Key tasks for realizing breakthroughs in the National Marine Spatial Planning of Vietnam (2021 - 2030, Vision to 2050)

Abstract

The National Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) of Vietnam for the period 2021 - 2030, with a vision to 2050, has been developed for the first time in Vietnam. It was approved by the National Assembly during its 7^th session (15^th legislature) and promulgated through Resolution No. 139/2024/QH15 dated June 28^th, 2024. The scope of the MSP encompasses coastal areas, islands, archipelagos, marine zones, and the airspace over Vietnam. It represents a framework-level, comprehensive, integrated, cross-sectoral, dynamic, and open plan, which guides and concretizes the Party’s policies and the State's legal framework on the management, exploitation, and use of marine space. It particularly embodies the spirit of Resolution No. 36-NQ/TW dated October 22, 2018, issued at the 8^th Plenary Meeting of the 12^th Central Committee, concerning the Strategy for Sustainable Development of Vietnam's Marine Economy to 2030, with a vision to 2045. The MSP also serves as a concrete expression of the National Master Plan and aligns with the National Land Use Planning.