The Asia Environmental Forum

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In cooperation with the Global Environmental Leaders,
Korea Green Foundation will jointly respond to climate change in Asia.

The Asia Environment Forum is an international symposium launched by Korea Green Foundation in May 2012 to mark the 30th anniversary of Korea’s Environmetal movement.To jointly address to environmental issues and climate change in Asia, led by representative Choi Yeol and other Goldman Prize winners in the environmental field, it is held every year to show leadership on the agenda after selecting the "Seven Joint Agenda." So far, 23 speakers from 12 countries have participated, and 1,809 have attended

Main Goal

The Asia Environmental Forum aims to create a platform where environmental experts and activists can seek ways for multilateral cooperation to solve climate and environmental issues.

Direction (Mission)

Korea Green Foundation(KGF) regards the international cooperation as the only solution to tackle global climate and environmental challenges.
As the leading Asian environmental hub in solving environmental problems, KGF hosts the Forum for Asian and other countries to hold extensive discussion on the cooperation of the intercontinental countries and the response to climate and environmental challenges.

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Year Topic
2012 <The 1st Green Asia Forum> Korean Environmental movement 30th anniversary symposium ‘’The Current Status of Asian Environmental Issues and Solidarity Direction'  / Green Asia Forum Inauguration<The 1st Green Asia Forum> Korean Environmental movement 30th anniversary symposium ‘’The Current Status of Asian Environmental Issues and Solidarity Direction'  / Green Asia Forum Inauguration
2013 <The 2nd Green Asia Forum> Climate Change and Marine Environments in Asia
2014 <The 3rd Green Asia Forum> The Role of Environmental Safety and Civil Society in Asia
2015 <The 4th Green Asia Forum> Climate Change and Energy Transition in Asia
2017 <The 5th Green Asia Forum> Climate Change and Environmental Education of Asia
2018 <The 6th Green Asia Forum> International Cooperative Measures to Improve Air Pollution in Asia
2019 <The 7th Asia Environmental Forum> Ways to Build a Clean Air Breathing Community that East Asian Citizens Create Together.

Key Figures of the 2019 Asia Environmental Forum

The forum was attended by 23 speakers led by the Keynote speech of Isabelle Louis, the Deputy Regional Director at UNEP/ROAP.
  • Isabelle Louis
    Keynote speaker
    Deputy Regional Director at United Nations
    Environment Programme(UNEP),
    Regional Office Asia Pacific(ROAP)
  • Marco Keiner
    Speaker
    Director, Environment, Housing and Land
    Management Division at the United Nations
    Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
  • Dr. Ali Omar
    Speaker
    Head of the Lidar Science
    Branch at Langley
    Research Center.
  • Hyesook Park
    Japan
    Former Professor
    at Mie University
  • Khorolmaa Gombosuren
    Mongolia
    Former Officer of Clean technology, Investment and Production Division.
    Ministry of Environment and Tourism
  • Wu Jing
    China
    Associate Professor at North China Electric
    Power University, College of Environmental Science and Engineering,

Inquiries

Green Asia Center
82-2-2011-4311 / greenasia@greenfund.org