Ukhetho luka-2020 kanye noLwandle

Imiphumela yokhetho lwethu lukazwelonke izizwa imnandi kakhulu—kungakhathaliseki ukuthi ubani (abantu) ongenele ukhetho, imiphumela eqinile ibikezela ubunzima bokuhlangabezana nezinselele zezikhathi zethu. Nokho, ngikholwa ukuthi kungaba khona ithemba ngoba sinethuba elihle lokuqhubeka nokuqondisa ubudlelwano bomuntu nolwandle bubheke ekusasa elisimeme nelinobulungiswa kuyo yonke imiphakathi inhlalakahle yayo ehlanganiswe kakhulu nolwandle kanye nekusasa elinobulungiswa. ukuphila ngaphakathi.

Abaningi bethu babenethemba lokuqinisekiswa okucacile kokubaluleka kwesayensi nokubusa komthetho. Besinethemba lokuthi kuzokwenqatshwa izwe lonke lobuzwe obumhlophe, ukucwasa kanye nokucwasa kuwo wonke amazinga ngayo yonke indlela. Besinethemba lokubuyiselwa kwesithunzi, ukuxoxisana nezwe, kanye nezwe elibumbene. Besinethemba lokuthi sizothola ithuba lokuphinde sizibandakanye ekwakheni umphakathi obandakanya wonke umuntu lapho wonke umuntu ezizwa sengathi ungowakhe.

Ozakwethu abaningi bakwamanye amazwe bathumele imiyalezo yethemba lokuthi izokwenzeka into enjalo. Omunye wabhala: “Abantu baseMelika BAPHANILE, banenhliziyo, ingqondo kanye nesikhwama semali, abantu baseMelika babeziqhenya ngale ndima futhi yithi sonke sibabheka ngokumangalisayo. Njengoba iMelika ingasebenzi kahle, ubushiqela buyanda futhi intando yeningi iyancipha futhi siyakudinga ukuthi ubuye…”

Lusho ukuthini ukhetho lwango-2020 olwandle?

Ngeke sasho ukuthi iminyaka emine edlule kwaba ukulahlekelwa okuphelele kolwandle. Kodwa emiphakathini eminingi yasogwini, izingqinamba ababelwe ngazo isikhathi eside futhi kanzima ukuze zizwakale, futhi banqoba, zabuya khona ukuze zizobaphonsela inselelo futhi. Kusukela ekuhlolweni kokuzamazama komhlaba kukawoyela negesi ukuya ekugelezeni kwendle kuye ekuthuthukisweni ngokweqile kuye ekuvinjweni kwezikhwama zepulasitiki, umthwalo wehlela futhi kulabo abathwala izindleko zalolu hlobo lwemisebenzi efitshane kanye nokuphuca umphakathi ifa lethu lensiza yemvelo esabelana ngayo, kuyilapho izinzuzo zinqwabelana. ezinhlanganweni ezikude. Imiphakathi ehlabe umkhosi ngempumelelo mayelana nokuqhakaza kwe-algal eluhlaza okuluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka nama-red tides isalinde isinyathelo esiwujuqu sokuyivimba.

Iminyaka emine edlule yafakazela futhi ukuthi ukucekela phansi okuhle kulula, ikakhulukazi uma isayensi, izinqubo zomthetho kanye nombono womphakathi kushaywa indiva. Iminyaka engu-XNUMX yentuthuko emoyeni, emanzini, nempilo yomphakathi iye yaguguleka kakhulu. Nakuba sizisola ngokulahlekelwa iminyaka emine emzamweni wokubhekana nemithelela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu kanye nokunciphisa ukulimala esikhathini esizayo, siyazi futhi ukuthi kusafanele senze konke esingakwenza. Okufanele sikwenze ukugoqa imikhono yethu, sihlanganise izandla, futhi sisebenzisane ukuze sakhe kabusha izinhlaka zikahulumeni ezizosisiza ukuthi sibhekane nezinselele ezinkulu zesikhathi esizayo.

Ziningi kabi izingqinamba ezisetafuleni—izindawo eziningi lapho amandla ethu okuhola njengesizwe abukelwa phansi ngamabomu. Ulwandle ngeke lube phambili futhi lube phakathi kuzo zonke izingxoxo. Ngaphandle kokunye okuhlukile ngenxa ye-COVID-19, isidingo sokwakha kabusha umnotho, ukwakha kabusha ukwethembela kuhulumeni, futhi kwakhiwe kabusha izinkambiso zokubonisana kwezenhlalo nezamazwe ngamazwe kuhambisana kahle nezinyathelo ezidingekayo zokubuyisela inala olwandle.

Ngasogwini lwaseGulf Coast, eMexico, Cuba, nase-United States, imiphakathi idonsa kanzima ukubhekana nemiphumela yokuqopha umlando walo nyaka weziphepho, njengoba nje ibivele ibhekene nezilwandle ezikhuphukayo, ezifudumalayo kanye nezindawo zokudoba ezishintshashintshayo, futhi ubhubhane. Njengoba besakha kabusha, badinga usizo lwethu ukuze baqinisekise ukuthi imiphakathi yabo iyakwazi ukuqina nokuthi izindawo zokuhlala ezivikelekile njengemihlume, izindunduma zesihlabathi, amaxhaphozi kanye nezimfunda zasolwandle ziyabuyiselwa. Ukubuyisela kuyadingeka kuzo zonke izindawo ezisogwini lwethu, futhi leyo misebenzi idala amathuba emisebenzi futhi ingasiza imboni yokudoba iphinde ikhule, idale imisebenzi eyengeziwe. Futhi imisebenzi ekhokha kahle, yokwakha umphakathi yinto eyodwa esizoyidinga ngempela njengoba sakha kabusha umnotho ngesikhathi sodlame.

Ngomthamo olinganiselwe wobuholi bombuso wase-US, inqubekelaphambili ekongiweni kolwandle kuzodingeka iqhubeke kwenye indawo, ikakhulukazi ezikhungweni zamazwe ngamazwe, kohulumeni bamazwe angaphansi, izikhungo zemfundo, izinhlangano zomphakathi, kanye nezinkampani ezizimele. Umsebenzi omningi usaqhubeka naphezu kwezithiyo zezombangazwe.

Futhi thina ku-The Ocean Foundation sizoqhubeka nokwenza esihlale sikwenza. Nathi sizosinda kunoma yini ezayo, futhi umsebenzi wethu ngeke ushintshe. Futhi ngeke sihlehle ekwenzeni izinto zibe ngcono kuwo wonke umuntu.

• Ukulahlekelwa okungenakubalwa okudalwe ukungalingani, ukungabi nabulungisa, kanye nokucwasa ngokwesakhiwo akukanciphisi– Umphakathi wethu kufanele uqhubeke nomsebenzi wethu wokuthuthukisa ukwehlukahlukana okukhulu, ukulingana, ukufakwa kanye nobulungiswa.
• I-acidification yolwandle ayikashintshi. Kudingeka siqhubeke sisebenzela ekuqondeni, ukukuqapha kanye nokuzivumelanisa nezimo kanye nokunciphisa.
• Umqedazwe womhlaba wonke wokungcoliswa kwepulasitiki awukashintshi. Kudingeka siqhubeke sisebenzela ukuvimbela ukukhiqizwa kwezinto eziyinkimbinkimbi, ezingcolile, nezinobuthi.
• Usongo lokuphazamiseka kwesimo sezulu alushintshile, sidinga ukuqhubeka nokusebenzela ukwakha iziqhingi eziqinile zesimo sezulu, ukubuyisela ukumelana nesimo sezulu esisekelwe emvelweni sotshani basolwandle, imihlume namaxhaphozi anosawoti.
• Ukuphahlazeka komkhumbi okungenzeka kuvuza akukazilungisi. Kudingeka siqhubeke nomsebenzi wethu wokubathola futhi senze isu lokuzivimba zingalimazi imvelo.
• Isidingo sokuthi imboni ezimele ibambe iqhaza ekwenzeni ulwandle lube nempilo futhi lube luningi futhi asishintshile, sidinga ukuqhubeka nomsebenzi wethu no-Rockefeller nabanye ukuze sakhe umnotho osimeme oluhlaza.

Ngamanye amazwi, sisazobeka eqhulwini impilo yolwandle nsuku zonke kunoma yikuphi lapho sisebenza khona. Sizokwenza ingxenye yethu ukunciphisa ukusabalala kwe-COVID-19 futhi sisize izibonelelo zethu kanye nemiphakathi yasogwini ibhekane nemiphumela ngezindlela ezicabangela inhlalakahle yabo yesikhathi eside. Futhi sijabulile ngokuzibandakanya abasha kanye nokusebenzisana kabusha okudala egameni lolwandle lwethu lomhlaba wonke, lapho konke ukuphila kuncike khona.

Olwandle,

UMark J. Spalding
uMongameli

UMark J. Spalding, uMongameli we-The Ocean Foundation uyilungu le-Ocean Studies Board ye-National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (USA). Usebenza kwiKhomishini Yasolwandle yaseSargasso. UMark uyisikhulu esiphezulu esikhungweni seBlue Economy eMiddlebury Institute of International Studies. Futhi, unguMeluleki wePhaneli Yezinga Eliphakeme Lomnotho Wasolwandle Esimeme. Ngaphezu kwalokho, usebenza njengomeluleki we-Rockefeller Climate Solutions Fund (izikhwama zokutshala izimali ezingakaze zibonwe ngaphambili) futhi uyilungu le-Pool of Experts for the UN World Ocean Assessment. Waklama uhlelo lokuqala ngqa lwe-carbon offset, i-SeaGrass Grow. UMark uyingcweti yenqubomgomo nomthetho wezemvelo wamazwe ngamazwe, inqubomgomo nomthetho wezilwandle, kanye nokupha abantu ogwini nolwandle.