A study on policy coherence between the Paris agreement and climate change adaptation policy in South Korea
한진희* ․ 김유미**†
Han, Jinhee* and Kim, Yoomi**†
The study aims to evaluate the extent to which South Korean climate change adaptation policies are consistent with the global rules on adaptation under the Paris Agreement. We established indicators of policy goal coherence based on Morgan et al.(2019). According to the research results, South Korea’s 3rd National Climate Change Adaptation Plan (3rd NAP) adequately aligns with the adaptation goals of the Paris Agreement. The detailed goals and projects outlined in the 3rd NAP contain all eight policy options based on the core concept of adaptation to the Paris Agreement and combine diverse options to consider policy characteristics. Drawing on the findings, the policy implications are as follows. First, to maximize goal coherence in the process of establishing climate change adaptation policy, systematic and agreed upon coordination measures between government agencies and departments should precede. Moreover, adaptation policies should be established based on sensitively identifying key concepts of international norms that change over time to improve policy goal coherence between international regimes and domestic policy. It is necessary to make continuous efforts to increase the coherence between domestic adaptation policies and the adaptation goals of the Paris Agreement, considering detailed policy options in a balanced way.
Climate Adaptation, Paris Agreement, Policy Coherence, Policy Transfer, 3rd National Climate Change Adaptation Plan
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