NICOSIA — ICyprus iphenduka ibe eduze nogwadule ehlobo futhi ithembele ekukhishweni kukasawoti emanzini ukuze ihlinzeke ngemigwaqo eluhlaza kubadlali begalofu futhi kusindise imboni yezokuvakasha yezwe enezinkinga.
Kodwa izazi zezemvelo ziyesaba umthelela wokwakha inqwaba yezitshalo zokususa usawoti emanzini ukuze isibalo senkundla yegalofu esiqhingini siphindaphindeke sisuka kwezintathu siye kwezingu-17.
Ukubhekana nesomiso esibi kakhulu - esenze amachibi aseCyprus omile kulo nyaka - isiqhingi esisempumalanga yeMedithera singesinye sabakhiqizi abakhulu bamanzi akhishwe usawoti eYurophu eceleni kwe-Italy neSpain.
“Uhlelo lwezinkundla zegalofu alusebenzi! Inhloso akukona ukusebenzela ezokuvakasha eCypriot kodwa ukuthuthukiswa kwebhizinisi nabathuthukisi,” kukhononda u-Costas Papastavros, isikhulu somnyango wezolimo nezinsiza zemvelo.
"Futhi ukuze sisebenzele le ntuthuko sidinga isihogo samanzi amaningi engeziwe, namandla," esho engqungqutheleni yokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu eNicosia.
Uhulumeni uthi “kuzoba nendawo yokukhipha usawoti emanzini endaweni ngayinye yegalofu futhi bazocela imithombo yamandla evuselelekayo. Kodwa likhona igebe phakathi kwethiyori nokwenza,” kusho uPapastavros.
Wabala ukuthi cishe ama-cubic metres ayizigidi ezingu-30 (ama-cubic mitha ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane) zamanzi azodingeka ezinkundleni zegalofu, uma kuqhathaniswa nezidingo zabantu zonyaka zama-cubic metres ayizigidi ezingu-85 (cishe ama-cubic feet ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane ezintathu) zamanzi okuphuza.
Ngonyaka odlule, njengoba amachibi aguqulwa abe yizitsha zothuli ehlobo ngenxa yokuna kwemvula encane, amanzi atholakala ezindlini abekelwe izilinganiso, kanti amanzi ahamba ngepayipi asebenza isigamu sezinsuku ezintathu kuphela ngesonto.
Kodwa uhulumeni wophiko lwesokunxele kaMongameli uDemetris Christofias uphokophele phambili ngohlelo lokuhlenga inkundla yegalofu olwaqalwa abaphathi bangaphambilini, futhi iKhabhinethi yavota ukuthi iphasise lo msebenzi ngoDisemba.
I-Cyprus ithembele emalini engenayo evela emkhakheni wayo wezokuvakasha, ngaphansi kosongo lwenkinga yomnotho womhlaba, ngamaphesenti ayi-15 omkhiqizo wayo wasekhaya.
Ukwehla kwezikweletu emhlabeni wonke kwe-Europe ehlaselwe yiwohloka komnotho kusolwa ngokuwohloka kwemakethe yezokuvakasha yendawo, lapho abafika behle ngamaphesenti ayi-14.2 ezinyangeni ezimbili zokuqala zika-2009.
“Ukubhukha kuka-2009 kuza kancane futhi zehla izibalo uma kuqhathaniswa nesikhathi esifanayo ngonyaka odlule,” kusho uNgqongqoshe wezokuVakasha u-Antonis Paschalides, wengeza ngokuthi unyaka ka-2008 nawo ube wunyaka onzima eCyprus.
Ukubhukha amahhotela kuthiwa kwehle ngamaphesenti angama-25 kuleli hlobo, kanti uhulumeni ulindele ukwehla okuphelele ngamaphesenti ayi-10 kwabafikayo ekupheleni konyaka.
UPaschalides uthe amakilasi egalofu azovumela iCyprus ukuthi iwine izimakethe ezintsha futhi yandise inkathi yezokuvakasha kusukela esikhathini esivamile sasehlobo selanga, ulwandle nesihlabathi.
“Inani lamanzi elidingekayo ukuze kuniselwe ezinkundleni zegalofu lizokhiqizwa amayunithi okukhipha usawoti emanzini azosebenza nemithombo yamandla avuselelekayo,” esho.
"Ngalesi sinqumo ibhalansi yamanzi eCyprus ngeke iphazamiseke ngenkathi kanyekanye ukusetshenziswa kwemithombo evuselelekayo kuzokhula."
Izazi zemvelo aziqiniseki ukuthi ukwanda okunjalo ngeke kudinge ukuphehlwa kwamandla kaphethiloli kanye nokukhishwa kwesikhutha okubangela ukufudumala kwembulunga yonke.
“Simelene kakhulu nalo msebenzi,” kusho uChristos Theodorou, ophethe iFederation of Environment and Ecological Organizations eCyprus.
“Isizathu sethu esiyinhloko izindleko zemvelo ezingenakugwenywa mayelana namandla okukhiqiza amanzi ngokusebenzisa izitshalo ezikhipha usawoti emanzini, izinguquko ezilwaneni zasendle, ukusetshenziswa kokuvundisa ngamakhemikhali, nokungcoliswa kwenhlabathi engaphansi.”
Ngaphezu kwalokho, "zonke izinkundla zegalofu azinqunyelwe ngokwendawo, okusho ukuthi zizozungezwa izindlu zikanokusho nezinye izingqalasizinda ezifana nezindawo zokudlela, amahhotela namachibi okubhukuda," esho.
UTheodorou uthe ubuchwepheshe bokusetshenziswa kwamandla avuselelekayo abukathuthuki ngokwanele ukuhambisana nokukhula okunjalo, kanti ukuqwashisa ngemvelo phakathi kwabantu nakho kuphansi ngokwezinga lamazwe ngamazwe.
“ECyprus, asizinaki kangako izindaba zemvelo,” kusho uPapastavros. “Osopolitiki bangaphansi kwengcindezi yabantu abacebile abafuna intuthuko yalolu hlobo. Inkinga enkulu lapha … (ukwakha) amafulethi.”
Uhulumeni ugunyaze ama-euro angaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-350 (amaRandi ayizigidi ezingama-440) ezinyathelweni zokukhuthaza ukunqanda ukulahleka kwemisebenzi emikhakheni ebalulekile yezokuvakasha neyokwakha enikela ngamaphesenti angama-30 eGDP ehlanganisiwe.
Ngenxa yokukhathazeka ngokuthi inkinga yezimali emhlabeni wonke izodala imali etholwayo kwezokuvakasha uMnyango wezeziMali ubuyekeze ukukhula kwe-GDP kwehle kuya ku-3.7% ngo-2008, kanye ne-2.1% ehamba kancane kulo nyaka.
I-European Commission ilinganisela ukukhula kweCyprus kuzosondela kuphesenti elilodwa.
