On April 1st, the KEI Environment Forum on the Unification of Water Management was held at the Koreana Hotel, Seoul. The event was broadcast live on the KEI YouTube channel, KEI Sustainable TV.

 The event began with the opening remarks of Jeyong Yoon, President of KEI and the welcome speech by Heo Jae Young, Co-chair of the National Water Management Committee. Han Jeoung-ae, Minister of Environment of South Korea also attended to deliver a congratulatory message. 
 

Two presentations took place at the event. Lee Joo Heon, Vice-president of the Korea Water Resources Association, gave a presentation on issues and suggestions on technical and institutional challenges in water resources management. Dr. Jong Ho Ahn, Chief Research Fellow of the Division for Integrated Water Management, KEI, presented current political issues and future direction of the unification of water management.

Dr. Jong Ho Ahn

General discussions followed. Various experts participated in to share ideas, including the head of the Water Resources Policy Division, Ministry of Environment, the president of the Korea Federation of Water Science and Engineering Societies, and the executive director of the Daecheong Lake Protection Agency.