Amandla Amakhulu Kubaduduli BeSolar Revolution

nguMaya Evans, Agasti 26, 2020

Kusukela I-Sussex Bylines

Amandla elanga alethe izinzuzo eziningi - nakuba mhlawumbe kungesona isikhukhula samanje se-heroin eshibhile yekhwalithi ephezulu ogwini lwethu. Namuhla, ukukhiqizwa kwe-opium yase-Afghan kubone a ukukhuphuka okubukhali ngokufika kwamandla elanga kanye nekhono lokupompa amanzi ekujuleni okungama-100m. Ukukwazi ukuchelela izingwadule eziwugwadule kuphendule izingqimba zothuli zaba enye yezifunda ezinenzuzo enkulu yezitshalo zemali emhlabeni.

Ku-Hastings, imiphumela yokusetshenziswa kwe-heroin ingabonwa ngezibalo ezifana ne-waif, ngokuvamile ngokuxhamazela, ubuso obunzima, obudala ngaphambi kwesikhathi sabo. Kwenye indawo yaseSussex nase-UK iyonke, inani labasebenzisi - ilinganiselwa ku-BBC ngo-2011 ku-300,000  - kulindeleke ukuthi inyuke njengoba ukuwohloka komnotho okubangelwa yi-Covid kuluma.

E-Afghanistan, amashumi amane eminyaka yempi nobumpofu kuye kwaphoqa abantu ukuba bafinyelele onqenqemeni, kanti eBrithani ishumi leminyaka lobunzima obulandelwa ubhubhane sekudale isidlo se-petri sokuluthwa yi-opium. NgoSepthemba odlule Amaphoyisa ase-UK ashaqe amathani angu-1.3 e-heroin enenani elilinganiselwa ku-£120m, kuyilapho labo abasebenza namaqembu ezesekayo bethi ukusetshenziswa kwe-heroin kukhuphuka kancane kancane. Ezempilo Zomphakathi e-England ikhombe amadolobha angasogwini njengawo ahlaselwe kakhulu i-heroin; Manje u-Hastings uhlangabezana nokufa okungu-6.5 kwabayi-100,000 ngenxa yokusebenzisa kabi lesi sidakamizwa (isilinganiso sikazwelonke ukufa kwabantu abangu-1.9) kwathi ngo-2016 eNgilandi naseWales kwashona abangu-2,593 ngenxa yokusebenzisa izidakamizwa.

Ukubeka eceleni isimo esibhubhisayo se-opium, uhlobo olusha lokulima luyinto yenguquko yamandla avuselelekayo. Ngo-2012, Abalimi base-Afghan opium bebesebenza amahektha ayi-157,000 omhlaba, ngo-2018 kwase kuphelile iphindwe kabili yaba ngu-317,000 kwathi ngo-2019 yanda yaba amahektha ayi-344,000.

Ezweni lapho kakade inikeza u-90% ye-opium yomhlaba, lokhu kuholele ekukhiqizeni okuphindwe ngaphezu kokuphindwe kabili ukusuka kumathani ayi-3,700 ngo-2012 kuya kumathani ayizi-9,000 ngo-2017. Ngomfanekiso wesathelayithi kungenzeka ukubala Amaphaneli elanga we-67,000 esiFundazweni saseHelmand kuphela.

Ezweni elingenalo uhlelo lukazwelonke lwegridi kagesi, kanye nodizili okunzima ukuwuthwala emigwaqweni emagebhugebhu nengaphephile evame ukuxhunywa ngeziqhumane ezithuthukisiwe (ama-IED), ukushintshela kumandla avuselelekayo elanga kuyisinyathelo esingokwemvelo futhi esingase sisheshe kakhulu.

Manje sekuyinsakavukela umchilo wesidwaba ukubona ama-solar array emakamu ababaleki futhi amakhaya amaningi anenani elilodwa lokubilisa amanzi noma ukupheka ilayisi nemifino. 'Amagceke' omphakathi ahlanganyela iphaneli yelanga ukuze anikeze amanzi ashisayo okugeza.

Ngenkathi kumaphrojekthi we-Hastings wokubuyisela amakhaya ambalwa futhi aphakathi nendawo futhi izibonelelo zikahulumeni ezincane zithinta kuphela idlanzana lemizi, e-Afghanistan, ngokumangalisayo, izinkomba zamanje ziphakamisa ukuthi ukwamukela ngesibindi kwezwe ilanga kungase kubabone bedlula amazwe afana ne-UK emzamweni uguquko kude nama-fossil fuels.

Kubalimi abahlala kwelinye lamazwe ampofu kakhulu emhlabeni, inkokhelo yokuqala engu-$5,000 iwukuphela kwento edingekayo ukuze usungule umlimi we-opium onoxhaxha lwamapaneli elanga, kanye nephampu kagesi, okuthi uma isifakiwe, ingasebenzi. izindleko.

Kuyamangaza ukuthi ukubusa okunonya kwamaTaliban kwakunekhwalithi eyodwa - mhlawumbe okuwukuphela kwayo - okuhlengayo: okuphumelela kakhulu emhlabeni. umkhankaso wokulwa nezidakamizwa, okwathi ngo-2000 yaphatha ukuncishiswa kwe-99% endaweni yokulima i-opium poppy ezindaweni ezilawulwa yi-Taliban, ngokuphumelelayo izingxenye ezintathu kwezine zokuhlinzekwa kwe-heroin emhlabeni ngaleso sikhathi.

Ngokushesha ngemva kokuba i-US kanye ne-NATO bahlasele i-Afghanistan ngo-2001, i-UK yaqokwa njengezwe elihamba phambili ekubhekaneni nezindaba zezwe zokulwa nezidakamizwa. Nokho, i iminyaka eyishumi elandelayo wabona izindaba zamasosha asebenza nezinduna zempi ezikhiqiza i-opium, ezinye zazo ezazingosopolitiki abaqavile, ukuze vikela izitshalo, futhi ngisho nentela imali eningi ethunyelwa kwamanye amazwe eshushumbiselwa izimakethe zangaphandle.

Manje, ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi amane yempi, ubumpofu kanye nenkohlakalo, umphumela wokukhiqizwa kwe-opium kubantu base-Afghan abavamile ulimaza kakhulu. ERed Bridge, eKabul, amaqembu amadoda angabonakala eqoshame endaweni engashoni yalokho okwake kwaba umfula ochumayo lapho izingane zazibhukuda khona futhi abantu bedoba ukuze bathole ukudla kwabo kwakusihlwa. Lomthombo wokuphila manje womile, futhi phakathi kwezinqwaba zemfucumfucu kuyachuma. Izigidi ezintathu, noma amaphesenti angu-10 enani labantu base-Afghanistan, manje sebesebenzisa i-heroin futhi ubugebengu obuncane buye banda eminyakeni eyishumi edlule njengoba imilutha iphanga ukuze iqhubekisele phambili imikhuba yayo.

Ukubekwa eqhulwini kwesivuno esisebenza ngemali ngaphezu kokukhiqizwa kokudla okubalulekile nakho kushiye izwe elake lakwazi ukuzimela lincike ngokuphelele kwezinye izizwe ukuze zithole izinto ezibalulekile. Amanzi nawo ayinto yokunethezeka kanokusho, ngamaphesenti angama-27 kuphela abantu abathola amanzi ahlanzekile. Ukumbiwa kwemithombo ngokuphindwe kathathu ukujula okujwayelekile, ukuze kuniselwe amasimu e-opium poppy, ngokungangabazeki kuzoholela ekuswelekeni kwamanzi okukhubaza phakathi neminyaka eyishumi ezayo. Ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi amabili kuqalwe 'impi yobushokobezi', impi iyaqhubeka. Kuyimpi eye yakapakela e-UK ngendlela yokuthi ukuhlasela kwamaphekula futhi ababaleki befuna indawo engcwele. Le miphumela yabikezelwa yizibukeli eziningi, nakuba izinga elisheshayo lokukhiqizwa kwe-opium, ngenxa ye-a amandla avuselelweko i-revolution, cishe yithuba elingacatshangwa muntu.