Vietnam’s Sea and Island Week 2015 will take place from June 1-8 inresponse to the United Nations World Oceans Day (June 8), accordingto the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MoNRE).
Various activities will be held across the countries, with main eventsto be hosted by the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, under thetheme of “Blue Ocean, Green Planet.”
Vietnam was among thefirst nine nations responding to the World Ocean Day launched by the UNGeneral Assembly in 2009. The country has been observing the dayannually since then with a Sea and Island Week.
The event aimsto raise public’s awareness of the role and special importance of seasand oceans to human life and sustainable development as well as thecountry’s sea and island sovereignty.
During the Sea andIsland Week this year, the MoNRE and the Quang Ngai provincial People’sCommittee will hold a meeting to celebrate the World Oceans Day andVietnam Sea and Islands Week, a cycling parade and beach cleanupprogrammes, among others. Quang Ngai will also organize a conference topromote investment in the province’s marine economic sectors.
Vietnam has adopted a marine economic development strategy with the goalof raising the proportion of sea-based sectors to 53-55 percent of thenational GDP and 55-60 percent of export revenues by 2020.-VNA
Various activities will be held across the countries, with main eventsto be hosted by the central coastal province of Quang Ngai, under thetheme of “Blue Ocean, Green Planet.”
Vietnam was among thefirst nine nations responding to the World Ocean Day launched by the UNGeneral Assembly in 2009. The country has been observing the dayannually since then with a Sea and Island Week.
The event aimsto raise public’s awareness of the role and special importance of seasand oceans to human life and sustainable development as well as thecountry’s sea and island sovereignty.
During the Sea andIsland Week this year, the MoNRE and the Quang Ngai provincial People’sCommittee will hold a meeting to celebrate the World Oceans Day andVietnam Sea and Islands Week, a cycling parade and beach cleanupprogrammes, among others. Quang Ngai will also organize a conference topromote investment in the province’s marine economic sectors.
Vietnam has adopted a marine economic development strategy with the goalof raising the proportion of sea-based sectors to 53-55 percent of thenational GDP and 55-60 percent of export revenues by 2020.-VNA
