Ukuvikeleka Kwethu Kuqala - Futhi Kuphele - Ngolwandle Lwethu (Ingxenye 1)

Iviki eledlule, i I-Collaborative Institute for Oceans, Climate, and Security yabamba ingqungquthela yayo yokuqala eNyuvesi yaseMassachusetts Boston Campus—ngokufanelekile, ikhampasi izungezwe amanzi. Ukubuka okuhle kusithwe isimo sezulu esinenkungu esimanzi ezinsukwini ezimbili zokuqala, kodwa saba nesimo sezulu esihle ngosuku lokugcina.  
 

Abameleli abavela ezinhlanganweni ezizimele, i-Navy, i-Army Corps of Engineers, i-Coast Guard, i-NOAA nezinye izinhlaka zikahulumeni ezingezona ezempi, izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo, nezifundiswa zahlangana ukuze zilalele izikhulumi ngezinkinga eziningi eziphathelene nemizamo yokuthuthukisa umhlaba. ukuphepha ngokubhekana nokukhathazeka mayelana nokuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kanye nomthelela wako ekuvikelekeni kokudla, ukuvikeleka kwamandla, ukuvikeleka komnotho, kanye nokuphepha kwezwe. Njengoba esinye isikhulumi sokuqala sakubeka, “Ukulondeka kweqiniso kuwukukhululeka ekukhathazekeni.”

Ingqungquthela ithathe izinsuku ezintathu. Amaphaneli ayenamathrekhi amabili: ithrekhi yenqubomgomo kanye nethrekhi yesayensi. Oqeqeshwayo wase-Ocean Foundation, u-Matthew Cannistraro kanye nami sahweba ngezikhathi ezifanayo futhi saqhathanisa amanothi phakathi nama-plenaries. Sibukele njengoba abanye bethulwa kabusha kwezinye zezinkinga ezinkulu zasolwandle zesikhathi sethu kwezokuphepha. Ukukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle, ukugcwala kwe-asidi yolwandle, nomsebenzi wesiphepho kwakuyizindaba ezijwayelekile ezishiwo kabusha ngokwemibandela yezokuphepha.  

Ezinye izizwe sezinenkinga yokuhlela ukukhukhuleka kwemiphakathi ephansi ngisho namazwe wonke. Amanye amazwe abona amathuba amasha ezomnotho. Kwenzekani lapho umzila omfishane osuka e-Asia uye eYurophu udlula endleleni yasehlobo esanda kusukwa enqamula i-Arctic lapho iqhwa lasolwandle lingasekho? Siziphoqelela kanjani izivumelwano ezikhona lapho kuvela izinkinga ezintsha? Izinkinga ezinjalo zazihlanganisa indlela yokuqinisekisa ukusebenza okuphephile ezindaweni ezintsha ezingaba khona uwoyela negesi ezindaweni lapho kumnyama khona izinyanga eziyisithupha zonyaka futhi izakhiwo ezingaguquki zihlala zisengozini enkulu yezinguzunga zeqhwa kanye nokunye ukulimala. Ezinye izingqinamba eziphakanyiswe zibandakanya ukufinyelela okusha kwezindawo zokudoba, imiqhudelwano emisha yemithombo yamaminerali olwandle olujulile, ukuguquguquka kwezindawo zokudoba ngenxa yokushisa kwamanzi, izinga lolwandle, nokushintsha kwamakhemikhali, kanye neziqhingi nezingqalasizinda zasogwini ezishabalalayo ngenxa yokukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle.  

Sifunde okuningi futhi. Isibonelo, ngangazi ukuthi uMnyango Wezokuvikela wase-US ubungabasebenzisi abakhulu bamafutha ezinto ezimbiwa phansi, kodwa bengingazi ukuthi kwakuwumthengi oyedwa omkhulu kunabo bonke emhlabeni. Noma yikuphi ukuncishiswa kokusetshenziswa kukaphethiloli wezinto ezimbiwa phansi kumelela umthelela omkhulu ekukhishweni kwesisi esibamba ukushisa. Ngangazi ukuthi izinqola zikaphethiloli zazisengozini enkulu yokuhlaselwa amabutho anonya, kodwa kwangiphatha kabi ukuzwa ukuthi ingxenye yamasosha Asolwandle abulawa e-Afghanistan nase-Iraq yayisekela izinqola zikaphethiloli. Noma yikuphi ukuncipha kokuthembela kuphethiloli kusindisa ngokusobala izimpilo zezinsizwa nezintokazi zethu emkhakheni—futhi sezwa mayelana nezinto ezintsha ezimangalisayo ezikhulisa ukuzethemba kwamayunithi aphambili futhi ngaleyo ndlela kuncipha ubungozi.

Isazi sesimo sezulu uJeff Masters, owayengumzingeli weziphepho kanye nomsunguli we I-Wunderground, inikeze ukuzijabulisa uma kubhekwa okusangulukisayo mayelana namathuba “Ezinhlekelele Eziphezulu Ezingu-12 Ezingase Zenzeke Ezihlobene Nesimo Sezulu Eziyizigidi Eziyizinkulungwane Ezingu-100” ezingase zenzeke ngaphambi kuka-2030. Iningi lamathuba abonakala sengathi ase-United States. Nakuba ngangilindele ukuthi asho iziphepho neziphepho ezingase zihlasele ezindaweni ezisengozini kakhulu, ngamangazwa indlela isomiso esiye saba nengxenye enkulu ngayo ezindlekweni zezomnotho nasekulahlekelweni kokuphila kwabantu—ngisho nase-United States—nokuthi kunendima enkulu kangakanani lokho. ingase idlale ngokuya phambili ekuthinteni ukudla nokuvikeleka komnotho.

Sibe nenjabulo yokubuka, nokulalela, njengoba uMbusi uPatrick Deval ethula indondo yobuholi kuNobhala WaseMelika Wezempi Yasemanzini uRay Mabus, omizamo yakhe yokuqondisa Ibutho Lempi Yezempi Yasemanzini kanye Nebutho Lasolwandle ekuvikelekeni kwamandla ikhombisa ukuzibophezela kweButho Lasemanzini lilonke imikhumbi esimeme kakhudlwana, ezimele futhi ezimele. Unobhala uMabus usikhumbuze ukuthi ukuzibophezela kwakhe okubalulekile kwakuwukuzamazama komhlaba kwezempi okungcono kakhulu, okuphumelelayo kakhulu—nokuthi i-Green Fleet, kanye nezinye izinhlelo—imele indlela ebaluleke kakhulu eya phambili ekuvikelekeni komhlaba. Kubi kakhulu ukuthi amakomiti kakhongolose afanele azama ukuvimba le ndlela ephusile yokuthuthukisa ukuzethemba kwe-US.

Siphinde saba nethuba lokuzwa ithimba lochwepheshe mayelana nokufinyelela olwandle nokuxhumana, ngokubaluleka kokuxhumana nomphakathi ekusekeleni imizamo yokwenza ubudlelwano bethu nezilwandle namandla kube yingxenye yokuphepha kwethu kwezomnotho, kwezenhlalo, kanye nemvelo kukonke. Omunye wabaphaneli kwaba Iphrojekthi ye-OceanU-Wei Ying Wong, onikeze isethulo esinomoya mayelana nezikhala ezisasele ekwazini ukufunda nolwandle kanye nesidingo sokuzuza ukuthi sonke silukhathalela kangakanani ulwandle.

Njengelungu lesigungu sokugcina, indima yami kwakuwukusebenzisana namanye amalungu esigungu ukuze sibheke izincomo zozakwethu ababezothamela izinyathelo ezilandelayo kanye nokuhlanganisa izinto ezethulwe engqungqutheleni.   

Kuhlala kuthakazelisa ukuzibandakanya ezingxoxweni ezintsha mayelana nezindlela eziningi esithembele ngazo olwandle ukuze sibe nenhlalakahle yomhlaba wonke. Umqondo wokuphepha—kuwo wonke amazinga—wawunguhlaka, futhi uwuhlaka oluthakaselekayo lokongiwa kolwandle.