This document provides an overview of a climate change training program taking place from September 2-6, 2013 in Seoul, Korea. The program will bring together manager-level officials from various cities to discuss climate change challenges, share best practices, and learn from Seoul's policies and initiatives. The schedule includes lectures, group discussions, site visits and a certificate ceremony. Participants will stay at the Seoul Palace Hotel and transportation will be provided between the hotel and training venues.

1. Climate Change
Training Program Guide
September 2-6, 2013 at SHRDC in Seoul, Korea
May 2013
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2. Contents
1. Program Overview
1-1)
1-2)
1-3)
1-4)
Agenda
Schedule
Facilitators & Lecturers
Site Visits
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2.Participant Information
2-1) Participant List
2-2) Accommodation & Meals
2-3) Transportation
2-4) Useful Information
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3. Appendix
3-1) Seoul Human Resource Development Center
3-2) Metropolis
3-3) Seoul Metropolitan Government
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3. 1. Program Overview
1. Program Overview
1-1)
1-2)
1-3)
1-4)
Agenda
Schedule
Facilitators & Lecturers
Site Visits
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4. 1-1) Program Agenda
■ Introduction
• The program offers managerial-level public officials of Metropolis member
cities a unique opportunity not only to learn Seoul’s best practice regarding
climate change but also to practice knowledge transfer through “Action
Learning” sessions.
Date
Venue
Participants
Qualification
• 8 Days, 1-8(SUN) September, 2013
(※inclusive of arrival and departure dates)
• Seoul Human Resource Development Center(SHRDC) of
Seoul Metropolitan Government(SMG)
• Managerial-level public officials in charge of climate change
or related field recommended by the head of a local government
• Officials admissible to Korea
• Officials with no experience in organized by SHRDC
■ Purpose
• To provide participants with comprehensive explanations and best practices of
Seoul’s climate change policy and in-depth discussion of specific climate change
challenge and cases of the respective participants through the “Action
Learning” methodology.
• To ensure strong cooperative relations between Seoul and Metropolis member
cities in the field of climate change by sharing and transferring knowledge,
technology and information.
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5. 1-1) Program Agenda
■ Curriculum & Structure
• The program is comprised of 4 modules.
Module 1 will give general ideas and challenges against major metropolises.
In Module 2, two facilitators will engage participants in exchanging cases as
well as group discussions and team learning through the “Action Learning”
methodology
• Following 3 days, through Module 3 & 4, based on Kolb’s Learning Cycle,
participants will have opportunities to learn best practices of Seoul’s climate
change policy by categories such as renewable energy and to experience
related sites and fields. Module 3 will be the case study of Seoul’s best policy
both in climate change adaptation and mitigation. In Module 4, there will be
site visits or field trips of cases introduced in Module 3.
Action
Learning
Cycle
Action Learning Cycle for Module 2
Kolb’s Learning Cycle for Module 3 & 4
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6. 1-2) Program Schedule
■ Program Schedule
Date
Time
2 Sept 13
Mon
3 Sept 13
Tue
4 Sept 13
Wed
5 Sept 13
Thur
Module 3
Case Study
Module 3
Case Study
(CASE I)
Environmental
policy of
Seoul
(CASE II)
Solid Waste
Management
Policy
Assistant
Mayor
Dr.Lim
Dr.KY Yoo
Seoul
Institute
Lunch
Lunch
Transfer
Transfer
6 Sept 13
Fri
Departing
Hotel
Opening
Ceremony
& Orientation
9:30
~
11:30
Module 1
Lecture 1
Global Climate
Change &
Challenges for
Metropolises
Module 2
Participants'
Presentation
7 Cities
Cases
Module 4
Study Visit 6
Seoul
Climate
Energy
Research
Center
Ms. Maryke
van Staden
ICLEI
11:30~13:30
13:30
~
15:30
Lunch
Module 1
Lecture 2&3
Climate Change
Adaptation
& Mitigation
Green Climate
City Methodology
Ms. Maryke
van Staden
ICLEI
15:30
~
17:30
Module 2
Lecture 4
Sharing
challenges
and
best practice of
Seoul
Dr.WS Kim
Seoul
Institute
Lunch
Module 2
Action
Learning
&
Group
Discussion
Module 4
Study Visit
1&2
Resource
Recycle
Center &
World Cup
Park
Module 4
Study Visit 4
Cheonggye
-cheon
Museum
Module 2
Wrap-up
&
Group
Presentation
ICLEI
&
Seoul
Institute
Farewell
Luncheon
Overall
Wrap-up
&
Action Plan
Closing
Ceremony
Module 4
Study Visit 3
Han River
Cruise
Module 4
Study Visit 5
Namsan
Traditional
Theatre
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7. 1-3) Facilitators & Lecturers
■ Facilitators
van Staden, Maryke
Senior Manager,
Low-Carbon City Agenda,
ICLEI World Secretariat,
Bonn, Germany
Maryke is a South African based at the ICLEI World Secretariat in Bonn,
Germany. She coordinates the global low-carbon strategy for ICLEI, working
with all Regional and Country Offices around the globe. This includes rolling
out the new GreenClimateCities initiative, a methodology and campaign for
local governments - based on 20 years of ICLEI experience with local climate
action through the Cities for Climate Protection (CCP) Campaign.
She manages the Low-carbon Team at the World Secretariat and oversees
international projects and initiatives on climate change and sustainable energy
at local community level. Maryke is a Member of the Trans-disciplinary Board
(TAB) for JPI Climate. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Venice
(UIAV), Italy, and regularly contributes to the Local Government Section of the
REN 21 Global Status Report and other publications.
Dr. WoonSoo Kim
Senior Research Fellow
Research Center of Clean Sky Seoul
Seoul Institute
Seoul, Korea
The Seoul Institute (SI) is a non-profit and independent research organization
established and supported by Seoul Metropolitan Government. The main task
of SI is to contribute to the development of urban policies and administration
for Seoul, through systematic surveys and studies on various problems arising
from the enlarged urban fields in the Seoul Metropolitan City.
As a senior research fellow of SI, Dr.Kim worked as Director of Department of
Urban Environment, Director of Research Center of Cheonggye Stream
Restoration.
He graduated Graduate School of Environmental Studies of Seoul National
University. He studied at Ohio State University, Columbus, OHIO for his Ph.D
of Urban and Regional Planning (Environmental Planning and Management)
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8. 1-3) Facilitators & Lecturers
■ Lecturers
Dr. O.K. Lim
Assistant Mayor
Seoul Metropolitan Government
Head of Climate & Environment Headquarters
The Climate & Environment Headquarters of the Seoul Metropolitan Government
works on a variety of initiatives in response to climate change—the world’s most
challenging issue at the moment—to make Seoul the global capital of climate and
environment, develop a healthy and pleasant living environment and pursue longterm sustainable urban development.
Assistant Mayor Lim will introduce One Less Nuclear Power Plant:
An Energy Initiative for the Future Generation.
The “One Less Nuclear Power Plant” initiative illustrates the aim of Seoul
Metropolitan Government to leave a healthier and safer city for future generations
by enhancing energy self-supply from new and renewable resources like solar
power, taking on the challenge of saving energy in a city with high energy
consumption, and cutting greenhouse gas emissions which are the main culprit of
global warming.
Dr. K.Y. Yoo
Senior Research Fellow
Seoul Institute
Korean Environmental Protection Agency(KEPA) issued the Guideline for the
3rd Waste Management Plan to local governments in September, 2010.
The Guideline asked the plan to define achievement of waste management
during the 2nd plan, natural, humanistic and economical phenomena influencing on
waste treatment and outline, prediction of influential factors, waste management
indexes, detail projects and fiscal policies in the 3rd plan
Dr. Yoo will introduce Seoul Waste Management Plan established in early 2012.
which is basic frame of Waste Management in Seoul from 2012 to 2021 in
relation to climate change mitigation policy
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9. 1-4) Site Visits
■ Site Visits
Cheonggye stream
Before
After
Cheonggyecheon Restoration Project, a two-year restoration process that played
a pivotal role in Seoul's future vision of an environment-friendly urban space.
Visit to Cheonggye stream and museum will offer participants the chance to learn
about the stream's turbulent history, from being buried underground to being
restored. The stream helps to cool down the temperature on the nearby
areas by 3.6 degrees centigrade.
World Cup Park
Before
After
Built on May 1st, 2002, the World Cup Park was once a 15-year-old landfill
that held over 92 million tons of garbage. It took 6 years to stabilize the waste
(measures were taken to prevent the garbage runoff from contaminating the
environment) and an additional year to build the actual park itself.
The park is located near the Seoul World Cup stadium, and is made up of five
smaller parks including the Pyeonghwa 'Peace' Park, Haneul 'Sky' Park, and
Noeul 'Sunset' Park. The park takes up a 1.05 million-pyeong area.
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10. 1-4) Site Visits
■ Site Visits
Mapo Resource Recycle Center
Nanjido Island is located in the outskirts of Han River, and acted as a landfill from
1978 until 1992. After its closure in 1993, through ecological restoration, the
landfill became city parks, such as World Cup park, Haneul Park and
Nanjihangang Park, receiving massive interest from citizen’s of Seoul.
Mapo Resource Recovery Facility, which is located to the side of the parks, is a
state-of-the-art high technology incineration plant emitting pollution-free gas and
providing regional heating acquired during the process for the local 20,000
residents.
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11. 2.Participant Information
2.Participant Information
2-1) Participant List
2-2) Accommodation & Meals
2-3) Transportation
2-4) Useful Information
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12. 2-1) Participant List
■ Participant List and Group for Action Learning
No
City
1
Jakarta
2
Guang
dong
China
3
Wuhan
China
4
Jakarta
5 Shanghai
Country Last Name
First Name
Sex
Organization
Bayangkara
M
Jakarta Environmental
Management Board
Group 1
Pei
Yuanyuan
F
Bureau of Environmental
Protection
of Guangzhou
Group 2
Zhang
Cuirong
F
Wuhan Meteorological
Administration
Group 2
F
Department of Spatial
Environmental
of South Jakarta
Government
Group 2
Indonesia Rahmat
Indonesia
Ratih
Primadian
China
Wang
Xixi
6 Bangkok Thailand Panyalaln Thawonrat
Shanghai Municipal
F Commission of Economy
and Information
Picture
Note
Group 1
F
Department of
Environment,
Bangkok Metropolitan
Administration (BMA)
Group 1
7
Kath
mandu
(Sunsari)
Nepal
Puspa
deep
Uprety
M
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City Office
Group 1
8
Kath
mandu
(Lamjung)
Nepal
Deepak
Adhikari
M
Kathmandu
Metropolitan City Office
Group 2
Baubau Indonesia Wa Ode
Nadia
F
Baubau
Government
Group 2
Erma
Fitriath
Zikir
F
Baubau
Government
Group 1
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10 Baubau Indonesia
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13. 2-2) Accommodation & Meals
■ Accommodation & Meals
During the course, you are going to stay in Seoul Palace Hotel which is 30 minutes
away from the Seoul Human Resource Development Center. The stay includes
breakfast, and we will book a single room (one room per one participant).
You can check in after 12:00 p.m. at the hotel. When it comes to check out, you
should check out by 14:00 p.m.
- Arrival Day (Sunday): we will provide you with dinner at the hotel buffet restaurant.
During the training program from Monday to Friday , we will provide lunch and dinner
- Saturday: if you stay at the hotel on Saturday, you can have lunch and dinner at
the hotel buffet restaurants with coupons
- Departure Day (Sunday): We do not provide lunch and dinner. However, you can
have breakfast at the hotel buffet restaurant before you check out.
■ Seoul Palace Hotel
Opening on June 1982, located in Gangnam, with a view of the river, Seoul Palace is
at the center of Seoul’s business and financial district. The hotel’s location offers
access to convenient transportation with the Express Bus Terminal station (subway
lines 3, 7, 9) only a 5 minute walk away. The nearby mega-shopping complex Central
City is home to department stores and a variety of cultural experiences.
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Seoul Palace Hotel to Incheon Airport : approx. 60km. 1hr 20min
Hotel to Seoul City Hall : 11.5km. 35min
World Cup Park
Seoul City Hall
Central Downtown
Incheon Airport
Seoul Palace Hotel
Gangnam
SHRDC
Address : 160 Sapyeong-daero. Seocho-go, Korea Banpo-dong)
Contact No +82-2-532-5000 homepage : www.seoulpalace.co.kr
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14. 2-3) Transportation
■ Transportation from the Airport
When you arrive at the Incheon International Airport and get out of the exit, you
can find an international taxi driver (the taxi color is orange) holding a picket
with your name on it. He will drive you to the hotel (Seoul Palace Hotel) where
you are going to stay during the course. You don’t have to pay for the taxi fare
because we will cover the taxi fare.
If you fail to meet the taxi driver, you can directly go to the international taxi
information desk. Location: arrival hall (first floor), lobby between gate no. 4 and
gate no. 5 (Tel: 1644-2255)
It will be appreciated if you get out of the arrival gate and find a driver holding a
picket as soon as you pick up your luggage because there will be an extra charge
if you make a driver wait for you for too long.
■ Transportation from Hotel to SHRDC
1. Pre-meeting : On Sunday 1st at 6:00 p.m
We will have a meeting at 6:00 pm, Sunday 1st at the restaurant ‘Stone Plate’
on the 1st floor of the hotel. Our staff will be there.
2. Departure Time from Hotel to SHRDC
The Seoul Human Resource Development Center's staff will pick you up every
morning from Monday to Friday. Please refer to time when the staff pick you up
at hotel lobby as follows
Date
Time
Attire
Event
9.2 (Mon)
09:20
Business Casual
Action Learning Seminar
9.3 (Tue)
08:50
Business Casual
Action Learning Seminar
9.4 (Wed)
08:50
Casual
Filed Trip(Site Visits)
9.5 (Thu)
08:50
Casual
Filed Trip(Site Visits)
9.6 (Fri)
09:20
Formal Attire
Certificate Ceremony
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15. 2-4) Useful Information
■ Weather and Attire
In September, the average temperature ranges from 20 ~29 degrees.
Participants can wear casually in trainings, but formal suites for the certificate
ceremony.
■ Mobile Phone Roaming & Internet
You can rent a roaming phone at the Incheon International airport. You can use
the wi-fi internet at the classroom where you will listen to lectures in our center.
3 laptops with free internet access will be placed at the classroom.
■ Money Exchange
We will give you time to exchange your money to Korean Won on Monday.
You need your passport to exchange it.
■ Airfare Refund
Please give us the original receipt and copy of your air ticket on Monday for refund.
■ USB for City Paper Presentation
Please bring your USB to upload your presentation file onto the computer in the
lecture room.
■ Transportation Card
We will give you T-money card, which is transportation card with 5,000 Korean
Won recharged. (Transportation fee for one trip: around 1,100 Korean Won)
You can use the card during your stay in Seoul for your personal use of buses,
taxis or subways.
■ Souvenir
If you have souvenirs, please take it when you leave the hotel in the morning on
Friday. We will have time to exchange souvenir during the certificate ceremony.
■ Contact Information
SHRDC Staff :
Ms. Gina Cheon (Interpreter) : 82-10-3832-9340
Ms. Miran Park (Interpreter) : 82-10-7159-6644
Seoul Palace Hotel:
82(national area code) - 2(regional code) - 533-6765 (front desk)
SHRDC Global Learning Team
Nambusunhwan-ro 340-gil 58 (Seocho-dong 391), Seocho-gu, Seoul
Phone: 82 2 3488 2059 ∙ Fax: 82 2 3488 2346
E-mail: shrdcinfo@gmail.com
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16. 3. Appendix
3. Appendix
3-1) Seoul Human Resource Development Center
3-2) Metropolis
3-3) Seoul Metropolitan Government
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17. 3-1) SHRDC
■ Seoul Human Resource Development Center (SHRDC)
Established in 1962, the Seoul Human Resource Development Center is an institute
to provide training programs, promotion and recruitment exams for the public
officials of the Seoul Metropolitan Government and its 25 self-governing districts.
The best practices and policies of Seoul have been developed into training programs
not only for the benefits of Seoul citizens but for those of the all metropolis members.
On Oct. 25, 2008, the Center was officially accredited as the Metropolis International
Institute Asian Center.
As the Asian Center, the SHRDC has run 13 training programs for approximately
200 people from member cities in the Asian region over the past five years,
contributing to the development of good administrative practices while promoting
cross-border cooperation.
After 5 years of a successful operation of the Asian center, the headquarter of
Metropolis International Institute is moved from Montreal to Seoul in accordance
with the decision made at the Metropolis Board of Directors’ meeting held in
Guangzhou, China on Nov. 17, 2012.
Followed by the MOU signing in May 2013, the new headquarters will be open in
2014, and be responsible for planning and operating training programs for member
cities as well as communicating with Regional Centers.
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18. 3-2) Metropolis
■ Metropolis (World Association of the Major Metropolises)
Metropolis is the leading international association embracing cities and metropolitan
regions of more than a million inhabitants.
Founded in 1984, the Metropolis Association represented by 121 members from across
the world operates international forums to explore issues common to all large cities and
metropolitan regions.
Metropolis is also the Metropolitan Section of United Cities Local Governments.
■ Metropolis International Training
Institute (MITI)
The principal mission of the Metropolis
International Institute is to strengthen
the institutional and professional capacities
of local and metropolitan authorities and
their leaders for a better public governance.
The SHRDC, as the headquarter of
Metropolis International Training Institute,
is expected to have more opportunities to
share Seoul’s policies and to provide training
programs to all members of Metropolis with
various subjects including welfare, culture,
environment, transportation and
e-government in cooperation with regional
centers.
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19. 3-3) SMG
■ Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG)
Seoul Metropolitan Government is the administrative organization of Seoul City.
Located to the west of the central region of the Korean Peninsula, Seoul, the
capital city of the Republic of Korea, has been the center of the country in its long
history from the prehistoric era to the present day.
In Seoul, Korea’s traditional and modern cultures coexist. Geographically, it is an
extraordinary example of a good location, as mountains, rivers and urban spaces
all combine to produce a picture-perfect city.
As of the end of 2012, Seoul had a population of 10,442,426 people of a total of
4,177,970 households. This represented roughly a quarter of the
population of the Republic of Korea, despite the small size of the city accounting
for less than 1 percent of the country’s area.
The city held the limelight worldwide in June 2002, when jointly hosting the World
Cup finals best characterized by the national squad’s miraculous advancement to
the semifinals and a nationwide cheering campaign of the “red devils”.
The tremendous red-clad crowds which gathered at Seoul Plaza to root for the
South Korean team impressed the whole world with their pure enthusiasm and
passion, which they radiated for the country they represented.
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20. May 2013
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