Resolution Promulgating Government’s Master Plan and 5-Year Plan for Implementation of Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW Dated October 22, 2018 by 8th Conference of 12th Central Steering Committee of the Communist Party on Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Ocean Economy by 2030, with Visions towards 2045.

This Resolution promulgates the Government’s Master Plan and 5-Year Plan for Implementation of Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW Dated October 22, 2018 by 8th Conference of 12th Central Steering Committee of the Communist Party on Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam’s Ocean Economy by 2030, with Visions towards 2045. The general requirements for the Master Plan and 5-Year Plan for Implementation include: promote innovation and ensure sustainability in development of Vietnam’s ocean economy, build a brand for Vietnam’s oceans; achieve breakthroughs in efficient and appropriate use of territorial waters, coastal areas and islands; ensure feasibility in mobilization and use of resources, as suitable for domestic and international situations; etc.
On sea and ocean governance and coastal zone management, the Document requires: to periodically review, evaluate, amend and supplement policies and laws on sea and islands with priorities being given to completing the legal corridor, renewing and developing green growth model and environmental protection, promoting marine ecological civilisation, improving productivity, quality, international competitiveness and efficiency of public investments of marine and coastal economic sectors. On the development of marine and coastal economy, the Document proposes to invest in developing infrastructure and material and technical foundations of the tourism industry for key localities and focal areas of coastal and island tourism development; to develop the seaport system according to the overall and unified planning on a national scale in order to meet the requirements of industrialisation and modernisation; to continue to search and explore minerals, oil and gas, non-conventional hydrocarbon forms in deep-water sedimentary basins in order to increase mineral and petroleum reserves; to focus on developing aqua-fishing on the sea and along the coast in the direction of modern and high-tech commodity production; etc. In terms of science, technology, marine human resources development, The Document proposes to innovate, create and apply advanced scientific and technological achievements and promote marine scientific and technological researches in association with marine basic investigation; to form centres for scientific research, apply advanced and excellent technologies, including marine biotechnology, space technology in marine monitoring, deep sea exploitation on the basis of inheritance and development of available resources; etc.
On the issues relevant to marine environment, responding to natural disasters, climate change and sea level rise, the Document further proposes: to continue to review, develop and effectively implement projects and tasks under the Key Program for basic investigation of resources and environment of sea and islands; to complete the integration and digitisation of databases on seas and islands of ministries, branches and localities with the national marine database; to invest in upgrading technology infrastructure to ensure the import, update, exploitation and sharing of data for marine information systems and databases of ministries, branches, localities; etc.
On the improvement of people's living standards, building a marine culture and a marine friendly society, the Document requires: to supplement and fully develop socio-economic infrastructure, especially electricity, fresh water, communications, health care and education on the islands; to ensure that people living and working on seas and islands have access to and use quality medical services in order to improve people's health; to build, improve and develop cultural institutions for coastal and marine communities; etc.