Language Shouldn't Be a Barrier to Climate Action | Sophia Kianni | TED Countdown

Prevodilac: Brana Vladisavljevic Lektor: Ivana Korom

At just 12 years old,

Kada sam imala samo 12 godina,

I witnessed the devastating impact pollution was having on Iran,

bila sam svedok razarajućeg uticaja zagađenja na Iran,

my parents' home country.

domovinu mojih roditelja.

On one of my summer visits,

Tokom jedne od mojih letnjih poseta,

I witnessed smog so heavy it completely blanketed the air,

videla sam smog tako težak, da je potpuno prekrio vazduh,

obscuring the stars I wanted to trace out of the night sky.

krijući zvezde koje sam htela da nađem na noćnom nebu.

I decided to read more about climate change in Iran,

Odlučila sam da čitam više o klimatskim promenama u Iranu,

and I became increasingly alarmed,

i postajala sam sve više uznemirena,

particularly when I learned the fact that temperatures in the Middle East

posebno kada sam saznala da temperature na Bliskom istoku

were rising more than twice the global average.

rastu više nego dvostruko od globalnog proseka.

Armed with this knowledge, I decided to confront my relatives.

Naoružana ovim znanjem, odlučila sam da se suočim sa rođacima.

But I was shocked when they informed me

Ali bila sam šokirana kada su mi rekli

that they knew almost nothing about climate change.

da ne znaju skoro ništa o klimatskim promenama.

So I began to dig into the lack of climate education in Iran,

Tako sam počela da se bavim nedostatkom klimatskog obrazovanja u Iranu,

and I found a study that read

i otkrila sam studiju po kojoj

only five percent of Iranian students

samo pet odsto iranskih studenata

could properly explain the greenhouse gas effect.

može pravilno da objasni efekat gasova staklene bašte.

As I continued to scour the internet for more information,

Nastavljajući da tražim više informacija na internetu,

I began to connect the dots.

počela sam da povezujem tačkice.

From what I could see,

Koliko sam mogla videti,

there was a severe lack of climate resources

postoji ozbiljan nedostatak klimatskih resursa

available in Farsi, Iran's native language.

na farsiju, što je maternji jezik u Iranu.

Now, I was still determined to educate my relatives,

I dalje sam bila rešena da obrazujem svoje rođake,

so I decided to work with my mom to translate climate resources into Farsi

pa sam odlučila da radim sa mamom da prevedemo klimatske resurse na farsi

so I could teach my aunts and uncles

da bih mogla da podučavam tetke i ujake

about how climate-change-induced disasters were impacting millions of Iranians.

kako katastrofe izazvane klimatskim promenama utiču na milione Iranaca.

As I watched my relatives read my translations,

Dok sam posmatrala rođake kako čitaju moje prevode,

I had never been happier to see fear plastered all over their faces --

nikada nisam bila srećnija što vidim da su im lica sleđena od straha -

(Laughter)

(Smeh)

because reading my translations had succeeded in convincing them

jer je čitanje mojih prevoda uspelo da ih ubedi

that climate change was a real and pressing threat.

da su klimatske promene stvarna i goruća pretnja.

Now, my story is anecdotal.

E sad, moja priča je anegdotska.

But the fact that the vast majority of scientific research

Ali činjenica da je velika većina naučnih istraživanja

is only available in English

dostupna samo na engleskom

is a big problem when it comes to climate change ...

je veliki problem kada se radi o klimatskim promenama...

(Applause)

(Aplauz)

because most people in the world don't speak English.

jer većina ljudi na svetu ne zna engleski.

In fact, 75 percent of them do not speak English at all.

U stvari, njih 75 odsto uopšte ne govori engleski.

Yet, according to a 2012 study on Scopus,

Ipak, prema studiji iz 2012. na Skopusu,

the world's largest database for peer-reviewed journals,

najvećoj svetskoj bazi podataka za časopise sa recenzijama kolega,

80 percent of articles are written entirely in English.

80 odsto članaka je u potpunosti napisano na engleskom.

Even the United Nations' IPCC report,

Čak i izveštaj IPCC Ujedinjenih nacija,

widely regarded as one of the most renowned pieces of climate literature

koji se smatra za jedno od najpoznatih dela klimatske literature

in the world,

u svetu,

is only officially available in the six UN languages:

zvanično je dostupan samo na šest jezika UN:

Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

arapskom, kineskom, engleskom, francuskom, ruskom i španskom.

But these are languages that account for less than half

Ali ovo su jezici koji čine manje od polovine

of the world's speaking population.

govornog stanovništva sveta.

Meaning, the majority of people on our planet

Znači, većina ljudi na našoj planeti

are unable to understand the documents and agreements

ne može da razume dokumenta i sporazume

being issued by the world's highest international political body.

koje izdaje najviše međunarodno političko telo na svetu.

This lack of easily accessible documents and resources

Ovaj manjak lako dostupnih dokumenata i resursa

leads to misinformation and low public interest

dovodi do dezinformacija i niskog interesa javnosti

around tackling issues such as climate change.

za rešavanje problema kao što su klimatske promene.

In fact, just six years ago,

U stvari, pre samo šest godina,

40 percent of adults in the world had never heard of climate change.

40 odsto odraslih u svetu nikada nije čulo za klimatske promene.

Let me repeat that.

Da ponovim.

Two out of five adults had never heard of climate change.

Dvoje od petoro odraslih nikada nije čulo za klimatske promene.

When looking at specific regions where this problem lies,

Kada posmatramo određene oblasti gde postoji ovaj problem,

we can see that multiple studies have found, in Africa,

možemo videti da je više studija otkrilo da, u Africi,

there was a severe lack of climate education and curriculum

postoji ozbiljan manjak klimatskog obrazovanja i nastavnog plana

available in Africa’s Indigenous and local languages.

na afričkim domorodačkim i lokalnim jezicima.

This lack of information only hurts those who need access to it the most.

Ovaj manjak informacija samo šteti onima kojima su najviše potrebne.

In countries such as Japan and the Philippines,

U zemljama kao što su Japan i Filipini,

climate change has worsened typhoons and disrupted agricultural industries.

klimatske promene su pogoršale tajfune i poremetile poljoprivrednu industriju.

In these and the other 10 countries worst impacted by climate change,

U ovim zemljama i ostalih 10 najteže pogođenih klimatskim promenama,

only one, Canada, is a majority English-speaking.

samo jedna, Kanada, je većinski englesko govorno područje.

Languages remain a significant barrier

Jezik ostaje značajna prepreka

to the global transfer of scientific knowledge --

za globalni transfer naučnog znanja -

be it through the press, through schools

bilo da je to kroz štampu, kroz škole

or through political processes.

ili kroz političke procese.

In an effort to close the climate translation gap,

U nastojanju da premostim klimatski prevodilački jaz,

I decided to start Climate Cardinals,

odlučila sam da osnujem Climate Cardinals,

and international youth-led nonprofit

međunarodnu neprofitnu grupu koju vode mladi

working to make climate education more accessible

radeći na tome da klimatsko obrazovanje bude pristupačnije

to those who don't speak English.

onima koji ne govore engleski.

We work with over 8,000 bilingual student volunteers

Radimo sa preko 8.000 dvojezičnih studenata volontera

who translate climate information in exchange for community service hours.

koji prevode klimatske informacije u zamenu za sate društveno korisnog rada.

In just over a year,

Za tek preko godinu dana,

we've translated hundreds of thousands of words of climate information

preveli smo na stotine hiljada reči sa klimatskim informacijama

into over 100 languages,

na preko 100 jezika, uključujući

including Yoruba, Somali, Swahili and Gujarati.

joruba, somali, svahili i gudžarati.

If a ragtag group of teenagers that congregate through social media

Ako gomila tinejdžera koji se okupljaju preko društvenih medija

can do this work,

može da obavi ovaj posao,

imagine the impact that a concentrated effort

zamislite kakav bi uticaj imao koncentrisani napor

by governments, scientists and policymakers would have.

vlada, naučnika i kreatora politike.

Groups of people

Grupe ljudi

that are being disproportionately affected by climate change

koji su nesrazmerno pogođeni klimatskim promenama

deserve to have access to the resources they need

zaslužuju da imaju pristup resursima koji su im potrebni

to make sense of these disasters that are destroying their communities.

da bi shvatili ove katastrofe koje uništavaju njihove zajednice.

(Cheers and applause)

(Klicanje i aplauz)

The more people are informed about the climate crisis,

Što je više ljudi informisano o klimatskoj krizi,

the greater chance we have to coordinate

veće su šanse da koordiniramo

collective efforts in protection of the future of our planet.

kolektivne napore radi zaštite budućnosti naše planete.

Because every single person in the world,

Jer baš svaka osoba na svetu,

every single person in this room,

baš svaka osoba u ovoj prostoriji,

has the power to further climate action.

ima moć da unapredi klimatsku akciju.

So we must engage people from every country,

Zato moramo angažovati ljude iz svake zemlje,

young and old,

mlade i stare,

to join the fight for climate justice.

da se pridruže borbi za klimatsku pravdu.

English cannot be the barrier to entry.

Engleski ne može biti prepreka za ulazak.

Thank you.

Hvala vam.

(Cheers and applause)

(Klicanje i aplauz)