A replanting forests, and encouraging the rains to return precious and scarce in many regions of the world, fresh water is in short supply. Whats the solution . In lebanon to Water Supplies, a dwindling but women stepping in and planting the ants. An unforgettable image, a column of smoke rises over the harbor of lebanons capital bay roots. 2750 tons of Ammonium Nitrate at fertilizer exploded here on the 4th of august 2020 devastating swathes of the city. 200 people died and there was an estimated 13000000000 euros in damages, too much for crisis rock to lebanon. Yet once upon a time, the country was booming, they route was a cosmopolitan and sophisticated city. But then in 1975 of war broke out. Political and religious groups battled for supremacy tearing the country apart. The war only ended in 1990 to day, much of the population lives in poverty. The infrastructure has largely collapsed, including waste collection. The local currency has lost 90 percent of its value. Many struggle to afford the very basics, food and heating and gas. And its really tough for the many refugees here too. But there are some projects offering hope it looks like a game, and it really is childs place since every throw is the goal. The small brown balls that these women are throwing into the big car valley are so called seed bombs. The bulls contain plant thieves. An outer layer of clay protects them from birth and road, and when it rains, the bulls soak up water and then the plants grow all by themselves. The plato plateau of the because valley used to be famous for its largest cedar forests. A cedar tree even ended up on the countrys flag. However, growing settlements and uncontrolled deforestation have meant that there is hardly anything left of the original forests explains a coordinator from the aid organizations or lum. L. A. D. C. And ive had a collateral fellow. We never used to think about the importance of trees up until we might sit under a tree in the shade. But we never asked ourselves where did it come from . 100 a saw he planted it. I had a hand on the other day and it was only 3 this project and we realized how much effort it is to re green a country hall. I ran lower it off led to the bay re forrester. Lebanon is just one goal of salam. The work here is also supposed to bring people together who otherwise have little to do with each other, says, but to ebara him who fled from her syrian homeland to neighboring lebanon. 10 years ago. A cave thought venza the women. Her all work wonderfully together. And yet whether they come from syria, palestine or lebanon, about horn, we originally met through the project. What now were all like sisters in the home button instead alone . We laughed together. We tell jokes, it makes the work easier men and then the said, some of the women live in informal settlements. Others have a solid roof over their heads, like between abraham from syria. Nevertheless, she says live in lebanon is not easy for her. Her husband is unemployed and her daughter regularly needs expensive medication. Without the 8th us dollars she receives for each days work, the family would have no income hits and no it has sydel. And my little project is more than just a job that brings and money her mother had i had father, i wouldnt know that it lets me do something good for nature and the environment he did be, or im fear that bobby and i now live in lebanon. Its become my new home that to that and not, not who will what . And i want to serve this home area better than i the feet of at the north. Any. Or even if its only a small contribution, middlefield believe, ah, lebanon was once called the switzerland of the middle east because of its well. In the meantime, however, almost 80 percent of its nearly 7000000 inhabitants live in poverty. Ah, the situation is particularly dire for them. More than one point. 5000000 refugees, most of whom come from syria. Their high number has led to mounting social tensions in the country. Ah, susan unclear has experienced it herself. She feeds her family of 5 with the money from the reforestation project. Shes lebanese, but her husband is palestinian. Their children are therefore considered foreigners via on pretty annabel admin and on there. So much discrimination in our country here. But so hon. Even my children phillips and laughable because of that, danny and father are not allowed to go to the local school issue or issue mcnelty. I wish my children could grow up like any normal lebanese child on an. Instead, they are excluded from many things. And my husband isnt allowed to take certain jobs in it, just because hes palestinian nor nationality does not play any role in the trees for lebanon initiative. The only condition for participants is that they do not have another means of income. Because the project especially wants to help those most in need. To day the women are making seed bombs for wild time and sisters. In addition to reforestation, the product also wants to plant crops that can lace her be harvested after sifting the soil, the women add the clay that will later form the hard outer layer of the seed bowls. When both are mixed, the seeds go in everything is then mixed with water and need it. Its a sociable process. The group then sits together and shapes the individual seed balls. Ah. When the balls are finished, they need to dry in the sun for at least a day and then theyre ready and new life can be created from them in alarm. Bizarre. So im reinforcing lebanon muscle. Its amazing observation of my children will. Thank me, though benefit from it also to hillary and an even when none of us are here any more, ive done something good for the future of our world here. And im sure of you. For to day the women have finished their work. The project aim is to release a total of 600000. 00 seed films. By the time the reforestation project ends in august next year, it would go a long way towards bringing back the countrys famous trees. Drinking washing, cooking Industrial Production farming without water. We humans are lost yet, according to the un, as many as 2300000000 people live in areas docked by water shortages. Thats around 30 percent of the global population. By mid century, our planet could well have a population of 10000000000, with an accompanying rise in the demand for water. But Water Supplies are already dwindling. Many natural reservoirs are already over used or have been contaminated with sewage. Where on the brink of a global water crisis, could our oceans offer a solution . Kate down was the 1st major city to risk running out of water. But its not going to be the last jakarta, london. They jing tokyo could all face their own day 0 in the coming decades. Most of the water, at least food for month, year are experiencing some will to stress off or disgusting. The gap between demand and supply your water is narrowing down. But how can that be . Our blue planet is a wash with water. More than 1000000000 trillion leaders to be precise. The problem is that 97 percent of the earths water is salty and most of the fresh water is frozen in ice caps. In less than one percent of the earths water is drinkable that makes one solution, especially promising salad nation. We sell a nation. These hallucination desalination seems like a pretty straightforward solution. You take that undrinkable, salt water, remove the salt, and end up with an unlimited supply of fresh water. So why are we not building more desalination plants . Me . Thermal desalination uses heat. Sauce boiling point is a lot higher than waters. So if you boil salt water, only fresh water will evaporate, leaving all the salt behind membrane desalination uses pressure. Salt water here, colored in red for clarity, is pressed through a membrane that is only partially permeable. Fresh water can pass through here, colored and blue, but the salt is trapped on the other side. The technology didnt improve much until the 19th century when industrialization and population growth encouraged more research. Population growth is the main driver far increase in water scares. And soon, another factor could make desalination even more crucial global warming. As the climate warms, more water will evaporate. And as aristotle noticed more vapor equals more clouds equals more rain. But that rain wont fall evenly. This map shows how precipitation will change as the climate heat up. Regions in purple will get more rain, those in orange less. Now compare it with this other map. These red dots indicate areas that are already experiencing water scarcity today. Dry areas like hal fornia and the middle east will have even less rainfall. Other countries, like india, will have more rain in the monsoon season, but less in the dry season when people need it most. This will make desalination even more popular. With boiling, billions of leaders of water takes a lot of energy. Them at least the availability of, of oil and especially fossil fuels makes the thermal process is cheaper. But for other types it could be, i think, 25 or 30 times more expensive. But that energy doesnt have to come from fossil fuels. A start up in berlin has a sustainable alternative. The water come basically from the bowl, sorry for the system. And after that is gone through the boost upon with 14, by the water is price through the membrane. And he is in it is water with green energy. Thats the key to the company success. This is one of their plants can kenya the solar panels, keep the cost of water low in villages like this, where electricity is not available. I get the water for free. We get the electricity from the solar and wind for free. So we can now produce 1000 meter for 0. 50. This price is actually competitive to clean water from the river or from the ball. But theres another problem. What do you do with this water thats left behind . So we thought of this, so look out of the water to produce fresh water. But now the salt is still contained within no substance, but its just a smaller volume. So its most ot ah, this water is called brine a be over let what we produce more brine than we produce nice adding it to what you put your bike with this coming out of the discipline. Youll discharging on the sideline wooten in and as it flows out, it will sink because its more dense. 70 and the temperature can also deplete the oxygen available. And this is whats causing actually the organisms more damage, just a lack of oxygen that basically Southgate Bryan can also contain chemicals harmful to see life. But what is this waste could become a resource tomatoes, seaweed, and certain fish can tolerate high salinity. Morial light uses brian to cultivate them in tubs like this. At the moment here, the technologies auto in a boat of far brine management. But those are on a very small scale. The challenge is that all we can transform those that small scale technologies into a large scale operation. Desalination is not a magic formula. The process must become more efficient before low Income Countries can afford it. Desalination plants must convert from fossil fuels to renewable energy, to limit emissions. And the whole Industry Needs to come up with a plan to deal with this bry. What facilities like this are already a lifeline for many communities. Movie. Today, cape town is doing a lot better, and the dam is full in. The city was rushing to build desalination plants to avoid daisy row. But the solution wasnt desalination or any other technology. People became water wise, they radically changed their water use and they valued water for the essential and irreplaceable substance that it is and will stay with the topic of water shortages and Climate Change is causing drought in many countries like tanzania, but in the region of russia are reported to carry yuki witnessed something extraordinary here in anger, a village in northern tanzania. Hardly anyone has a tv. Thats why linda mill limbo brings a small mobile cinema with her food. She was here a few months ago on behalf of the lead foundation m. Genie and conservation organization. Oh mama was another girl, but it wont let me grab a spell. I want to show a film about see how here today im buy cuz he hi means living tree stump loyalty mexic. Well start with announcements in the village, and later on the evening we will show the found blame led you on it, not lasting in mexico. But where is every one . Its still early afternoon and the villagers are in the fields. Digging in the bone dry earth holes in the earth as far as the i can see, it seems like all 7000 residents are out and about whats going on, digging here because of another movie presented by linda ma limbo and the lead foundation. It was called just dig it, john mooney remembers it well as he digs a trench and fills it with grass sieve little combo parmesan get the film taught me that you can do something about the dryness and drought of recent years. While cadell aqua, we can till the land is in create water basins via my glass, which we fill with seeds to help the fields recover. But in the canal coil mazda mazda in recent years, fields here have continued to fall victim to desert vacation. The persistent drought is a consequence of Climate Change. What can anyone really fight back about when its 5 pm and Linda Malone Bos colleague makes an announcement that the Film Screening is taking place that evening . No, no, no, we dont want another one. Yeah. Its a Welcome Change for the villagers. They only get to see a film every few months. The children are excited to see whats coming warm. Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, yes. Now the final touches linda moline bow has been doing this for 3 years. 3 years in em, enough on the dome explains how to protect your land from drought, africa. People have cut down their trees many times in recent years. Land became barren and the harvest cells got worse. All those locals. Now we want to show people how to reclaim that moisture so that their yields increasing and they have enough pasture to feed their families even on while i shall room. Its fine. The show time it starts with j monte, a very popular comedian in tanzania. Why hes riding a bicycle through the fields is a mystery. Whats more important is what he hears. So i dont know why. Well why were talking about any new mama. Im not kidding in you. When i got, i mean to niggle good talk on gama. I see from bonnie up ne, in italy mans and humans. I read not owned on known him to look at that. I got im not about im, you can reach any. Im back in one. Yes. I. Every one in anger will go once rain and the film as well. Received people here become familiar with drought over the past few years. What it means to be thirsty all day long. The film showed the villagers that small shrubs or tree stumps can grow into large trees. If given a chance. First viable plants are selected. Next their prune so that only the strongest shoots remain than the trees must be marked for every one to see. And importantly, the plants must be protected from hungry cattle. According to the campaign, this method has managed to save over 9000000 trees in tanzania, a re greening measure of this magnitude has an impact on the local weather and can also bring rain this means the country will cool down and crop yields will improve at least in theory, in anger rica, its still a dream though the last few months have seen 30 percent less precipitation than in previous years. Which is one reason why theyre digging the rain basins. According to the campaign, there were now over 200000 such basins in tanzania and kenya. And all of this just because people saw a movie. In reality, people here earned one year of 50 per basin. Diligent workers like dina, hosea can manage 5 a day. Weekend in iman for wednesday, if we make money digging now and i had to vidalia my, then you grew up later when the grass has grown. Folk said we will benefit both our cattle and to us will be in because we save ourselves the trouble of carrying food to the cattle neighbor. My then home was i was as david and i ruined my then one week well go, well do that. If we employ these practices, they wont help us take care of our livestock failure. Not to say, dear bud in the fool. Rainwater normally evaporates on the dry soil, but now it can collect in the basins. Miss gibbs, the water, more time to seep into the soil. And this allows vegetation to grow, not only inside the basins, but also all around them. This re grinning program is in full swing and gaining in popularity. Ready strategies like this one have an impact on the Global Climate and could even help to slow down global warming. And the people of anger are doing their part. Ah, how did people around the world live for this weeks global living room . Sweet. Go to our mania. Ah that is hello. Come on im ethic. The soon the last these are my sons was the last a mom and my mother had sickness with a pardon. My name is annie. Man. Ok, im any rocky armenian was a joseph of i in 2004. 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