P4G Civil Society Forum (2021.5.14)

□ Presentation Contents

 

❍ The Korean Disability Forum (KDF) gave a presentation at the Leaving No One Behind Session under the theme of ‘Climate Crisis and the Disabled’ (Presenter: Dr Joo Han LEE*, Research Fellow, Korean Disability Forum).

 

❍ According to World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) Statement on the state of the global climate in 2019, the year 2019 ended with a global average temperature of 1.1 °C above pre-industrial (1850-1900) averages.

 

❍ In this context, Dr Joo Han LEE proposed the Disability-Inclusive Policy linking the climate crisis and the right to move of persons with disabilities.

 

Source: https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/economy/economy_general/995682.html

 

❍ By 2016, the introduction rate of intra-city low-floor buses was 19 percent in Korea. Also, below are the places where the introduction rate of intra-city low-floor buses was less than 20 percent by 2019.

- Chungnam: 9.3%, Ulsan: 12.2%, Gyeonggi: 13.6%, Jeonnam: 13.6%, Gyeongbuk: 15.2%

 

❍ Emphasising that eco-friendly public transportation is one of the ways to reduce carbon emissions, Dr LEE argued that the introduction of eco-friendly electric low-floor buses considering the mobility rights of persons with disabilities is necessary.

 

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMPBG8_iQmo

 

❍ For more information, view the attached PowerPoint (PPT) document and visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FMPBG8_iQmo

 

* Dr Joo Han LEE holds a bachelor's degree in Persian from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies in Korea and a master's degree in political science from the University of Tabriz in Iran. Also, Dr LEE completed his PhD in politics at Massey University in New Zealand. Doing research on the Syrian Civil War, he became interested in human rights issues. His research interests include Middle Eastern politics, human rights (refugees, persons with disabilities) and discourse analysis.