Suwon City to Host "Urban-Rural Win-Win Cooperation Policy Forum" in Ulsan on the 19th

A forum will be held where urban and rural communities come together to design a sustainable future.

On November 19, Suwon City in Gyeonggi Province will host the "Urban and Rural Win-Win Cooperation Policy Forum for Responding to Regional Disappearance" on the first floor of the Ulsan Exhibition and Convention Center.

Jointly organized by Suwon City, the Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads of Korea, the Association of Mayors, County Governors, and District Heads of Depopulation Areas, and Bonghwa County, the forum will be held as an official conference program of the "2025 Korea Regional Era Expo."

The event will begin with opening remarks by Suwon Mayor Lee Jaeyoon, followed by keynote presentations and a panel discussion.

Mayor Lee has actively promoted "urban-rural solidarity policies" that share urban resources with regional areas. The "Cheongryangsan Suwon Camping Site" is recognized as a leading model of urban-rural win-win cooperation, combining urban leisure demand with the rural local economy.

Mayor Lee has stated, "Korea's sustainability can be secured when cities share responsibility and rural areas gain opportunities."

The forum will address not only simple exchanges between urban and rural areas, but also focus on establishing legal and institutional foundations for continuous cooperation between cities and rural communities as a key agenda item.

Urban-Rural Win-Win Cooperation Policy Forum Poster

The keynote speakers include: Lee Chahie, Associate Research Fellow at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements (Current Status, Problems, and Prospects of Regional Disappearance); Kim Doyoung, Director of Policy at Suwon City (Urban-Rural Win-Win Cooperation in Living Infrastructure: The Cases of Suwon and Bonghwa); and Oh Hyeongeun, CEO of the Regional Revitalization Center (Institutionalization Strategies for Urban and Rural Win-Win Cooperation in Response to Regional Disappearance).

Mayor Lee emphasized, "Regional disappearance is not only a rural issue, but a structural challenge that threatens the sustainability of cities and balanced national development. It is time to shift from relying solely on central government support to a structure of mutual cooperation among local governments."

He added, "I hope this forum will mark a turning point where regional disappearance is recognized not as a problem of specific areas, but as a core issue for national sustainability and balanced development, and where cities and rural communities move forward in a relationship of cooperation, not competition."

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