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Vietnam pledges to join efforts in sustainable development in East Asian Seas
Vietnam pledges to join efforts in sustainable development in East Asian Seas
Vietnam wishes to cooperate with all countries in
the region towards sustainable development in East Asian Seas, Deputy Minister
of Natural Resources and Environment Le Minh Ngan told a
virtual ministerial
forum within the seventh East Asian Seas Congress on December
2.
With the assistance of international organisations, particularly the
Partnerships in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA),
Vietnam has successfully realisde the Sustainable Development Strategy for the
Seas of East Asia (SDS-SEA) by specific actions like replicating the integrated
coastal zone management in coastal localities, and promulgating and
implementing a strategy for integrated coastal zone management to 2020, with a
vision towards 2030.
Vietnam has also issued the Law on Marine and Island Resources and Environment
and made relevant reports towards a blue economy, according to the official.
Ngan affirmed Vietnam’s commitments to further supporting and accelerating the
implementation of the Sustainable Development Strategy for the Seas of East
Asia in the country.
The Deputy Minister and other delegation heads of PEMSEA member countries
signed a ministerial declaration.
With the signing of the Preah Sihanouk Ministerial Declaration, the PEMSEA
member countries endorsed the PEMSEA Roadmap to 2030 as the region’s decadal
strategic guide anchored on the SDS-SEA vision and commitment to blue economy,
aligned with PEMSEA countries’ green recovery plans and programmes, as well as
with key international environmental commitments.
Themed “Advancing our Sustainable Development Agenda: Road to 2030 for Healthy
Ocean, People, and Economies,” the 7th Ministerial Forum was hosted by the
Royal Government of Cambodia through the Ministry of Environment, with support
from the province of Preah Sihanouk, Cambodia and co-organised with PEMSEA.
The 7th Ministerial Forum, which is part of the culminating events of the East Asian
Seas Congress 2021 aims to highlight the progress made by the
EAS region through the PEMSEA partnership on the implementation of the region’s
common framework of action- the SDS-SEA; recognise the impacts as well as the
opportunities to build back stronger and greener from the global pandemic, as
well as other persistent and emerging concerns in the region; and launch the
PEMSEA Roadmap to 2030.
During a plenary session on December 1, the delegates looked into specific
activities within the framework of the PEMSEA./.
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International and local communities need to realise global sustainable development goals and consider the approval of efforts to push forward the sustainable development programmes of central and local governments in regional countries.
Vietnam will expand the integrated management of seas and coastal areas in parallel with other measures in a bid to achieve the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
All countries in region must have to strengthen ocean governance and management at both regional and national levels, within the priorities, objectives and capacities of each country.
We need tp emphasise the critical importance of coming to grips with climate change, including mitigating the production of greenhouse gases, while adapting to and reducing the social, economic and ecological impacts of severe weather events and other natural and manmade hazards.
A regional State of Oceans and Coasts reporting system will be set up to monitor progress, impacts and benefits, and to continually improve planning and management of SDS-SEA implementation.
National coastal and ocean policies will be built and implemented in all PEMSEA partner countries, in line with international environmental and sustainable development commitments and based on best available scientific information.
The Sustainable Development Strategy is a package of applicable principles, relevant existing regional and international action programmes, agreements, and instruments, as well as implementation approaches, for achieving sustainable development of the Seas of East Asia.
The Sustainable Development Strategy is based on a programmatic approach and the consensus reached among the countries and other stakeholders particularly with regard to needs, nature and purpose, basic role and functions, scope of application and essential elements.
Related issues such as deforestation and air pollution are not addressed directly, but the awareness, regional cooperation, and confi dence-building brought about by the implementation of the Strategy will contribute to the solution of such problems within an integrated management framework for sustainable development.
The Strategy recognizes the socioeconomic and political conditions among the countries of the region. Its implementation will enable strategic partners to pool their resources and to work together with a common goal.
For years, we have been leaving environmental issues of national concern to the
sovereign responsibility of the nation and the respective sectors, and those of
transnational issues to international bodies such as the United Nations.
The South China Sea, which lies within the Indo-West Pacifi c marine biogeographic province has long been recognized as the global center of marine shallow-water, tropical biodiversity. It is bordered by China to the north, the Philippines to the east, Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, and Brunei Darussalam to the south, and Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam to the west.
Based on the fundamental principles of international law, solidarity, consensus and non-interference in each other’s internal affairs, the “ASEAN Way” is always preserved, fostered and promoted, creating ASEAN’s values and identity.
Being proactive and responsible while persistently upholding ASEAN principles as the motto, Viet Nam has joined hands with other member states to sail the ASEAN ship through storms, actively adapting and responding to the new situation, firmly maintaining the momentum of regional cooperation and connectivity, affirming ASEAN’s central role and enhancing the Association’s status.
With a proactive, reliable and responsible way of thinking, Viet Nam shall join efforts with other member states to effectively implement initiatives and cooperation agreements, making substantive contributions to solve common problems of ASEAN, and of the region.
Việt Nam always welcomed the efforts of regional and extra-regional countries to contribute to peace, stability, and cooperation in the South China Sea (called East Sea in Việt Nam), and that it was encouraging to see so many committed to a peaceful, prosperous, connected, and rules-based Indo-Pacific.
Việt Nam also expressed profound concerns over a potential arms race following a rapidly heightened level of military activities in the
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