UDkt. Albert Salman, uMongameli weGreen Destinations, unikeze iBarbados indondo ye-Green Destinations Story Award ka-2023 edle umhlanganiso esigabeni se-Environment and Climate ngokuhlonipha ubuholi ekubhekaneni nezinkinga zesimo sezulu kanye nokunciphisa ukungcoliswa kwemfucuza. I-ITB Berlin.
Ukuqokwa kuqhamuke Barbados' isifiso sokuba isiqhingi sokuqala e-Caribbean ukuzuza umgomo wamandla avuselelekayo angu-100% ngo-2030 kanye nomgomo wokungathathi hlangothi kwe-carbon engu-70% ngo-2050. Izinyathelo ezithathwe kuze kube manje zenze i-Barbados ingqophamlando yayo yokuqala kulesi sigaba esihloniphekile, okungukuthi imikhumbi yamabhasi kagesi eCaribbean.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha NezokuThutha Kwamazwe Ngamazwe, u-Ian Gooding-Edghill, wamukele ngokuziqhenya umklomelo eJalimane ngoMashi 7, 2023, ezwakalisa ukubonga ku-Green Destinations.
"Iqiniso lokuthi njengezwe elincane elisathuthuka sikwazile ukunqoba umkhakha ohlanganisa amazwe ayi-100, lisho lukhulu ngokuthi singobani nokuthi sifuna ukuba kuphi."
"UNdunankulu wethu, uMhlonishwa uMia Mottley, ube ngumlandeli womkhondo emazweni omhlaba, emele ikakhulukazi amazwe amancane asathuthukayo ukuze aqinisekise ukuthi asigcini nje ngokwakha ukuqina kodwa futhi sigcizelela ukuqwashisa nomthelela ukuguquka kwesimo sezulu okunawo eBarbados," Kusho uNgqongqoshe uGooding-Edghill.
I-Green Destinations Story Awards ibungaza imizamo ekhuthazayo kakhulu yokuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha esimeme, iphromotha izindawo eziyi-100 njengezibonelo ezikhuthazayo zezinye izindawo, abaqhubi bezokuvakasha, kanye nezivakashi.
UNgqongqoshe Wezokuvakasha ukhulume ngeNqubomgomo Kazwelonke Yamandla Kazwelonke yaseBarbados 2019-2030, echaza izinhloso eziyisi-6 zokuzuza amandla avuselelekayo ayi-100% ngo-2030.
“Imigomo yethu emazingeni kahulumeni isidale ukuthi sibe lapha esikhona namuhla, ngakho-ke ngifuna ukusho ukuthi lo mklomelo ngowabaseBarbadian; lokhu kumayelana neBarbados kanye nobuholi bayo emkhakheni wokuqina nokushintsha kwesimo sezulu,” kwengeza uMnu. Gooding-Edghill.
Phakathi kwezinto ezibaluleke kakhulu ezifeziwe, iBarbados njengamanje inoxhaxha lwamabhasi kagesi angama-49. Njengoba i-Barbados ishintshela ekusetshenzisweni okukhulu kwamandla elanga, cishe u-43% wegridi yesiqhingi isetshenziswa ngamandla elanga, okuyisenzo esimangalisayo ezikhathini eziphakeme nezingezona eziphezulu. Ngaphezulu kwezingu-25,000 zezibani zasemgwaqweni ezibanzi esiqhingini manje zisebenzisa izibani ze-LED ukuze ziqhubeke nokunciphisa i-carbon footprint yase-Barbados.
IMPUMELELO YASEKUSHA
Phambilini, impumelelo yeBarbados kwezokongiwa kwemvelo nokusimama ihlanganise nokuba ngenye yezindawo eziyi-10 ezivezwe ochungechungeni olusha lwamadokhumenti akhiqizwe yiSustainable Travel International kanye neZinc Media. Le filimu igxile ekuboniseni amabhizinisi amancane okuhamba anesibopho kanye nolwazi lwasendaweni.
IsiKhulu esiPhezulu se Inkampani Barbados Tourism Marketing Inc. (BTMI), uJens Thraenhart, uthe:
"Ngo-2022, iBarbados yafakwa ohlwini lwezindawo eziyi-100 eziluhlaza okotshani, okuwukuphela kwendawo okuyiwa kuyo eCaribbean ethole lesi simo."
I-Portugal kanye ne-Philippines zibeke isibili nesithathu esigabeni Sezemvelo kanye Nesimo Sezulu, futhi lo mklomelo uyisinyathelo esithembisayo emzabalazweni we-Barbados wokuba isiqhingi esincane sokuqala esingathathi hlangothi nge-carbon.
