At the 23rd meeting of the UN Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea (ICP23), with the theme "New Marine Technology: Challenges and Opportunities" recently, the Vietnamese delegation shared a lot of important information.
The Permanent Delegation of Viet Nam to the United Nations affirmed that as the country proposing the theme of this year's conference, Viet Nam understands the importance of innovating, applying and transferring marine technology in support develop sustainable marine economy, minimize impacts of climate change and sea level rise on coastal countries.
Viet Nam highly appreciates the importance of regional and international cooperation in the development and application of marine technologies, the representative of Viet Nam said that countries need to actively promote the development and transfer of marine science and technology under fair and reasonable terms and conditions, consistent with the provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) 1982; calling for the creation of favorable conditions for developing countries to have the opportunity to access current advanced marine technologies with preferential terms.
The Vietnamese representative also mentioned that the application of marine technologies should comply with the provisions of UNCLOS - a comprehensive legal framework governing all activities related to the sea and ocean.
On this occasion, the representative of Viet Nam highlighted Viet Nam's achievements in implementing the National Strategy on Sustainable Development of the Marine Economy to 2030, Vision to 2045 and the National Strategy on Climate Change to 2050, especially the application of marine technology in the fields of oil and gas exploration and production, fishing, shipping, hydro-meteorological forecasting, etc., contributing to support sustainable development Viet Nam's marine economy.
In addition, presenting a report on the current state of marine hydrometeorological monitoring and forecasting technology in Viet Nam, the limitations that need investment to improve the reliability of marine forecasts, professor, Dr. Nguyen Ba Thuy - Deputy Director of the National Center for Hydro-meteorological Forecasting, Viet Nam Meteorological and Hydrological Administrationd Hydrology (MONRE) has also proposed contents to promote international cooperation, thereby creating favorable conditions for developing countries with sea access to new marine technologies, including observation and forecasting technology, contributing to sustainable development of the marine economy.