People Fixing.
People Fixing the World.
I'm Mayra Anubi, and this is People Fixing the World from the BBC World Service.
Now, this is a show with a difference, because every week we go against the grain and talk about positive things that are happening all around us.
As temperatures keep rising everywhere.
Today we'll be getting the hot take on ways to keep ourselves cool without warming the planet even more.
India, Nigeria, Brazil, Greece.
So many countries are starting to experience extreme heatwaves.
In fact, according to the un, this might be the hottest year on record, just like last year.
Now people are trying to stay cool.
And for those who can afford it, well, one of the most popular ways of doing this is by using air conditioning.
We turn on the AC and within minutes, it's much cooler.
And honestly, being able to control the temperature inside, houses, cars, schools, it's a big thing, but it's not the best thing.
Air conditioning is a problem.
You see, cooling the air inside actually heats the air outside.
And the warmer it is outside, the more we switch on the ac.
It's a visual cycle.
Plus, for some people, it's not even an option because it can be expensive and it takes a lot of power to run.
So today we'll be finding out about other ways people have found to help us stay cool.
And to start us off, we're heading to West Africa and specifically to Burkina Faso, a country located south of the Sahara desert.