Pacific Academy of Sciences adzasonkhanitsa Msonkhano Woyamba kuyambira pa 16 mpaka 18 February 2026, zomwe zikusonyeza msonkhano wofunika kwambiri wa sayansi ku Pacific ndi kukhazikitsidwa kwa Pacific Academy of Sciences' Young Academy, nsanja yatsopano yothandizira ndikukulitsa ofufuza atsopano a Pacific.
Msonkhanowu, womwe ukuchitika pansi pa mutu wakuti “Kugwiritsa Ntchito Chidziwitso cha Pacific”, udzasonkhanitsa ofufuza, opanga mfundo, omwe ali ndi chidziwitso cha anthu ammudzi komanso othandizana nawo ochokera ku Pacific konse komanso padziko lonse lapansi kuti athetse mavuto akuluakulu asayansi ndi mwayi wopititsa patsogolo chitukuko chokhazikika, komanso kulimbitsa mgwirizano pakati pa mayiko osiyanasiyana komanso luso lofufuza za Pacific.
Msonkhanowu udzatsegulidwa mwalamulo ndi Hon Laʻaulialemalietoa Leuatea Polataivao Fosi Schmidt, Nduna Yaikulu ya Samoa. Mwambo wotsegulira udzaphatikizaponso Mwambo wa Samoa wa ʻAva, womwe udzakhazikitse msonkhanowo mu chikhalidwe cha Pacific.
"Nyumba yamalamulo iyi ikuyimira kudzipereka ku sayansi yotsogozedwa ndi Pacific yomwe imayamikira nzeru za anthu akumaloko pamodzi ndi kafukufuku wamakono ndipo ikutsimikizira kuti mawu a Pacific akupanga zolinga zachigawo ndi zapadziko lonse," adatero Pulofesa Teatulohi Matainaho, Purezidenti wa Pacific Academy of Sciences.
Nkhani yotsegulira idzakambidwa ndi Dr Saia Ma'u Piukala, Mtsogoleri wa Chigawo cha WHO ku Western Pacific, kenako ndi kuyambitsa maphunziro a Academy a 2025. Fellows.
Dr Piukala adagogomezera kufunika kwa utsogoleri wa Pacific mu njira zodziwitsira ndi zaumoyo, makamaka kwa anthu am'madera a Pacific.
“Monga mwambi umati, ‘Palibe chomwe chingatichitikire popanda ife’,” anatero Dr. Piukala. “Ine mwana wa ku Pacific, wochokera ku Ufumu wa Tonga, ndikudziwa kufunika koti machitidwe azaumoyo a ku Pacific, mfundo ndi mapulogalamu azikhazikika mu chikhalidwe chathu cha m’deralo ndi makhalidwe athu, kuphatikiza chidziwitso ndi zokumana nazo za m’dziko lathu komanso zapadziko lonse lapansi kuti tikwaniritse zotsatira zabwino pamene tikufuna kukwaniritsa thanzi la onse.”
Msonkhanowu udzakumbukiranso kukhazikitsidwa kwa njira zingapo zofunika zomwe cholinga chake ndi kumanga luso lofufuza za Pacific kwa nthawi yayitali:
"Mibadwo yathu yamtsogolo tsiku lina idzakhala oyang'anira zomwe tidasiya. Ndikofunikira kuti chidziwitso ndi malingaliro a ofufuza atsopano a Pacific akhazikitsidwe m'machitidwe athu lerolino kuti tilimbikitse mphamvu zathu zonse ndikuwonetsetsa kuti machitidwe omwe alipo akuthandiza ofufuza kuti apite patsogolo. Kukhazikitsidwa kwa Young Academy kumapereka njira yofunika kwambiri kuti ofufuza a Pacific azichita nawo sayansi yapadziko lonse lapansi," adatero Pulofesa Matainaho.
Maphunziro apamwamba a ofufuza atsopano, zokambirana za gulu ndi magawo ogwirizana adzathandizira kwambiri kusinthana chidziwitso ndi mgwirizano wa m'madera.
Anthu opitilira 200 akuyembekezeka ku Msonkhano, kuphatikizapo nduna zochokera ku Samoa ndi Papua New Guinea, mabungwe ogwirizana m'madera ndi mayiko ena, akatswiri otsogola, ofufuza atsopano komanso omwe ali ndi chidziwitso cha anthu achikhalidwe.
Kukhazikitsidwa kwa Pacific Academy of Sciences ndi Congress yake yoyamba kwatheka chifukwa cha thandizo lalikulu la ogwirizana nawo odzipereka ku utsogoleri wa sayansi ya Pacific.
Dipatimenti ya Boma la Australia ya Zamalonda, Sayansi ndi Zida, kudzera mu International Science Council Regional Focal Point ya Asia ndi Pacific, yapereka chithandizo choyambira pakukhazikitsidwa kwa Academy, chitukuko cha ulamuliro, komanso chithandizo cha Congress.
Bungwe la Sasakawa Peace Foundation lathandiza kwambiri msonkhano wa Congress komanso ndalama zothandizira maulendo.
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