I-Climate Strong Islands Declaration

Namuhla, i-The Ocean Foundation iyaziqhenya ngokuma nemiphakathi yeziqhingi endleleni yayo yokuzikhethela, ukumelana nesimo sezulu, kanye nezixazululo zendawo. Inkinga yesimo sezulu isivele ilimaza imiphakathi yeziqhingi kulo lonke elase-US nasemhlabeni jikelele. Izehlakalo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, ukukhuphuka kwezilwandle, ukuphazamiseka kwezomnotho, kanye nezinsongo zezempilo ezidalwe noma ezibhebhethekiswe ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu okuqhutshwa abantu kuthinta ngokungafanele le miphakathi, njengoba izinqubomgomo nezinhlelo ezingakhelwanga iziqhingi zihluleka njalo ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zayo. Kungakho siziqhenya ngokusayina Isimemezelo Seziqhingi Eziqinile Zesimo Sezulu nozakwethu abavela emiphakathini yeziqhingi zase-Caribbean, eNyakatho ye-Atlantic, nase-Pacific.

Inkinga yesimo sezulu isivele ibhubhisa imiphakathi yeziqhingi kulo lonke elase-United States nasemhlabeni jikelele. Izehlakalo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu, ukukhuphuka kwezilwandle, ukuphazamiseka kwezomnotho, kanye nezinsongo zezempilo ezidalwe noma ezibhebhethekiswe ukushintsha kwesimo sezulu okuqhutshwa abantu kuthinta ngokungafanele le miphakathi, njengoba izinqubomgomo nezinhlelo ezingakhelwanga iziqhingi zihluleka njalo ukuhlangabezana nezidingo zayo. Ngezimiso zemvelo, ezenhlalo, nezomnotho lapho abantu baseziqhingini bathembele kuzo ngaphansi kokucindezeleka okwandayo, izimo zengqondo ezikhona nezindlela okufanele iziqhingi ezingasebenzi kahle zishintshe. Sifuna isenzo ezingeni lasendaweni, lesifunda, kazwelonke, nelamazwe ngamazwe ukuze sisize imiphakathi yeziqhingi iphendule ngempumelelo esimweni esiphuthumayo sesimo sezulu esibhekene nempucuko yethu.

Imiphakathi yaseziqhingini e-United States nasemhlabeni jikelele iphambili ngokoqobo enkingeni yesimo sezulu, futhi isivele ibhekene nalokhu:

• izimo zesimo sezulu esibi kakhulu kanye nolwandle olukhuphukayo olubeka engcupheni noma olucekela phansi ingqalasizinda ebalulekile, okuhlanganisa amagridi kagesi, izinhlelo zamanzi, izinsiza zokuxhumana ngocingo, imigwaqo namabhuloho, nezinsiza zamachweba;
• ngokuvamile ukunakekelwa kwezempilo okusindwayo nokungenazo izinsizakusebenza, ukudla, imfundo, nezinhlelo zezindlu;
• izinguquko endaweni yasolwandle ezicekela phansi izindawo zokudoba, futhi ezicekela phansi imvelo okuncike kuzo iziqhingi eziningi zokuphila; futhi,
• izinselele ezihambisana nokuhlukaniswa kwabo ngokomzimba futhi, ezimweni eziningi, ukuntuleka kwamandla ezombusazwe.

Imithethonqubo nezinqubomgomo eziklanyelwe ukusebenzela imiphakathi yasezwekazini ngokuvamile azisizi iziqhingi kahle, okuhlanganisa:

• ukulungela izinhlekelele zikahulumeni kanye nezifundazwe, izinhlelo zokusiza, kanye nokuhlenga kabusha nemithetho engaphenduli ngokwanele ezimweni ezibhekene nemiphakathi yaseziqhingini;
• izinqubomgomo zamandla kanye nokutshalwa kwezimali okwandisa ukuncika ezwenikazi ngezindlela ezibizayo neziyingozi;
• izindlela ezijwayelekile zamanzi okuphuza kanye nezinhlelo zamanzi angcolile ezilimaza iziqhingi;
• amazinga ezindlu, amakhodi okwakha, kanye nemithethonqubo yokusetshenziswa komhlaba eyandisa ubungozi bemiphakathi yaseziqhingini; futhi,
• ukuqhubekisela phambili izinhlelo nezinqubomgomo ezandisa ukungavikeleki kokudla.

Imiphakathi yeziqhingi esengozini kakhulu e-United States ayinakwa, inakwa, noma ibandlululwa. Izibonelo zifaka:

• usizo lwangemva kwenhlekelele lwasePuerto Rico kanye ne-US Virgin Islands luvinjwe ipolitiki, ukuhudula izinyawo kwesikhungo, kanye nokuma kwemibono;
• imiphakathi yaseziqhingini emincane noma engayodwa ivamise ukuba nabahlinzeki bezempilo abambalwa kakhulu kanye nezinsizakalo, futhi leyo ekhona ayinayo imali engapheli; futhi,
• ukulahlekelwa izindlu kanye/noma izindlela zokuziphilisa kunomthelela emazingeni aphezulu abantu abaningi abangenamakhaya kanye nokufuduka ngenkani njengoba kuboniswa umphumela weziphepho uKatrina, uMaria, noHarvey.

Ngezinsiza ezanele, imiphakathi yaseziqhingini ibekwe kahle:

• thuthukisa ukutshalwa kwezimali kwezamandla, ezokuxhumana, ezokuthutha, nobunye ubuchwepheshe ukuze ubambe iqhaza ngokuphumelelayo emnothweni wesifunda nowomhlaba;
• ukwabelana ngezinqubo zendawo ezithembisayo ezigxile ekuzinzeni nasekuqiniseni amandla;
• ukuhlola izixazululo ezintsha zokusimama kanye nokunciphisa isimo sezulu nokuzivumelanisa nezimo;
• izixazululo ezisekelwe ngokwemvelo ezithuthukisa ukusimama kogu futhi zinqande ukuguguleka kogu lapho kubhekene nokukhuphuka kwezinga lolwandle kanye neziphepho ezinamandla nezinhlekelele zemvelo;
• imodeli yokuqaliswa ngempumelelo kwendawo Kwezinjongo Zokuthuthukiswa Okusimeme zeNhlangano Yezizwe.

Thina, abasayinayo, sinxusa izikhungo zikahulumeni, izinhlangano eziyisisekelo, izinhlangano, amaqembu ezemvelo, nezinye izinhlangano ukuthi:

• Bona amandla eziqhingi ukuthuthukisa kanye nezindlela eziphelele zokuguqula amandla, ezokuthutha, imfucuza eqinile, ezolimo, ulwandle, nokuphathwa kogu.
• Sekela imizamo yokwenza umnotho waseziqhingini usimame, uzimele, futhi uqine
• Buyekeza izinqubomgomo ezikhona, izinqubo, nezinto eziza kuqala ukuze unqume ukuthi zilimaza noma ziyibeke eceleni imiphakathi yaseziqhingini
• Hlanganyela ngendlela enenhlonipho neyokuhlanganyela nemiphakathi yaseziqhingini ukuze uthuthukise izindlela ezintsha, izinhlelo, namaphrojekthi azisiza ukuba aphendule ngempumelelo enkingeni yesimo sezulu ekhulayo nezinye izinselele zemvelo.
• Khulisa izinga lokuxhaswa ngezimali kanye nokwesekwa kwezobuchwepheshe okutholakala emiphakathini yaseziqhingini njengoba isebenzela ukuguqula izinhlelo ezibalulekile ethembele kuzo
• Ukuqinisekisa ukuthi imiphakathi yaseziqhingini iyakwazi ukubamba iqhaza ngendlela ephusile ekuxhaseni ngezimali nasekwenzeni izinqubomgomo ezithinta ikusasa layo

Buka abasayini be-Climate Strong Islands Declaration lapha.