Urban farms: Ismail Ouazzani at TEDxCasablanca
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0:09 - 0:10Good evening!
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0:10 - 0:12My name is Ismail Ouazzani,
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0:12 - 0:15I am 10 years old and
I have always lived in Casablanca. -
0:15 - 0:16I love my city.
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0:16 - 0:18But I am really concerned
about its future. -
0:18 - 0:20First, people pollute,
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0:20 - 0:22they build few green spaces,
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0:22 - 0:24and put lots of chemicals in the food.
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0:24 - 0:26Well, if we go on like this,
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0:26 - 0:29by 2050, it will be a disaster.
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0:29 - 0:32There will be fewer and fewer green spaces,
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0:32 - 0:36more and more chemicals
in the food to produce more, -
0:37 - 0:40and fewer and fewer green spaces,
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0:40 - 0:43because as Casablanca
will get overcrowded, -
0:43 - 0:46we'll have to find a place
where to house its inhabitants. -
0:46 - 0:50So no space for green spaces.
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0:50 - 0:53And as there will be a lot of pollution,
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0:53 - 0:55many chemicals and few green spaces,
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0:55 - 0:57the population will be sick all the time,
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0:57 - 0:59unhappy and will live very badly.
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0:59 - 1:01And I imagine that you,
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1:01 - 1:04you do not want to breathe like that
out in the street? -
1:04 - 1:05(Audience): No.
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1:05 - 1:06I can't hear you!
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1:06 - 1:07(Audience): No!
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1:07 - 1:09Ah, that's better!
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1:09 - 1:10Me neither!
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1:10 - 1:16I, like you, I want to live well,
eat well, breathe well. -
1:16 - 1:20So to eat well, breathe well, live well,
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1:20 - 1:22I propose a solution.
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1:22 - 1:25To develop farms on building roofs.
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1:25 - 1:28OK, the idea may seem
a little far fetched at first. -
1:28 - 1:31But in fact, it is extremely simple.
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1:31 - 1:33There are a few things to do:
three things to be precise. -
1:33 - 1:38The first: to pass a law that
requires builders -
1:38 - 1:41to plan for roof structures
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1:41 - 1:44that can withstand loads
of 20 cm of hydroponics, -
1:44 - 1:47which means soilless cultures,
such as clay, -
1:47 - 1:52or 80 cm soil if you want
to get soil-grown crops. -
1:52 - 1:58Second, the residents get organized
into cooperatives to develop -
1:58 - 2:02and plant in their urban farms:
fruit, vegetables such as tomatoes, -
2:02 - 2:08carrots, broccoli... radishes, why not...
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2:08 - 2:09(Laughter)
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2:09 - 2:10What?
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2:10 - 2:12(Laughter)
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2:12 - 2:17They will also be able to breed rabbits,
chickens for fresh eggs. -
2:17 - 2:20And this action will even allow
the recycling of organic waste -
2:20 - 2:23to make compost.
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2:23 - 2:28And I also think about children in 2050,
who will be my age, 10 years old. -
2:29 - 2:33They will be 10 years and won't have
many opportunities to touch nature, -
2:33 - 2:36to see animals.
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2:36 - 2:39So, to give them a chance
to touch nature and see animals, -
2:39 - 2:44I even propose to make educational workshops
on the roofs of the buildings. -
2:45 - 2:49So the third point of my project
is to improve air quality -
2:49 - 2:52by planting trees in pots.
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2:52 - 2:58As you can't plant trees directly on the roof,
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2:58 - 3:01well, we can just plant them in pots.
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3:01 - 3:05As a tree can capture 10 kilograms
of carbon dioxide per year, -
3:05 - 3:08that could make the air more breathable.
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3:08 - 3:12That's why I called
my project: "Casablanca, Casaverde" -
3:12 - 3:15And it's 'Made in Ismail ",
you won't find it on Google. -
3:15 - 3:17(Applause)
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3:17 - 3:19And don't tell me
that all this is not possible! -
3:19 - 3:21See what is happening in Beirut,
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3:21 - 3:23while the country is in war!
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3:23 - 3:26They have lots of worries,
but they think about ecology. -
3:26 - 3:28So if they can do it, we can do it.
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3:28 - 3:33I want to tell you
one last thing before I leave you. -
3:33 - 3:37I am 10 years old, as you know.
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3:37 - 3:40When you're 10, you cannot vote laws,
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3:40 - 3:41so I'm relying on you
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3:41 - 3:45to get the law passed
and to make all this happen. -
3:45 - 3:47And goodbye!
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3:47 - 3:54(Applause)
- Title:
- Urban farms: Ismail Ouazzani at TEDxCasablanca
- Description:
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Ismail Ouazzani is 10 years old. What is the Casablanca he wants to see in 2050? A green, clean Casablanca where it's pleasant to live. To achieve this, he imagines a project: urban farms on Casablanca's rooftops.
- Video Language:
- French
- Team:
- closed TED
- Project:
- TEDxTalks
- Duration:
- 04:07
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