Imithelela Ehlobene Nolwandle Yokuguquguquka Kwesimo Sezulu Ekuvikelekeni Kwabantu Nokwezwe

Ngu-Robin Peach, uMqondisi Omkhulu we-Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security eMcCormack Graduate School eMass Boston.

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Iningi lezinsongo emiphakathini yethu egudle ugu ngenxa yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu zaziwa kakhulu. Zisuka ezingozini zomuntu siqu kanye nokuphazamiseka okukhulu (Superstorm Sandy) kuya ezinguqukweni eziyingozi ebudlelwaneni bomhlaba njengoba ezinye izizwe zilahlekelwa imithombo yokudla evikelekile namandla, futhi yonke imiphakathi iyasuswa. Izimpendulo eziningi ezidingekayo ukuze kuncishiswe lezi zinselele nazo zaziwa kahle.

Okungaziwa - futhi okukhalela impendulo - umbuzo wokuthi lezi zimpendulo ezidingekayo zizohlanganiswa kanjani: nini? ngobani? futhi, ngokwesabekayo, ngabe?

Njengoba sekusondele uSuku Lomhlaba Lwezilwandle kulo Mgqibelo ozayo, amazwe amaningi azinaka kakhulu lezi zinkinga, kodwa akusho ukuthi azithatheli izinyathelo ezanele. Izilwandle zimboza u-70% wobuso bomhlaba futhi ziwumgogodla wokuguquka kwesimo sezulu - ngoba amanzi adonsa futhi kamuva akhiphe i-CO2, futhi ngenxa yokuthi ngaphezu kwengxenye yabantu bomhlaba - namadolobha amakhulu - asogwini. UNobhala weNavy Ray Mabus, ekhuluma eNgqungqutheleni Yomhlaba Wonke Yezilwandle, Isimo Sezulu Nezokuphepha e-UMass Boston ngonyaka odlule wababaza, “Uma kuqhathaniswa nekhulu leminyaka edlule, ulwandle manje selufudumele, luphakeme, luneziphepho, lunosawoti omningi, luphansi komoyampilo futhi lune-asidi. Noma yikuphi kwalokhu kungaba yimbangela yokukhathazeka. Uma behlangene bakhala ngokuthi kumele kwenziwe okuthile.”

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Ukwehliswa kwe-carbon footprint yethu yomhlaba wonke kubalulekile, futhi kuqashelwa kakhulu. Kodwa ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu ngokuqinisekile kuzosheshisa izizukulwane ezimbalwa, okungenani. Yini enye edingekayo ngokuphuthumayo? Izimpendulo: (1) ukutshalwa kwezimali komphakathi/kwangasese ukuze kuhlonzwe imiphakathi esengozini kakhulu kanye nezindawo zemvelo ezisengcupheni njengamaxhaphozi anosawoti, amabhishi avimbela izikhukhula, kanye (2) nezinhlelo zokwenza lezi zindawo zikwazi ukumelana nezifo isikhathi eside.

Izikhulu zendawo kanye nomphakathi bangathanda ukulungela kangcono ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kodwa bavame ukuntula imali yesayensi ebalulekile, idatha, izinqubomgomo kanye nokuxhumana nomphakathi okudingekayo ukuze kuthathwe izinyathelo. Ukuvikela nokubuyisela izindawo zokuhlala ezisogwini nokulungisa izakhiwo nezinye izingqalasizinda ezifana nemigudu yesitimela esihamba ngaphansi komhlaba, izindawo zokuphehla ugesi, nezindawo zokukhuculula indle ngenxa yezikhukhula kuyabiza. Kudingeka imodeli yokusebenza kahle komphakathi/yangasese kanye nengqondo yokusebenzisa amathuba nokudala izinhlelo ezintsha ezinesibindi ezingeni lendawo.

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Ezinyangeni ezisanda kwedlula kube khona umnyakazo othile emhlabeni wokusiza abantu ngesenzo somhlaba wonke. Isibonelo, i-Rockefeller Foundation isanda kumemezela i-Resilient Cities Centennial Challenge engu-$100 million yokuxhasa amadolobha angu-100, emhlabeni wonke, ukulungiselela kangcono ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu. Futhi eMassachusetts siyathuthuka. Izibonelo zifaka isibhedlela esisanda kwakhiwa esinakekela isimo sezulu i-Spaulding Rehabilitation kanye namakhodi wombuso aqinisiwe okwakha ezokwakhiwa ezindaweni ezigcwele izikhukhula nezindunduma ezisogwini. Kodwa ukusebenzisa lezi zinsiza ezibalulekile ukwenza inqubekelaphambili eqhubekayo, eguquguqukayo esikhathini eside kuyisici esibalulekile sokulungela isimo sezulu esivame ukunganakwa.

Ompetha bayadingeka ukuze kuhlanganiswe ukwesekwa komuntu ngamunye, ibhizinisi, kanye nokungenzi inzuzo ezingeni lendawo ukuze kusizwe izikhulu zikahulumeni kanye nababambiqhaza abazimele baxhase ngezimali umsebenzi wesikhathi eside.

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Umbono owodwa onesibindi uwukusungula inethiwekhi yezimali zokuqina zasendaweni. Izehlakalo zenzeka ezingeni lendawo, futhi yilapho ukuqonda, amalungiselelo, ukuxhumana, kanye nokuxhaswa ngezimali kwenzeka kangcono kakhulu. Ohulumeni abakwazi ukukwenza bebodwa; futhi akuxhomekile ezinkampanini ezizimele kuphela. Amabhange, izinkampani zomshwalense, izikhungo ezizimele, izifundiswa, nezikhulu zikahulumeni kufanele zihlangane ukuze zenze ingxenye yazo.

Ngemithombo yezezimali enokwethenjelwa ukuze sisebenzise ubuchwepheshe obukhona futhi sixhumanise imizamo eminingi yabadlali abahlukene, sizokuhlomela kangcono ukubhekana nenselelo enkulu kakhulu yaleli khulunyaka - ukuhlela imiphumela engenakugwenywa yokuguquka kwesimo sezulu emiphakathini yethu yasogwini nasekuvikelekeni kwabantu. .

U-Robbin Peach unguMqondisi Omkhulu we-Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate and Security e-McCormack Graduate School e-UMass Boston – enye yezindawo zase-Boston ezisengozini enkulu yesimo sezulu.