Up to 90% of the world’s coral could be dead by 2050, according to some estimates, unless we take radical action.Tackling climate change remains the central battle, but around the world scientists are working on projects that may give coral a greater chance of survival, or at least buy it some time.The World Hacks team investigates ‘super coral’ in Hawaii, an innovative insurance policy in Cancun, Mexico and a highly controversial plan to geo-engineer clouds above the Great Barrier Reef in Australia.Can any of these schemes transform the fortune of this endangered ecosystem? Presenter: Sofia Bettiza
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Brilliant solutions to the world’s problems. We meet people with ideas to make the world a better place and investigate whether they work.
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Folge vom 09.01.2018Can We Save Coral?
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Folge vom 02.01.2018Checking-in With The Problem SolversWorld Hacks follows up on some of our stories from last year – going back to innovators around to world to see how their projects have developed. We hear updates on the app that lets volunteers donate their vision to blind people, the man making roads out of plastic and the compost toilets in Haiti that are turning human waste into soil.Presenters: Harriet Noble and Dougal Shaw Reporters: Amelia Martyn-Hemphill and Nick HollandImage: People Fixing the World illustration / Credit: BBC
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Folge vom 26.12.2017Scouts, Knives and a Community FridgeThis week we hear about three small solutions trying to make a dent on some big problems. We hear about an outdoor gym made from melted-down knives. We talk to the scout leaders in Madagascar trying to break taboos around periods. And in London we visit the community fridge, where locals can donate and take whatever they want.Reporters: Amelia Martyn-Hemphill, Clare Spencer and Harriet Noble Presenter: Tom CollsImage: The Steel Warrior gym / Credit: BBC
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Folge vom 19.12.2017The Ring That Could Help Save Women’s LivesIn Southern Africa, over seven thousand women are infected with HIV each week. Many can't persuade their partners to wear a condom, so a new form of protection being tested in Malawi could be a real game-changer. It's a small silicon ring which encircles the cervix and releases antiretroviral drugs, lowering the women’s risk of contracting HIV. Their partners can’t feel it, and don’t even need to know it’s there. World Hacks meets the women pioneering this approach and taking control of their own protection.Presenter: India Rakusen Reporter: Ruth EvansImage: A community health nurse in Malawi holds up the dapivirine ring / Credit: BBC