Quelques consignes de DWM en prévision des municipales à venir :
Appel en avance pour que la campagne électorale municipale se déroulent dansla paix, le respect des autres et dans un esprit de responsabilité.
Malgré l’abolition officielle des castes par la République Indienne, celles-ci perdurent malheureusement, outre-mer comme à Maurice. Aucun vote sur la communauté de chaque candidat MAIS ses aptitudes, son expérience et son parcours. L’égalité des chances doit rester le pilier de toute action politique pour une société plus démocratique.
L’objectif d’élections régionales est de permettre à l’électorat de désigner des représentants pour la bonne gestion de la ville, son développement, mais surtout pour aider, offrir des facilites aux citoyens POUR UNE VIE MEILLEURE. Les conseillers choisis et désignés par l’électorat souverain, formeront la municipalité du jour et administreront la ville en notre nom. Ceux de l’opposition devront assurer le rôle de chiens de garde, proposer de nouveau projets techniques et urbains et défendre les intérêts du peuple, nos intérêts.
Promesses et réalisations. Les électeurs doivent évaluer le potentiel et la compétence des candidats. Ils doivent voter pour ceux qu’ils considèrent, en leur âme et conscience, comme les meilleurs candidats, sans tenir compte d’aucune autre considération. Votez pour les meilleurs candidats seulement.
Aux candidats : réfléchissez avant de parler. Vous aurez a walk your talk, car beaucoup de citoyens, dont nous, sommes engagé dans un processus marke garde !
La nécessité de conscientiser des électeurs afin que ceux-ci arrivent à bien connaitre les candidats et programmes. Avant leurs votes, chaque électeur doit réfléchir et analyser le potentiel des candidats et de leurs programmes et seulement après passer au vote. Platon rejeta une certaine démocratie sur la base que les citoyens votent impulsivement au lieu de privilégier le bien commun.
Mauritius needs long-term plans, for its security
Text: Action is needed as from now 2025 up to 2029 and, if need be, extended for full completion up to 2035 (during this and the next 5 -year mandate). Michael Atchia in Le Defi online, 22.2.25). Democracy Watch endorses this proposal, reproduced in summary below.
WE PRODUCE ONLY 30% OF THE FOOD WE EAT. We import 70% including all rice and flour, poor Mauritius!
WE PRODUCE ONLY 17.6% OF ENERGY WE USE FROM RENEWABLES (from SUN, WIND, HYDRO, and BIOMASS). We massively use the non-renewable resources, charcoal and petrol, which we import, the price of which will continue to rise until they suddenly become unavailable on the world market to little Mauritius. The present situation makes Mauritius dependable on exporters and makes the population vulnerable for the supply of the key product of food and energy.
This is a call to our new, responsible, and proactive Government to launch SERIOUS LONG-TERM PLANS AND ACTIONS FOR MAURITIUS FOOD, ENERGY AND WATER SECURITY, and ALL ESSENTIAL FOR LIFE! Specifically, this is an appeal to the PM and DPM, to the Minister in charge of Energy (Hon P. Assisvaden) and the one in charge of Agriculture and Food security (Hon A. Boolell). Already we are implementing several small projects such as saving energy, produce your own food, etc.
1. ENERGY SECURITY must be achieved, through the vast replacement of petrol vehicles by electric ones, the electric metro covering the entire island and a MAJOR shift to RENEWABLES (SUN, WIND, HYDRO, and BIOMASS) for electricity production.
As well as infrastructural changes, making it possible for people to work, study, take recreation etc close to where they live, hence for all to go to school or to work on foot or at best by cycle.
The combined results of renewable energy production from sun, wind, hydro and biomass is the only future for the world and of course for us. We cannot miss that bus!
Take the example of Denmark which on some months satisfied 100% of ALL its energy requirements from wind and sun, with so much excess that energy is exported to Germany!
2. FOOD SECURITY THROUGH SELF SUFFICIENCY (NOW STANDING at 70% IMPORTS and only 30% locally produced)
At a time when entire sections of the planet are suffering from the extremes of climate change (roasting under extreme heat, freezing cold, intense hurricanes, floods and droughts, sea-level rise, high-magnitude earthquakes etc.), under such a planetary emergency, each country, big or small, must play its part in combating climate change. The new Government has stated very early its intention to do so. Apart from self-sufficiency in energy, our achieving FOOD SECURITY is an essential aim. The Plan of course will include changes in diet, to consume what we can produce and stock.
3. WATER IS LIFE. FRESH WATER from nature (i.e., the rain cycle) is essential for all humans, animals, and plants. WE NEED TO IMPROVE AND EFFICIENTLY MANAGE WATER RESOURCES AND WATER DISTRIBUTION AND USE. Water from nature in the form of rain, via rivers and reservoirs, via underground water, individually harvested by each family, via modern technologies such as cloud-seeding and sea-water evaporation using massive solar and wind power. Already we are planning for reducing waste of water in distribution by a vast programme to replace leaking pipes.
BUDGET IMPLICATIONS: A substantial sum of money will ideally be put in every year’s budget from now (2025-26 budget) to 2035, to achieve these long-term goals. For this Budget we propose Rs 300 million for the ENERGY SECURITY GOAL, under the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities; Rs 200 million under the Ministry of Agroindustry for FOOD SECURITY THROUGH SELF SUFFICIENCY, and Rs 100 million for FRESH WATER MANAGEMENT under the Ministry of Environment or that of National Infrastructure, since achieving that security will likely include building new reservoirs and new technical solutions.
DWM Team
