Environment-friendly development policies helped the Republic of Korea reduce carbon emissions while sustaining high economic growth.
K-Developedia
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K-Developedia is an open access repository established to allow easy access to resources on the Republic of Korea’s 70 years of development experience. It targets decision makers in developing countries and researchers in the development field.
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SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Goal 13: Climate Action; Goal 15: Life on Land
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SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Gain insights from the experience of the Republic of Korea in expressway networks development—from the period of economic restructuring to high economic growth.
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SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
A project in the Republic of Korea formed small firms into training consortiums to enhance their workers’ skills and improve overall productivity.
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SDG: Goal 4: Quality Education; Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
The Republic of Korea provided vocational training for disabled people in addition to imposing a hiring quota for both public and private employers.
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SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure; Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities
Though a state-owned enterprise, Incheon International Airport is run like a private business, earning enough money to fund its expansion.
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SDG: Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being
The immunization campaign for children in the Republic of Korea after the Korean War took years of strategic planning and implementation that included health education and legislation.
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SDG: Goal 7: Affordable and Clean Energy
Despite a lack of domestic energy resources, the Republic of Korea has become one of the largest economies in the world.
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SDG: Goal 11: Sustainable Cities and Communities; Goal 15: Life on Land
Seoul conducted stabilization work to cover the garbage, and restored Nanjido into a nature sanctuary now enjoyed by millions of visitors.
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SDG: Goal 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Major reforms toward a market-based, open economy required extensive public communications to gain public support in the Republic of Korea.
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SDG: Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
Maneuvering through the web of stakeholder interests, the Republic of Korea institutionalized a service-oriented bus transportation system in Seoul and its satellite cities in surrounding provinces.