Korea (Republic of) | IIASA

NMO Institute

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF)
Member since 2008
Council Member

Kil-Choo Moon

University of Science and Technology (UST)

201, Gajeong-ro
, Daejeon

NMO Secretary

Dr. Yeun-Soo Choi

National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF); Office of Global Networks

25 Heolleungo
137-748, Seoul

The National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) is the National Member Organization (NMO) representing Korean membership of IIASA as well as funding IIASA’s annual membership fee.

Main areas of collaborations:

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Identifying measures to reduce air pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions

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Research to support green growth in Korea

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Improving the early warning of forest fires and the ecosystem value of forests in Korea

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Studying the vulnerabilities and sources of resilience of the Korean economy and society

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Advancing energy and integrated assessment modeling in Korea

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Analyzing global water challenges

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INFO SHEET ON IIASA ACTIVITIES WITH KOREA

Events

12 October 2022 Seoul, Republic of Korea and online

IIASA-Korea joint conference on systems analysis as a global approach

Focus

29 November 2021

An analysis of forest management in the Republic of Korea

Options Winter 2021: While urbanization is a common cause of biodiversity decline, the Republic of Korea has managed to maintain its biodiversity during its rapid economic development. IIASA researcher Florian Kraxner and colleagues analyzed the persistence of plants in the country and constructed future scenarios to better prepare for the pressures of climate change.

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21 October 2021

United scenarios

Policy Brief #31, October 2021. A harmonized scenario framework can help to align national climate policies with global goals.

united scenarios

Publications

Kumar, N., Johnson, J., Yarwood, G., Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Park, R.J., Jeong, J.I., Kang, S., Chun, S., & Knipping, E. (2022). Contributions of domestic sources to PM2.5 in South Korea. Atmospheric Environment 287 e119273. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2022.119273.

J., Hyun-Woo (2022). Optimization of the IIASA’s FLAM model to represent forest fires in South Korea. IIASA YSSP Report. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA

Cha, S., Jo, H.-W., Kim, M., Song, C., Lee, H., Park, E., Lim, J., Shchepashchenko, D. , Shvidenko, A., & Lee, W.-K. (2022). Application of deep learning algorithm for estimating stand volume in South Korea. Journal of Applied Remote Sensing 16 (02) e024503. 10.1117/1.JRS.16.024503.

Kenagy, H.S., Romer Present, P.S., Wooldridge, P.J., Nault, B.A., Campuzano-Jost, P., Day, D.A., Jimenez, J.L., Zare, A., Pye, H.O.T., Yu, J., Song, C.H., Blake, D.R., Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , & Cohen, R.C. (2021). Contribution of Organic Nitrates to Organic Aerosol over South Korea during KORUS-AQ. Environmental Science & Technology 55 (24) 16326-16338. 10.1021/acs.est.1c05521.

Park, E. (2021). Assessment of Afforestation Options with Special Emphasis on Forest Productivity and Carbon Storage in North Korea. IIASA YSSP Report. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA

Kumar, N., Park, R.J., Jeong, J.I., Woo, J.-H., Kim, Y. , Johnson, J., Yarwood, G., Kang, S., Chun, S., & Knipping, E. (2021). Contributions of international sources to PM2.5 in South Korea. Atmospheric Environment 261 e118542. 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2021.118542.