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  • Peru's water shortage: Meet the fog-catchers of Lima

    Christoph Röckerath

    September 04, 2023 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Peru, Lima

    Locals in Lima, Peru, are combating severe water scarcity by stringing up nylon netting on hills to capture moisture from fog. The water runs down the net, into gutters, through filters, and into collection tanks.

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  • Energieautarkes Dorf durch Sonne und Wind

    Anne-Sophie Brändlin

    October 24, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Broadcast TV Programs |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Feldheim, Brandenburg

    Feldheim in Brandenburg hat es geschafft zum einzigen komplett energieautarken Ort Deutschlands zu werden. Möglich wurde das unter anderem dadurch, dass die Bürger am Bau von Windkraftanlagen beteiligt wurden.

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  • This German village managed to go off grid and become energy self-sufficient

    Anne-Sophie Brandlin

    September 09, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Feldheim, Brandenburg

    Feldheim, Germany, built an entirely self-sufficient, decentralized energy grid with funding from residents, the European Union, and the state. They produce their energy with wind turbines, a solar farm, and agricultural waste.

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  • Greece: Dental care for refugees

    Marius Reichert

    September 05, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Documentary |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Greece, Chios

    A father/daughter dentist duo provides dental services to refugees in need of care by setting up a pop-up clinic at a refugee camp on the Greek island of Chios. The pop-up clinic provides much-needed dental care to the refugees who haven’t had the ability to care for their teeth during their journey to Europe and dentists from around the world will take turns staffing the clinic on a volunteer basis.

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  • Working the land for our climate - Healthy soil, healthy world

    Wolfram Huke Pia Schadel

    June 14, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Documentary |

    Over 15 Minutes

    Response Location: Austria, Styria

    Humus farming is a technique that doesn’t harm the soil or organisms living in it but instead nourishes it, thus making it more sustainable for long-term use. Humus farming and other climate change mitigation tactics to revive soil and make it healthy and usable are spreading across Europe.

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  • Germany's lessons learned from the 2015 refugee crisis

    Anne-Sophie Brandlin

    April 30, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany, Berlin

    Drawing on lessons learned during the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe, organizations such as Zusammenleben Wilkommen are working to connect Ukrainian refugees with housing, employment, and social support. Since the Russian invasion, the platform, which helps match refugees with rooms in shared apartments, has seen a spike in users offering up accommodations.

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  • Brasiliens Paketdienst in den Elendsvierteln

    Bianca Kopsch

    April 25, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil

    Millionen von Favela-Bewohnern in Brasilien sind vom Online-Shopping ausgeschlossen, da Lieferdienste Überfälle auf Transporter fürchten. Givanildo Pereira hat deshalb einen Paketdienst für sein Armutsviertel gegründet – und seine Erwartungen nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten bereits übertroffen.

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  • Brasilien: Gärtnern für ein besseres Leben

    Bianca Kopsch

    April 11, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Brazil

    Einst lebten hier Crack-Abhängige und es türmten sich Abfallberge, heute bewirtschaften Bewohner der Favela in Rio de Janeiro den größten gemeinschaftlichen Gemüsegarten Lateinamerikas. Der Anbau schafft Jobs für Menschen in materieller Not und versorgt gleichzeitig das Viertel mit frischem Bio-Obst und Gemüse.

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  • Neue Schnitte aus alten Stoffen - Textilverwertung in Thailand

    Gerlind Vollmer

    March 24, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Thailand

    Bei der Textilproduktion lässt es sich nicht vermeiden, dass Stoff übrig bleibt. Das thailändische Startup Moreloop hilft Textilproduzenten mit einer Datenbank, überschüssige Stoffreste zu neuer Kleidung zu verarbeiten. Nach anfänglichen Schwierigkeiten machen bereits mehr als 70 Firmen mit.

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  • How to recycle the unrecyclable

    Kai Steinecke

    February 11, 2022 |

    Deutsche Welle (DW) |

    Video |

    5-15 Minutes

    Response Location: Germany

    A chemical recycling plant in Germany is taking old tires and turning them back into their original components. From there, those materials can be used in the production of insulation, steel, and oil. The gas that is discharged during the process is also used to power the whole plant. Other plants around the world are also exploring how to take plastic waste and chemically recycle it instead of burning it, so there are less carbon emissions.

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