April 2011 - Centre for Civil Society - University of KwaZulu-Natal
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esingcolisa umkhathi.<br />
INingizimu Afrika njengamanje imatasatasa yakha odukathole bazizinda<br />
zamandla amalahla eKusile kanye naseMedupi (okuzoba izizinda ezinkulu<br />
kakhulu emhlabeni zesithathu nesesine), lokhu okuzokwenza kuvulwe<br />
izimayini ezingamashumi amane phezu kokuba sibhekene nehlazo<br />
lokungcolisa umoya wesimo sezulu kanye namanzi, futhi njengoba sisafuna<br />
‘isikhala sesisisi’ esingcolisa umoya esizobeka engcupheni izizukulwane<br />
ezizayo ngoba kuthiwa lokhu kudingekile ukuze ‘kube nentuthuko’.<br />
INingizmu Afrika yayingalindelwe kwasekuqaleni esigabeni sokuqala<br />
seKyoto Protocol (kusukela ku1997 kuya ku2012) ukuthi yehlise izinga<br />
lokukhiqiza izisisi ezingcolisa umoya. Kodwa uma sekuziwa esigabeni<br />
sesibili, okuzoxoxwa ngaso eThekwini, abagqugquzeli baseNingizimu Afrika<br />
bahlanganyela neqembu eliyishaya phambili liyishaye emuva lamazwe<br />
eminotho esafufusa afuna ukungazinikela kakhulu kwisinqumo esathathwa<br />
eKyoto njengoba kwenza amazwe aseNingizimu nawaseNyakatho ukuthi<br />
abe nomthelela wokwehliswa kokukhiqizwa kwesisisi esingcolisa umoya,<br />
noma futhi mhlawumbe kuchithwe izinqumo ezibambezelayo ezenziwa<br />
eKyoto ngemigomo ekufanele kufikwe kuyona noma kuqalwe izindlela<br />
ezintsha ezigcwele inkohlakalo kanye nokudayiswa kwesisisi esingcolisa<br />
umoya naso esinokukhohlakala.<br />
Ingqungquthela yaseNairobi ngo2006 yenza ushintsho kezizingxoxo zesimo<br />
sezulu, ngoba ungqongqoshe wasePitoli wezemvelo kanye nezokuvakasha<br />
ngalesosikhathi kwakunguMarthinus van Schalkwyk, owayekade engumholi<br />
weNew National Party. (Namhlanje usengungqongqoshe wezokuvakasha-nje<br />
kuphela.)<br />
Isikhwama sokukwenza kabusha (Adaptation Fund) saqalwa eNairobi,<br />
kodwa ukukhula kwaso kwakuncike ezimalini eziqhamuka Kwindlela<br />
eHlanzekile Yokuthuthukisa (Clean Development Mechanism (CDM)) indlela<br />
yokudayiswa kwesisisi esingcolisa umoya. Emasontweni ambalwa edlule,<br />
iNhlangano yaseEurope ( European Union) yabika ngokuvalwa kwenzuzo<br />
yeCDM, kanye nokungcolisa kwesimo sezulu imikhiqizo yezibandisi (fridges)<br />
eyenziwa eChina ngoba okuyiyona ekhokha kakhulu ngoba ilona zwe elenza<br />
kakhulu imikhiqizo eyenza izisisi(greenhouse gases) ezingcolisa umoya<br />
okuba nomthelela wokushintsho kwesimo sezulu.<br />
Imakethe yaseCDM njengamanje ingaphansi kuka$8 wamabhiliyoni<br />
ngonyaka njengamanje, futhi Iafrika isathole cishe amaphesenti amabili<br />
alemali, ikakhulukazi ukuze kwenziwe izakhiwo zaseNingizimu Afrika<br />
ezifana nalesi esinimsindo njengesase Bisasar Road lapho kuchithwa khona<br />
izibi eThekwini endaweni yaseClare Estate.<br />
Izishoshovu zomphakathi walendawo ezaziholwa nguSajida Khan ongasekho<br />
emhlabeni zazifuna ukuthi iBisasar ibe isivaliwe kodwa ngo2002 iBhange<br />
Lomhlaba (World Bank) yathembisa ikhulu lamamiliyoni lamarandi<br />
ukuxhasa ngokuthi isisisi imethane gas eqhamuka kwizibi ezibolile yenziwe<br />
amandla kagesi, lokho okwakhombisa ukubukela phansi isimo esingesihle<br />
sezempilo esiwumpumela walesisisi kanye nokubandlululwa ngezemvelo<br />
kwabantu bakulendawo (iClare Estate iyindawo ehlala abantu abamnyama<br />
futhi ngalesosizathu yenziwa ukuthi kwenziwe kuyona umgodi omkhulu<br />
okufakwa kuwo izibi eAfrika). Nalapho kusaqhubeka ukuthi<br />
abezombusazwe baseThekwini bahlomule ngaphambi kwabantu.<br />
Ngenxa yokuthi izikhulu zeCDM ziyaqhubeka nokuvumela ukwenziwa<br />
kwamandla nemikhiqizo yemvelo (bi<strong>of</strong>uels) kanye nezihlahla ezenziwe<br />
ngokungenelela kwezesayensi (genetically engineered timber),<br />
ochwepheshe abaqhamuka emiphakathini baseGlobal Forest Coalition,