Imboni yezokuvakasha neyokuvakasha eDominica icishe yaqedwa ngemuva kwalesi siphepho ngonyaka odlule. Manje owayenguMongameli wase-United States of America, uBill Clinton, uvakashele izwe elincane laseDominica namuhla, eqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kweClinton Foundation's Climate Initiative ukusiza iDominica emkhankasweni wabo wokuba izwe lokuqala emhlabeni elikwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu.
Izwe lalidinga i-PR enhle ngemuva kwesiphepho esisanda kubhubhisa iningi lesizwe futhi imboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha ihlupheka kakhulu, uNdunankulu waseDominica, uRoosevelt Skerrit, wamukele uMongameli Clinton namhlanje ekuseni esiqhingini, futhi ndawonye ingqungquthela yabezindaba ehlanganyelwe, bememezela izinhlelo zabo eziqhubekayo zokuhola indlela ekwakhiweni kwesizwe okusimeme.
UMongameli uClinton ukholelwa ukuthi indlela yeDominica yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu inamandla okuholela umhlaba endleleni entsha yokukhiqiza amandla ahlanzekile, ukunciphisa usongo lokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nokwenza ngcono isimo sezulu.
UMongameli utuse ubuqhawe bamazwe kanye nekhono labantu lokungagcini nje kuphela “ukunqoba umthelela wezinhlekelele zemvelo […] kodwa nakakhulu, ukusebenzisa leli thuba ukubeka leli zwe esikhundleni sokusingatha izinhlekelele ezilandelayo nokusabela ngendlela efanele. lokho kuzothuthukisa kokubili amathuba enu okusinda ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu okubusa umhlaba nokuchuma kukho.”
UMongameli wabe eseqhubeka nokuphawula ngamandla obuholi kanye nombono onikezwe uNdunankulu uRoosevelt Skerrit:
“Singathola enye indlela yokuthuthukisa nokukhiqiza amandla akunika ithuba lokukhulisa izingane zakho nabazukulu bakho kule ndawo ngokuphepha nangempumelelo? Impendulo ithi yebo.
"Ngibonga kakhulu ukuthi uNdunankulu wakho, cishe ngaphezu kwanoma yimuphi omunye umholi, uyakuthola."
Maqondana nokusebenza ngokusimama okwengeziwe kanye nokulandela umbono weDominica ekwazi ukumelana nesimo sezulu, uMongameli wedlulisele umyalezo othile emalungwini asemasha ethameli engqungqutheleni yabezindaba:
“Unethuba lapha, kusukela eDominica… ukuthi iCaribbean ingachuma kakhulu ngokwakha amakhaya aqinile nezakhiwo kunokuziba [ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu]. Amandla aluhlaza aphumelela ngokwengeziwe, nala kakhulu… Ungawushintsha wonke umbono wangaphambili.”
Phakathi kwezibopho zikaMongameli Clinton esebenzisa iClimate Foundation's Climate Initiative kuhlanganisa nokusiza iDominica ohlelweni lukaHulumeni lwezinsiza oludidiyelwe lomkhakha wezamandla.
UMongameli Clinton uphinde wagcizelela inani lomsebenzi osadingeka ukuze iDominica ibuyele enkazimulweni yayo yangaphambili:
“Kulula ukuthi abantu bangene uma kunenhlekelele futhi wonke umuntu edabukile futhi ephatheke kabi, ukhohlwe ukuthi u-90% womsebenzi kufanele wenziwe ngemuva kokuba imfucumfucu isidlulile ngemva kokwedlulela kwale nhlekelele.”
Uhulumeni waseDominican uyaqhubeka nokukhuthaza iminikelo ukuze DominicaRelief.org.
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The President praised the countries' heroism and the people's ability to not only “overcome the impact of the natural disasters […] but even more, to take advantage of this moment to position this country to handle the next disasters and to respond in a way that will improve both your chances of surviving the climate change that is ruling the world and prospering from it.
- The country needed some good PR after the recent hurricane destroyed most of the nation and the travel and tourism industry is suffering tremendously, Prime Minister of Dominica, Roosevelt Skerrit, welcomed President Clinton this morning to the island, and together they gave a joint press conference, declaring their ongoing plans to lead the way in sustainable nation-building.
- In relation to acting more sustainability and following through with the vision for a climate resilient Dominica, the President conveyed a particular message to the young members of the audience at the press conference.
