Rammed earth: What is it and can it help tackle climate change?
Why an alternative construction technique is becoming increasingly popular.
Cement is said to be responsible for 8% of global carbon emissions. In the search for an alternative, more sustainable construction material, building companies in Ghana and other African countries are reviving an ancient technique called 鈥榬ammed earth鈥�. Daniel Dadzie, a 91热爆 reporter from Ghana, explains how you make it and why it鈥檚 seen as a greener option. Architect and academic Kuukuwa Manful explains the history of rammed earth and how European colonial authorities discouraged indigenous African building styles.
Also: Fardowsa Osman, a 91热爆 Somali reporter, describes the effect of the floods in Somalia and 91热爆 Meteorologist Tomasz Schafernaker explains the two weather patterns that contributed to the devastation.
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Presenter: Hannah Gelbart
Producers: Alex Rhodes, Benita Barden and Julia Ross-Roy
Editors: Verity Wilde and Simon Peeks
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