a little goes a long way just turning the heat down by one degree makes a difference as do small adjustments at meal times like cutting down on meat consumption. Also apparently if we all ate less meat without having to give it up completely that would result in a huge reduction of c o 2 emissions that was helpful information. That was on the pulse was developed by Environmental Organizations and is now available in 36 german cities the workshop is spread over 6 evenings. And must come you know each of us can make a difference as one of our goals is to encourage the course participants to become eco ambassadors who not only make changes in their own lives i but share information and encourage others to do the same. At the end of the course the participants receive a fit for climate certificates and then its up to them to spread the word. And how about you if youre also doing your bit tell us about it visit our website or send us a tweet. Doing your bit. We share your stories. Well. A feed hook line matters that if you get especially when it comes to electronic waste what do you do when youre done with your computer or your mobile phone there are reports that africa has become a dumping ground for most of the globe in the west so what is being done in africa to change that a young nigerian has decided he doesnt want that anymore and he started doing something about. Lagos nigeria is room to a number of illegal dump sites very waste from many local people the refuse is a vital link. Of the taking of poets t. V. s computers and other devices by hands they resell the components as rule materials its extremely hazardous work with water and groaned severely polluted by heavy metals and toxic chemicals some Electronic Devices come from developed countries in the form of the nations unfortunately only a fraction of food and functional the rest is effectively trash a company in lagos has come up with an alternative solution for handling the waste its called eat terra and was founded by defining a tunnel. Generates 1000000 tons or tonic with talk less of what it allows importation into the countries the difference between our treatment and the informal harmless if 100 dont have the knowledge they dont have the tools all the machinery to safely because and dismantle. The device. The terror collects discarded devices like laptops speakers and mobile phones which are then checked over at the companys Material Recovery facility those parts that can still be used i restored and mostly d. N. A. To this charity the rest is dismantle the terror has invested in the range of machinery it allows the workers to dismantle even wastes in a way that is safe for the environment and for themselves and exhaust hood is used to contain the toxic feed. Were going out you can have so many cuts in the journey materials that are trapped there sucked out and trapped trapped inside if i diminishing so its affectively detoxified while we dismantle all of the glass all of the on a 1000000 such a plastic. After being dismantled the waste is separated in shreds. Theyre all material salvaged such as aluminum glass and i and other Companies Main source of income. Business has been going well for the company so well that the c. E. O. Plans to expand operations in the near future and hes happy that the items he recycles will not end up on the legal dont sites like this one. Carbon dioxide is a major country buter to Global Warming but did you know the gas can be a valuable resource scientists have developed ways to capture c o 2 from power plants and factories that would otherwise escape into the air and they are putting it to good use for example to boost plant growth in greenhouses we had to the netherlands to meet some goddess who are welcoming the initiative. Glass as far as the eye can see. This is a ruse Breeding Company in the netherlands. C o 2 is pumped into these 2 huge greenhouses to help the flowers grow better. The head of the Family Business says the investment has paid off. To look over the leaves and when the leaves are dark and dark green then we know. When we look to the flower we always look at the size. How big are the size whether the selling the business has to work very efficiently with high tech heating and cooling systems automatic irrigation and fertilization. But whats really special is the c o 2 ventilation equipment. Those coming out this pipe over here. And. All the pressure and out of the bible succumbing to c o 2. The air inside is in rich. Carbon dioxide c o 2 eighths photosynthesis and spurs plant growth the Company Harvest 8000 roses a day. The gases brought in virus subterranean pipeline from rotterdam. Now and again the supply of cools by. Bloomberg has 600 greenhouses on his books. The crops fetch the balls cut flowers growing greenhouses they used to get a better product traditionally used to fuel gases from natural gas burning. They can stop using an eco gas and create even better products. The Carbon Dioxide comes from the port of rotterdam from one of the Worlds LargestOil Refineries 400000 barrels of oil a process each day and hundreds of thousands of tons of c o 2 generated each year as a byproduct. Ok up or organic c o 2 for assimilation by plants we use is some of that the company has a plant in the dutch poort and supplies half a 1000000 tons of c o 2 to greenhouses. Its coming from from the shell refinery its transported to our facility. This pipeline. In the past the greenhouses had to produce the Carbon Dioxide themselves by burning natural gas. The use of recycled c o 2 means that they save a huge amount of the fossil fuel the greenhouses are the one who benefits maybe even the most they can replace the use of environment polluting natural gas by taking 2 to from industry so they are saving the environment saving a little bit. And they can you top of that to to grow even better tomatoes and better. The flowers. The roots grow is no longer need a combustion plant to produce c o 2. That means they can concentrate more on that cool business. My family started 40 years ago and we start that theyve been a Small Company and grow a big big and now we produce in one year about 40000000 stems. The company is booming thanks to Carbon Dioxide commercial greenhouse gardens realized this problem gas can also be a valuable resource. Now what a great idea to reuse youd see i keep it out of the atmosphere well heres another one this time from santiago an invasive weed has been spreading fast and in chaos there but some farmers are found a way to turn this past into an asset for this senegalese farmer clarinets weeds has become a lifeline. To the g. M. Plant in order to provide his village with a precious commodity few. We make try for charcoal we also use it for the roofs of our houses and enclosures for the animals. And it feels like payback years ago invasive weed crept into his field and there isnt many farmers on the banks of the senegal river leaving them help. You. Need and cultivate rice over there on the other side and minutes to we have to stop growing rice in these fields all because of typhus. Now in iraq. Now g. M. Knows he can turn the weed into a year round income after joining a corporation run by women in the above village and once the bundles are dried gian takes them to the top of a charcoal Processing Plant and the women take over. First the toughest role is burnt and then make swingarm arabica before being pressed into pallets the women trying out 5 or 6 times a week of this clean burning fuel signs in iraq they have the time for plans has changed the womens lives before women did nothing about other than fetching wood cooking for the household and taking care of the children now we work we run so money and we enjoy ourselves and this project feels right. On if. In bronx makeshift market so for chocolate pallets sell for 15 years cents a bag dan daisy is convinced now and i stopped by regular charcoal she appreciates a project that is always available for women it catches fire easily and doesnt stop hurting ive used it for 2 years and i tell my friends to buy 2 which is difficult to find especially in the rainy season you can find it going to be written. Worst discussed because villages in this region have cut down almost all the trees for uses fuel. Is a sustainable answer for cooking in a place where electricity and gas out of reach for most santigold doesnt any use tougher for charcoal it turns out the weed is a perfect material for a cooling waterproof roof to. Abraham cilla was racking his brains to think of a senegalese alternative to the patch reef he had seen in europe the answer was right on there is no use. If you want to leave brittany i never heard of typhon so i put it in my suitcase and took it to friends to show them the said it was possible and so it started. Cilla built a school and homes from his tax tifa and has overseen training as a local artisans to take the method back to the villages around 15 men have become traditional patches through the program. Along premier margaret market preview the probably will to a cost less than traditional stroll and it also allows to circulate the hot season up by. Going through. Our trash roofs the last 20 or 30 years the british. Entrepreneur. In a region threatened by Climate Change and ravaged by deforestation going on tougher charcoal under a tougher reef has given the village a sustainable means of tackling Serious Problems for as long as tough a thrives along senegals largest river through people can take this nuisance plant into their own hands and build a future with it. Its amazing but almost a 1000000000 people still dont have access to reliable supply of electricity that means they have a hard Time Lighting their homes starving using all charging their phones all the internet and so on par improve the quality of life. It does indeed and weve all got a sensor in the trees to subsidize many homes in africa need in the home all the solutions daylight is a Global Social enterprise that makes this sort of products that are changing lives in kenya the stick on the. Radio. The charging station. These are all now Standard Features in favor karim nice homes but many other households in the area still rely on kerosene lamps which are dangerous and on healthy. Favor karim regenerates or electricity from solar panels she has a small home grid. She had the panels installed after seeing some on a neighbors house one night and. Its a big change before we were paying 55. 00 shillings a day for electricity wed have power for a while and then it would be cut off but with the solar panels when we pay 55. 00 shillings days on. End so we have enough light to get the children ready all morning its on all the time. Now weve got to korea and her husband are paying for the Solar Energy System in installments every month they use a mobile phone to transfer of the equivalent of 15 euros in 8 months it will be paid off. Although more than 70 percent of kenyans have access to electricity in semi rural areas like here and good job though only 40 percent do. But just as elsewhere electricity has become essential to daily life. To close the gap a Company Called d. L. Ice has set up stores around kenya that sell solar products for homes and small businesses. Esther new york runs one of the stores she Sells Everything from lamps to t. V. s and solar home systems. Today one of her technicians is going to install a system on the outskirts of jato. John as a local pastor he decided to equip his new home with a Solar Energy System. And on the technician explains how it works it can be installed in just a few hours. By contrast getting connected to the public grid can take months and in just 2 years well have the environmentally friendly system paid off but were going to city. And this 10 percent rate. So this one. Is the quickest to me of getting to the light it up to 30 is not possible something. New. In this area and i need from the front room to tell sometimes we can miss it for one month what not. The lights kenyan offices are located in nairobi cofounder ned toes and has come from the u. S. To discuss future strategies for africa the social entrepreneur is now focusing on helping people who have recently lost access to energy sources. It is an injustice that you have 1300000000 people in the world who have to still burn kerosene for lighting when the light bulb was invented more than 100 years ago this doesnt make sense and we set a goal of getting 100000000 people off kerosene by 2020 and weve actually achieve that goal as of january 2020. Technologies like mobile banking have made it easy for d. Like to establish itself in kenya its the worlds 2nd biggest market for solar energy up her india. Chosen and his colleagues are now hoping to expand into other markets in africa so we