At COP28 in the South Coast Southern Central Region... 'Hot Enthusiasm for Hosting from Civil Society'

Rotary International District 3610, Expo Content Research Institute... Pledge to Actively Participate in Attraction Promotion

On the 24th, at the Yeosu City Hall Mayor's Office, Kim Hyun-seok, CEO of the Expo Contents Research Institute, and members are taking a commemorative photo pledging active participation in promoting the hosting of COP28.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Various civic groups are taking the lead in the bid to host the 28th UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) in the southern coastal region of the South Central Zone, generating intense enthusiasm for the bid.

According to Yeosu City on the 27th, members of Rotary International District 3610 (Governor Im Taek-seon) visited Mayor Kwon Oh-bong of Yeosu on the 22nd and held a meeting in the mayor's office to discuss cooperation in promotional activities for the COP28 bid.

On that day, Governor Im Taek-seon promised active participation in the bid activities, stating, "We will promote the COP28 South Coast South Central Zone bid domestically and internationally through promotional booklets published monthly in 19 districts nationwide and the Rotary International Korea magazine. Additionally, during the 25th District Conference held in Yeosu this May, attended by about 2,000 people, we will conduct a signature campaign to gain support from attendees."

Rotary International District 3610 consists of 80 Rotary Clubs across 3 cities (Yeosu, Suncheon, Gwangyang) and 10 counties (Haenam, Jindo, Wando, Gangjin, Yeongam, Jangheung, Boseong, Goheung, Gurye, Gokseong), with a total membership of 4,200.

Also, on the 24th, members of the Expo Content Research Institute (CEO Kim Hyun-seok), who actively contributed to the successful hosting of the 2012 Yeosu World Expo, visited Mayor Kwon Oh-bong of Yeosu.

At the meeting, Jo Yong-hwan, former head of the Public Relations Office of the Yeosu Expo Organizing Committee, said, "Through the Yeosu World Expo, we witnessed the process of Yeosu emerging as an international marine tourism city," and added, "We expect Yeosu to grow into a more valuable and dignified city through hosting COP28 and the World Island Expo."

CEO Kim Hyun-seok stated, "We will actively promote the COP28 bid and the Island Expo hosting both online and offline by collecting video messages of support from central government officials who were dispatched to Yeosu during the Yeosu World Expo period and overseas officials who worked at the international pavilion at that time."

Mayor Kwon expressed gratitude to the citizens involved, saying, "I hope the passionate desire of local residents to host COP28 reaches the central government and that the South Coast South Central Zone will definitely be selected as the host."

Meanwhile, the 28th Conference of the Parties is scheduled to be held in the Asia-Pacific region in 2022, following the principle of continental rotation, with about 20,000 participants from 198 members worldwide (196 countries, the EU, and the Holy See).

The bid is a joint effort by 5 cities and counties in Jeollanam-do (Yeosu, Suncheon, Gwangyang, Goheung, Gurye) and 5 cities and counties in Gyeongsangnam-do (Jinju, Sacheon, Namhae, Hadong, Sancheong) in the South Coast South Central Zone, with plans to hold the event around the Yeosu World Expo site.

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