1) Korea has established a system to support the development and implementation of Local Adaptation Plans (LAPs) at the provincial and municipal levels through the Korean Environment Institute (KEI) and the Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC).
2) The LAPs are 5-year plans that include adaptation strategies and actions for priority sectors like health, disaster management, agriculture, and water management. All 17 provinces have implemented their 2nd LAPs for 2017-2021.
3) KACCC supports LAP development and implementation through guidelines, education, consultation, pilot projects, monitoring, and evaluation. It also developed the Vulnerability Assessment Support Tool to help local governments assess climate risks.
4. ▪ Purpose of Establishment: Korean Environment Institute
Ⅰ. Introduction
- Korea’s leading think tank on environmental policy and environmental impact assessment
(EIA), as a part of the Korea Council of Economic and Social Research Institutes under
the Prime Minster’s Office.
✓ Deliver future-oriented environmental policy research
✓ Provide expert reviews on EIA statements and conduct research to improve EIA procedures and outcomes
✓ Investigate both the adaptation and emission control approaches
✓ Share sustainability vision with coming generations
✓ Promote public awareness and global knowledge-sharing on environmental issues
5. Support for
Development of
National
Adaptation
Master Plan
Support for
Establishment of
Adaptation
Measure for
Public Institutions
Support for
Development of
Local Adaptation
Action Plan
Support for
Establishment of
Adaptation
Measure for
Industry
Management
of Global &
Regional
Environment
Networks
Consult for
Adaptation in
Developing
Countries
Ⅰ. Introduction
▪ Korea Adaptation Center for Climate Change (KACCC)
- KACCC was established in 2009, based on ‘the Ministry of Environment Instruction No. 850’
- The items on the operation of the center was legalized by ‘the Clean Air Conservation Act’
- KACCC closely collaborates with the Ministry of Environment of Korea (MOE)
6. ▪ Local Adaptation Management and Support Team (LAMS) in KACCC
[Functions and Roles]
✓ Development of a ‘pilot project’ and its diffusion based on ‘guidelines and/or instruction’
✓ Monitoring and research on the effect of adaptation plans or projects
✓ Education and consultation for the establishment of an adaptation plan and implementation
✓ Enhancement of the network between the state and local government
✓ Post-Implementation evaluation and performance management considering a feedback loop
Ⅰ. Introduction
- Improvement of adaptive capacity at the local level by supporting planning, monitoring a
evaluation under the vicarious exercise of ‘Ministry of Environment’ authority
- Response to adaptation issues at the local level considering relevant demands and problems
10. ‐ Establishing Entities: Provincial(Metropolitan Cities/Do) and municipal(Si/Gun/Gu) governments
‐ Period / Spatial scale: 5-year / Administrative district
‐ Sector: 7-9 adaptation sectors (Health/Disaster/Agriculture/Forestry/Water Management/Ecology system/Marine serv
‐ Description: Comprehensive measures including directions and strategies with specific action p
the changes by climate change
All of 17 Provinces are now implementing 2 nd LAP(2017-2021) and 226 municipalities a
in the process of establishing the 2 nd LAP depending on instructions and their own provinc
(Article 38 Clause 2 )
Ⅱ . Local Adaptation Plan
▪ Local Adaptation Plan (LAP) in Korea
‐ Legal Basis: ‘Enforcement Decree of Framework Act on Low Carbon, Green Growth’
11. Phase PlanningProcedure Detail
Preparation Designforabasicsystem •Shapingthestakeholders’perceptiononadaptation
•Organizingataskforcespecializedintheplanning
Planning
Investigationonlocal
condition
•Statusandfeaturesincludingtheimpactofclimatechange
•Vulnerabilityandriskassessment
•Prioritizingsectorsbasedonthecomprehensiveanalysis
Goalandstrategy •Settingupavisionandgoalsinthecontextofadaptation
•Developingstrategiesbasedontheprioritizedsectors
Establishmentofactionplans •Developingannualactionplansregardingthesectors
PlanofM&E •LayingthegroundworkforM&E
•ElaboratingtheplanforM&E
▪ Procedure to Establish the LAP
- MOE and KACCC have provided a “Guideline for the Establishment of Local Adaptation Plan”
describing how to set up LAP over 5-year periods
Ⅱ . Local Adaptation Plan
12. Ⅱ . Local Adaptation Plan
▪ Procedure to Establish the LAP
13. Ⅱ . Local Adaptation Plan
▪ Example – 2 nd LAP at the ‘provincial’ level (2017-2021)
✓ Based on the result from the implementation of 1st LAP
✓ Changes in a general status and impact, vulnerability and risk of each province
✓ Needs and concerns from the local government after the completion of the 1st LAP
✓ Revised goals and strategies
[ Main Notes for the 2 nd LAP ]
- All of 17 province governments have established the 2 nd LAP after the completion of the 1 st LA
- The 2 nd LAP is based on the results, outcomes and self-examination of the 1st LAP
14. Ⅱ . Local Adaptation Plan
▪ Example – 2 nd LAP at the ‘municipal’ level (~2018)
- 226 municipalities are preparing the 2 nd LAP after completing the 1 st LAP according to the rel
which makes them establish LAP (5-year period) mandatory
- Meetings, workshops and periodical education programs have been held to understand their n
concerns after the 1 st LAP and explain how to establish 2 nd LAP
15. <Health Vulnerability Assessment Result to heat waves> <Basic Vulnerability Assessment Item list in VESTAP>
Source: Kwan-Young OH et al.(2016)
Ⅱ . Local Adaptation Plan
▪ Vulnerability Assessment Support Tool (VESTAP)
- VESTAP provides climate change vulnerability assessment results on the level of each local
government down to town, township, and district by applying the climate exposure, sensitivity
and adaptability based on the assessment method provided by the IPCC
22. Ⅳ . Monitoring & Evaluation
▪ Implementation Evaluation at the local level
- Encouraging the local government to evaluate the implementation by themselves (Self-Evalua
- Procedure of the implementation evaluation:
※ Development of an Evaluation Plan → Interim Review → Self-Evaluation → Feedback Loop
Setting up
Interim Review
Self-Evaluation
Feedback Loop
✓ Notification of evaluation plan and holding the meeting with stakeholders for the plan
✓ Target management considering the local status comparing to initial goals and schedules
✓ Evaluating the implementation depending on the evaluation plan and meeting with experts
✓ Establishment of the next LAP considering a result of the self-evaluation
23. Ⅳ . Monitoring & Evaluation
▪ Implementation Evaluation at the local level
[Procedure for the Development of an Instruction about Implementation Evaluation]
24. [Health]
Heads of Relevant
Department
[Adaptation Committee of Cheon-an city] [ Scene of the Adaptation Committee ]
Ⅳ . Monitoring & Evaluation
▪ Case of the Implementation Evaluation - Adaptation Committee of ‘Cheon-an’ city
[Function and Role]
- Set of Agenda, Review a draft of the evaluation on each sector and Confirmation
- Self - Evaluation → Meeting with experts → Review by the Adaptation Committee →
Next LAP based on a result of the review
Deputy Mayor
[Disaster]
Heads of Relevant
Department
[Agriculture]
Heads of Relevant
Department
[Forestry]
Heads of Relevant
Department
[Water]
Heads of Relevant
Department
[Eco-System]
Heads of Relevant
Department
…
26. Kwan - Young OH et al. (2016). Development of Web - Based Supporting Tool (VESTAP) for Climate Change Vulnerability Assesment in Lower and
Municipal - Level Local Governments. Journal of the Korean Association of Geographic Information Studies, 19(1), 1 - 11.
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