The Environment and Labor Committee Passes Climate Change Monitoring and Prediction Act and Water Circulation Promotion Act

On the 25th, the ruling and opposition parties processed bills related to flood prevention and recovery at the National Assembly standing committee.

On that day, the National Assembly Environment and Labor Committee held a plenary session and passed the "Act on Climate Change Monitoring and Prediction" and the "Act on Promotion and Support of Water Circulation," among others.

The "Climate Change Monitoring and Prediction Act" focuses on establishing a systematic climate change response system by supplementing and strengthening necessary measures such as support for climate crisis-related policies. According to the bill, the Commissioner of the Korea Meteorological Administration must establish a basic plan every five years for comprehensive and systematic climate change monitoring and prediction. Additionally, the bill allows for the establishment of the Climate Change Monitoring and Prediction Committee, the construction and operation of a climate change monitoring and prediction information system, and support for preparing measures to respond to the climate crisis.

The "Water Circulation Promotion Act" contains provisions to integrally promote water management policies to respond to disasters such as droughts and floods caused by climate change and urbanization, as well as water shortages. The Minister of Environment must establish a national basic policy for water circulation promotion every ten years.

These bills will go through the Legislation and Judiciary Committee and are scheduled to be submitted to the plenary session of the regular National Assembly next month.

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