Development of framework for decision support integrated impact assessment platform and application technology for climate change adaptation

Climate change is having simultaneous impacts on various sectors such as health, ecology, and agriculture, increasing the demand for assessment and technology development for each sector and their interactions. South Korea's climate change is progressing more rapidly than the global average, leading to an increasing trend in natural disasters such as heatwaves, cold snaps, floods, and droughts due to high climate variability. The damages caused by the four major disasters (heatwaves, cold snaps, floods, and droughts) are interconnected with the occurrence of vector-borne diseases, infectious diseases, and food supply issues, leading to an increased demand for integrated impact assessments on these interactions.The need for policy decision support in evaluating climate policies and developing robust plans for climate change response is increasing in South Korea. To address this, a research team is currently developing a climate change integrated assessment platform that takes into account both internal and external factors related to climate change. Specifically, they are in the process of developing an integrated assessment model based on interconnections between sectors to evaluate the impact and vulnerability of climate change. Furthermore, work is underway to develop climate change impact assessment models for health, water management, agriculture, forestry, behavior, and the marine and fisheries sectors. Additionally, they are considering the development of climate change impact assessment models for environmental policy coordination. AcknowledgementThis work was supported by Korea Environment Industry Technology Institute(KEITI) through "Climate Change RD Project for New Climate Regime." , funded by Korea Ministry of Environment(MOE) (2022003570007)