Indawo okuyiwa kuyo i-Mekong Summit izoqala

Njengengxenye yohlelo lwayo lokusebenza lokuthuthukisa ezokuvakasha eGreater Mekong Subregion (GMS), i-Destination Mekong, ibhodi lesifunda elizimele lezokuvakasha le-GMS, elizinze eCambodia naseSingapore, lizoba nohlelo lwesithathu lweNgqungquthela ye-Destination Mekong ngomhlaka-14- 15 Disemba 2022.

Njengoba uhambo lwamazwe ngamazwe seluqale kabusha ku-GMS nasemhlabeni jikelele, Ingqungquthela Yendawo Ye-Mekong ka-2022 izoba e-Trellion nase-Aquation Parks e-Koh Pich e-Phnom Penh, e-Cambodia, kanye naku-inthanethi, ngaphansi kwendikimba ethi 'Ndawonye - Kuhlakaniphe kakhulu - Kunamandla'.

Idizayinelwe njengohambo lwezinsuku ezimbili lokubungaza ubuhlakani, ukuhlukahluka kanye nokubandakanya, i-DMS yango-2022 izoqoqa izikhulumi ezingama-40, nabameleli abavelele bemikhakha yomphakathi nezimele ababambe iqhaza kwezokuvakasha, ezokuvakasha kanye nokungenisa izihambi esifundeni sase-Mekong: abaqhubi nabanikazi bama-SMEs ezokuvakasha. , osomabhizinisi bezenhlalakahle, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, odokotela, abagqugquzeli, abashintshi, othisha nabafundi, izikhulu eziphezulu, njll.

Uhlelo lweNgqungquthela luhlanganisa izikhathi eziyisishiyagalombili zephaneli enezihloko, ezintathu zazo ziholwa ozakwethu abasekelayo okuhlanganisa:

•             Iseshini ye-World Wildlife Fund for Nature (WWF) ethi ‘Championing the GMS njengendawo yokuvakasha esimeme’, uzakwethu obalulekile we-DMS yango-2022;

•            Ukuvikelwa Kwezingane Ekuhambeni Nezokuvakasha (ECPAT) Kwamazwe Ngamazwe: iseshini ‘Yokuzibophezela komphakathi nokubandakanywa kwezokuvakasha’;

•            Iseshini ye-Beyond Retail Business (BRB) ethi ‘Ukubamba ukubaluleka kwesiko lendawo, ukwazi nokuqamba’.

Amanye amaseshini ephaneli azokhuluma ngezihloko ezahlukahlukene ezifana nokusungula amandla, amabhizinisi aqhubekayo okudla neziphuzo kanye nolwazi, ukumaketha kanye nokwenza uphawu kwama-SME, amabhizinisi omphakathi kanye nokuqalwa kwezokuvakasha, kanye namathuba nezinsongo zokuvuselela ezokuvakasha ku-GMS.

Ekuseni ngosuku lwesibili, 15 December, I-Destination Mekong Summit izonikeza ababambiqhaza bayo ithuba lokuthamela amaseshini okuqeqesha alandelayo nezinkundla zokucobelelana ngolwazi:

•             Ukuqeqeshwa Kweziqondiso Zokuvakasha Njengabashampeni Bezilwane Zasendle kanye Nabamele Izinguquko Ezinhle yi-WWF,

•            Ukubuyiselwa kwezokuvakasha okusimeme ngokuvikelwa kwezingane okugxilwe yi-ECPAT International,

•            Amasu okuxoxa izindaba ngeSikhungo Sokuxhumana Nokufunda Nolwazi,

•             Ukuthuthukisa Uphawu Lwezokuvakasha Nokuvakasha ngo-2023 ngabacebisi be-Trove Tourism Development, kanye

•            Ukumaketha Kwedijithali Kwamabhizinisi Ezokuvakasha nge-Destination Mekong

•            Ukwethulwa kombiko othi ‘Innovate to Compete – Cambodia’s Tourism Insights 2022’ yi-GIZ.

Imicimbi emithathu emikhulu yokuxhumana, okuhlanganisa nokwamukela i-cocktail ngosuku lokuqala kanye nesidlo sasekuseni sokufanisa ibhizinisi kanye nephathi yasengadini ngosuku lwesibili, izonikeza izethameli elinye ithuba lokujabulela ‘amandla okuba ndawonye’ kuyilapho kwakhiwa amabhuloho athembisayo nokuxhumana okujabulisayo. 

Uhlu lwakamuva lwezipikha nezinhlelo lungatholakala lapha.

Isingethwe okokuqala ngefomethi eyingxube, Ingqungquthela Yendawo yaseMekong ihlose:

•             yakha inkundla ehlakaniphile nenethiwekhi ukuze ugqugquzele ukutholakala kokuvakasha okuzinzile kuyo yonke i-GMS;

•             ukukhuthaza ukusebenzisana nokusebenzisana ukuze kumiswe futhi kumakethwe i-GMS njengendawo yokuvakasha ekhangayo, esimeme futhi ebandakanyayo;

•             Ukusiza uhlaka olusha lokwabelana ngolwazi, izisombululo ezisuka emazingeni aphansi, nezindaba ezikhuthazayo ukusiza ukutholwa kanye nokusimama kokutholwa kwezokuvakasha ku-GMS;

•            Ukubonisa izixazululo zeveluengezwe, ezenza imali engenayo, amaphrojekthi nezinhlelo eziklanywe i-Destination Mekong namalungu kanye nozakwethu.

UCatherine Germier-Hamel, oyi-CEO ye-Destination Mekong, ugcizelele ukuthi 'Le DMS ka-2022 iza ngesikhathi esifanele lapho sisenethuba lokubheka izifundo esizifundile eminyakeni embalwa edlule, futhi siqale kabusha, sicabange kabusha, futhi silinganise kabusha ezokuvakasha ukuze ingaba negalelo ngempela ekuthuthukisweni kwendawo okubandakanya wonke umuntu kanye nasekufukuleni amandla esifundeni'. 

'Imboni yezokuvakasha nezokuvakasha igxekwe kakhulu eminyakeni yamuva, ikakhulukazi mayelana nomthelela wayo kwezemvelo, le ngqungquthela isivumela ukudlulisa indima enhle engadlalwa imboni kanye nesidingo sokuthuthukisa ukusimama kwezenhlalo nezomnotho uma ukufeza izinjongo zethu zokusimamisa imvelo' kugcizelele u-Mark Jackson, uSihlalo weBhodi Eliphethe Lendawo i-Destination Mekong.

‘Izivakashi ezinomthwalo wemfanelo ziyingxenye ebalulekile yokongiwa kwezilwane zasendle kanye nokuthuthukiswa kokuziphilisa kwendawo okusimeme. Izilwane zasendle namasiko endawo ziyimpahla eyigugu yemisebenzi yezokuvakasha okudingeka ivikelwe futhi ibuyiselwe’ kusho uTeak Seng, uMqondisi Wezwe we-WWF-Cambodia. ‘I-Cambodia ibusiswe ngezinhlobonhlobo zezinto eziphilayo ezicebile emhlabeni kodwa ukuvakasha okusekelwe emvelweni e-Cambodia akukakafinyeleli ngokugcwele amandla azo okwamanje ngenxa yengqalasizinda elinganiselwe, imikhiqizo yekhwalithi kanye nezinsizakalo,’ kusho uMnu Seng.

‘Ukuhamba emhlabeni wonke kanye nezokuvakasha kuyabuya, kodwa kubalulekile ukuthi singabuyeli ekuziphatheni kwakudala,” kusho uJedsada Taweekan, inhloko yohlelo lwe-WWF-Greater Mekong lwe-Illegal Wildlife Trade. ‘Indlela eya phambili kumele ibe luhlaza futhi isimeme, futhi icabangele nezidingo zezilwane zasendle kanye nemvelo ngaphezu kwezidingo zabahambi. Ngakho-ke, ukusebenzisana nomkhakha wezokuvakasha kanye nokukhuthaza izivakashi ukuba zibe nesipiliyoni esinomthwalo wemfanelo kwezokuvakasha - okungenani ngokuyeka ukudla inyama yezilwane zasendle noma ukuthenga imikhiqizo yezilwane zasendle njengezikhumbuzo - kuyindlela encane kodwa ephumelelayo yokukhuthaza ushintsho oluhle ekuziphatheni kwezivakashi.’

KuGabriela Kühn, Inhloko Yohlelo Lokuvikelwa Kwezingane Ezokuvakasha Nezokuvakasha - i-ECPAT International, 'Ukuzibophezela komphakathi kanye nokubandakanya ukuthuthukiswa kwezokuvakasha kungenzeka kuphela ngokusebenzisa indlela yamalungelo abantu. Izenzo zokubhekana nemithelela emibi emalungelweni ezingane zidinga ukukhuliswa ohulumeni nezinkampani ngokubambisana nezinhlangano zomphakathi. I-Destination Mekong Summit ivumela isenzo esishukumisayo sokwakha ndawonye izindawo ezisimeme zezokuvakasha ezivikela izingane.’