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Igqugquzelwe i-Iceland yethula i-Kranavatn, 'umkhiqizo' wamanzi kampompi we-premium okuhloswe ngawo ukukhuthaza abahambi ukuthi babhekane nodoti wepulasitiki futhi 'baphuze ngokuzibophezela' ngokuletha ibhodlela lamanzi elisebenziseka kabusha ohambweni lwabo kuleli hlobo.

I-Iceland isungula uhlobo oluphambili lwamanzi kampompi ekhwalithi ephezulu ekulweni nodoti wepulasitiki.

Ucwaningo luveza izingxenye ezimbili kwezintathu (65%) zabahambi bomhlaba wonke zisebenzisa amanzi amaningi asebhodleleni epulasitiki phesheya kunasekhaya, kanti oyedwa kuphela kwabane (26%) oletha ibhodlela lamanzi elisebenziseka kabusha eholidini.

I-Kranavatn, okuyisi-Icelandic samanzi ompompi, ithuthukiswa njengomkhiqizo kanokusho yi-Iceland emzamweni wokukhuthaza izivakashi ukuthi zilahle amabhodlela amanzi epulasitiki asetshenziswa kanye.
Bhalisela 'inselele ye-Kranavatn', uphuze amanzi ampompi futhi ulethe ukuziphatha okuhambisana nemvelo eholidini, kusho i-Inspired by Iceland.

Emzamweni wokukhuthaza abavakashi bayo ukuthi baziphathe kahle, i-Inspired by Iceland namuhla yethule uhlobo lokuqala lomhlaba lwamanzi kampompi aphambili emhlabeni. I-Kranavatn, isi-Icelandic samanzi ampompi, iphromothwa njengomkhiqizo wamahhala, ochichimayo, wekhwalithi ephezulu ongasetshenziswa kunoma yimuphi umpompi.

Ngokuphromotha amanzi akhona ompompi, I-Inspired by Iceland - uphawu olusemthethweni lwezokuvakasha zase-Icelandic - banethemba lokuba amandla okwenza okuhle emzabalazweni womhlaba wonke wokunciphisa udoti wepulasitiki futhi ube neqhaza engxoxweni yomhlaba wonke mayelana nezinjongo ze-UN's Social Development. Ushintsho ekuziphatheni kwezivakashi ezisebenzisa ipulasitiki encane lungaba nomthelela omkhulu kwezemvelo, kusho i-Inspired by Iceland.

Lo mkhankaso ulandela inhlolovo entsha yomhlaba wonke yabahambi abayizi-16,000 ezimakethe eziyi-11 kulo lonke elaseYurophu, eNordics naseNyakatho Melika ethole ukuthi cishe ababili kwabathathu (65%) bavuma ukuthi badle amabhodlela amanzi epulasitiki amaningi lapho bephesheya kunangesikhathi besekhaya, becaphuna 'ukwesaba'. ukuthi amanzi ampompi aphesheya awaphephile (70%) futhi alula (19%) njengezinto ezinqumayo.

I-Inspired by Iceland ihlose ukuqwashisa abantu ngamanzi kampompi ase-Icelandic njengomunye wamanzi kampompi ahlanzekile nanambitha kakhulu emhlabeni - amanzi acwebile acwebezelayo ahlungwe ngodaka izinkulungwane zeminyaka. Ngokungafani nakwamanye amazwe, u-98% wamanzi kampompi ase-Icelandic awaphathwanga ngamakhemikhali futhi izilinganiso zibonisa ukuthi izinto ezingafuneki emanzini zingaphansi kakhulu kwemingcele, ngokusho kwe-Environmental Agency of Iceland.

Ngakho-ke i-Kranavatn izobekwa njengesiphuzo esisha 'esiwubukhazikhazi' ezindaweni zokudlela ezikhethiwe zase-Icelandic, amabha nasemahhotela. Izivakashi eziya e-Iceland maphakathi noJuni zingalindela ukubona ibha enegama elithi Kranavatn lapho zifika esikhumulweni sezindiza, lapho zingajabulela khona amanzi e-Icelandic zisuka empompini.

Ikhuthazwe yi-Iceland, ngokubambisana ne-The Environment Agency of Iceland inxusa izivakashi ukuthi zibhalisele 'Kranavatn Challenge' ku-inthanethi ku-www.inspiredbyiceland.com. Abaphonsela inselelo bazovula ivawusha ekhombisa imali abebeyoyisebenzisa ukuthenga amabhodlela amanzi epulasitiki angasetshenziswa ezindaweni eziningi zokungcebeleka nezitolo ezinkulu zezwe.

Noma ubani ohlela uhambo oluya e-Iceland kulo nyaka angajoyina inselelo ye-Kranavatn ku-inthanethi kokuthi www.inspiredbyiceland.com.

U-Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, uNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha, Izimboni kanye Nokusungula uthe:

“Kuyinjabulo ukukwazi ukunikeza izivakashi ezivakashela e-Iceland amanzi ethu ompompi kanokusho nokugqamisa ukutholakala kwawo. Lolu cwaningo luveza ukuthi iningi lezivakashi eziyizigidi ezimbili esizamukela minyaka yonke azilazi izinga lamanzi aphuma kumpompi wethu. Ukwandisa ukuqwashisa nokuqonda lolu daba ekugcineni kuzosiza ekunciphiseni udoti wepulasitiki futhi sithemba ukuthi lo mkhankaso ukhuthaza izivakashi ukuthi zicwaninge ikhwalithi yamanzi ompompi futhi zilethe ukugcwaliswa kwawo nomaphi lapho ziya khona kuleli hlobo.

UGuðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson, uNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo Nezemvelo uthe:

“Emuva kwamahlaya nobuhlakani bevidiyo kanye nomkhiqizo waseKranavatn kuwumyalezo obalulekile futhi esiziqhenya ngawo. Ngokukhuthaza izivakashi ukuthi zilahle amapulasitiki asetshenziswa kanye kanye nokuthi iziphuzo ziphezu kwethu kuleli hlobo, sikhuthaza umyalezo omuhle okhuthaza ukuziphatha kahle kwezivakashi e-Iceland nasemhlabeni jikelele.”

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