The Climate Strong Islands Declaration

Masiku ano, The Ocean Foundation imanyadira kuyimilira ndi madera akuzilumba panjira yawo yodziyimira pawokha, kuthana ndi nyengo, ndi mayankho akumaloko. Vuto lanyengo likuwononga kale madera azilumba ku US komanso padziko lonse lapansi. Zochitika zanyengo zanyengo, kukwera kwa nyanja, kusokonekera kwachuma, ndi ziwopsezo za thanzi zomwe zimapangidwa kapena kuwonjezereka chifukwa cha kusintha kwanyengo koyendetsedwa ndi anthu kumakhudza mopanda malire maderawa, monga momwe ndondomeko ndi mapulogalamu omwe sanapangidwe kuzilumba amalephera kukwaniritsa zosowa zawo. Ndicho chifukwa chake tikunyadira kusaina Chikalata cha Climate Strong Islands Declaration ndi anzathu ochokera kuzilumba za ku Caribbean, North Atlantic, ndi Pacific.

Vuto lanyengo lawononga kale madera azilumba ku United States komanso padziko lonse lapansi. Zochitika za nyengo yovuta kwambiri, kukwera kwa nyanja, kusokonezeka kwachuma, ndi ziwopsezo za thanzi zomwe zimayambitsidwa kapena kuwonjezereka chifukwa cha kusintha kwa nyengo koyendetsedwa ndi anthu kumakhudza kwambiri maderawa, monga momwe ndondomeko ndi mapulogalamu omwe sanakonzedwere zilumba nthawi zambiri amalephera kukwaniritsa zosowa zawo. Ndi machitidwe azachilengedwe, chikhalidwe cha anthu, ndi azachuma omwe anthu a zisumbu amadalira pazovuta zomwe zikuchulukirachulukira, malingaliro ndi njira zomwe zilumba zomwe zili pachiwopsezo ziyenera kusintha. Tikufuna kuchitapo kanthu m'madera, m'madera, m'mayiko, komanso m'mayiko osiyanasiyana kuti tithandize anthu a m'zilumba kuti achitepo kanthu pavuto la nyengo lomwe chitukuko chathu chikukumana nacho.

Madera azilumba ku United States komanso padziko lonse lapansi ali patsogolo pamavuto anyengo, ndipo akulimbana ndi izi:

• zochitika zanyengo yoopsa komanso kukwera kwa nyanja zomwe zikusokoneza kapena kuwononga zida zofunikira, kuphatikiza ma gridi amagetsi, makina amadzi, zida zolumikizirana, misewu ndi milatho, ndi zida zamadoko;
• kaŵirikaŵiri olemedwa ndi chisamaliro chochepa cha chisamaliro chaumoyo, chakudya, maphunziro, ndi nyumba;
• kusintha kwa chilengedwe cha m'nyanja zomwe zikuwononga usodzi, ndi kuwononga zachilengedwe zomwe moyo wapazilumba zambiri umadalira; ndi,
• mavuto okhudzana ndi kudzipatula komanso, nthawi zambiri, kusowa mphamvu pazandale.

Malamulo ndi ndondomeko zomwe zimapangidwira kuti zithandize anthu akumtunda nthawi zambiri sizithandiza zilumba, kuphatikizapo:

• kukonzekera masoka a federal ndi boma, kuthandizira, ndi kukonzanso mapulogalamu ndi malamulo omwe samayankha mokwanira pazochitika zomwe anthu a zisumbu amakumana nazo;
• ndondomeko za mphamvu ndi ndalama zomwe zimachulukitsa kudalira kumtunda m'njira zodula komanso zoopsa;
• njira zodziwika bwino zamadzi akumwa ndi njira zamadzi otayira zomwe zimawononga zilumba;
• malamulo a nyumba, malamulo omanga, ndi malamulo ogwiritsira ntchito malo omwe amawonjezera chiopsezo cha madera a zilumba; ndi,
• kupitiriza kwa machitidwe ndi ndondomeko zomwe zimawonjezera kusowa kwa chakudya.

Zilumba zomwe zili pachiwopsezo kwambiri ku United States zimanyalanyazidwa, kunyalanyazidwa, kapena kusalidwa. Zitsanzo ndi izi:

• Thandizo lachidziwitso pambuyo pa ngozi ku Puerto Rico ndi zilumba za Virgin za ku US zalepheretsedwa ndi ndale, kukoka mapazi, ndi kuyika maganizo;
• madera ang'onoang'ono kapena okhala pazilumba zakutali nthawi zambiri amakhala ndi opereka chithandizo chamankhwala ochepa kwambiri, ndipo omwe alipo amakhala ochepa ndalama; ndi,
• kutayika kwa nyumba ndi/kapena zopezera zofunika pa moyo kumapangitsa kuti pakhale chiwopsezo chachikulu cha kusowa pokhala ndi kusamuka mokakamizidwa monga momwe zikusonyezedwera ndi mphepo yamkuntho yotchedwa Hurricanes Katrina, Maria, ndi Harvey.

Pokhala ndi zofunikira zokwanira, midzi yazilumba ili bwino:

• kukulitsa ndalama zogulira mphamvu, zoyankhulirana, zoyendera, ndi matekinoloje ena kuti athe kutenga nawo mbali moyenera pazachuma zachigawo ndi padziko lonse lapansi;
• kugawana njira zolonjezedwa zapaderalo zomwe zimayang'ana kukhazikika ndi kulimba mtima;
• kuyesa njira zatsopano zothetsera kusakhazikika ndi kuchepetsa nyengo ndi kusintha;
• njira zothetsera chilengedwe zomwe zimathandizira kulimba kwa m'mphepete mwa nyanja ndikuletsa kukokoloka kwa m'mphepete mwa nyanja poyang'anizana ndi kukwera kwa nyanja ndi kukwera kwa mikuntho ndi masoka achilengedwe;
• Kukhazikitsa njira zoyendetsera bwino za United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Ife, omwe adasaina, tikupempha mabungwe aboma, maziko, mabungwe, magulu azachilengedwe, ndi mabungwe ena kuti:

• Zindikirani kuthekera kwa zisumbu kupanga ndikusintha njira zabwino zosinthira mphamvu, zoyendera, zinyalala zolimba, ulimi, nyanja, ndi kasamalidwe ka nyanja.
• Thandizani zoyesayesa kuti chuma chazilumba chikhale chokhazikika, chodzidalira, komanso chokhazikika
• Unikaninso ndondomeko zomwe zilipo kale, machitidwe, ndi zofunikira kuti muwone ngati zikulepheretsa kapena kuchotsera midzi yazilumba
• Gwirizanani mwaulemu ndi kutenga nawo mbali ndi anthu akuzilumba kuti mupange njira zatsopano, mapulogalamu, ndi mapulojekiti omwe amawathandiza kuthana ndi vuto lomwe likukula komanso zovuta zina zachilengedwe.
• Wonjezerani kuchuluka kwa ndalama ndi thandizo laukadaulo lomwe likupezeka kwa anthu azilumba pamene akugwira ntchito yosintha machitidwe ovuta omwe amadalira
• Onetsetsani kuti madera akuzilumba atha kutenga nawo mbali mokwanira pazachuma ndi kupanga mfundo zomwe zimakhudza tsogolo lawo

Onani Ma Signatory a Climate Strong Islands Declaration apa.