WASHINGTON, Juni 26, 2014 - Unobhala wezoLimo u-Tom Vilsack namuhla umemezele abamukeli bezibonelelo ze-USDA Forest Service's National Urban and Community Forestry Challenge ka-2014. Izibonelelo zihlinzeka ngezimali ezizosiza ukuthuthukisa ukuphathwa kwamahlathi asemadolobheni, ukusekela amathuba emisebenzi emisha, kanye nokusiza ukwakha ukuqina lapho kubhekene nesimo sezulu esishintshayo. Cishe amaphesenti angama-80 abantu base-US bahlala ezindaweni zasemadolobheni futhi bancike ezinzuzweni ezibalulekile zemvelo, ezomnotho, nezenhlalo ezihlinzekwa yizihlahla zasemadolobheni namahlathi. Izehlakalo zesimo sezulu nezibi kakhulu zibeka izinsongo ezihlahleni zasemadolobheni namahlathi ezidinga ukutshalwa kwezimali okwandisiwe ekuphatheni, ukubuyisela kanye nokuphatha.
“Amahlathi ethu asemadolobheni nasemphakathini ahlinzeka ngamanzi ahlanzekile, umoya ohlanzekile, ukongiwa kukagesi nezinye izinzuzo ezibalulekile empilweni nenhlalakahle yezomnotho yemiphakathi ezweni lonke,” kusho uVilsack.
"Izibonelelo ezimenyezelwe namuhla zizosiza ukukhuthaza ukutshalwa kwezimali futhi ziqinise ukunakekela amahlathi ethu asemadolobheni ukuze agcine iminikelo yawo eminingi phakathi kwezingozi ezintsha zokuguquka kwesimo sezulu."
E-United States iyodwa, izihlahla zasemadolobheni zigcina amathani ekhabhoni angaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-708 futhi zingasiza ekunciphiseni ukungcola ngokunciphisa isidingo sikagesi se-air conditioning yasehlobo kanye nokushisisa kwasebusika. Amahlathi asemadolobheni anakekelwa kahle angasiza ukubhekana nesimo sezulu kanye nomthelela wesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu ngokunciphisa ukugeleza kwamanzi, ukuvimbela umoya onamandla, ukulawula ukuguguleka, nokunciphisa imithelela yesomiso. Amahlathi asemadolobheni aphinde anikeze izinzuzo ezibalulekile zezenhlalo nezamasiko ezingase ziqinise ukukhuthazela komphakathi ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu ngokukhuthaza ukuxhumana komphakathi nokuzinza komphakathi.
Iziphakamiso zesibonelelo sikahulumeni zatuswa uMkhandlu KaNobhala Kazwelonke Oluleka Ngamahlathi Ezindawo Zasemadolobheni kanye Nomphakathi futhi uzobhekana nokumelana namahlathi asemadolobheni ezimeni zezulu ezimbi kakhulu kanye nomthelela wesikhathi eside wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu; amasu okuqinisa imisebenzi eluhlaza; kanye namathuba okusebenzisa ingqalasizinda eluhlaza ukuphatha kanye nokunciphisa amanzi ezikhukhula kanye nokwenza ngcono izinga lamanzi.
Izimemezelo zanamuhla zenziwe mayelana nokugubha unyaka owodwa woHlelo Lokusebenza Lwesimo Sezulu lukaMongameli Obama kanye nokusekela izinjongo zalolu hlelo zokugcina indima yamahlathi ekwehliseni ukukhishwa kwesisi esingcolisa umoya kanye nokulungiselela imiphakathi imithelela yesimo sezulu esishintshayo. Ngonyaka odlule, i-USDA imemezele imizamo eminingi yokweseka Uhlelo Lokusebenza Lwesimo Sezulu LikaMongameli okuhlanganisa ukutholakala kwezigidi ezingaphezu kuka-$320 zokutshala amandla avuselelekayo namandla okusebenza kahle kanye nokwethulwa kwamaHhubhu Esifunda okuqala azosiza abalimi, abafuyi bamapulazi kanye nabanini bamahlathi ukuthi bathole ulwazi nedatha abayidingayo ukuze benze izinqumo ezinolwazi mayelana nesimo sezulu esishintshayo. I-USDA iphinde yahola imizamo yokubhekana nezingozi kanye nokweseka ukululama emlilweni omkhulu wequbula nesomiso futhi ihlinzeke ngemali engaphezu kuka-$740 wezigidi ekusizeni nasekusizeni izinhlekelele ukusekela imiphakathi kanye nabakhiqizi abathintwe isomiso kuze kube manje ngo-2014.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngoMthethosivivinywa Wepulazi ka-2014, i-USDA izotshala amaRandi ayizigidi ezingu-880 ekukhiqizeni amandla avuselelekayo njengomoya nelanga, ukukhiqizwa kwe-biofuel okuthuthukisiwe, ukonga kwamandla kumabhizinisi amancane asemakhaya namapulazi kanye nokucwaninga nokuthuthukiswa kwamafutha kanye nemikhiqizo ethatha indawo ye-petroleum neminye imikhiqizo edinga amandla.
Abamukeli bezibonelelo zika-2014 yilaba:
Isigaba 1: Ukwenza Izihlahla Namahlathi Asemadolobheni Abhekane Kakhudlwana Nemithelela Yezinhlekelele Zemvelo kanye Nemithelela Yesikhathi Eside Yokushintsha Kwesimo Sezulu.
University of Florida, I-Mobile Tree Failure Prediction for Storm Preparation and Response;
Imali Yesibonelelo Sikahulumeni: $281,648
Lolu hlelo lokumodela oluhlongozwayo luzosiza abaphathi bamahlathi basemadolobheni ekubikezeleni ukwehluleka kwezihlahla ngesikhathi seziphepho ngokwakha imodeli yokuqoqwa kwedatha kanye nohlelo lokusebenza lwemephu lwe-Geographic Information Systems (GIS) lokulinganisa ubungozi bezihlahla emiphakathini. Imiphumela kanye nebhukwana lemikhuba yokuphatha engcono kakhulu izotholakala kubo bonke abacwaningi nochwepheshe ngokusebenzisa Isizindalwazi Sokuhluleka Kwezihlahla Samazwe Ngamazwe, sinikeza idatha esezingeni elidingekayo ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuqonda kwethu ukwehluleka kwesihlahla okuhlobene nomoya.
Isigaba 2: Ukuhlaziywa Kwemisebenzi Yengqalasizinda Eluhlaza
Imisebenzi Yekusasa, Imisebenzi Yesikhathi esizayo Ukuhlaziywa Kwemisebenzi Yengqalasizinda Eluhlaza
Imali Yesibonelelo Sikahulumeni: $175,000
Imisebenzi Yekusasa izokwenza ucwaningo lwemakethe yezabasebenzi oluzokwakha udaba lwebhizinisi lokutshalwa kwezimali ezibalulekile kwengqalasizinda yemvelo emiphakathini yethu. Lokhu kuzobandakanya amasu okwandisa ukukhula kwemisebenzi yengqalasizinda eluhlaza kuyo yomibili imikhakha ezimele nekahulumeni.
Isigaba 3: Ukusebenzisa Ingqalasizinda Eluhlaza Ukuphatha Nokunciphisa Amanzi Eziphepho Ukuze Kuthuthukiswe Ikhwalithi Yamanzi
I-University of South Florida, Ukusuka Okumpunga kuye Kokuhlaza: Amathuluzi Wokushintshela Ekusetshenzisweni Kwezitshalo
I-Stormwater Management Federal Grant Inani: $149,722
Imiphakathi eminingi ayinawo amasu ahlelekile okusuka ezindleleni zokudonsa amanzi ezijwayelekile (ezimpunga) ziye kwingqalasizinda eluhlaza. Le phrojekthi izohlinzeka abaphathi bemithombo yemvelo, abahleli, kanye nonjiniyela ngamathuluzi okusekela izinqumo ukusiza inqubo yokuhlela yamasu okushintshela ezinhlelweni zengqalasizinda eluhlaza ezigcizelela izihlahla namahlathi asemadolobheni.
University of Tennessee, Storm Water Goes Green: Kuphenya Ngenzuzo kanye Nempilo Yezihlahla Zasemadolobheni Ekufakweni Kwengqalasizinda Eluhlaza
Imali Yesibonelelo Sikahulumeni: $200,322
Igalelo lezihlahla ekulawuleni amanzi ezikhukhula aliqondwa kahle. Iphrojekthi izobonisa indima yezihlahla ezindaweni zokugcina izinto eziphilayo futhi inikeze izincomo mayelana nokuklanywa kwesistimu nokukhetha kwezinhlobo zezihlahla ukuze kukhuliswe ukusebenza kwendawo yokugcinwa kwezinto eziphilayo kanye nempilo yesihlahla.
Centre for Watershed Protection, Ukwenza Izihlahla Zasemadolobheni Kubalwe: Iphrojekthi Yokukhombisa Iqhaza Lezihlahla Zasemadolobheni Ekuzuzeni Ukuthotshelwa Kwemithetho Yokucwaninga Kwamanzi Ahlanzekile
Imali Yesibonelelo Sikahulumeni: $103,120
Iphrojekthi izosiza abaphathi bamanzi ezikhukhula ngokuthi “bangakweleta” kanjani izihlahla ngokugeleza nokuncishiswa kwemithwalo engcolile ukuze kuqhathaniswe nezinye izindlela zokuphatha ezingcono kakhulu. Imodeli ehlongozwayo yokucaciswa kwedizayini yokutshalwa kwezihlahla zasemadolobheni izobhekana nokunikezwa kwekhredithi, ukuqinisekiswa, ukonga kwezindleko, nempilo yezihlahla.
Chofoza lapha ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe mayelana noMkhandlu Kazwelonke Wokululeka Wamahlathi Wasemadolobheni kanye Nomphakathi.