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Cooperation plan between South-North Korea in the water environment sector

물환경분야 남북한 협력방안

  • Kim, Geonha (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Hannam University)
  • 김건하 (한남대학교 토목환경공학과)
  • Received : 2019.12.25
  • Accepted : 2020.01.15
  • Published : 2020.02.15
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Abstract

With growing expectations for economic cooperation between the two Koreas, there is much interest in participating in the construction of infrastructure in North Korea. In particular, water and sewage infrastructure is the four major social infrastructures in addition to housing, transportation, electricity and telecommunications. North Korea is known to have severe water pollution and ecosystem destruction in major rivers, water pollution and soil pollution in mining areas are serious, and water and sewage infrastructures in cities other than Pyongyang are known to be weak. Preemptive investment in water supply and drainage in North Korea is the foundation for securing the quality of life of the North Korean and is the foundation of public health and industry. It is a leading investment to reduce the cost of unification and is a new growth engine for the water reloded industry. In this study, we proposed a plan to exchange and cooperate in water environment for building water infrastructure of North Korea by examining the data related to water quality, water resources, water disaster, related legal system and human resources exchange situations in North Korea.

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