"It's impressive," says marine scientist David Guggenheim, president of Ocean Doctor, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that has projects in Cuba. "Cuba is an unusual country in that they actually respect their scientists, and their climate change policy is science driven."
:frothingfash:: "Those dang caw-miez and their science! Or should i say SOY-IENCE! HYUK HYUK!"
Respecting scientists was just a ploy set up to allow Castro's first born son to maintain the hereditary dictatorship in the guise of being outside the government structure
Based Cuba.
It's a shame that the country has faced several hardships because of yakubian cunning
How do I defect to Cuba so that my labor power goes to a place that actually deserves it?
if you are in the United States, travel from Canada or Mexico into Cuba and then defect when you get there
The real question, will Cuba just...let you do that? Asking for a friend
The Republic of Cuba may concede asylum, in accordance with the law, to those who are persecuted because of their ideals or their fights for national liberation, progressive activities, socialism and peace, democratic rights and its assertions, as well as to those who fight against imperialism, fascism, colonialism, neocolonialism, and any other form of domination, discrimination, or racism.
This is Article 17 of their constitution, but I have no idea how it would actually work in practice. I am also curious if there is an actual answer though
Sounds like if I punch a fascist in the face and get a warrant out for my arrest that might qualify me for asylum :thinking-about-it:
You'd flag at the TSA checkpoint. I wonder if being a PSL member would do it. They were facing SWAT raids here and have been leading pro-choice protests.
They probably would want proof you had a problem with the U.S govt. and I don't think being in a mass-surveillance list works.
That's the ultimate question lol. Getting there is one thing, being allowed to stay and join their society is a completely different one
So you can't just like rent a speed boat, load it up with valuable medical supplies and just fucking full throttle it there? What will they do shoot you with naval guns or something? Like if I was gonna defect I would want to bring as much stuff to help as possible.
What will they do shoot you with naval guns or something?
US coast guard might lol
can you afford a speedboat or a ticket on a tourist visa?
Use a bunch of credit cards and then never pay them back cus you are in Cuba. :think-about-it:
Meanwhile in the US, senators discuss plans for dealing with climate change:
Utah Sen. Mike Lee on Tuesday called babies and families the solution to climate change in response to a Democratic plan to overhaul the economy through the Green New Deal proposal.
“The solution to climate change is not this un-serious resolution that we’re considering this week in the Senate, but rather the serious business of human flourishing,” Lee said. “The solution to so many of our problems, at all times and in all places, is to fall in love, get married and have some kids.”
I hate this shit so much, because I actually agree that people should be able to have more kids, it's like one of the defining features of being a living organism. The oroblem isn't some lack of Christian virtue or modern moral dgneracy though! Everyone is just too fucking poor! Honestly it fucking sucks that there are a huge number of couples that would like to either have a kid, or more kids, who can't because their lives are literally being extracted through exploitation. But God forbid these fucking Christo fascists actually solve a problem, they just want us to make more fucking slaves for them at gun point.
God forbid these fucking Christo fascists actually solve a problem, they just want us to make more fucking slaves for them at gun point.
Well said. I'm Jewish and while there are certainly plenty of assholes like this in my community, I really had a ton of fun meeting people at temple and I have fond memories of Hanukkah. It just makes me sick how people cynically exploit religion as a means to be a giant parasite but walk away as the good guy, then point to a corrupt class of clerics who say your emotional, economic, social vampirism is a-okay.
I feel like Matt Christman would strangle this guy rn for invoking love in such a manner
...And the kid he got married and had was Stalin. Also he gave a basketball to a young Michael Jordan at some point, but the important thing here is you should all get married and raise a Stalin. It is as he said the solution to so many of our problems.
unironically can't wait to see them electrify their fleet of pre-revolution Chevys
A part of me is wondering if I should make the jump to Cuba. The standard of living there is better than where I currently live and its not a Washington puppet like my country is either.
Idk, many things are still missing in Cuba due to the embargo. It's definitely safer than most other Central/North American countries.
But who knows, maybe with this new pink wave and China's BRI things could get better across the continent (Expect in the US and Canada lol).
It's probably safer than Guatemala. Not that that's a very high bar to get over.
See if you can acquire skills or stuff that Cuba needs, like vocational training in manufacturing or something. I'm sure there's a list.
If you get an error try https://www.science.org/content/article/cuba-embarks-100-year-plan-protect-itself-climate-change
Im still having a hard time getting into the article, could some incredibly based comrade possibly copy/paste?
Cuba embarks on a 100-year plan to protect itself from climate change
Nation seeks assistance for project to strengthen coastal defenses and relocate villages
On its deadly run through the Caribbean last September, Hurricane Irma lashed northern Cuba, inundating coastal settlements and scouring away vegetation. The powerful storm dealt Havana only a glancing blow; even so, 10-meter waves pummeled El Malecón, the city's seaside promenade, and ravaged stately but decrepit buildings in the capital's historic district. "There was great destruction," says Dalia Salabarría Fernández, a marine biologist here at the National Center for Protected Areas (CNAP).
As the flood waters receded, she says, "Cuba learned a very important lesson." With thousands of kilometers of low-lying coast and a location right in the path of Caribbean hurricanes, which many believe are intensifying because of climate change, the island nation must act fast to gird against future disasters.
Irma lent new urgency to a plan, called Tarea Vida, or Project Life, adopted last spring by Cuba's Council of Ministers. A decade in the making, the program bans construction of new homes in threatened coastal areas, mandates relocating people from communities doomed by rising sea levels, calls for an overhaul of the country's agricultural system to shift crop production away from saltwater-contaminated areas, and spells out the need to shore up coastal defenses, including by restoring degraded habitat. "The overarching idea," says Salabarría Fernández, "is to increase the resilience of vulnerable communities."
But the cash-strapped government had made little headway. Now, "Irma [has] indicated to everybody that we need to implement Tarea Vida in a much more rapid way," says Orlando Rey Santos, head of the environment division at Cuba's Ministry of Science, Technology, and Environment (CITMA) here, which is spearheading the project. The government aims to spend at least $40 million on Project Life this year, and it has approached overseas donors for help. Italy was the first to respond, pledging $3.4 million to the initiative in November 2017. A team of Cuban experts has just finished drafting a $100 million proposal that the government plans to submit early this year to the Global Climate Fund, an international financing mechanism set up under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Many countries with vulnerable coastlines are contemplating similar measures, and another island nation—the Seychelles— has offered to collaborate on boosting coastal protection in Cuba. But Project Life stands out for taking a long view: It intends to prepare Cuba for climatological impacts over the next century. "It's impressive," says marine scientist David Guggenheim, president of Ocean Doctor, a nonprofit in Washington, D.C., that has projects in Cuba. "Cuba is an unusual country in that they actually respect their scientists, and their climate change policy is science driven."
Rising sea levels pose the most daunting challenge for Cuba. Over the past half-century, CITMA says, average sea levels have risen some 7 centimeters, wiping out low-lying beaches and threatening marsh vegetation, especially along Cuba's southern midsection. The coastal erosion is "already much worse than anyone expected," Salabarría Fernández says. Storms drive the rising seas farther inland, contaminating coastal aquifers and croplands.
Still worse is in store, even in conservative scenarios of sea-level rise, which forecast an 85-centimeter increase by 2100. According to the latest CITMA forecast, seawater incursion will contaminate nearly 24,000 square kilometers of land this century. About 20% of that land could become submerged. "That means several percent of Cuban land will be underwater," says Armando Rodríguez Batista, director of science, technology, and innovation at CITMA.
To shore up the coastlines, Project Life aims to restore mangroves, which constitute about a quarter of Cuba's forest cover. "They are the first line of defense for coastal communities. But so many mangroves are dying now," Salabarría Fernández says. Leaf loss from hurricane-force winds, erosion, spikes in salinity, and nutrient imbalances could all be driving the die-off, she says.
Coral reefs can also buffer storms. A Cuban-U.S. expedition that circumnavigated the island last spring found that many reefs are in excellent health, says Juliett González Méndez, a marine ecologist with CNAP. But at a handful of hot spots, reefs exposed to industrial effluents are ailing, she says. One Project Life target is to squelch runoff and restore those reefs.
Another pressing need is coastal engineering. Topping Cuba's wish list are jetties or other wave-disrupting structures for protecting not only the iconic Malecón, but also beaches and scores of tiny keys frequented by tourists whose spending is a lifeline for many Cubans. Cuba has appealed to the Netherlands to lend its expertise in coastal engineering.
Perhaps the thorniest element of Project Life is a plan to relocate low-lying villages. As the sea invades, "some communities will disappear," Salabarría Fernández says. The first relocations under the initiative took place in October 2017, when some 40 families in Palmarito, a fishing village in central Cuba, were moved inland.
Other communities may not need to pull up stakes for decades. But Cuban social scientists are already fanning out to those ill-fated villages to educate people on climate change and win them over on the eventual need to move. That's an easier sell in the wake of a major hurricane, Rodríguez Batista says. "Irma has helped us with public awareness," he says. "People understand that climate change is happening now."
