Sibo is looking forward to the party at the community park, but she’s worried about the weather. Everybody assures her that the weather services will warn them if rain is expected. But, Sibo is still worried. Her teacher invites an expert to talk to the class about extreme weather conditions. Sibo learns that some of the facts are rather scary, but you can still stay safe if you know what to do.
Let’s change our mind-set and start caring for each other and the earth… just like Sibo and her friends.
The Weather and Climate Information Services (WISER) Programme’s Early Warnings for Southern Africa (EWSA) project is a collaborative project implemented by partners in Mozambique, South Africa, Zambia, the United Kingdom (UK), Switzerland and Finland. WISER EWSA, led by the University of Leeds, is part of the WISER Programme which is funded with UK International Development from the UK government and led by the Met Office in the UK.
WISER EWSA aims to generate new weather information – early warnings of severe storms – and ensure that these are communicated and used for disaster risk reduction decision-making. It does so by co-producing early warning alerts for and with urban populations. This requires several elements: expansion of short timescale forecasting capacity among the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services in South Africa, Mozambique and Zambia; understanding the decision-making contexts of urban populations to establish appropriate alert levels; and ensuring that co-produced early warnings reach people and that they understand them and can use them to reduce risk.
Sibo akuyembekezera chipani chomwe chili pa paki ya anthu onse, koma ali ndi nkhawa za nyengo. Aliyense akumutsimikizira kuti akatswiri a zanyengo adzawachenjeza ngati kukuyembekezeka mvula. Koma, Sibo akadali ndi nkhawa. Mphunzitsi wake akuitana katswiri kuti adzakambirane ndi kalasi za mikhalidwe ya nyengo yoopsa. Sibo akuphunzira kuti zina mwazinthu zomwe akufotokoza zimawopsa kwambiri, koma mutha kukhala otetezeka ngati mukudziwa chochita.
Tiyeni tisinthe maganizo athu ndikuyamba kukonderana wina ndi mnzake komanso dziko lapansi… monga Sibo ndi anzake.
A Sibo está ansiosa à festa no parque comunitário, mas está preocupada com o tempo. Toda a gente assegura a ela de que os serviços meteorológicos irão lhes avisar caso se espere chuva. Mas, a Sibo continua preocupada.
A sua professora convida um especialista para conversar com a turma sobre as condições climáticas extremas.
A Sibo fica a saber de que alguns dos factos metem muito medo, mas, mesmo assim, pode se manter ainda seguro se souber o que fazer.
Vamos mudar a nossa mentalidade e começar a cuidar uns dos outros e o planeta Assim como a Sibo e os seus amigos.
USibo ubheke phambili emcimbini ozoba sepaki lomphakathi, kodwa ukhathazeke ngesimo sezulu. Wonke umuntu uyamqinisekisa ukuthi abezinkonzo
zesimo sezulu bazonikeza isixwayiso uma kulindeleke imvula. Kodwa, uSibo usakhathazekile.
Uthisha wakhe umema ungoti ukuthi azokhuluma nekilasi mayelana nezimo zezulu ezibucayi.
USibo uthola ukuthi amanye amaqiniso esimo sezulu ethusa kakhulu, kodwa ungakwazi ukuhlala uphephile uma wazi ukuthi yini okufanele uyenze.
Masishintshe isimo sethu sengqondo bese siqala
ukunakekelana njengabantu sinakekele nomhlaba…
njengoSibo nabangane bakhe.