INingizimu Afrika yamukela isivumelwano se-COP28 mayelana nezibaso ezimbiwa phansi

INingizimu Afrika isamukele isinqumo esiyingqopha-mlando sokwamukela i-Global Goal on Adaptation engqungqutheleni ye-COP28 e-Dubai Climate ngoLwesithathu. UNgqongqoshe Wezemvelo, Ezamahlathi Nezokudoba, u-Barbara Creecy uthi isivumelwano sinemigomo elinganiselwe ehambisana nesikhathi.

“Isinqumo sibona imikhakha eyahlukene ukuze kuthathwe izinyathelo zokuzijwayeza, sinemigomo elinganisekayo ehambisana nesikhathi. Futhi siyakubona ukubaluleka kokuthola imali eyanele yomphakathi ukuze ivumelane nezimo emazweni athuthukile. Lesi yisinyathelo esikhulu esiya phambili.” Lokhu ngemuva kokuthi amazwe acishe abe ngu-200 egunyaze isimemo sokuqala ngqa sokuthi umhlaba uhlukane nokubasa, okuyimbangela enkulu yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu ngemuva kwenhlekelele yeplanethi.

Ngemuva kwezinsuku eziyi-13 zezingxoxo kanye nobunye ubusuku bokungalali ezweni elakhelwe phezu komcebo kawoyela, ubuholi be-Emirati bengqungquthela ye-COP28 bushaye ihlombe ukukhombisa ukuthi umhlaba usufinyelele ukuvumelana. “Usukumile, wakhombisa ukuguquguquka, wabeka izithakazelo ezifanayo ngaphambi kokuzicabangela wena,” kusho umongameli we-COP28 uSultan Al Jaber, indima yakhe njengenhloko yenkampani kawoyela kazwelonke yase-United Arab Emirates yavusa ukungabaza phakathi kwezazi eziningi zemvelo.

Esitatimendeni, uCreecy uthe ulimi lweGlobal Stocktake, olubona futhi lugcizelela ukuthi imithelela yokushintsha kwesimo sezulu izokwehla kakhulu ekunyukeni kwezinga lokushisa ngo-1.5 degrees uma kuqhathaniswa no-2 degrees. “Kukho konke ukugqugquzela kwethu i-Global Stocktake, iNingizimu Afrika igcizelele ukuthi izifiso zesimo sezulu kufanele zilinganiswe kuzo zonke izindlela zokunciphisa, ukuzivumelanisa nezimo kanye nezindlela zokuyifeza. Siphinde sagcizelela ukuthi ukulingana kanye nezibopho ezifanayo kodwa ezihlukene kanye namakhono ahlukene kufanele kusekele yonke imibuzo emazweni asathuthuka.

“Ngakho-ke, iNingizimu Afrika iyazamukela izinqumo mayelana nokusebenza kweSikhwama Sokulahlekelwa Nokulimala, uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-Just Transition Pathways, Uhlelo Lokusebenza Lokunciphisa kanye Nomgomo Womhlaba Wonke Wokuzijwayeza. “Lezi zinqumo zihambisana nohlaka lwethu lukazwelonke lweJust Transition, ikakhulukazi ukuhlonishwa kwelungelo lezwe lokulandela indlela yalo yokubhekana nesimo sezulu uma kubhekwa intuthuko esimeme nokuqeda ububha,” kusho uCreecy.

“Ngokokuqala ngqa sinolimi oludinga ukuthi sisuke kumafutha ezinsalela ezisetshenziswayo ezinhlelweni zamandla ngendlela enobulungiswa, ehlelekile futhi elinganayo ukuze sifinyelele ku-zero ephelele ngo-2050 ngokuhambisana nesayensi. “I-COP28 yamukele isinqumo, esigqugquzelwa yiNingizimu Afrika, sokuqalisa uhlelo olusha lomsebenzi ezindleleni zoshintsho.

“Isinqumo sigcizelela ukubaluleka kwezezimali, ukuthuthukiswa kobuchwepheshe kanye nokudluliselwa kanye nokusekelwa kokwakhiwa kwamandla ukuze kuzuzwe izinguquko ezinobulungiswa nezilinganayo, ezweni nasemhlabeni jikelele.”