Vietnam is a maritime country with more than 3,200 km of coastline, the GDP growth rate of the marine and coastal economy plays an important role in the development of the economy in general. To promote the marine economy, in recent years, research results from national and ministerial-level marine science and technology programs in sea and island management have made many important contributions, being a direct factor promoting the sustainable development of the marine economy.
According to the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, in recent years, many programs and research topics have produced positive results, contributing to serving the marine economy. Typically, the Science and Technology Program on integrated resource management and protection of marine and island environments for the 2016-2020 period has drafted regulations on mechanisms and policies to implement integrated resource management and protection of marine and island environments.
The project has contributed to providing principles, methods, and criteria for integrating basic investigation activities of marine and island resources and environment; establishing coastal protection corridors; classifying island resources... The research results of the program have proposed technologies, methods, and computational models applied in basic investigation, resource control, and protection of marine and island environment; solutions to respond to climate change; overcoming environmental incidents and natural disasters at sea...
In addition, the national key science and technology program for the period 2016-2020 on scientific and technological research serving the management of seas, islands and marine economic development has built a database as well as models and technological solutions for marine economic development. Notable examples include: Models for sustainable development of estuaries and island systems; Technology for exploiting, cultivating and processing biological resources; Engineering solutions to minimize coastal erosion; Technology for forecasting hydrometeorology, environment and marine natural disasters, etc.
Assessments by experts on marine economy show that scientific and technological research has discovered and clarified basic characteristics of natural conditions, natural resources, and marine environment; assessed potentials, and forecasted prospects for sustainable development of the sea and marine economy.
Notably, some results of new research directions have provided arguments and scientific basis for marine planning and the establishment of marine protected areas, contributing to the implementation of a number of international conventions that Vietnam has participated in. Science and technology also contribute positively to the protection of the environment, marine resources, marine nature conservation and the prevention and avoidance of natural disasters; and the protection of marine rights and interests.
A series of marine technology fields are deployed and applied, focusing on industries and fields such as: oil and gas, seafood, maritime, marine construction, coastal engineering, marine surveying and mapping and marine geology, contributing to promoting production, resource exploitation, maintaining security and national defense at sea.
Notably, the research has made positive contributions to the economy and livelihoods of the sea, coastal areas and islands; improved the efficiency of offshore fishing; contributed to environmental protection and aquaculture development; contributed to hunger eradication and poverty reduction, and created products for domestic consumption and export. Scientific and technological research has also made an important contribution to helping localities plan for rational use, achieve socio-economic efficiency, reduce poverty and promote sustainable development related to the marine economy.
Director of the Vietnam Sea and Islands Administration (Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) Nguyen Duc Toan said that despite many positive results, the reality shows that the quality of research is uneven and the effectiveness of application is not high; research activities still lack professionalism, research content is lacking in depth and spread out. Notably, scientific research and technology application have research space and topics concentrated in coastal areas, very limited in deep sea and distant sea areas...
Therefore, marine science and technology need to effectively implement the requirements and goals of the Strategy for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045. Research and application of science and technology need to contribute to basically achieving the criteria for sustainable development of the marine economy; concretizing the viewpoints, goals, major policies, breakthroughs and main solutions for sustainable development of Vietnam's marine economy as stated in the Party's resolutions and the Government's programs and plans.
The science and technology sector as well as the natural resources and environment sector need to open more science and technology tasks in the fields of sea and islands... to promote science and technology to actively contribute to the sustainable development of the marine economy...
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