Impendulo yethu ku-COVID-19

Njengoba ukuphazamiseka okubangelwa ukusabela ku-COVID-19 kuqhubeka, imiphakathi izabalaza cishe kuwo wonke amazinga njengoba izenzo zomusa nokwesekwa zinikeza induduzo namahlaya. Siyabakhalela abafileyo, futhi siyabazwela labo okungamelwe babonwe imicikilisho eyisisekelo kakhulu nemicimbi ekhethekile, kusukela ezinkonzweni zezenkolo kuya ekuthwesweni kweziqu, ngendlela ebesingeke ngisho siyicabange kabili esikhathini esingangonyaka odlule. Sibonga labo okufanele benze isinqumo nsuku zonke sokuya emsebenzini futhi babeke bona (nemindeni yabo) engcupheni ngamashifu abo ezitolo zegrosa, amakhemisi, izikhungo zezokwelapha, nezinye izindawo. Sifuna ukududuza labo abalahlekelwe imindeni kanye nempahla ezivunguvungwini ezimbi ezicekele phansi imiphakathi e-US nasentshonalanga yePacific— njengoba impendulo ithintwa izimiso ze-COVID-19. Siyazi ukuthi ukungalingani okuyisisekelo kwezinhlanga, umphakathi, kanye nezokwelapha kudalulwe kabanzi, futhi kufanele kona ngokwakho kusingathwe kanzima.

Siphinde sazi ngokujulile ukuthi lezi zinyanga ezimbalwa ezedlule, kanye namaviki nezinyanga ezizayo, zinikeza ithuba lokufunda lokuhlela indlela esebenzayo kunokuba isheshe, elindele futhi elungiselela ngezinga elingenzeka ngezinguquko zesikhathi esizayo ezimpilweni zethu zansuku zonke: Amaqhinga. ukuze kuthuthukiswe ukufinyelela ekuhlolweni, ekuqapheni, ekwelashweni, nasezintweni zokuvikela kanye nezinto ezisetshenziswa yiwo wonke umuntu ezimeni eziphuthumayo zezempilo; Ukubaluleka kwamanzi ahlanzekile, athembekile; kanye nokuqinisekisa ukuthi izinhlelo zethu eziyisisekelo zokusekela impilo zinempilo ngendlela esingazenza ngayo. Izinga lomoya esiwuphefumulayo, njengoba besazi, lingaba yisona sizathu sokuthi abantu bazibekezelela kahle kangakanani izifo zokuphefumula, okuhlanganisa i-COVID-19—indaba eyisisekelo yokulingana nobulungiswa.

Ulwandle lusinikeza umoya-mpilo—inkonzo eyigugu—futhi lowo mthamo kufanele uvikelwe ukuphila kwethu konke ngendlela esiwazi ngayo ukuze uphile. Ngokusobala, ukubuyisela ulwandle olunempilo noluchichimayo kuyisidingo, akukhona ukuzikhethela—ngeke sikwazi ukwenza ngaphandle kwezinsizakalo ze-eco-system yolwandle kanye nezinzuzo zezomnotho. Ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokukhishwa kwegesi ebamba ukushisa kakade kuphazamisa ikhono lolwandle lokunqanda isimo sezulu esibi kakhulu futhi kusekela amaphethini emvula avamile esiklame kuwo amasistimu ethu. I-Ocean acidification isongela ukukhiqizwa komoya-mpilo futhi.

Izinguquko endleleni esiphila ngayo, ekusebenzeni nasekudlaleni zigxilile emiphumeleni esesivele siyibona ekushintsheni kwesimo sezulu—mhlawumbe kancane kancane futhi kungazelelwe kunokulahlekelwa okudingekile kanye nokulahlekelwa okukhulu esinakho manje, kodwa ushintsho seluvele lukhona. Ukubhekana nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu, kumele kube nezinguquko ezibalulekile endleleni esiphila ngayo, esisebenza ngayo nesidlala ngayo. Futhi, ngandlela thize, ubhubhane lunikeze izifundo ezithile - ngisho nezifundo ezinzima kakhulu - mayelana nokulungela kanye nokuqina okuhleliwe. Nobunye ubufakazi obusha obusekela ukubaluleka kokuvikela amasistimu ethu okusekela ukuphila - umoya, amanzi, ulwandle - ukuze kube nokulingana okukhulu, ukuvikeleka okukhulu, kanye nenala.

Njengoba imiphakathi iphuma ekuvinjweni futhi isebenzela ukuqala kabusha imisebenzi yezomnotho eye yama kungazelelwe, kufanele sicabange kusengaphambili. Kufanele sihlele izinguquko. Singalungiselela ushintsho kanye nokuphazamiseka ngokwazi ukuthi uhlelo lwethu lwezempilo lukahulumeni kufanele luqine— ukusuka ekuvimbeleni ukungcola kuya egiyeni lokuvikela kuya ezinhlelweni zokusabalalisa. Ngeke sikwazi ukuvimbela izishingishane, kodwa singasiza imiphakathi ukuthi iphendule ekubhujisweni. Asikwazi ukuvimbela izifo eziwumshayabhuqe, kodwa singazinqanda zingabi ubhadane. Kufanele sivikele labo abasengozini enkulu—imiphakathi, izinsiza, kanye nezindawo zokuhlala—ngisho njengoba sifuna ukuzivumelanisa nemikhuba emisha, ukuziphatha, namasu okuzuzisa thina sonke.