ID: 41
Presenting Author: Hyemee Hwang
Status: pending
This study examines the implementation of climate change impact assessment systems in Korea, with a focus on evaluating adaptation processes for the waste management sector.
Climate change has become a pressing global issue, with the IPCC emphasizing the need to manage its multidimensional risks. In Korea, the escalation of extreme events, including floods, heatwaves, and droughts, underscores the urgency of implementing a climate impact assessment system to enhance adaptation capacity. Against this backdrop, this study focuses on the waste management sector, which is highly sensitive to climate-induced disturbances such as heavy precipitation, heat stress, and flooding that threaten facility stability and service continuity. We propose an integrated quantitative framework to assess both climate impacts and sectoral responsiveness by combining climate indicators, vulnerability analysis, and adaptive capacity evaluation. The framework identifies the spatial and temporal variability of climate risks across waste collection, transportation, treatment, and disposal stages, and quantifies their sensitivity to temperature and precipitation anomalies. This research provides a scientific basis for advancing climate impact assessments and developing more accurate, adaptable approaches to build resilience in the waste management sector.
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Seoul National University Lab. of Landscape Ecology & Climate Change Adaptation PhD course
Coauthor 1: Dongkun Lee