I-Afrika ikhala ngemithelela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu

I-DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (eTN) – Amazwe ase-Afrika acela ukusekelwa ngezimali nezinye izinsiza ezivela emazweni athuthukile ukuze zisize ekwehliseni umthelela wokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu osekucekela phansi imithombo yemvelo yaleli zwekazi njengamanje.

Isigcawu ebesidingida isimo se-Afrika mayelana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nezindaba ezingasiza ukuthi kube nokungenzeleli ekubhekaneni nemiphumela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu siphume nekhwelo ezizweni ezinkulu ukuthi zenze ubulungiswa uma zibhekana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.

I-Mo Ibrahim Foundation's ixhase inkundla enesihloko esithi, “Ukuguquka Kwesimo Sezulu Nobulungisa Besimo Sezulu,” ebibanjelwe enhloko-dolobha yaseTanzania, i-Dar es Salaam kuleli sonto futhi yaheha abantu abadumile okuhlanganisa nowayenguMongameli wase-Ireland uDkt. Mary Robinson kanye nowayenguMongameli waseBotswana u-Festus Mogae.

Kuye kwaphawulwa ukuthi i-Afrika isengozini yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngenxa yokuwohloka kwezinguzunga zeqhwa eNtaba iKilimanjaro nezinye iziqongo zezintaba ezwenikazi, ukuntuleka kwezimvula zonyaka, ukwanda kwamacala kamalaleveva, ukukhiqizwa okungekuhle kwezolimo kanye nokuntuleka okukhulu kwamanzi asekhaya.

Owahlomula ngendondo kaNobel, uSolwazi Pius Yanda waseTanzania uthe ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu emazweni amaningi ase-Afrika akubonwa kakhulu ngamazwe athuthukile wathi kudingeka imizamo eminingi ukusiza amazwe asengozini kanye nezwekazi lase-Afrika ukufeza izinhloso zawo. Uthe ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye “nobulungiswa besimo sezulu” manje sekuyinto engokoqobo njengoba umthelela wawo ohlelweni lwemvelo nenhlalo yomphakathi ezwenikazi lase-Afrika ubonakala kunanini ngaphambili.

Isomiso saphakade, imiphumela yemvula ka-El Nino nokufa kwenqwaba yemfuyo nezilwane zasendle konke kubeke i-Afrika ingxenye enkulu yomhlaba ebhekene nengozi enkulu yokuhluleka ezinhlelweni zayo zokuthuthukisa umphakathi nezomnotho ngokufa kwabantu ngenxa yendlala, izinhlekelele zemvelo kanye umalaleveva.

Umthelela wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu e-Afrika ubonakala naseziqhingini ezingaphansi kwamanzi ngenxa yokukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle, ukwehla kwamanzi emachibini nasemifuleni ngaphandle kokuvela kwezikhukhula ngezikhathi ezithile. Bangaphezu kuka-10 abantu abashonile enyakatho yeTanzania ngempelasonto edlule ngenxa yezikhukhula, kwathi abanye abantu abayishumi bashona eKenya ngesizathu esifanayo.

Abantu baseTanzania abangaba yisigidi babhekene nendlala enkulu ngenxa yesomiso esiqothule izingxenye ezinkulu zasenyakatho yeTanzania. Ngokufanayo, abantu abayizigidi ezine eKenya babhekene nendlala.

Ongqongqoshe abavela emazweni amahlanu angamalungu Omphakathi WaseMpumalanga Afrika bahlangane edolobheni lezivakashi laseTanzania enyakatho ye-Arusha ukuze bethule izwi elifanayo mayelana nokuguquka kwesimo sezulu okuhambisana nokufudumala kwembulunga yonke nokube nomthelela omkhulu endaweni. Baxwayise ngokuthi ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuzoba nomthelela omubi ekuthuthukeni kwezwekazi lase-Afrika okunemiphumela emibi emnothweni walo.

I-Afrika iyona ebambe iqhaza elincane kakhulu ekungcolisweni kwesikhutha emhlabeni, kodwa ihlushwa imiphumela emibi kakhulu ebangelwa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.

I-Sub-Saharan Africa yenza amaphesenti angu-3.6 okukhishwa kwe-carbon dioxide emhlabeni nakuba inamaphesenti angu-11 abantu emhlabeni jikelele.

Abahlanganyeli beForamu ye-Climate Change ye-Mo Ibrahim Foundation banxuse abaholi base-Afrika ukuthi beze nokuvumelana kanye nesikhundla esihlanganyelwe futhi baqinise amazwe amakhulu eNgqungqutheleni Yomhlaba Emayelana Nokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu ngenyanga ezayo eCopenhagen, eDenmark.

Lesi sithangami sigxile ezinseleleni ezicindezelayo ezibhekene nezwekazi lase-Afrika futhi i-Mo Ibrahim Foundation ekholelwa ukuthi izokwakha i-ajenda ephuthumayo - Ukuguquka Kwesimo Sezulu kanye Nobulungiswa Besimo Sezulu, EzoLimo Nokuvikeleka Kokudla kanye Nokuhlanganiswa Kwezomnotho Kwesifunda.

I-Afrika iyizwekazi elisengozini kakhulu emiphumeleni yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu njengoba iningi lemiphakathi yalo lithembele emithonjeni yemvelo ukuze liziphilise, kodwa futhi linobuchwepheshe obuphansi bokubhekana nemiphumela yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu.

I-Mo Ibrahim Foundation, eyasungulwa eminyakeni emithathu edlule, izinikele ekuletheni izindaba zokubusa emnyombweni wenkulumo-mpikiswano mayelana nentuthuko ye-Afrika.

Ingqungquthela noma i-COP15 Conference of Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kulindeleke ukuthi iveze uhlelo lwangemva kwe-Kyoto mayelana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu. Kunemibiko ethi i-USA namanye amazwe amakhulu ehlise izinga le ngqungquthela.