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Good evening!

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My name is Ismail Ouazzani,

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I am 10 years old and 
I have always lived in Casablanca.

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I love my city.

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But I am really concerned
about its future.

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First, people pollute,

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they build few green spaces,

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and put lots of chemicals in the food.

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Well, if we go on like this,

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by 2050, it will be a disaster.

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There will be fewer and fewer green spaces,

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more and more chemicals 
in the food to produce more,

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and fewer and fewer green spaces,

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because as Casablanca 
will get overcrowded,

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we'll have to find a place 
where to house its inhabitants.

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So no space for green spaces.

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And as there will be a lot of pollution,

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many chemicals and few green spaces,

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the population will be sick all the time,

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unhappy and will live very badly.

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And I imagine that you,

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you do not want to breathe like that
out in the street?

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(Audience): No.

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I can't hear you!

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(Audience): No!

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Ah, that's better!

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Me neither!

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I, like you, I want to live well, 
eat well, breathe well.

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So to eat well, breathe well, live well,

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I propose a solution.

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To develop farms on building roofs.

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OK, the idea may seem 
a little far fetched at first.

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But in fact, it is extremely simple.

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There are a few things to do: 
three things to be precise.

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The first: to pass a law that 
requires builders

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to plan for roof structures

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that can withstand loads
of 20 cm of hydroponics,

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which means soilless cultures,
such as clay,

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or 80 cm soil if you want
to get soil-grown crops.

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Second, the residents get organized 
into cooperatives to develop

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and plant in their urban farms:
fruit, vegetables such as tomatoes,

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carrots, broccoli... radishes, why not...

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(Laughter)

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What?

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(Laughter)

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They will also be able to breed rabbits,
chickens for fresh eggs.

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And this action will even allow 
the recycling of organic waste

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to make compost.

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And I also think about children in 2050, 
who will be my age, 10 years old.

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They will be 10 years and won't have 
many opportunities to touch nature,

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to see animals.

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So, to give them a chance 
to touch nature and see animals,

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I even propose to make educational workshops 
on the roofs of the buildings.

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So the third point of my project
is to improve air quality

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by planting trees in pots.

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As you can't plant trees directly on the roof,

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well, we can just plant them in pots.

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As a tree can capture 10 kilograms 
of carbon dioxide per year,

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that could make the air more breathable.

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That's why I called 
my project: "Casablanca, Casaverde"

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And it's 'Made in Ismail ", 
you won't find it on Google.

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(Applause)

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And don't tell me 
that all this is not possible!

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See what is happening in Beirut,

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while the country is in war!

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They have lots of worries, 
but they think about ecology.

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So if they can do it, we can do it.

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I want to tell you 
one last thing before I leave you.

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I am 10 years old, as you know.

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When you're 10, you cannot vote laws,

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so I'm relying on you

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to get the law passed 
and to make all this happen.

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And goodbye!

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(Applause)