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1 SDG 6.4, 9.a, 8.2, 11.3, 13 Water-efficient infrastructure and water-smart cities (the case of Korea) Dr. Yongdeok Cho Executive Director of AWC

2 Table of Contents 1 Korea National S&P for SDGs 2 How to cooperate among Goals 3 SDG Implementation

3 1. Korea National S&P for SDG Vision & Four Targets Safe society 2. Integrated 1. Healthy Land Environment Harmonized development (Env., Social, Economy) 4. Global Responsible Nation 3. Innovation Economy Fourteen Strategies High Quality Environmental Service 1.2 Ecological Service 1.3 Clean water usage and effective management Social hierarchical merging & gender equality 2.2 Local gap decrease 2.3 Safe management Increase creative employment 3.2 Environmental recycle 3.3 Sustainable and safe energy system Enhance Partnership 4.2 Positive action for Climate Change 4.3 North East env. cooperation 3

4 1. Korea S&P vs. UN SDGs UN SDGs Korea S&P 6 Clean Water and Sanitation 1.3 Clean water usage and effective management 8 9 Good Jobs and Economical growth Innovation and infrastructure 3.1 Increase creative employment 11 Sustainable Cities and human settlements High Quality Environmental Service Safe management 13 Climate Change 4.2 Positive action for Climate Change 4

5 2. How to cooperate? SDG 9 Innovation Infrastructure Financial support Create Jobs & economic growth SDG 8 Good jobs and Economic growth Implementation SDG 13 Climate Change Guide line Feed back SDG 6 Water & Sanitation Safe Env. Capacity Building Clean Water SDG 11 Sustainable cities & communities Accomplishment of Sustainable Development Goals with harmonizing other Goals 5

6 3. SDG Implementation Achievement for Sustainable Development Goals Institutional Innovation Technological Innovation Daegu [Institutional] Enlarge Innovate company foundation - Support marketing and finance, regulation, connecting to overseas [Technological] National Water Industry Cluster - location: Daegu, Korea - Key industry: water, IT, etc. - Infra.: Industrial and tap water, wastewater, and power supply 6

7 3. SDG Implementation Promise of Seoul Institutional Approach Technological Approach - Governance (all stakeholder participate to decide common resolution for action) - Integrated approach both mitigation and adaptation - Comprehensive strategy covering all areas of climate change including energy, water, etc. - Nexus approach including water, ecology, agriculture, health, safety and urban plan, etc. - Sustainable reduction in GHG emissions and actively responding to climate change 7

8 EX. Example for Smart Water City - Paju For healthy tap water supply, adopt ICT techniques through Water resources to Tap water. all water supply process(paju city) introduce ICT technology through <water quality monitoring, chlorine control system> Result <Water works washing and Automatic flushing> <Customer Satisfaction program with Mobile app.> 8

9 EX. Example for Smart Water City - Goryeung Smart metering with AMI(Advanced Metering Infrastructure) can control quantity, leakage and NRW(Non Revenue Water) at the same time. <Gaejin Complex> Leakage sensor Multi sensor Smart meter Result 9

10 EX. Example for Smart Water Grid A S B Multi-source Water <Status and Construction plan of Demonstration plants in Daecheong Island> 10

11 3. SDG 6. Water and Sanitation 1.3 Korea S&P Clean water usage and effective management UN SDGs 6 Water and sanitation Target The capacity of domestic water supply 86% (`13) 93% (`20) Advanced Water Treatment facilities 22% (`13) 60% (`20) Rural water supply % 65.9%(`13) 80%(`20) Clean & safe water supply - Expanding Advanced Water Treatment facilities - Replacement & Enhancement of aging water supply facilities & water supply infrastructure (SWC, 2016) Install water supply infra. for isolated rural and island - Example of Daecheong Island (SWG, 2016) Improve stream WQ BOD: below 1mg/L (`20) Water Supply Source IWRM Early warning system for flooding & drought Enhance Water Reuse from WWTP 14.3% (`13) 15.8% (`20) 11

12 3. SDG 8. Economic growth Korea S&P 3.1 Increase creative employment 8 UN SDGs Economic growth and productive employment Target SDG 8.2 achieve higher levels of productivity of economies through diversification, technological upgrading and innovation, including through a focus on high value added and labour-intensive sectors Encourage Innovative venture firm 1,500 (`15) 3,000 (`20) Create Water Industry Cluster (Daegu, Gumi, etc.) Enforcement of water industry capacity Enlarge Innovate company foundation - Support marketing and finance, connecting to overseas Biz. National Water Industry Cluster - location: Daegu, Korea - Key industry: water, IT, etc. - Infra.: Industrial and tap water, wastewater, and power supply - Support the MP & FF budget for developing countries Projects - Encourage Private-Public- Partnership project - Growth and support for climate change adaptation industry 12

13 3. SDG 9. Resilient Infra. Korea S&P 3.1 Increase creative employment 9 UN SDGs Resilient infrastructure, promote industrialization Target Increase ODA (Official Development Assistance/Global National Income) 0.13% (`15) 0.2 (`20) 0.3 (`30) SDG 9.a facilitate sustainable and resilient infrastructure development in developing countries through enhanced financial, technological and technical support to African countries, LDCs, LLDCs, SIDS (AWC) PFIs and Water Project - Region: Asia and Africa - Group: mainly for LDC - Section: health, education, agriculture development, and SDGs related parts. - Method: Private Public Partnership, etc. - Increase International organization contribution 13

14 EX. Example for Water Projects 14 Water Projects were initially proposed by governments and member organizations Three(3) S/C led projects by special committees Country Project Description Proposer Leading S/C Indonesia Pilot Project for Urban Water Security in Jakarta-Bogor-Depok- Tangerang-Bekasi (Jabodetabek) Metropolitan Area Smart Water for operational efficiency and better investment in Bandung City and Denpasar City Ministry of Public Works and Housing SWMI Standardization Mongolia Update and develop national water policy in line with SDGs, Paris declaration and long term development policy of Mongolia Ministry of EGDT Water-Food- Energy NEXUS Additionally, three(3) S/C supported projects proposed in the form of CSR and ODA. Country Project Description Proposer Leading S/C Mongolia Regional Study for Global Corporate Social Responsibility K-water Laos Vietnam Adaptation of Appropriate Technologies for Water Supply in Xepong, Kathong Villages in Laos Master Plan on establishment of inland waterway information system in Vietnam (ODA project) K-water KOICA Water Aid Program Water Aid Program K&D 14

15 3. SDG 11. Sustainable Cities Korea S&P UN SDGs High Quality Environmental Service Safe management 11 Sustainable Cities and human settlements Target Pre-preventive land environmental management Expanding Urban s ecological E space Ensure clean air quality (PM2.5) 25µg/m 3 (`15) 20 (`20) Enlarging strategic EIA & enforcing EIA Law - Connect both national plan and environmental plan at the initial stage - Enforcing EIA based on Climate change impact Urban rehabilitation - Enlarging natural ecospace in urban. - Build water front space - mingled with humanities, art, and ecology - Green Network to decrease city heat island effect Minimize health dangerous impact from air pollution - Build forecast and alarm system for fine dust - Supply environmentalfriendly car using clean coal technology 15

16 3. SDG 13. Protect the Planet Korea S&P UN SDGs 4.2 Positive action for Climate Change 13 Climate Change Target Settlement of emission trading system Decreasing the greenhouse gas E for each section Enforce adaptation capacity regarding Climate Change Decrease green-house gases using Market - Settlement of emission trading system by 2020 and enlargement and effective management by [industry and energy] - Set the target and enforce to implementation [Construction] - Introduce zero-energy tech. to building [Transportation] - Introduce public trans. as a bus (BRT) [Agriculture, fishery] - Develop the decreasing tech. of green-house gas - Review and modify Institution, Policy, and fund to adapt climate change - Technical approach (survey, forecasting, investigation, etc.) - Agriculture, forest, etc. 16

17 (1) ESCAP have led (2) Country based approach Green City Thank you! Yongdeok Cho Clean and safe Water For more information and membership, please visit

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