Ingqungquthela Yamaqembu izohlangana Ukubhekana Nezindaba Zemvelo Yasolwandle

I-Conference of Parties for the Cartagena Convention izohlangana e-Roatan, eHonduras ukuze kubhekwane nezindaba zemvelo yasolwandle 

Ochwepheshe Besifunda babheke phambili ekutholeni izixazululo zezinselelo ezivamile ku-Wider Caribbean Region 

Kingston, Jamaica. Meyi 31, 2019. Imizamo yokuvikela indawo esogwini nesolwandle Esifundeni Sase-Wider Caribbean izoba phakathi nendawo kusukela ngomhlaka-3-6 Juni, 2019 lapho Ababambe iqhaza Engqungqutheleni Yase-Cartagena kanye Nezinqubo zabo Zomthetho zihlangana e-Roatán, e-Honduras. Le mihlangano izoqondana nokukhumbula Usuku Lomhlaba Lwezemvelo mhla zi-5 kuNhlangulana oluholwa uHlelo Lwezemvelo LweNhlangano Yezizwe. Uhulumeni waseHonduran uzophinde abambe Ingqungquthela Yomnotho Oluhlaza Ziyisi-7 kuNhlangulana ukuze kugqugquzelwe ukusetshenziswa okusimeme kwemithombo yasolwandle esifundeni ngokusungula izinto ezintsha kanye nobuchwepheshe, kanye nokwenza imisebenzi yokukhumbula uSuku Lomhlaba Lwezilwandle mhla ziyisi-8 kuNhlangulana.   

I-Secretariat to the Convention, ezinze e-Jamaica, ibiza i-Conference of Parties (COP) Imihlangano yayo njalo eminyakeni emibili ukuze yenze izinqumo ezibalulekile ngomsebenzi wayo. Izingxoxo phakathi ne-COP ye-15 yeNgqungquthela zizobuyekeza isimo semisebenzi eyenziwe iHhovisi likaNobhala kanye Nezinkontileka Zezinkontileka eminyakeni emibili edlule futhi zigunyaze uhlelo lokusebenza luka-2019-2020 oludinga ukubambisana okukhulu kwesifunda, ukubamba iqhaza kanye nokwenziwa ukuze kuphendulwe ekungcolisweni kanye nezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo zasolwandle. ukulahlekelwa. Izithunywa ezibambe iqhaza eMhlanganweni Wesine Wamaqembu Esivumelwano Sokungcoliswa Okuvela Emithonjeni Nemisebenzi Esekelwe Emhlabeni (i-LBS noma I-Pollution Protocol) zizobuyekeza, phakathi kwezinye izindaba, inqubekelaphambili eseyenziwe ukubhekana nokungcoliswa kwendle, isimo sezikhwama zepulasitiki kanye nokuvinjelwa kwe-Styrofoam. esifundeni, kanye nokuthuthukiswa kombiko wokuqala wesifunda wokungcoliswa kolwandle. Izingxoxo phakathi noMhlangano Weshumi Wamaqembu Ezindaweni Ezivikelekile Ngokukhethekile kanye Nesivumelwano Sezilwane Zasendle (i-SPAW noma I-Biodiversity Protocol) zizogcizelela ukubaluleka kokulondoloza izixhobo zamakhorali nemihlume, inkinga ekhulayo yokugcwala kwe-asidi olwandle kanye nokulondolozwa Kwezindawo Zasolwandle Ezivikelekile kanye Nezinhlobo Ezivikelwe Ngokukhethekile zibalulekile ekuzuzeni Izinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme. Imithelela eqhubekayo ye-Sargassum esifundeni nayo izohlolwa. Phakathi nale mihlangano, izithunywa ezisezingeni eliphezulu ezivela eNhloko Yehhovisi Lenhlangano Yezemvelo eKenya kanye neHhovisi Lalo Lesifunda ePanama zizohlanganyela nezikhulu eziphezulu kuHulumeni waseHonduran, abameleli beZikhungo Zomsebenzi Wesifunda Zengqungquthela (ama-RAC) kanye nabahlanganyeli abangamashumi amathathu nesishiyagalombili abavela kuma-4. amazwe. Ukwengeza, Izingqapheli ezingaphezu kwamashumi amathathu, okuhlanganisa ama-ejensi angabambisene nezinhlangano ezingekho ngaphansi kukahulumeni, okulindeleke ukuba zibe khona futhi zibambe iqhaza ezingxoxweni.

I-Convention for the Protection and Development of the Marine Environment of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR), eyaziwa ngokuthi i-Cartagena Convention, yagunyazwa ngo-1986 ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukuvikelwa nokuthuthukiswa kwemvelo yasolwandle ku-WCR. Kusukela lapho, iye yamukelwa amazwe angama-26. Ngo-2018, iHonduras yaba yizwe lakamuva kakhulu ukwamukela iSivumelwano kanye namaProthokholi alo amathathu. Yini izithunywa zethu ezibheke ngabomvu kule Mihlangano?

1. “Ngibheke ngabomvu ukwamukelwa kwe-SOCAR [Umbiko Weqembu Elisebenzayo Lokuqapha Nokuhlola Imvelo] kanye nengxoxo okuzodingidwa kuyo ngalo msebenzi omkhulu… Ngiyethemba ukuthi igunya leQembu Lokuqapha Nokuhlola lizokwenza yandiswe ukuze kwandiswe ukubaluleka kwayo ekuthuthukisweni kwendlela esekelwe kwisayensi ekuthathweni kwezinqumo zeNgqungquthela.” – UDkt. Linroy Christian, Antigua and Barbuda 2. Ukuhumusha: “Njengengxenye yalokho engikulindele nginesiqiniseko sokuthi le mihlangano iyinkundla ekahle yokuhlaziya nokwabelana ngolwazi….sinethuba lokubhekana nezinkinga ezivamile zezemvelo ezihlonzwe esifundeni, azihlaziye futhi aphakamise izixazululo ezingenzeka, [ngokwenza] izinqumo ezingcono kakhulu” – Marino Abrego, ePanama 3. “Isithunywa se-TCI silindele ukubona okufeziwe/okuyimpumelelo, izinselele kanye namathuba kanye nezibuyekezo zeNgqungquthela Nezivumelwano, ngenhloso yokusebenzisa njengesiqondiso sezichibiyelo ezingase zibe khona emithethweni yendawo (i-Ordinances and Regulations), ngenhloso yokugcina yokufinyelela ukusimama kwe-ecosystem.”- U-Eric Salamanca, Turks and Caicos 4. “I-Netherlands inethemba lokuthi kuzoba nokunye okungeziwe ku-SPAW Annexes kanye nohlu lwe-SPAW Lwezindawo Ezivikelekile... ukuvuselelwa Kwamaqembu Asebenzayo Ahlukahlukene ngaphansi Kwephrothokholi ye-SPAW kanye nokwakhiwa kweqembu elizobhekana nenkinga ye-Sargassum ekhulayo, [kanye] nokuthi i-SPAW COP izogcizelela ngokuqinile kuzo zonke izinhlangano ukubaluleka ukuhambisana nezidingo ze-SPAW Protocol. Ngaphandle kwalokho iProtocol isalokhu iyincwadi engenalutho.” – UPaul Hoetjes, eCaribbean Netherlands  

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