Republic of Korea

The first NDC submission of Republic of Korea contributes the most to SDG 15 'Life on Land' (33%) and SDG 11 'Sustainable Cities and Communities' (20%). For SDG 15 the highest contributions relate to Target '15.2 Promote sustainable forest management and expansion and halt deforestation' (57%) and Target '15.1 Conserve, restore and sustainbly use inland freshwater ecosystems' (29%). Here, some of the main climate actions are related to 'Conservation, restoration and rehabilitation of ecosystems' (50%) and 'Forest management' (25%). For SDG 11 contributions relate to Target '11.2 Accessible and sustainable transport systems' (60%) and Target '11.6 Reduce environmental impact of cities (air quality, waste)' (40%). Here, the main climate actions are related to 'Air quality improvement' (29%) and 'Low-carbon shipping' (29%).

The updated NDC submission of Republic of Korea contributes highly, among others, to SDG 13 'Climate Action' (22%) and SDG 9 'Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure' (11%). For SDG 13 the highest contributions relate to Target '13.2 Integrate climate measures in national policy making' (60%) and Target '13.3 Improve education, awareness-raising and human and institutional capacity on climate change issues' (27%). Here, the main climate actions are related to 'Strengthened institutional capacity for adaptation' (24%) and 'Mainstreaming' (24%). For SDG 9 the highest contributions relate to Target '9.4 Upgrade infrastructure, increase resource efficiency and adopt clean technologies' (57%) and Target '9.2 Sustainable industrialisation and raise employment and GDP' (29%). Here, the main climate actions are related to 'Infrastructures upgrade' (27%) and 'Green industry' (18%).