Tshering Tobgay: This country isn't just carbon neutral -- it's carbon negative
شيرنغ توبغاي: هذا البلد ليس محايدا للكربون -- إنه سالب للكربون
Acting on his mandate to move Bhutan into the 21st century, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay is transforming his nation -- while maintaining its “Gross National Happiness.” Full bio
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what I'm wearing underneath.
that's unique about my country.
بلدنا.
carbon neutral is also unique,
منفرد أيضا،
to speak about today,
I should set you the context.
in the Himalayas.
we are not Shangri-La.
شانغري-لا.
there are barely 700,000 of us
of the most populated countries on earth,
بلدان العالم كثافة سكانية،
underdeveloped country
is because we've been blessed
have worked tirelessly
environmental sustainability
of good governance.
to development
pronounced that for Bhutan,
than Gross National Product.
الوطني الإجمالي
is driven by GNH,
الاجمالية
that aims to improve the happiness
of the smallest economies in the world.
than two billion dollars.
ملياري دولار.
are worth more --
لهم قيمة أكبر --
free school education,
المواطنين،
are given free college education.
جامعيا مجانيا.
medical treatment, medicines:
resources very carefully,
فائقة،
to the core mission of GNH,
في السعادة الوطنية الاجمالية،
and we must strengthen it.
from undermining our unique culture
حساب ثقافتنا المنفردة
our art and architecture,
our national dress, too.
at the world's biggest pocket.
و الكتب.
is under forest cover.
that a minimum of 60 percent
shall remain under forest cover
used this constitution
didn't want democracy.
الديمقراطية،
in the constitution.
to impeach their kings,
that require all our kings to retire
a king in retirement:
is under forest cover,
a carbon neutral country.
with climate change,
in the world today,
2.2 million tons of carbon dioxide,
الكربون،
more than three times that amount,
أضعاف هذه الكمية،
of carbon dioxide each year.
الكربون سنويا.
of the renewable electricity
التي نصدرها
of carbon dioxide in our neighborhood.
الكربون لدى جيراننا.
enough electricity
of carbon dioxide.
الكربون.
even half our hydropower potential,
الطاقة المائية لدينا
50 million tons of carbon dioxide a year.
الكربون سنويا.
of New York generates in one year.
مدينة نيويورك سنويا.
we are a net carbon sink.
للكربون.
and widespread destruction in our country.
في بلدي وتفشيها.
was caused by one glacier lake.
عن نهر جليدي ذائب.
of its consequences.
one that is landlocked and mountainous,
عن البحر و جبلي،
on our hands doing nothing.
ولا نفعل شيئا
to remain carbon neutral.
للكربون.
arguing with one another
في ما بينها
for causing climate change,
بخصوص التسبب في التغير المناخي،
raised our hands and announced,
carbon neutral for all time,"
for all time to come.
القادمة.
was that governments came round together
هو أن الحكومات تقاربت أكثر
and act together and work together.
والعمل معا.
to the very large,
the greenhouse gas emissions.
on Climate Change
للتغيير المناخي
intended commitments are kept,
بالإلتزامات المعنية سيُساهم في،
to containing global warming
by two degrees,
are feeling warmer than usual,
keep our commitments.
to remain carbon neutral.
to our rural farmers.
في الريف.
they will no longer have to use firewood
لن يحتاجوا إلى استخدام الحطب
of electric vehicles.
the cost of LED lights,
is trying to go paperless.
استخدام الورق.
through Clean Bhutan, a national program,
النظيفة وهو برنامج وطني.
throughout our country
of our carbon neutral strategy.
our country is protected,
them all with one another
ببعضها البعض
to roam throughout our country.
at 250 meters above sea level
فوق سطح البحر
على هذا المنوال.
to prevent poaching, hunting,
العشوائي:
who live in those parks
في هذه المتنزهات،
to live in harmony with Mother Nature.
بالعيش بتناغم مع أمنا الطبيعة.
our small economy won't have the resources
لإقتصادنا الصغير الموارد
to protect our environment.
at least 15 years
all our conservation efforts.
going backwards.
الذي نحتاجه.
can take over on our own fully.
تولي ذلك تماما.
corporations and institutions,
after predetermined conditions are met
can commit without having to worry
الإلتزام دون أن يتخوفوا
supporting an underfunded plan.
of carbon dioxide at stake.
على المحك.
to protect our parks,
متنزهاتنا،
to increase our own funding gradually
تدريجيا
guarantees full funding forever.
إلى الأبد.
is our principle partner in this journey,
الرئيسي في هذه الرحلة،
they are doing in Bhutan
our promise to remain carbon neutral,
محايدين للكربون،
our country pristine,
to tell stories, are we?
one more dream that I have.
أخرى أملكها،
our leadership and our resources,
ومواردنا،
to other countries
في بلدان أخرى
protected areas for all time.
who face the same issues that we face.
تواجه نفس مشاكلنا التي نواجه.
for sustainability,
في معركة الاستدامة.
to invest in them now.
الاستثمار فيها الآن،
الأرض مدى الحياة،
the Bhutan For Life throughout the world?
الحياة ليشمل العالم كله؟
about our planet's future.
to protect our planet together.
كوكبنا معا.
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Tshering Tobgay - Prime Minister of BhutanActing on his mandate to move Bhutan into the 21st century, Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay is transforming his nation -- while maintaining its “Gross National Happiness.”
Why you should listen
Tshering Tobgay went from civil servant to politician to prime minister -- all the while maintaining his star social media profile in one of Asia’s most progressive emerging states. As the second democratically elected Prime Minister of Bhutan, Tobgay continues to emphasize his country’s core value of happiness.
Bhutan's acclaimed "Gross National Happiness" index prioritizes well-being over financial growth. But Tobgay also seeks to solve Bhutan's great challenges: unemployment, poverty, gaps in education and infrastructure. WIth a foundation of optimism, his administration and the country's young democracy hope to become a paragon of stability in the developing world.
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