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KEI’s international collaboration

on water-related research

Tae Ho Ro, Eulsaeng Cho and Jun Hyun Park, Korea Environment Institute

he Korea Environment Institute (KEI) is a leading

national think tank on environmental policies and envi-

ronmental impact assessment. KEI was established by

the Korean Government in 1993 as a public research institute.

It has been at the heart of development of the environmental

agenda in Korea for the past 20 years. As part of the Korea

Council of Economic and Social Research Institutes under

the Prime Minister’s Office, KEI strives to be a world-class

environment policy research institute pioneering a sustainable

society. Through cutting-edge research and rigorous analysis,

KEI is dedicated to providing future-oriented environment

policy research that can benefit humanity. KEI’s research

programmes focus on environmental economics, climate

change and air quality, environmental assessment, water

environment, natural resource conservation, land planning,

resource circulation and environmental health.

Building on its 20 years of experience in environment policy

research, KEI has taken its work to a new level through interna-

tional joint research and partnerships. With a growing recognition

of the need for enhanced collaboration and coordina-

tion beyond the national level, KEI launched its Global

Strategy Center (GSC) in June 2010 to extend its body

of work to regional and global levels. GSC works as

the main implementing arm of KEI’s global partnership

and outreach activities, focusing especially on technical

cooperation and knowledge-sharing with developing

countries. It is intended that GSC will become a sustain-

able development cooperation hub, which will serve as

a global gateway for KEI and provide a platform for

joint research and knowledge-sharing.

Research activities: water resources

In recent years, the issue of water security has been

discussed on the global political agenda, earning

attention from national governments at the highest

level. Recent events and discussions have highlighted

that water security issues have implications for devel-

opment and poverty eradication. In particular,

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As a sustainable development cooperation hub, GSC provide a platform for joint research and knowledge-sharing

Source: KEI