IBhange Lomhlaba Ligunyaza Ukutshalwa Kwezimali Okukhulu Ekuvikelekeni Kwamanzi eCambodia

WASHINGTON, Juni 21, 2024— Bangaphezu kuka-113,000 abantu baseCambodia okulindeleke ukuthi bahlomule engqalasizinda engcono yokuphakelwa kwamanzi kulandela ukugunyazwa namuhla kwephrojekthi entsha esekelwa yiBhange Lomhlaba.

Ixhaswe ngekhredithi eyizigidi ezingu-US$145 evela ku-World Bank's International Development Association, i-Cambodia Water Security Improvement Project izothuthukisa ukuvikeleka kwamanzi, ikhulise ukukhiqiza kwezolimo, futhi yakhe ukukhuthazela ezingozini zesimo sezulu.

"Le phrojekthi isiza iCambodia ukuthi iqhubekele ekuvikelekeni kwamanzi okusimeme kanye nokukhiqiza okukhulu kwezolimo," kushoMaryam Salim, Imenenja Yezwe Yebhange Lomhlaba laseCambodia. "Ukutshala izimali manje ekubhekaneni nesimo sezulu, ukuhlela, nengqalasizinda engcono akugcini nje ngokubhekana nezidingo zamanzi ezisheshayo zabalimi nemizi yaseCambodia, kodwa futhi kubeka isisekelo sokulethwa kwezinsiza zamanzi isikhathi eside."

Nakuba iCambodia inamanzi amaningi, umehluko wezinkathi zonyaka kanye nezifunda emvuleni uletha izinselele ekuhlinzekeni kwamanzi emadolobheni nasezindaweni zasemakhaya. Ukuqagela kwesimo sezulu kusikisela ukuthi izikhukhula kanye nesomiso sizoba njalo futhi sibe namandla, okuzobeka ubunzima obukhulu emandleni ezwe okuphatha imithombo yamanzi ahlanzekile. Lokhu kuzoba nomthelela ekukhiqizweni kokudla kanye nokukhula komnotho.

Le phrojekthi izosetshenziswa eminyakeni emihlanu uMnyango Wezamanzi Nezesimo Sezulu kanye Nomnyango Wezolimo, Amahlathi, Nezokudoba. Izothuthukisa ukuphathwa kwemithombo yamanzi ngokwandisa iziteshi ze-hydrometeorological, ibuyekeze izinqubomgomo nemithethonqubo, ilungise izinhlelo zokulawulwa kwezigodi zemifula ezinolwazi ngesimo sezulu, futhi iqinise ukusebenza kweziphathimandla zamanzi ezisenkabeni nezifundazwe.

Izinhlelo zokuphakelwa kwamanzi ezindlini kanye nokunisela zizovuselelwa futhi zithuthukiswe, kuyilapho iphrojekthi izoqeqesha Imiphakathi Yabasebenzisi Bamanzi futhi inikeze usizo lobuchwepheshe ukuze kwenziwe ngcono ukusebenza nokugcinwa kwengqalasizinda. Njengoba kuneminyango emaphakathi neyesifundazwe yezolimo, ezamahlathi, nezokudoba, kuzothathwa izinyathelo zokusiza abalimi ukuthi basebenzise ubuchwepheshe obuhlakaniphile besimo sezulu obuthuthukisa ukukhiqiza nokunciphisa intuthu kwezolimo.