Ngomhla we-18 ka-Okthobha, i-2023, kwiPalamente yaseYurophu, uMEP uMaxette Pirbakas wanikela intetho enamandla ebonisa ukunyuka kwengxaki yamanzi kumasebe aseFransi aphesheya kwezilwandle, ngakumbi eMartinique, eGuadeloupe naseMayotte.
UMaxette Pirbakas uthi ayamkelekanga ngo-2023
"Mr. Sihlalo, uMkomishinala, ingxaki yamanzi ifikelela kwinqanaba lomkhuhlane kumasebe amahlanu aseFransi aphesheya kolwandle, ngakumbi eMartinique naseGuadeloupe,” uMaxette Pirbakas waqala intetho yakhe. Wabonisa ukuba eGuadeloupe, kuqikelelwa iminyaka ukuba ngaphezu kwekota yabemi ayinawo amanzi okusela.
“Akwamkelekanga oku. Sikumawaka amabini anamashumi amabini anesithathu,” utshilo, egxininisa ukungxamiseka kwale meko.
UPirbakas waphinda waqaqambisa imeko emaxongo eMayotte, apho kungekho manzi ngokupheleleyo. Uvakalise inkxalabo yakhe yokuba le ngxaki inzima ibonakala ingahoywa. “Mkomishinala, bendiya kukukhumbuza ukuba sithetha ngomhlaba waseYurophu ekufuneka uxhamle kumanyano lwaseYurophu njengawo nawuphi na ummandla woManyano,” utshilo.
Ubalule le ngxaki kumashumi eminyaka yotyalo-mali oluphantsi kwiziseko zoncedo lwamanzi, esithi, "Namhlanje, sihlawula ixabiso lamashumi eminyaka otyalo-mali olungaphantsi kolwakhiwo lwamanzi kwizitrato zaseFransi." Ugxeke ukusebenza kwengxowa-mali yomanyano ekushukuxeni lo mba, eyichaza “njengokufefa nje ngemali.”
Kwikhwelo lakhe lokuba athathe amanyathelo, uMaxette Pirbakas uye wabongoza, “Ndimemelela ukuba kwenziwe isicwangciso esibanzi, sikhokelwa yiKomishoni yaseMartinique, eGuadeloupe, naseMayotte.” Ugxininise ukuba impilo kunye nokuphila kwezi ndawo kusemngciphekweni.
Imfuno yakhe ibandakanya ukulungiswa kweziseko zogutyulo kunye nokuhanjiswa kweziseko ezingundoqo, ukuyila amaziko amatsha okucocwa, kunye nokuphelisa “umbhobho ogqojoziweyo” – isalathiso esisikweko senkqubo yonikezelo lwamanzi engasebenziyo nevuzayo.
UMaxette Pirbakas' Intetho enovelwano igxininisa imfuno engxamisekileyo yezisombululo ezibanzi nezisebenzayo zokujongana nengxaki yamanzi kula masebe aseFransi aphesheya kweelwandle. Ifuna ingqalelo ngokukhawuleza kunye nesenzo esivela kwi-European Union, isikhumbuza ukuba le mimandla, nangona ikude, ihlala iyingxenye ebalulekileyo yeManyano kwaye ifanelwe inqanaba elifanayo lokunyamekela kunye nokubambisana.
Ingxaki yamanzi aselwayo ibeka emngciphekweni umgangatho wobomi
Iziqithi zaseFransi ezintle ezikwiCaribbean, ezaziwa ngamalwandle azo amangalisayo kunye neenkcubeko ezidlamkileyo, zijongene nengxaki enkulu esongela umgangatho wobomi kubemi bazo: ukunqongophala kwamanzi okusela. Nangona zingqongwe ziilwandlekazi ezinkulu, ezi ziqithi zijamelene nokunqongophala kwamanzi okwandayo, ingxaki eyanda kukutshintsha kwemozulu nemingeni yeziseko zophuhliso.
Kumashumi eminyaka akutshanje, iziqithi bezinexesha elide lembalela ngenxa yobushushu behlabathi kunye nokutshintsha kweemeko zemozulu[^1^]. Olu tshintsho lwemekobume lukhokelele ekunyukeni kwamaqondo obushushu kunye nokuncipha kwemvula, nto leyo eye yacinezela imithombo yamanzi yeziqithi[^2^]. Oku kunqongophala kwamanzi akuyongxaki kubomi bemihla ngemihla babemi kuphela, kodwa kukwabanga imingeni ebalulekileyo kumacandelo ezolimo eziqithi kwaye kunokuba nefuthe kumashishini abo okhenketho.
Ngaphezu koko, iinkqubo zeziseko ezingundoqo ezixhasa amanzi ezi ziqithi zisengozini. Imingeni yezoqoqosho ithintele ukugcinwa nokuphuhliswa kwezi nkqubo, okukhokelela kwiingxaki ezingaphezulu kubonelelo lwamanzi okusela[^1^]. Umzekelo, kwicala lesiFrentshi laseSt. Martin, amanzi epompo aphezulu eklorini awenza angafaneleki ukusela[^3^].
Ingxaki yamanzi kwiziqithi zeFrench Caribbean ngumba onzima ongenazisombululo zilula. Ifuna indlela eneenkalo ezininzi ejongene nemiba yomibini yokusingqongileyo enegalelo ekunqongophelweni kwamanzi kunye nemingeni yeziseko ezingundoqo ethintela ukunikezelwa kwamanzi okusela. Njengoko ezi ziqithi ziqhubeka zizamazamana nale ngxaki, kucacile ukuba iinzame ezimanyeneyo kumgangatho wasekhaya, welizwe nowezizwe ngezizwe ziya kufuneka ukuze kuqinisekiswe ikamva lamanzi elizinzileyo nelikhuselekileyo kubemi bazo.
[^1^]: ICaribbean Currents: Ukunqongophala kwamanzi yingxaki enzima kwiziqithi-iFiladelphia Tribune
[^2^]: Ukutshintsha kwemozulu kubeka uxinzelelo kunikezelo lwamanzi lweCaribbean olungaphumeleliyo – DW
[^3^]: Ukusela amanzi kwicala lesiFrentshi - iSt Martin / iSt Maarten Forum - Tripadvisor
