The Busan Climate Change Consultative Group (BCCCG), which the APEC Climate Center (APCC) is participating in as a member institute, hosted the BCCCG 2022 Seminar on April 18, 2022 at the APCC Building in Haeundae, Busan, Republic of Korea.

This seminar was attended by participants from the local government, public institutes, academia, and businesses in Busan who are using climate information and interested in climate change. It was held to commemorate the 2022 Climate Change Week (April 22 ~28) and to prepare a venue for the latest climate change scientific knowledge and policy exchange.

There were 2 topic presentations such as “The Latest Scientific Information on Climate Change from the 6th Evaluation Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)” from Prof. June-Yi Lee from the Pusan National University , and “Urban Management Plans in Busan to Adapt to Climate Change” from Dr. Keewook Kim from the Busan Development Institute (BDI). After those topic presentations, the meeting was held under the theme of cooperation and future palns for BCCCG.

Through this forum, participating organizations related to climate prediction and climate change in the BUG region realized the need to promote effective GHG reduction policies along with improving the capabilities of climate prediction and information utilization to reduce human and material damage caused by climate change in the future.

The BCCCG, which the Busan Metropolitan City, the Busan Regional Office of Meteorology (BROM), BDI and APCC are participating in as member institutes, was formed in March 2021. The purpose of BCCCG are not only to promote the sharing of science and policies related to climate change within the Busan region through the participation of the public, public, academic, and research institutions, but also to implement the 2050 carbon neutrality in Busan. By doing so, BCCCG hopes that the Busan region will effectively respond to climate change issues.