Water is life Water is life It's back again, the second drought for Tuvalu. And this time it was by far the worst ever experienced by the small island nation of Tuvalu. "The situation is bad," said Pusinelli Laafai, Tuvalu's permanent secretary of home affairs. "It's really bad."To survive, islanders will need to get better about conserving the water they have and improve the rooftop rain catchment systems on which most households rely, Fry said.Should it be islanders , what about the poor who could not afford to build another tank then what was built under a project. I think it is not up to islanders but leaders, the must have learnt the lesson from the first serious drought and built more watercatchments or a reservoir of some sort to collect as much water during the rain season and store for such times. I used to see rain water pouring down from heaven onto the airfield and used to think what a waste of water. Government should try and think of an idea that will save-store more water for the people for times like this.When it comes to water security the poorest are vulnerable because they can’t afford to buy additional tanks. Through the EU-project all households on Funafuti get one tank each for free. The criteria for getting a tank however, is that the household has to ensure a good roof and a platform for the tank to stand on. Can the poor even afford to buy cement to make the platform for the tank, What about sand?? The Funafuti Kaupule( Town Council) has also imposed bans on the removal of sand from the beach due to sea level rise, while those who want sand have to pay the Town council as well as a truck to carry the sand.Why shouldn't the Water tank project covers everything if the reason behind the project is for all people to have extra water tanks?? Why doesn't it continue and instead of giving one huge tank per household why not more, three or four? I think the solution for Tuvalu sater problem is tfor Wate tank projects to continue assist families get more tanks, build more bigger water cysterns beside the big halls like communities , churches, what about the uninhabited areas on each island, why not the donors build huge water storage there?? Donors, think abou it? Tuvalu used to have lots of rains and those are the times that water could be stored. So what the islanders need is more water storage at no cost to the islanders. | draft | 20/10/2011 | by belleis |
Saturday, 22 October 2011
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ReplyDeleteAgreed. The poor are the most vulnerable. Tuvalu needs assistance from the developed countries to ensure they have enough supply of water through the tanks available in the main areas. And I agree with you, the leaders of the country should have taken the initiative to ensure there is enough supply of water. As you said, it was not the first time it has happened in Tuvalu. If only they had had more tanks available, this would have never happened. Like they say prevention is better then cure.
ReplyDeleteMy heart goes out to our neighbors in Tuvalu who are experiencing this drought. I think it was once before that Fiji was facing the same thing and Tuvalu landed a helping hand. This just shows how much we take for granted how important water is.
ReplyDeleteMany a times do we let the water run while we’re having our showers, cleaning our cars and just playing around with water. These times of abundance will not last forever if we keep wasting water.
I hope that things will be resolved soon for the people of Tuvalu as there have been a lot of difficulties since this began. Leaders please think of the people who cannot afford these tanks and try and ensure that everyone has equality when there is water distribution. Shouldn’t the poor live too?