Korea's science and technology-based disaster management: a compendium for global risk reduction

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This compendium shares Korea's science and technology-based disaster management model with the Asia-Pacific region and global disaster risk reduction community. It documents 24 policy cases and technological advancements across four thematic areas, covering Korea's digital transformation of disaster management built on its e-government achievements. The compendium offers practical, field-level insights for countries looking to implement science and technology-based disaster risk reduction systems, and is available in both English and Korean.

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Korea has been at the forefront of the digital transformation of disaster management, building on its strong achievements in e-government and digital government.

Science and technology are now applied throughout the entire disaster management cycle, yielding measurable outcomes in risk reduction and loss mitigation.

The compendium documents 24 of Korea's policy cases and technological advancements across four thematic areas as presented by the practitioners responsible for major programmes and initiatives.

It offers a practical reference, field-level applicability and operational insight for countries considering science and technology-based disaster risk reduction systems.

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Recognizing the value of Korea’s experience and its relevance to other countries, this compendium was developed to share the Korean model across the Asia-Pacific region and the global disaster risk reduction community, so that other countries can draw pra

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