#UNDP #hydroponics #earthenpots #sustainablefarming #coastalcommunities #plasticpollution #Bangladesh #Gender-ResponsiveCoastalAdaptationProject #imvelo-friendlypractices #BeatPlasticPollution
UHlelo Lokuthuthukiswa KweNhlangano Yezizwe (i-UNDP) seluthathe igxathu elimangalisayo lokulwa nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki ezindaweni ezisogwini ezisengozini ngokukhuthaza izindlela ezisimeme zokulima ngama-hydroponic kusetshenziswa izimbiza zobumba. Ngokusebenzisa “Iphrojekthi Ephendula Ubulili Eguquguqukayo Yasogwini (i-GCA)” ezifundeni zase-Bangladesh e-Satkhira naseKhulna, i-UNDP inikeze abesifazane amandla okwamukela ama-hydroponics, okuholela ekwehleni okukhulu kokusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki futhi kube negalelo ekusaseni eliluhlaza, nelisimeme. Lesi sihloko sihlola intuthuko kanye nemiphumela yemizamo yephrojekthi ye-GCA yokugqugquzela imikhuba evumelana nemvelo ekulweni nokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki.
Iphrojekthi ye-GCA, exhaswe ngokuhlanganyela yi-Green Climate Fund kanye ne-Bangladesh, ibhekana nezinselelo zemvelo ebhekene nemiphakathi egudle ugu. Ukukhuphuka kwamazinga olwandle kubangele ukushoda kwamanzi okukhulu kanye nokungena kwamanzi anosawoti omningi, okwenza izindlela zokulima ezivamile zibe nzima. Ukuphendula, i-UNDP yethula i-hydroponics eqhubekayo isebenzisa izimbiza zobumba njengesixazululo esisebenzayo.
I-Hydroponics iyindlela yokulima eshintshashintshayo ekhulisa ukukhula kwezitshalo emanzini anothe ngemisoco, eqeda isidingo senhlabathi. Le ndlela ibonakale iphumelela kakhulu ekwehliseni ukusetshenziswa kwamanzi kanye nokunciphisa ukuthembela kuzibulala-zinambuzane eziyingozi nezibulala ukhula. Ngaphezu kwalokho, i-hydroponics isize ukukhiqiza okuphezulu kwezitshalo ezindaweni ezilinganiselwe, inikeza enye indlela esimeme yezifunda ezithintwe usawoti.
Iphrojekthi ye-GCA iqale ukwakhiwa kwamaqembu abesifazane angama-92, iqembu ngalinye linamalungu angama-25, e-Assasuni upazila yaseSatkhira. Lawa maqembu anikwe amandla okusebenzisa ama-hydroponics esebenzisa izimbiza zobumba eziyi-23,000. Lokhu kushintsha kusuka kupulasitiki kuya emabhodweni ebumba abolayo kuholele ekuvimbeleni ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki elinganiselwa ku-10,166 kg, okubonisa ukuzibophezela kwephrojekthi ku-#BeatPlasticPollution.
Ukwamukelwa kwe-hydroponics kanye nokusetshenziswa kwezimbiza zobumba kube nemiphumela emihle kakhulu emvelweni nasemiphakathini yasogwini. Ngokunciphisa udoti wepulasitiki okhiqizwa izindlela zokulima ezijwayelekile, iphrojekthi ye-GCA ibe negalelo elikhulu endaweni ehlanzekile futhi esimeme. Izinzuzo ze-hydroponics zidlulela ngale kokuncishiswa kwepulasitiki; ikhono lendlela yokutshala izitshalo endlini linikeza isivikelo ezenzakalweni zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu njengeziphepho nezikhukhula, ukuvikela indlela yokuziphilisa.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokunikeza abesifazane amandla okuba bahole ekwamukeleni i-hydroponics, iphrojekthi ikhuthaze imizamo yokusabela ubulili, ikhuthaza ukulingana ngobulili okukhulu kanye nokubandakanywa emiphakathini yasogwini.
Umthelela wephrojekthi ye-GCA ubonakala ebufakazini babazuzi abafana no-Sharifa Khatun no-Sabina Yesmin, abaye bazwakalisa ukubonga kwabo futhi bagqamisa ukubaluleka kwemikhuba ehambisana nemvelo. Le phrojekthi iqwashise ngempumelelo imiphakathi yasogwini ngokubaluleka kwezenzo zayo ekugcineni imvelo nokudala umhlaba ophephile wezizukulwane ezizayo.
Njengoba i-UNDP iqhubeka nokweseka imiklamo emisha efana ne-GCA, iqinisekisa ukuzibophezela kwayo ekwakheni ikusasa eliluhlaza emiphakathini yasogwini esengozini kuyilapho ikhuthaza izindlela ezisimeme emhlabeni wonke.