KINGSTON, Jamaica - Waziri wa Utalii wa Jamaica Edmund Bartlett anatazamiwa kushiriki katika kongamano la hali ya juu litakaloandaliwa na Shirika la Umoja wa Mataifa la Utalii Duniani.UNWTO) kuchunguza njia za kuhimiza zaidi mazoea endelevu ya utalii kote ulimwenguni.
Hii ni kama Waziri Bartlett kwa sasa amejiunga na Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire kuhudhuria Mkutano wa 58 wa Tume ya Afrika na Mfumo wa Miaka 10 wa Programu Mkutano wa Utalii Endelevu na Kongamano juu ya Kuharakisha Shift kuelekea Matumizi Endelevu na Sampuli za Uzalishaji (SCP). Mkutano huo utafanyika kutoka Aprili 19 hadi 21, 2016.
Waziri Bartlett, ambaye pia ni mwenyekiti wa Bodi ya Wanachama Washirika wa UNWTO, aliondoka kisiwani Aprili 17. Alieleza kwamba “mkutano huo ni sehemu ya juhudi zinazoendelea kufanywa na shirika UNWTO kuhimiza wanachama wake kuunga mkono msukumo wa kimataifa wa kufanya mabadiliko ya kimsingi katika jinsi mataifa yanavyozalisha na kutumia bidhaa na huduma. Hii ni muhimu katika kukuza maendeleo endelevu kwa ujumla.”
Lengo la kuhakikisha matumizi endelevu na uzalishaji unazingatia utumiaji mzuri wa huduma na bidhaa zinazohusiana kwa njia, ambayo wakati wa kushughulikia mahitaji ya kimsingi na kuwezesha maisha bora hupunguza utumiaji wa maliasili na vifaa vya sumu. Kwa kuongezea inataka kupunguza utoaji wa taka na vichafuzi juu ya mzunguko wa maisha wa huduma au bidhaa ili kuhatarisha mahitaji ya vizazi zaidi.
Waziri Bartlett amepangwa kurudi kisiwa Jumamosi Aprili 23, 2016.
NINI CHA KUONDOA KATIKA MAKALA HII:
- The goal of ensuring sustainable consumption and production focuses on the responsible use of services and related products in a manner, which while addressing basic needs and facilitating a better quality of life minimizes the use of natural resources and toxic materials.
- He outlined that “the conference forms part of ongoing efforts by the UNWTO to encourage its members to support the global drive to make fundamental changes in the way nations produce and consume goods and services.
- Additionally it seeks to reduce the emission of waste and pollutants over the life cycle of the service or product to avoid jeopardizing the needs of further generations.
