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Bridging Role

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After rising from the wreckage of a devastating war, Korea showed its unstoppable determination for growth and development with the Miracle on the Han River. Korea is now demonstrating the same determination in tackling the global problems of climate change and energy depletion.

In 2008, Korea launched the East Asia Climate Partnership (EACP) to help developing countries with their efforts towards climate change mitigation and adaptation. In 2010, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) was established and will be hopefully converted into a treaty-based international organization to drive global green growth. Korea will continue to play a bridging role between the developed and the developing countries by leading the international campaign for green growth.

Green partnership and leadership

  • Green growth declaration at the OECD
    • Korea has been working with the OECD to spread the green growth movement throughout the international community. In May 2011, the OECD released a comprehensive report on Korea’s green growth strategy, highlighting a project undertaken in Korea in 2009. Korea will contribute to achieving the OECD’s effort to further develop and propagate green growth policies.
  • East Asia Climate Partnership (EACP)
    • The East Asia Climate Partnership (EACP) is Korea’s major development cooperation program, designed to bridge the gap between developed and developing countries with regard to the climate change challenge. Through the EACP, Korea focuses on sharing its experiences and knowhow on green growth with developing countries. Korea is committed to providing USD 200 million to help developing countries cope with climate change from 2008 to 2012. With the EACP as a stepping stone, Korea will continue to work to help the developing countries realize their green hopes through low carbon green cities, clean energy, forestation, biomass development and waste treatment.
  • Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI)
    • The Global Green Growth Institute was established in June 2010 in Seoul to focus on systematic theoretical studies on green growth and to help developing countries implement their own green growth models taking into account their different economic and social circumstances. GGGI is a globally represented non-profit organization run by an international board of directors. GGGI opened its first foreign branch in Copenhagen in May 2011 and plans to establish several regional branches around the globe by 2012 in order to build a global network and further develop into an international organization based on an intergovernmental treaty.