Ukudala ulwazi oluphuculweyo lwemozulu kunye neenkonzo eVanuatu kuvelisa imingeni ekhethekileyo yokulungiselela izinto.
U-Andrew Harper usebenze njengengcali yemozulu ye-NIWA ePacific kangangeminyaka engaphezu kwe-15 kwaye uyazi ukuba ulindele ntoni xa usebenza kulo mmandla.
Izicwangciso kusenokwenzeka ukuba ziquka iingxowa ezili-17 zesamente, iimitha ezingama-42 zeepayipi zePVC, iimitha ezingama-80 zezinto zokubiyela eziqinileyo kunye nezixhobo eziza kuhanjiswa ngexesha lokwakhiwa, utshilo. “Kodwa eso sicwangciso saphoswa ngaphandle xa inqanawa yokuhambisa impahla ingaphumanga echwebeni ngenxa yenkanyamba edlulayo.
“Uthutho lwasekuhlaleni ludla ngokunqongophala, ngoko ke ukuba ungafumana imoto yokuqesha, kulungile oko. Kwiziqithi ezincinci zaseVanuatu, indawo yokuhlala, iinqwelomoya kunye nokutya kufuna imali, kwaye oku akuyongxaki de uqonde ukuba kukho iindawo ezininzi apho abantu bamanye amazwe banokufumana imali ngaphandle kokubuyela kwilizwekazi.”
Xa zidityaniswe nobunzima bolwimi, izinto onokuzithatha lula eNew Zealand zinokubonakala ngathi zingumngeni ongenakunqotshwa ePasifiki.
Zonke ezi ngxaki kwafuneka zijongane nazo xa i-NIWA yaqala ukufaka izitishi zemozulu ezizenzekelayo (AWS) kulo lonke elaseVanuatu ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka. Ezi ngxaki zithetha ukuba umsebenzi ubungenakuba nokwenzeka ngaphandle kolwazi lwasekuhlaleni malunga neqabane leprojekthi, iSebe leMeteorology and Geological Hazards laseVanuatu (VMGD).
U-Andrew Harper kunye nogxa wakhe uMarty Flanagan basebenze kunye neengcali ezintandathu ze-VMGD kunye neqela elincinci lamadoda asekuhlaleni asebenza ngezandla. U-Andrew noMarty bajongana neenkcukacha zobugcisa kwaye baqeqesha kwaye banike iingcebiso abasebenzi be-VMGD ukuze bakwazi ukusebenza ngokuzimela kwiiprojekthi ezizayo.
Izitishi ezintandathu sele zifakiwe, ezintathu sele zithunyelwe kwaye ziza kufakwa ngoSeptemba. Ezinye ezintandathu zicwangciselwe, mhlawumbi kunyaka ozayo.
Abasebenzi bezobuchwephesha be-NIWA banokubonelela ngenkxaso eqhubekayo ukuba kuyimfuneko, kodwa ingcamango esisiseko yalo msebenzi eVanuatu nakwimisebenzi emininzi ye-NIWA kwiPasifiki kukuvumela imibutho yasekuhlaleni kwilizwe ngalinye ukuba igcine izixhobo zayo kwaye ixhase imisebenzi yayo.
Inethiwekhi ye-AWS iza kugubungela phantse iikhilomitha ezili-1,000 ukusuka e-Aneityum emazantsi ukuya eVanua Lava emantla.
I-AWS nganye ixhotyiswe ngezixhobo ezichanekileyo ezilinganisa isantya somoya kunye necala, amaqondo obushushu omoya nomhlaba, uxinzelelo lomoya, ukufuma, imvula kunye nemitha yelanga. Zonke izixhobo zifakelwe ngendlela elawulwa ngokungqongqo ngokuhambelana nemigangatho kunye neenkqubo ze-World Meteorological Organisation ukuqinisekisa ukuhambelana kwengxelo.
Idatha evela kwezi zixhobo idluliselwa nge-intanethi kwindawo yokugcina idatha ephakathi. Oku kungabonakala kulula ekuqaleni, kodwa eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuqinisekisa ukuba zonke izixhobo zifakiwe ukuze zisebenze ngokuchanekileyo kwaye zihlale iminyaka emininzi ngaphandle kweemfuneko ezincinci zokugcinwa. Ngaba isenzi sobushushu siphezulu kuneemitha ezili-1.2 ukusuka emhlabeni? Ngaba ubunzulu besenzi somswakama womhlaba buziimitha ezili-0.2 ngqo? Ngaba i-weather vane ikhomba ngqo emantla? Amava e-NIVA kule ndawo axabiseke kakhulu – yonke into icacile kwaye kufuneka yenziwe ngononophelo.
IVanuatu, njengamazwe amaninzi kummandla wePasifiki, isengozini enkulu yeentlekele zemvelo ezifana neenkanyamba kunye nembalela.
Kodwa umququzeleli weprojekthi yeVMGD uSam Thapo uthi idatha inokwenza okungakumbi. “Iya kuphucula ubomi babantu abahlala apha ngeendlela ezininzi.”
USam uthe olu lwazi luza kunceda amasebe karhulumente waseVanuatu ukuba acwangcise ngcono imisebenzi enxulumene nemozulu. Umzekelo, iSebe lezoLoba nezoLimo liza kukwazi ukucwangcisa iimfuno zokugcina amanzi ngenxa yoqikelelo oluchanekileyo lwexesha lonyaka lwamaqondo obushushu kunye nemvula. Ishishini lezokhenketho liza kuxhamla ekuqondeni ngcono iipateni zemozulu kunye nendlela i-El Niño/La Niña echaphazela ngayo lo mmandla.
Uphuculo olukhulu kwidatha yemvula kunye nobushushu luya kuvumela iSebe lezeMpilo ukuba linike iingcebiso ezingcono ngezifo ezithwalwa ziingcongconi. ISebe lezaMandla linokufumana ulwazi olutsha malunga namandla elanga okutshintsha ukuxhomekeka kwezinye iziqithi kumandla edizili.
Lo msebenzi uxhaswe yiGlobal Environment Facility kwaye waqaliswa yi-Ministry of Climate Change yaseVanuatu kunye ne-United Nations Development Program (UNDP) njengenxalenye yenkqubo yokuphucula uLwakhiwo ngeZakhiwo. Lixabiso elincinci kakhulu, kodwa linokufumaneka imali eninzi kakhulu.
Ixesha lokuthumela: Septemba-30-2024