A Study on the Environmental Status in North Korea and the Development of Inter-Korean Environmental Cooperation
- Author Kang, Taek Goo
- Researchers Chun, Dongjun; Myeong, Soojeong; Koo, Kyung Ah; Lee, Jeongho; Park, Kyoohong; Rhee, Seung-Whee; Chang, Eunmi; Chung, Jongpil
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Date
2021-12-31
Ⅰ. Background and Objectives
1. Rationales and objectives
o Carbon neutrality to tackle climate change is an urgent task and challenge in this era, and the Korean peninsula is not an exception in the global efforts for this initiative.
ㅇ To combat climate crisis, the South Korean government announced the 2050 Carbon Neutral Strategy and finalized its scenario to go neutral and targets for greenhouse gas reduction. North Korean is also known to have a keen interest in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
ㅇ However, assessing environmental conditions in North Korea remains challenging due to lack of information and systematically organized data. In addition, researchers have a different understanding of environmental conditions in North Korea.
ㅇ The establishment of database for environmental status in North Korea should be proceeded on a long-term and consistent basis, separately from the dynamics within and outside the Korean peninsula.
ㅇ Systematic database for North Korea’s environment shall provide basic information for the effective exploration and execution of Inter-Korean cooperation projects going forward, serving as a foundation for sustainable development in a unified Korean peninsula.
ㅇ This is the second-year research of a multi-year project. This research focuses on plans for (1) studies on inter-Korean environmental cooperation and project development, (2) surveys of environmental conditions in North Korea and establishment of environment database, and (3) the creation of environmental research ecosystem and dissemination of progress and results in Nort
1. Rationales and objectives
o Carbon neutrality to tackle climate change is an urgent task and challenge in this era, and the Korean peninsula is not an exception in the global efforts for this initiative.
ㅇ To combat climate crisis, the South Korean government announced the 2050 Carbon Neutral Strategy and finalized its scenario to go neutral and targets for greenhouse gas reduction. North Korean is also known to have a keen interest in mitigating greenhouse gas emissions.
ㅇ However, assessing environmental conditions in North Korea remains challenging due to lack of information and systematically organized data. In addition, researchers have a different understanding of environmental conditions in North Korea.
ㅇ The establishment of database for environmental status in North Korea should be proceeded on a long-term and consistent basis, separately from the dynamics within and outside the Korean peninsula.
ㅇ Systematic database for North Korea’s environment shall provide basic information for the effective exploration and execution of Inter-Korean cooperation projects going forward, serving as a foundation for sustainable development in a unified Korean peninsula.
ㅇ This is the second-year research of a multi-year project. This research focuses on plans for (1) studies on inter-Korean environmental cooperation and project development, (2) surveys of environmental conditions in North Korea and establishment of environment database, and (3) the creation of environmental research ecosystem and dissemination of progress and results in Nort