I-Ocean Science Diplomacy

“KuyiCaribbean enkulu. Futhi iyiCaribbean exhumene kakhulu. Ngenxa yemisinga yolwandle, izwe ngalinye lithembele kwelinye… ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu, ukuphakama kwezinga lolwandle, ukuvakasha kwabantu abaningi, ukudoba ngokweqile, izinga lamanzi. Yizinkinga ezifanayo wonke amazwe abhekene nazo ndawonye. Futhi wonke lawo mazwe awanazo zonke izixazululo. Ngakho ngokusebenza ndawonye, ​​sabelana ngezinsiza. Sicobelelana ngolwazi.”

UFERNANDO BRETOS | ISIPHATHISI SOHLELO, TOF

Sivame ukuhlela izinto njengomphakathi. Sidweba imigqa yezwe, sakha izifunda, futhi sigcina imingcele yezombangazwe. Kodwa ulwandle alunaki noma yimiphi imigqa esiyidweba ebalazweni. Ngawo wonke ama-71% obuso bomhlaba okuwulwandle lwethu, izilwane ziwela imigqa, futhi izinhlelo zethu zolwandle zidlula umngcele ngokwemvelo.  

Amazwe abelana ngamanzi nawo athintwa yizinkinga ezifanayo nezabelwana ngazo kanye nezici zemvelo, njengokuqhakaza kwe-algal, iziphepho zasezindaweni ezishisayo, ukunukubezeka, nokunye. Kunengqondo ukuthi amazwe angomakhelwane kanye nohulumeni basebenzisane ukuze kuzuzwe izinhloso ezifanayo.

Singasungula ukwethembana futhi sigcine ubudlelwano lapho sabelana ngemibono nezisetshenziswa olwandle. Imizamo yokubambisana ibalulekile kwisayensi yolwandle, ehlanganisa imvelo, ukubuka olwandle, amakhemikhali, i-geology, nezindawo zokudoba. Nakuba izinhlanzi zilawulwa imingcele kazwelonke, izinhlobo zezinhlanzi zihamba njalo futhi zeqa imingcele yezwe ngokusekelwe ezidingweni zokudla noma zokuzala. Lapho izwe elithile lingase lintule ubuchwepheshe obuthile, elinye izwe lingasiza ekusekeleni lelo gebe.

Iyini i-Ocean Science Diplomacy?

"Idiplomacy yesayensi yolwandle" umkhuba onezici eziningi ongenzeka kumathrekhi amabili afanayo. 

Ukusebenzisana kwesayensi kuya kwesayensi

Ososayensi bangahlangana ngamaphrojekthi ocwaningo ahlangene weminyaka eminingi ukuze bathole izixazululo zezinkinga ezinkulu zolwandle. Ukusebenzisa izinsiza kanye nobungcweti bokuhlanganisa phakathi kwamazwe amabili kwenza izinhlelo zocwaningo zibe namandla futhi kujulise ubudlelwano bomsebenzi obuhlala amashumi eminyaka.

Isayensi yokushintsha inqubomgomo

Ngokusebenzisa idatha entsha nolwazi oluthuthukiswe ngokubambisana kwesayensi, ososayensi bangakwazi futhi ukufundisa abenzi bezinqumo mayelana nesimo sogu olushintshayo - futhi babakhuthaze ukuthi ekugcineni baguqule izinqubomgomo ukuze babe nekusasa elisimeme.

Lapho uphenyo lwesayensi olumsulwa kuwumgomo ofanayo, idiplomacy yesayensi yolwandle ingasiza ukwakha ubudlelwano obuhlala isikhathi eside futhi ikhulise ukuqwashisa komhlaba wonke ngezindaba zolwandle ezisithinta sonke.

Umsebenzi Wethu

Ithimba lethu lisebenzisa amasiko amaningi, izilimi ezimbili, futhi liyakuqonda ukuzwela kwe-geopolitical lapho sisebenza khona.

Ucwaningo Lwesayensi Oluhlanganyelwe

Asikwazi ukuvikela lokho esingakuqondi.

Sihola ngophenyo lwesayensi futhi sikhuthaza ukuxhumanisa okungezona uhlangothi ukuze sibhekane nezinsongo ezifanayo futhi sivikele izinsiza ezabiwe. Isayensi yindawo engathathi hlangothi ekhuthaza ukubambisana okuqhubekayo phakathi kwamazwe. Umsebenzi wethu ulwela ukuqinisekisa izwi elilinganayo emazweni nososayensi abangamelwe kakhulu. Ngokubhekana ngqo nesayensi yobukoloniyali, nangokuqinisekisa ukuthi isayensi iqhutshwa ngenhlonipho nangokuphindaphindiwe, idatha engumphumela igcinwa emazweni lapho ucwaningo lwenziwa khona futhi imiphumela izuzisa lawo mazwe afanayo. Sikholelwa ukuthi isayensi kufanele yenziwe futhi iphathwe amazwe aphethe. Lapho lokho kungenakwenzeka, kufanele sigxile ekwakheni lawo mandla. Okugqamile kufaka phakathi:

I-Trinational Initiative

Sihlanganisa ndawonye odokotela kulo lonke elaseGulf of Mexico kanye neSifunda saseWestern Caribbean ukuze babelane ngolwazi futhi sixhumanise nokongiwa kwezinhlobo zezilwane ezifudukayo eziwela imingcele. I-Initiative isebenza njengenkundla engathathi hlangothi kososayensi, izikhulu zikahulumeni, nabanye ochwepheshe ikakhulukazi abavela eMexico, Cuba, nase-United States ukuhlela inkambo yesayensi yolwandle engenawo umcabango wepolitiki.

Funda kabanzi

Ucwaningo lwama-Coral eCuba

Ngemva kweminyaka engamashumi amabili yokubambisana, sasekela iqembu lososayensi baseCuba abavela eNyuvesi yaseHavana ukuba benze izibalo ezibukwayo ze-elkhorn coral ukuze kuhlolwe impilo kanye nokuminyana kwamakhorali, ukutholakala kwe-substrate, kanye nokuba khona kwezinhlanzi nemiphakathi edla ezinye. Ukwazi isimo sempilo yamagquma kanye namagugu azo emvelo kuzokwenza kube nokwenzeka ukutusa izindlela zokuphatha nezokongiwa ezizoba nomthelela ekuvikelekeni kwazo kwesikhathi esizayo.

Funda kabanzi

Ukusebenzisana kocwaningo lwamakhorali phakathi kweCuba neDominican Republic

Sihlanganise ososayensi abavela e-Cuba nase-Dominican Republic ukuze bafunde komunye nomunye futhi sisebenzisane ngamasu okubuyisela amakhorali esimweni somkhakha. Lokhu kushintshana bekuhloswe njengokusebenzisana kweningizimu neningizimu, lapho amazwe amabili asathuthuka ehlanganyela futhi ekhula ndawonye ukuze anqume ikusasa lawo lemvelo.

Funda kabanzi

I-Ocean Acidification kanye neGulf of Guinea

I-Ocean acidification yindaba yomhlaba wonke enamaphethini endawo kanye nemiphumela. Ukusebenzisana kwesifunda kuyisihluthulelo sokuqonda ukuthi i-acidification yolwandle ithinta kanjani i-ecosystem nezinhlobo zezilwane kanye nokufaka uhlelo oluyimpumelelo lokunciphisa nokuzivumelanisa nezimo. I-TOF isekela ukusebenzisana kwesifunda e-Gulf of Guinea ngokusebenzisa iphrojekthi ye-Building Capacity in Ocean Acidification Monitoring e-Gulf of Guinea (BIOTTA), esebenza e-Benin, Cameroon, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, naseNigeria. Ngokubambisana nezindawo okugxilwe kuzo ezivela ezweni ngalinye elimelwe, i-TOF inikeze umhlahlandlela wokuxoxisana nababambiqhaza nokuhlolwa kwezinsiza nezidingo zocwaningo nokuqapha kwe-acidification yolwandle. Ukwengeza, i-TOF ihlinzeka ngezimali ezibalulekile zokuthengwa kwezinto zokusebenza ukuze kuvunyelwe ukuqapha kwesifunda.

Ukongiwa Kwasolwandle kanye Nenqubomgomo

Umsebenzi wethu Wokongiwa Kwasolwandle Nenqubomgomo uhlanganisa ukongiwa kwezinhlobo zezilwane ezifudukayo olwandle, ukuphathwa kwezindawo zasolwandle ezivikelwe, kanye nezinhlaka ze-acidification yolwandle. Okugqamile kufaka phakathi:

Isivumelwano Sodade Wezindawo Ezingcwele phakathi kweCuba ne-United States 

I-Ocean Foundation ibilokhu yakha amabhuloho ezindaweni ezifana ne-Cuba kusukela ngo-1998, futhi singezinye zezinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo zase-US zokuqala nezinde kakhulu ezisebenza kulelo zwe. Ukuba khona kososayensi bakahulumeni abavela eCuba nase-US kuholele esivumelwaneni esibhidlizayo sezindawo ezingcwele zodade phakathi kwamazwe womabili ngo-2015. Lesi sivumelwano sifana nezindawo zasolwandle zase-US nezindawo zasolwandle zaseCuba ukuze kusetshenziswane kwezesayensi, ukongiwa kwemvelo, kanye nokuphatha; kanye nokwabelana ngolwazi mayelana nendlela yokuhlola izindawo zasolwandle ezivikelekile.

I-Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Network (RedGolfo)

Ukusheshisa kusukela ku-Sister Sanctuaries Agreement, sidale i-Gulf of Mexico Marine Protected Area Network, noma i-RedGolfo, ngo-2017 ngenkathi i-Mexico ijoyina uhlelo lwesifunda. I-RedGolfo inikeza inkundla yabaphathi bezindawo ezivikelekile zasolwandle abavela e-Cuba, Mexico, nase-US ukuze babelane ngedatha, ulwazi nezifundo ezitholiwe ukuze balungiselele kangcono futhi baphendule izinguquko nezinsongo isifunda esingase sibhekane nazo.

I-Ocean Acidification kanye ne-Wider Caribbean 

I-Ocean acidification wudaba oludlula nepolitiki njengoba luthinta wonke amazwe ngaphandle kokubheka izinga lokukhishwa kwekhabhoni yezwe. NgoZibandlela wezi-2018, sathola ukwesekwa ngazwi linye e- I-Cartagena Convention Protocol Mayelana Nezindawo Ezivikelwe Ngokukhethekile Nezilwane Zasendle ukuhlangana kwesinqumo sokubhekana ne-acidification yolwandle njengokukhathazeka kwesifunda kwe-Wider Caribbean. Manje sisebenzisana nohulumeni nososayensi kulo lonke elase-Caribbean ukuze sisebenzise inqubomgomo kazwelonke neyesifunda nezinhlelo zesayensi ukuze kubhekwane ne-acidity yolwandle.

I-Ocean Acidification neMexico 

Siqeqesha abashayamthetho ngezihloko ezibalulekile ezithinta ugu lwabo nolwandle e-Mexico, okuholela emathubeni okubhala imithetho ebuyekeziwe. Ngo-2019, samenywa hlinzeka ngohlelo lwezemfundo kuSenate yaseMexico mayelana nokushintsha kwamakhemikhali olwandle, phakathi kwezinye izihloko. Lokhu kwavula ukuxhumana mayelana nenqubomgomo nokuhlelela ukuzivumelanisa ne-asidi yolwandle kanye nokubaluleka kwesizinda sedatha esimaphakathi kazwelonke ukuze kube lula ukuthathwa kwezinqumo.

Climate Strong Islands Network 

I-TOF isingathe i-Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) i-Climate Strong Islands Network, ukuze ikhuthaze izinqubomgomo ezifanele ezisekela iziqhingi futhi zisize imiphakathi yazo isabele enhlekeleleni yesimo sezulu ngendlela ephumelelayo.

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