DW's Eco Africa showcases innovative concepts and best practice projects from Africa and Europe and presents environment and climate change ideas that inspire others to get on board or start something of their own.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 3 days 51 minutes
Nigeria goes hydroponic
How do you ensure food supply for densely populated Nigeria? A young woman in Abuja builds greenhouses and provides farmers with new equipment and has even invented a sustainable watering system.
Germany's green classroom: solar panels and a carport
A school in Germany is making saving energy a part of its regular curriculum by installing solar panels and letting students watch real-time energy consumption via an app. It also saves the school 15,000 euros a year.
A brighter future for e-mobility in Nigeria?
Every day hundreds of thousands of cars try to make their way through the Nigerian metropolis of Lagos. The impact on the environment is severe. But two entrepreneurs are trying to make a change, by building vehicles that run on electric power.
Saving the Cape parrots
There are only a thousand or so Cape parrots left. The big, green and golden birds are the only native parrots in South Africa. The species is in danger of extinction. The Cape Parrot Project wants to ensure their future.
Kenya's flip-flop revolution
The flip-flop is Africa's favorite shoe. But old pairs are discarded in their millions, littering land and sea. Now a company in Nairobi is recycling them — and educating consumers about sustainability.
Mining rare metals with super grass
A German researcher is experimenting with different varieties of reed grass to see how good they are at sucking up rare earth elements which can then be extracted and are sorely needed for industrial production.
Changing lives with mushroom farming
Chido Govera grew up an orphan and struggled to take care of her younger siblings. When she turned 11, an opportunity to learn about mushroom farming helped change her life for the better.
Kenya's environmental balance sheet – an interview with Samson Ogallah
How has Kenya's government been managing its environment? Samson Ogallah, the Program Manager of the Pan African Climate Justice Alliance, gives us new insights from the ground.
Green architecture for South African townships
Using scrap wood and other recycled materials like used wine bottles, an entrepreneur is bringing about social change through better and greener buildings in Port Elizabeth's Joe Slovo Township.
DYB: Tanzanian and German students growing together
European and African students are teaming up. After having already 'greened' their school, German pupils are passing on what they learned to new friends at Bishop Moshi Secondary School in Tanzania.