In Vietnam, aquaculture is highly developed, and related practices can be further improved, for example, by reducing the use of antibiotics, minimising pollution and waste discharge into the sea, including wastewater containing microplastics and other pollutants.
PM Pham Minh Chinh called on the international community to act faster, more strongly, and more decisively and to gather joint efforts by countries, regions, and the whole world in preserving and sustainably using the blue ocean.
Indonesian Maritime Affairs and Fisheries Minister Sakti Wahyu Trenggono and UK Ambassador to Indonesia and Timor Leste Dominic Jermey have discussed measures to strengthen cooperation in blue economy development to support marine and fisheries sustainability in their recent meeting.
The launch of the ASEAN Blue Economy Innovation Project to protect marine ecosystems, which are crucial for maintaining the bloc’s environment and economy, took place in Jakarta on May 14.
Phu Yen province plans to develop itself into a blue economy hub in the central coastal region with digital economy, industry-green energy, high-quality tourism and services, high-tech agriculture and maritime transport and logistics as pillars, under the provincial master plan until 2030 with a vision to 2050.
Indonesia wields enormous blue economic potential since the country's seas are home to almost 60% of the world's coral reefs and store abundant gas and fishery resources, said Indonesian Minister of National Development Planning Suharso Monoarfa.
Blue economy has big potential to become a new engine for the development of the Association of Southeast Asia Nations (ASEAN), an Indonesia’s senior official has said.
The governments of Indonesia and the Republic of Korea (RoK) held an annual Joint Commission meeting on March 14 to step up maritime and technological cooperation with discussions regarding climate change mitigation, blue economy, and marine aquaculture technology.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has assigned the Vietnam Administration of Seas and Islands (VASI) to work on building a blue sea economy partnership group to carry out a sustainable development strategy for Vietnam’s maritime economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045.
Indonesian President Joko Widodo has announced that his country will highlight the importance of the blue economy, blue carbon, and also the handling of marine debris during its Presidency of the G20.
The Vietnam Institute of Economics (VIE) on November 16 held a webinar named “Blue economy: Opportunities, challenges and solutions for sustainable development”, aiming to seek ways to develop the sea-based economy, build the blue economy, and ensure harmony between socio-economic development and environmental protection.
Blue economy is a combination of industries from different economic sectors closely linked with the marine environment without clear boundaries, and the development of one industry can have positive or negative impacts on others, said Dao Xuan Lai, head of United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Climate Change and Environment Unit in Vietnam.
The Vietnam Administration of Sea and Islands (VASI) at the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment and the World Bank have jointly held a virtual consultation workshop on the building of a Blue Economy partnership group.
Rear Admiral Tran Thanh Nghiem, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy, attended the 15th ASEAN Navy Chiefs’ Meeting held via videoconference on August 11 under the chair of Commander of the Royal Brunei Navy, First Admiral Dato Seri Pahlawan Spry bin Haji Serudi @ Haji Seruji.
Endowed with a 254-km coastline and an abundance of aquatic resources, the southernmost province of Ca Mau has viewed sea-based economic development as an inexorable trend to help it create breakthroughs in socio-economic development.
The Indonesian Government is focusing efforts on developing its blue economy in accordance with the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), supported by technology, tourism and energy innovations.
Norway is willing to share its experience in boosting the use of clean and renewable energies with Vietnam, particularly Hanoi capital city, Norwegian Ambassador to Vietnam Grete Lochen affirmed when being received by Chairman of the municipal People’s Committee Nguyen Duc Chung on December 6.
