• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.12 no.3
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• pp.3-20
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• 2013

Recently, impacts and damages of extreme climate change have already affected on worldwide. Thus adaptation and action plan are essential concepts in minimizing the impacts of climate change. In order to introduce climate change adaptation decision-making measure, the need for high-quality and integrated information system within adaptation policy has increased enormously. However, most of adaptation information is based on different sources and various backgrounds. Currently, domestic climate change information is disseminated from about 132 internet sites and most of them are limited to general information of climate change, rather than information that are based on scientific evidence. Also, there are some difficulties in updating new resources. Reliable climate change information is provided from different agencies, which makes users difficult to locate right information they need. As a progress to overcome the limitations of these problems, we carried out a feasibility research on integrated information system for climate change adaptation. For the objectives, our solutions are as follows. First, we analyzed definition of climate change adaptation and climate change adaptation information. Second, we suggested integrating the information system for adaptation and phased implementation plan for establishing integrated information system for climate change. Finally, we verified the establishment of integrated support system based on policy applications of integrated information system. This system will provide an integrated climate change information and be a very useful tool to support the decision making process of effective climate change adaptation policies.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.1 no.2
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• pp.179-188
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• 2010

To cope with various issues in the aspect of climate change adaptation of UNFCCC, Korea began preparing a Five-year National Climate Change Adaptation Plan in 2010 to be implemented from 2011~2015, for the purposes of securing a concrete system to adapt to climate change. Compared with the policies and measurement tools of developed countries, Korea's climate change adaptation capabilities suffers from a number of limitations including insufficiencies of basic information, human resources for research on climate change, and technology in risk and vulnerability assessment. At the same time, Korea maintains superior information technology systems, and comparatively strong climate change adaptation technologies. Recently, with the establishment of the Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change as a specialized research organization in climate change adaptation, Korea has upgraded its ability to adapt to climate change and to provide support to other Asian countries which are vulnerable to climate change. In consideration of the close relation between climate change adaptation policy and technology development with the environmental industry, Korea's pursuit of cooperation and technical support for developing countries in the Asia region can be seen as the commencement of a long term investment for the nation's future. International cooperation on climate change adaptation between countries in the region can build a mutually complementary and integrated partnership in business, research, education, and other areas. Furthermore, Korea can also participate in the exploration of common issues as landmark projects that can attract global interest with developing countries.

• Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
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• v.29 no.1
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• pp.26-36
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• 2020

This study aimed at investigating present research and knowledge-base on climate change adaptation in ecosystem sector and analyzed the current status of basic information on ecosystem that functions as evidence-base of climate change adaptation to deduce the suggestions for the future development for knowledge and information in biodiversity. In this perspective, a questionary survey titled as "the ecological knowledge-base and information needs for climate change adaptation" with the researchers who were engaged with adaptation studies for biodiversity in the ecosystem related-research institutes including national and 17 regional local governments-affiliated agencies in Korea. The results are as follows; current status of utilizing ecological information which supports climate change adaptation strategy, future needs for adaptation knowledge and ecological information, and activation of utilizing ecological information. The majority of respondents (90.7%) replied that the ecological information has high relevance when conducting research on climate change adaptation. However, only half of all respondents (53.2%) agreed with the real viability of current information to the adaptation research. Particularly, urgent priority for researchers was deduced as intensifying knowledge-base and constructing related information on 'ecosystem change from climate change (productivity, community structure, food chain, phenology, range distribution, and number of individuals) with the overall improvement of information contents and its quality. The respondents emphasized with the necessity of conducting field surveys of local ecosystem and constructing ecosystem inventories, advancing monitoring designs for climate change in ecosystem, and case studies for regional ecosystem changes with the guidance or guidelines for monitoring ecosystem change to enhance the quality of adaptation research and produce related information. In terms of activation for ecological information usage, national and local adaptation network should be working based on the integrated ecological platform necessary to support exchanges of knowledge and information and to expand ecosystem types in time and spatial dimension.

• Proceedings of the Korean Society of Disaster Information Conference
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• 2017.11a
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• pp.319-322
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• 2017

전 세계적으로 기후변화는 계속 진행되고 있으며, 극심한 기상변화로 인한 재난이 곳곳에서 발생하면서 기후변화에 대한 우려가 심화되는 동시에 이에 대한 연구의 필요성 역시 커졌다. 기후변화의 심각성에 대한 객관적인 자료와 연구결과는 매번 전 세계인의 이목을 받고 있다. 과거, 기후변화로 인한 재앙에 대한 우려가 생태계 파괴, 일부 동물들의 멸종과 같은 환경 문제에 그친 반면, 최근에는 전 세계 주요 도시에서 주기적으로 발생하는 대형 자연 재난이 기후변화로 인한 결과임을 인식하게 되었으며 기후변화로 인한 재난이 우리 생활권 내에 진입하면서 기후변화 문제가 생존과 안전 문제로 재인식 되었다. 우리나라 역시 매년 주기적으로 겪었던 풍수해 재난이 점차 대형화되는 것은 물론 기후변화로 인해 폭염과 가뭄이 빈번하게 발생하게 되어 경제적, 인명 피해가 꾸준히 발생하고 있다. 이에 2008년 이후 기후변화와 그로인해 발생하는 재난을 효과적으로 관리할 수 있는 체계 및 정책에 대한 필요성이 대두되면서 관련 체계와 법, 정책 수립이 적극적으로 이루어졌다. 본 논문에서는 기후변화로 인해 주기적으로 겪고 있는 국내 재난에 대해 파악하고 기후변화 적응 정책과 연구의 현황, 한계에 대해 연구하였다. 국내 재난 유형이 지역별로 다소 차이가 있음을 전제하여 재난 유형 파악 지역을 서울로 한정하였으며, 기타 시 도별 연구는 향후 연구과제로 제안하고 있다. 우선 기후변화로 인해 발생하는 서울 도심 내 재난 양상을 살펴보고 그 양상과 기후변화와의 연관성을 밝히기 위해 노력하였다.

• Journal of Climate Change Research
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• v.5 no.2
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• pp.139-151
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• 2014

It is increasingly supported by scientific evidence that greenhouse gas caused by human activities is changing the global climate. In particular, the changing climate has affected human health, directly or indirectly, and its adverse impacts are estimated to increase in the future. In response, many countries have established and implemented a variety of mitigation and adaptation measures. However, it is significant to note that climate change will continue over the next few centuries and its impacts on human health should be tackled urgently. The purpose of this paper is to examine domestic policies and research in health sector in adaptation to climate change. It further aims to recommend future research directions for enhanced response to climate change in public health sector, by reviewing a series of adaptation policies in the selected countries and taking into account the general features of health adaptation policies. In this regard, this study first evaluates the current adaptation policies in public health sector by examining the National Climate Change Adaptation Master Plan(2011~2015) and Comprehensive Plan for Environment and Health(2011~2020) and reviewing research to date of the government and relevant institutions. For the literature review, two information service systems are used: namely, the National Science and Technology Information Service(NTIS) and the Policy Research Information Service & Management(PRISM). Secondly, a series of foreign adaptation policies are selected based on the global research priorities set by WHO (2009) and reviewed in order to draw implications for domestic research. Finally, the barriers or constraints in establishing and implementing health adaptation policies are analyzed qualitatively, considering the general characteristics of adaptation in the health sector to climate change, which include uncertainty, finance, technology, institutions, and public awareness. This study provides four major recommendations: to mainstream health sector in the field of adaptation policy and research; to integrate cross-sectoral adaptation measures with an aim to the improvement of health and well-being of the society; to enhance the adaptation measures based on evidence and cost-effectiveness analysis; and to facilitate systemization in health adaptation through setting the key players and the agenda.

• Journal of Environmental Policy
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• v.12 no.4
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• pp.23-44
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• 2013

Climate change affects human and natural environment. Many countries, including Korea, are trying to develop climate change adaptation strategies to minimize adverse impacts of climate change. To deal with climate change efficiently, decisions have to be made among many options. The objectives of this paper is to analyzes methodologies for prioritizing climate change adaptation measures. Each methodology has strength and weakness and information requirements are differ. We find multi-criteria analysis is one of useful tools considering current level of understanding on climate change adaptation. We suggest climate change risks(timing, likelihood, intensity of climate change impacts), feasibility of policy (equity, main-streaming, democracy), effectiveness (economic effectiveness, co-benefits, propagation effects) of adaptation measures as main evaluation criteria of prioritization.

• Proceedings of the Korea Water Resources Association Conference
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• 2012.05a
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• pp.94-94
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• 2012

기후변화 대응은 온실가스 배출의 감축 및 흡수원을 확대하는 완화(mitigation)와 기후변화로 인한 영향과 취약성을 평가하여 피해를 최소화하는 적응(adaptation)이 상호 균형을 이루어야 한다. 지금까지 우리나라를 포함한 국제사회는 대부분 완화를 위해 노력해 왔지만 최근에 들어 완화만으로는 기후변화의 영향을 회피하기 어렵다는 사실이 인식되면서 적응 연구가 다양하게 이루어지고 있다. 이러한 상황 가운데 적응 계획의 실현화를 위해서 기후변화의 불확실성을 고려한 의사 결정에 관한 연구가 반드시 뒷받침 되어야 한다. 기존의 일반적인 의사결정은 다양한 미래 시나리오들 하에 가장 높은 효용을 가져오는 최적(Optimal)의 대안을 채택하는 고전적 결정분석(Classical Decision Analysis)의 프레임을 사용하였다. 그러나 기후변화로 인해 미래 기후 예측 시나리오의 불확실성이 증대되면서 최근에는 최적의 대안을 선정하는 것에 대한 의문이 제기되며 새로운 기법에 대한 연구가 이루어지고 있다. 본 연구는 기후변화의 불확실성을 고려하기 위한 새로운 의사결정 기법인 로버스트 의사결정(Robust Decision Making, RDM)을 실제유역의 적용을 통해 제안하고자 한다. 로버스트 의사결정은 RAND에서 개발한 것으로 최적의 대안을 채택하는 것 대신 모든 가능한 시나리오 가운데 가장 안정적인 전략을 채택한다는 것에서 기존의 의사결정 체계와 차이가 있다. 연구의 적용은 안동-임하댐 유역을 대상으로 온실 가스 배출 시나리오 A1B, A2, B1시나리오에 대해 15개의 GCMs에서 산출된 기후자료를 기반으로 기후변화의 시나리오를 작성하였으며, 다양한 측면의 대안을 설정하여 용수공급량을 평가하였다. 연구의 결과로 산정될 각 대안 별 안정적인 정도와 취약한 시나리오에 대한 정보는 기후변화의 불확실성을 전제한 의사결정을 할 때 로버스트 의사결정이 갖는 장점이 될 수 있다.

• Journal of Korea Spatial Information System Society
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• v.11 no.3
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• pp.63-69
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• 2009

Climate change has influenced on various sectors including ecosystem, water resource, natural hazards and health and so on. Thus, it is essential to more accurately assess climate change impact and prepare adaptation strategy. However, it is difficult to assess for climate change impact on various sectors with integrated form due to various data format by sectors. In this study, we prepared criteria and indicators for assessing climate change impact and integrated GIS based data which in correspond to indicators based on spatio-temporal information using GIS. Finally we suggest a guideline to assess vulnerability of each sectors to climate change based on integrated spatio-temporal information.

• Water for future
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.40-47
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• 2014

기후변화-수자원 적응과제들의 성공적인 수행과 결과물의 활용을 위해서는 안전행정부, 환경부, 농림축산식품부 등 물관련 정부부처간의 긴밀한 협조체계가 이루어져야 할 것이다. 이를 위해서는 (1)안전행정부의 재난관련 방재패러다임 전환 및 위기관리 체계강화를 위한 추진과제(자연재해 지자체 방재시스템), (2)환경부의 기후변화에 따른 물환경관리 대책 추진과제(비점오염, 수질, 수생태, 습지), (3)농림축산식품부의 농업수자원 및 산림자원 확보 추진과제(농업용수, 산림재해) 등의 진행상황 및 결과의 공유체계 및 공동활용을 위한 채널구축이 필요하다. 포럼에서의 의견으로서, 타분야 특히 산업일선에서는 이미 기후변화에 따른 적응정책과 더불어 관련기술의 개발이 진행되어 우리 수자원분야는 많이 늦은 감이 있다는 지적, 그리고 제시된 기획과제 중에서 제4세부과제인 수자원의 가치를 평가하는 기술개발이 매우 중요하다는 언급이 많았다. 이에 저자들은 수자원의 가치를 높이기 위해서는 농업 그리고 에너지 분야의 전문가들과의 협력연구(Water-Food-Energy Nexus)를 통하여 세 분야의 통계기반, 정보공유, 융합가치 등의 제반연구는 매우 중요한 미래과제라고 강조하였다.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies
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• v.19 no.1
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• pp.1-11
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• 2016

Climate change is the issue that attracts the most attention in the field of environment, as well as the most challenging task faced by the human race. There are various ways to resolve this issue. South Korea has established the primary and secondary national climate change adaptation plans at the national level, and is making it compulsory for each local government (lower and municipal-level) to establish climate change adaptation plans. Climate change vulnerability assessment plays an essential role in establishing climate change adaptation action plans. However, vulnerability assessment has a difficulty performing individual assessments since the results are produced through complex calculations of multiple impact factors. Accordingly, this study developed a web-based supporting tool(VESTAP) for climate change vulnerability assesment that can be used by lower and municipal-level local governments. The VESTAP consists of impact DB and vulnerability assessment and display tool. The index DB includes total 455 impacts of future climate data simulated with RCP (Representative Concentration Pathways) 4.5 and 8.5, atmospheric environment data, other humanities and social statistics, and metadata. The display tool has maximized convenience by providing various analytical functions such as spatial distribution, bias and schematization of each vulnerability assessment result. A pilot test of health vulnerability assessment by particulate matters in Sejong Metropolitan Autonomous City was performed using the VESTAP, and Bukang-myeon showed the highest vulnerability. By using the developed tool, each local government is expected to be able to establish climate change adaptation action plans more easily and conveniently based on scientific evidence.