Njengoba umhlaba ume kancane ukugubha uSuku Lomhlaba namuhla, iCaribbean Tourism Organisation (i-CTO) iyajabula ukumemezela ukwesekwa kwayo ngezenzo ezenza umehluko.
Akuyona imfihlo ukuthi yona kanye isisekelo sezokuvakasha zaseCaribbean yindawo yethu yemvelo engenakuqhathaniswa; lowo ocebile ngokuhlukahluka kwemvelo, cishe ungangcolisiwe, unama-landscapes aheha izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke umhlaba, futhi axhasa impilo nokuziphilisa. E-Caribbean sinomsebenzi ongcwele wokuvikela lezi zimpahla ngokugcizelela ekwakhiweni nasekwamukelweni kwemikhuba yezokuvakasha esimeme, ngenkathi sabelana ngokuzibophezela ngamagugu ethu emvelo nabahambi abaya osebeni lwethu.
Njengesikhungo sokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha saseCaribbean inhloso yaso: Ukuhola Ezokuvakasha Ezisimeme - Ulwandle Olunye, Izwi Elilodwa, I-One Caribbean, i-CTO ihambisana kakhulu nesidingo sokuhlonipha umhlaba wethu. Kuyinkolelo yethu ukuthi kuzohlale kunokungqubuzana phakathi kwenhlonipho ngeplanethi yethu kanye nesifiso sokuzuza ezintweni zemvelo eziyigugu esinazo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele sazi ukuthi ukucekela phansi iplanethi yethu ngenhloso yokukhula komnotho kuyingozi ekhona ezizukulwaneni zamanje nezizayo.
Kungalesi sizathu-ke i-CTO ilwela ukubeka iCaribbean njengesifunda sezokuvakasha esimeme ngempela - isifunda esiholela ekuphenduleni komhlaba wonke ekuguqukeni kwesimo sezulu ngokuphishekela ukungathathi hlangothi kwekhabhoni, okuphatha ngenkuthalo imithombo yayo yomhlaba, amanzi namandla kagesi futhi isebenzisa ubuchwepheshe obuqhuba ukusebenza kahle kwezinsiza kuwo wonke amaketanga okuhlinzeka ngezokuvakasha. I-CTO izoqhubeka nokuhlinzeka iziphathimandla ezifanele ngamathuluzi nedatha edingekayo ukuze kusebenze izinqubomgomo nezimiso zezokuvakasha ezisebenzela intshisekelo yesifunda, ngenkathi ikhuthaza ukuziphatha okunokwethenjelwa okuvela ezizweni ezinkulu emhlabeni jikelele.
Siyajabula ukuthi uSuku Lomhlaba 2017 ligxile Ukufunda Kwezemvelo Nezulu, njengoba besithuthukisa ifayili lethu le- I-Caribbean Tourism Clotatic Bulletin ngokubambisana nozakwethu eCaribbean Institute for Metrology and Hydrology (CIMH). Lapho usuphothuliwe, le ncwajana izoba ithuluzi eliqondisayo labenzi bezinqubomgomo zezokuvakasha kanye namabhizinisi ukuze baqonde kangcono ukuthi ukuguquguquka kwesimo sezulu kuzokuthinta kanjani ukuziphilisa kwabo, nokuthi bangazivumelanisa kanjani nempumelelo ngenkathi befaka isandla esimweni esingcono sezindaba.
Lapho sifuna ukuvikela iplanethi yethu, enye yezinselelo ezinkulu kakhulu ukucela zonke izakhamizi ukuthi zijoyine lo mzamo. ICaribbean Tourism Organisation, ngochwepheshe bayo abaqeqeshiwe futhi ngokubambisana nabalingani bomhlaba nabesifunda, iyajabula ukunikeza umhlahlandlela nolwazi lokuthi izenzo zanoma yimuphi umuntu zingaba kanjani yingxenye yesisombululo. Usuku oluhle lomhlaba lwango-2017
LOKHO ONGAKUTHATHE KULESI SIHLOKO:
- The Caribbean Tourism Organization, through its trained professionals and in conjunction with global and regional partners, is pleased to provide guidance and information on how the actions of any individual can be an effective part of the solution.
- CTO will also continue to provide the relevant authorities with the tools and data necessary to activate tourism policies and regulations that serve the best interest of the region, while advocating for more responsible behaviour from the larger nations around the world.
- In the Caribbean we have a sacred duty to protect these assets by insisting on the development and adoption of sustainable tourism practices, while responsibly sharing our natural treasures with travellers to our shores.
