Ku-CREST ye-Sustainable Coastal Tourism: Ingxenye 4

Ngu-Mark J. Spalding, uMongameli, i-Ocean Foundation

I-Symposium yesi-3 ye-CTO/CREST yabasunguli kwezokuvakasha kwasogwini Ngabhala ngakho ezinsukwini ezimbalwa ezedlule kuphele ngochungechunge lwezinkulumo ezinogqozi eziqale ngeNxusa laseGrenada e-US, u-Angus Friday, ecela zonke izihambeli ezikhona ukuthi ziphindaphinde imizamo yazo yokwabelana ngolwazi mayelana nemikhuba namathuba esimeme ezokuvakasha, ukusebenzisa lezo zinqubo, futhi andise ububanzi bezinqubo esezenziwe. Izithunywa ebezisegunjini zinikezwe ithuba lokwabelana ngemicabango yazo kafushane mayelana nobubanzi obumangalisayo bolwazi nolwazi esiluzwile ngesikhathi kunemihlangano emikhulu kanye nemihlangano yokucobelelana ngolwazi, edonse izikhulumi ezivela kowokongiwa kwemvelo, amahhotela, i-cruise line nakweminye imiphakathi.

U-Ambassador Friday uqobo unxuse wonke umuntu ukuthi angakushayi indiva ukukhula kwezolimo njengengxenye edingekayo yezokuvakasha—ukudla okutholakala endaweni kumele kube yinto ehamba phambili kuyo yonke imisebenzi esimeme, esho. Sidinga uhlelo oluxhumanisa ukusimama kwezokuvakasha kanye nezinzuzo zezomnotho, sigweme ukwehlisa imali yethu yemvelo, siqinisekise ukuthi silondoloza ubuhle bemvelo, futhi sihlinzeka ngenzuzo yomphakathi emiphakathini yethu. Uthembise ukuthi iGrenada izokhombisa ukuthi ikufanele ukusingatha lo mhlangano ngokuba ngabaholi kulo mzamo.

UJake Kheel, onguMqondisi wezeMvelo wePuntacana Resort & Club, uthe ufunde mayelana nezinketho ezintsha ezingase zibhekwe ukuze kuthuthukiswe imikhuba yale ndawo yokungcebeleka eseyivele inengqondo futhi uhlela ukukwenza lokho. U-Gail Henry we-Caribbean Tourism Organisation wengeze ukuzibophezela kwakhe ekusizeni iGrenada ukuthi ihole ekucabangeni ukukhulisa ezokuvakasha ngendlela ethuthukisa, kunokuba ilimaze, imithombo yemvelo lapho entsha "I-Grenada Ehlanzekile: Izinongo zaseCaribbean" umkhankaso kuncike ngokufanelekile.

Njengoba amazwi ayevela phansi, enye intokazi yakhuluma ithinta ukutshalwa kabusha komhlume eyayisebenza kuwo. Ugcizelele isayensi nesisekelo ebesibekiwe sephrojekthi ngayinye yaseGrenada yokutshala kabusha imihlume, futhi waphetha nje, “Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi sitshala kahle kangakanani, kungaba ngcono uma singawugawuli nhlobo. Ukuvimbela kungcono kakhulu kunokusungula ikhambi.” Wonke umuntu washaya izandla.

Insizwa yaseCanada yasikhumbuza ukuthi, njengezingqungquthela, kwakudingeka sibonise ukuziphatha okuhle, sigweme ukusetshenziswa kwepulasitiki eyodwa, futhi sisekele labo abenza umzamo wokuqhuba imisebenzi eluhlaza. Ikakhulukazi, wabhekisela ekusetshenzisweni kwamabhodlela amanzi epulasitiki-ngisho noma amanzi ebhodlela eGrenada.

UChristine Noel-Horsford weBhodi Lezokuvakasha leGrenada ube nezwi lokugcina kusukela phansi. Uthe: “Nanka amaphuzu alula engawathatha engqungqutheleni engikholwa wukuthi angenza umehluko empilweni yami uma siya phambili:

1. I-Going Green kuyaphuthuma
2. Uma uxoxa INDABA yakho ELUHLAZA, igcine ilula
3. Khumbula ukuthi awukwazi ukuya OKULUHLAZA wedwa
4. Kodwa, okuwukuphela kweqhinga ELILUHLAZA elisebenzayo yilapho uzenzela lona
5. Kufanele uhole Icala
6. Ungangithengisi Indaba eluhlaza, ngifake
7. Ukusimama LUHAMBO

Lapha e-The Ocean Foundation, silwela ukubandakanya abantu nsuku zonke, ngokuqondile nangokungaqondile, ekuqondiseni ubudlelwano bomuntu nezilwandle bubheke ekusaseni elizinzile. Impela uhambo, futhi ngethemba ukuthi uzolujoyina, njengoba umphakathi wethu uya phambili eshumini lesibili leminyaka.