I-Pacific Academy of Sciences iza kuyibiza iNkongolo yokuQala ukususela nge-16 ukuya kwi-18 kaFebruwari 2026, kuphawula indibano ebalulekileyo yesayensi kwiPasifiki kunye nokuqaliswa kwePacific Academy of Sciences' Young Academy, iqonga elitsha lokuxhasa nokwandisa abaphandi abasakhasayo basePasifiki.
Ibanjwe phantsi komxholo othi “Ukusebenzisa Ulwazi lwePasifiki”, le Ngqungquthela iza kuhlanganisa abaphandi, abenzi bomgaqo-nkqubo, abanolwazi lwemveli kunye namaqabane avela kulo lonke iPasifiki nakwihlabathi liphela ukujongana nemingeni ebalulekileyo yesayensi kunye namathuba ophuhliso oluzinzileyo, kunye nokuqinisa intsebenziswano phakathi kwamacandelo ahlukeneyo kunye nokukwazi uphando lwePasifiki.
ICongress iza kuvulwa ngokusesikweni nguHon Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt, iNkulumbuso yaseSamoa. Umsitho wokuvula uza kuquka noMkhosi waseSamoa we-ʻAva, oza kuseka indibano kwinkcubeko yasePacific.
“Le Ngqungquthela imele ukuzibophelela kwisayensi ekhokelwa yiPacific exabisa ubulumko beMveli kunye nophando lwanamhlanje kwaye iqinisekisa ukuba amazwi ePacific abumba ii-ajenda zengingqi nezehlabathi,” utshilo uMongameli wePacific Academy of Sciences uNjingalwazi uTeatulohi Matainaho.
Intetho eyintloko yokuvula iza kunikelwa nguGqr. Saia Ma'u Piukala, uMlawuli weSithili se-WHO kwiNtshona yePasifiki, kulandele ukuqaliswa kwe-Academy ka-2025. Fellows.
UGqr. Piukala ugxininise ukubaluleka kobunkokeli bePacific kwiinkqubo zolwazi kunye nempilo, ingakumbi kuluntu lwasePacific.
“Njengoko isitsho, ‘Akukho nto ilungelayo ngaphandle kwethu’,” utshilo uGqr. Piukala. “Ndingumntwana wasePasifiki nam, ovela eBukumkanini baseTonga, ndiyazi ukuba kubaluleke kangakanani ukuba iinkqubo zempilo zasePasifiki, imigaqo-nkqubo kunye neenkqubo zisekelwe kwinkcubeko yethu yengingqi kunye nokuziphatha, kudityaniswe ulwazi namava akhuliswe ekhaya nakwamanye amazwe ukuze kubekho impembelelo entle kunye neziphumo njengoko sifuna ukufezekisa iMpilo yabo Bonke.”
ICongress iza kuphawula ukuqaliswa kwamanyathelo aliqela aphambili ajolise ekwakheni ubuchule bophando lwexesha elide lwePacific:
“Izizukulwana zethu ezizayo ngenye imini ziya kuba ngabagcini bezinto esizishiyayo. Kubalulekile ukuba ulwazi kunye neembono zabaphandi abasakhasayo basePacific zifakwe kwiinkqubo zethu namhlanje ukuze kuqiniswe amandla ethu kunye nokuqinisekisa ukuba iinkqubo ezikhoyo zivumela abaphandi ukuba baphumelele. Ukusekwa kweYoung Academy kubonelela ngendlela ebalulekileyo kubaphandi basePacific ukuba babandakanyeke ngokunentsingiselo kwisayensi yamazwe ngamazwe,” utshilo uNjingalwazi Matainaho.
Iiklasi eziphambili zabaphandi abasakhasayo, iingxoxo zephaneli kunye neeseshoni zentsebenziswano ziya kuxhasa ngakumbi ukutshintshiselana ngolwazi kunye nentsebenziswano yengingqi.
Kulindeleke ukuba kubekho abathunywa abangaphezu kwama-200 kwiNgqungquthela, kuquka abaphathiswa abavela eSamoa nasePapua New Guinea, amaqabane asekuhlaleni nakwamanye amazwe, izifundiswa eziphambili, abaphandi abasakhasayo kunye nabanini bolwazi lwemveli.
Ukusekwa kwePacific Academy of Sciences kunye neCongress yayo yokuqala kwenzeke ngenxa yenkxaso enkulu yamaqabane abalulekileyo azinikele kubunkokeli besayensi yePacific.
ISebe lezoShishino, iSayensi kunye neZibonelelo likaRhulumente wase-Australia, ngokusebenzisa IBhunga lezeNzululwazi laMazwe ngaMazwe Indawo ekuGxilwe kuyo kwingingqi yeAsia kunye nePasifiki, inike inkxaso esisiseko ekusekweni kwe-Academy, uphuhliso lolawulo, kunye nenkxaso yeCongress.
I-Sasakawa Peace Foundation ixhase ngesisa ukudibana kweCongress kunye nezibonelelo zokuhamba.
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