Unyaka Wami Weziqhingi

Mngane Othandekayo Wolwandle,

Kimina, unyaka ka-2017 bekuwunyaka wesiqhingi, futhi ngaleyo ndlela waba nama-horizons anwetshiwe. Ukuvakashelwa kwezindawo zonyaka, imihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi nezingqungquthela kungifikise eziqhingini naseziqhingini emhlabeni jikelele. Ngabheka iSouthern Cross ngaphambi kokuba ngiwele enyakatho yeTropic of Capricorn. Ngazuza usuku lapho ngeqa umugqa wezinsuku zamazwe ngamazwe. Ngawela inkabazwe. Futhi, ngawela iTropic of Cancer, futhi ngaqhweba eNorth Pole njengoba indiza yami ilandelela umzila osenyakatho oya eYurophu.

Iziqhingi zivusa izithombe eziqinile zokuzimela, indawo “yokuba kude nakho konke,” indawo lapho izikebhe nezindiza kungaba yisidingo khona. Lokho kuzihlukanisa kuyisibusiso nesiqalekiso. 

Izindinganiso ezivamile zokuzethemba kanye nomphakathi obumbene zigcwele isiko lazo zonke iziqhingi engizivakashele. Izinsongo ezibanzi zomhlaba wonke zokukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle, ukwanda kweziphepho ezinamandla, kanye noshintsho lokushisa lolwandle namakhemikhali akuzona izinselele "ekupheleni kwekhulu leminyaka" eziqhingini, ikakhulukazi eziqhingini ezincane. Yizimo ezikhona manje ezithinta ezomnotho, ezemvelo, nenhlalakahle yenhlalo yamazwe amaningi emhlabeni jikelele.

Iziqhingi zase-South Pacific, Google, 2017

Ama-Azores adlale njengosokhaya kuKhomishana Yasolwandle yaseSargasso njengoba sixoxile ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokuphatha ikhaya lezidalwa eziningi ezikhethekile kusukela kuzimfudu zasolwandle ezinsana kuya emikhomoni. Umlando wobuciko bomkhomo wase-Nantucket wasekela umhlangano wokufundisa ngohlelo lokusebenza lwe-“Whale Alert” olusiza okaputeni bemikhumbi bagweme ukushaya imikhomo. Ososayensi baseMexico, baseMelika, nabaseCuba babuthana eHavana lapho saxoxa khona ngendlela engcono kakhulu yokuqapha impilo yeGulf of Mexico bese sisebenzisa idatha ekuphathweni ngokuhlanganyela kwalezo zinsiza zasolwandle ngisho nangesikhathi soshintsho. Ngabuyela eMalta engqungqutheleni yesine ethi "Ocean Lwethu", lapho abaholi basolwandle abafana noNobhala Wezwe wangaphambili uJohn Kerry, iNkosana u-Albert waseMonaco, kanye neNkosana uCharles yase-United Kingdom balwela ukuletha umuzwa wethemba ekusaseni lethu lolwandle okwabelwana ngalo. Lapho ososayensi nabakhi bezinqubomgomo abavela eziqhingini ezingu-12 behlangene eFiji nethimba le-TOF ezingqungqutheleni zethu zesayensi nenqubomgomo yokufaka i-asidi olwandle, bajoyina izinhlu zalabo ababeqeqeshwe ezingqungqutheleni ze-TOF eMauritius—okuthuthukisa amandla alezi zizwe eziqhingini ukuze aqonde. okwenzeka emanzini abo kanye nokubhekana nalokho abakwaziyo.

I-Azores Archipelago, i-Azores.com

Kusukela ogwini olumazombezombe lwase-Azores kuya ogwini olushisayo lwaseFiji kuya endaweni eyi-malecon [umgwaqo ongasemanzini] omlando waseHavana, izinselele zazicace kakhulu. Sonke sabona ukucekelwa phansi okuphelele kwaseBarbuda, ePuerto Rico, eDominica, e-US Virgin Islands, naseBritish Virgin Islands njengoba iSiphepho u-Irma noMaria sigxeka ingqalasizinda eyakhiwe abantu neyemvelo ngokufanayo. ICuba nezinye iziqhingi zaseCaribbean nazo zalimala kakhulu. Izizwe eziqhingini zaseJapane, iTaiwan, Philippines, ne-Indonesia sezihlangene zidale amakhulu ezigidi zamaRandi emonakalweni weziphepho zasezindaweni ezishisayo kulo nyaka. Ngesikhathi esifanayo, kunezinsongo ezicashile ekuphileni eziqhingini ezihlanganisa ukuguguleka komhlabathi, ukungena kwamanzi anosawoti emithonjeni yokuphuza amanzi ahlanzekile, nokugudluzwa kwezilwane zasolwandle eziyisakhiwo sodumo kude nezindawo ezinomlando ngenxa yamazinga okushisa afudumele nezinye izici.

Allan Michael Chastanet, uNdunankulu waseSt. Lucia

Njengoba kucashunwe ku- I-New York Times

Uma ufaka ama-EEZ awo, amazwe e-Small Island angamazwe oLwandle Olukhulu ngempela. Kanjalo, izinsiza zabo zasolwandle zimelela ifa labo nekusasa labo—kanye nesibopho sethu esihlangene sokunciphisa ukulimala komakhelwane bethu yonke indawo. Njengoba ngokuhlanganyela siletha izindaba zolwandle ezingqungqutheleni zamazwe ngamazwe, umbono walezi zizwe uyashintsha usuka kokuncane uye kokukhulu! I-Fiji idlale indima enkulu kulo nyaka njengoba ibambe iqhaza le-UN SDG 14 "Inkomfa Yolwandle" ngoJuni kanye nomhlangano omkhulu waminyaka yonke wesimo sezulu owaziwa nge-UNFCCC COP23, owawuseBonn ngoNovemba. I-Fiji iphinde iphokophele i-Oceans Pathway Partnership njengesu eliqinisekisa ukuthi sonke sicabanga ngolwandle njengoba sisebenzela ukubhekana nokuphazamiseka kwesimo sezulu. ISweden njengebamba leNgqungquthela ye-UN Ocean iyakubona lokhu. Futhi, iJalimane yenza kanjalo. Ababodwa.

U-Mark J. Spalding wethula e-COP23, e-Bonn, eJalimane

UNdunankulu uGaston Browne wase-Antigua naseBarbuda.

Njengoba kucashunwe ku- I-New York Times

Ngibe nenhlanhla yokuhambela yomibili le mihlangano yamazwe ngamazwe lapho ithemba nokudumala kuhambisana khona. Izizwe eziqhingini ezincane zinikela ngaphansi kwamaphesenti amabili esisi esingcolisa umoya, kodwa zibhekene nemiphumela emibi kakhulu kuze kube manje. Kunethemba lokuthi singakwazi futhi sizobhekana nalezi zinkinga futhi sisize izizwe eziqhingini ukuthi zenze kanjalo nge-Green Climate Fund nezinye izinyathelo; futhi kukhona ukudumala okufanele ngokuthi izizwe ezifake isandla kakhulu ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu zihamba kancane ukusiza amazwe aseziqhingini athinteke kakhulu ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu.

Thoriq Ibrahim, uNgqongqoshe Wezamandla Nezemvelo eMaldives

Njengoba kucashunwe ku- I-New York Times

Isiqhingi sami sokugcina sonyaka kwakuyiCozumel yaseMexico yomhlangano wamapaki olwandle wamazwe amathathu (eCuba, eMexico, nase-US). I-Cozumel iyikhaya lika-Ixchel, unkulunkulu wamaMaya, unkulunkulukazi weNyanga. Ithempeli lakhe elikhulu lalihlukanisiwe e-Cozumel futhi lalivakashela kanye kuphela ezinsukwini ezingu-28 lapho inyanga igcwele futhi ikhanyisela indlela ye-limestone enqamula ehlathini. Enye yezindima zakhe yayiwunkulunkulukazi wendawo ethelayo neqhakazayo, onamandla amakhulu okuphulukisa. Umhlangano ubuyi-coda enamandla onyakeni owachithwa ugxile ekutheni singaqondisa kanjani ubudlelwano bethu bomuntu nolwandle bubheke ekwelapheni.

Cozumel, Mexico, Ikhredithi Yesithombe: Shireen Rahimi, CubaMar

Ngiphinde ngasuka onyakeni wami weziqhingi nginolwazi olwandisiwe lokuthi siphuthuma kangakanani isidingo sokusekela ukuqina nokuzivumelanisa nezimo ngokushesha, njengoba sihlela ukufuduka okungenakugwenywa njengoba amazinga olwandle ekhuphuka. Okuningi okusengozini kufanele kusho izwi elikhulu. Sidinga ukutshala imali manje, hhayi kamuva.

Kudingeka silalele ulwandle. Sesidlulile isikhathi sokuba sonke sibeke kuqala lokho okusinika umoya-mpilo, ukudla, nezinye izinzuzo ezingenakubalwa. Abantu balo baseziqhingini baliphakamisile izwi lalo. Umphakathi wethu ulwela ukubavikela. Sonke singenza okwengeziwe.

Olwandle,
UMark J. Spalding