The fifth East Asian Seas (EAS) Congress 2015, themed “Global Target-Local Benefit: Setting Agenda for Sustainable Development for the Seas of East Asia beyond 2015” will be organised from November 16-21 in the central city of Da Nang.

According to the Administration of Seas and Islands under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, the congress will attract the participation of 700 Vietnamese and foreign delegates.
A series of international conferences and seminars will take place during the framework of the congress.
Besides, the event will include forums of ministers, youth and local government networks, a Senior Government Official Meeting, and a Special Meeting of the EAS Partnership Council.
The congress is considered as a venue for participants to share information and foster partnership, as well as a mechanism for supervising and designing plans for the sustainable development of EAS.
The event will be a chance for Vietnam to affirm its commitment to working with other regional countries to build and remain a peaceful and stable environment in Seas of East Asia, and ensuring sustainable development with green economy and green growth.
In 2014, the Government also approved a strategy for integrated management of Vietnamese coastal zone until 2020 with vision to 2030, covering 24 coastal localities.
The triennial event, co-organised by Partnerships in the Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia and member countries, is a leading international conference on sustainable development and management of coastal and sea areas, focusing on Seas of East Asia.
A series of international conferences and seminars will take place during the framework of the congress.
Besides, the event will include forums of ministers, youth and local government networks, a Senior Government Official Meeting, and a Special Meeting of the EAS Partnership Council.
![]() The fifth East Asian Seas Congress 2015 will be organised from November 16-21 in the central city of Da Nang.
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The event will be a chance for Vietnam to affirm its commitment to working with other regional countries to build and remain a peaceful and stable environment in Seas of East Asia, and ensuring sustainable development with green economy and green growth.
In 2014, the Government also approved a strategy for integrated management of Vietnamese coastal zone until 2020 with vision to 2030, covering 24 coastal localities.
The triennial event, co-organised by Partnerships in the Environmental Management of the Seas of East Asia and member countries, is a leading international conference on sustainable development and management of coastal and sea areas, focusing on Seas of East Asia.
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