Yeosu-si Holds Kickoff Meeting for Environmental Planning Service

Comprehensive Management of All Environmental Fields from 2024 to 2040

Achieving Harmony Between Sustainable Urban Development and Environmental Protection

Yeosu City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Jeong Gi-myeong) announced that on the 14th, it held a kickoff briefing for the "4th Yeosu City Environmental Plan Establishment Project" at the city hall conference room.

The "4th Yeosu City Environmental Plan Establishment Project" is the highest-level statutory plan that oversees all environmental fields of Yeosu City, applicable from 2024 to 2040, in accordance with the National Comprehensive Environmental Plan.

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It includes 11 areas directly related to citizens' lives, such as resource circulation, environmental health, and natural disasters.

The meeting was chaired by Vice Mayor Kim Jong-gi, with the Jeonnam Green Environment Support Center, which is in charge of the project, and the Environmental Plan Establishment Council attending. They shared detailed project contents and engaged in in-depth discussions on future directions.

The "Environmental Plan Establishment Council" is composed of city-related departments and private sector experts to enhance the completeness of the environmental plan and serves as a policy advisory body by field.

The project will include contents such as reviewing higher-level and related plans, surveying and analyzing local residents' environmental awareness, setting environmental vision and goals, establishing plans by environmental sectors, and designing spatial environmental structures, all from a long-term perspective to predict and prepare for environmental pollution and damage until 2040.

A city official stated, "It is important to secure connectivity between the 4th Yeosu City Environmental Plan and sectoral plans and policies, including national land planning," adding, "We will establish an environmental plan that harmonizes sustainable urban development and environmental protection."

Yeosu = Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Choi Cheol-hoon hss79@asiae.co.kr

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