Reviewing the Korean Sustainable Development Strategy and Policy in Response to COVID-19
- Author Ahn, SoEun
- Researchers Kim, Dokyun; Lee, Honglim; park, Yunsun; Lee, Jae-hyuck; Lee, Jeongseok; Hong, Hanwoom; Chung, Woo Hyun; Jeon, Baeseok; Jeon, Garam
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Date
2021-12-31
Part 1: Assessment of the Impact of COVID-19 on K-SDGs and Policy Recommendations for Sustainable Development
Ⅰ. Introduction
1. Background and research objectives
o Through the ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’, the United Nations (UN) has established tasks, including 17 policy goals and 169 targets, that civilization must resolve by 2030. It is recommended that each country build its own implementation mechanism, which sets its own policy goals and targets, tailored to its respective national context.
ㅇ South Korea established the ‘National Sustainable Development Goals (K-SDGs)’ in 2018, consisting of 17 policy goals and 122 targets. In 2020, the country prepared the Fourth Basic Plan for Sustainable Development (2021-2040). The K-SDGs were revised and supplemented in consideration of recent changes in conditions.
o This study aims to develop a national K-SDGs strategy by examining factors that threaten sustainable development, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
ㅇ We conducted a review of domestic and foreign literature related to the impact and ripple effect of COVID-19, and evaluated the positive and negative impact of the virus on the National Sustainable Development Goals (K-SDGs) through expert surveys. Based on these results, we derived improvement plans for sustainable development policy tasks for each of the four sectors (economic, social, environmental, and governance) of sustainable development and 17 policy goals.
2. Research content and scope
o First, a literature review was conducted by focusing on reports recently published by international or
Ⅰ. Introduction
1. Background and research objectives
o Through the ‘Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)’, the United Nations (UN) has established tasks, including 17 policy goals and 169 targets, that civilization must resolve by 2030. It is recommended that each country build its own implementation mechanism, which sets its own policy goals and targets, tailored to its respective national context.
ㅇ South Korea established the ‘National Sustainable Development Goals (K-SDGs)’ in 2018, consisting of 17 policy goals and 122 targets. In 2020, the country prepared the Fourth Basic Plan for Sustainable Development (2021-2040). The K-SDGs were revised and supplemented in consideration of recent changes in conditions.
o This study aims to develop a national K-SDGs strategy by examining factors that threaten sustainable development, with a focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.
ㅇ We conducted a review of domestic and foreign literature related to the impact and ripple effect of COVID-19, and evaluated the positive and negative impact of the virus on the National Sustainable Development Goals (K-SDGs) through expert surveys. Based on these results, we derived improvement plans for sustainable development policy tasks for each of the four sectors (economic, social, environmental, and governance) of sustainable development and 17 policy goals.
2. Research content and scope
o First, a literature review was conducted by focusing on reports recently published by international or