International Cooperation Specialist
, Climate and Air Quality Policy Bureau, Ministry of Environment
Profile / Bio:
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT 2015 − Current
International Cooperation Specialist, Climate and Air Quality Policy Bureau
Organized international meetings, workshops, capacity-building programs, and events including:
- Korea-OECD Joint Workshop on Climate-Air Quality Modeling & Policy Scenario Research (2023);
- Korea-China -Japan Tripartite Policy Dialogue on Air Pollution (2015, 2018, 2021, 2023);
- Korea-Japan Bilateral PM2.5 Cooperation Meeting (2015-2019, 2022); and
- Korea-UNEP Joint Project on Strengthening Regional Cooperation on Clean Air (2022)
- Participated as the Korean delegation to intergovernmental meetings in climate agenda including UNFCCC, UNEA, and UN General Assembly.
- Participated in decision-making processes in formulating governance, policies, countermeasures, national strategies related to climate and air quality issues
- Collected and analyzed scientific evidence and numeric data and conducted cases studies and evaluated lessons-learnt from practices of other countries to support policy decision-making
- Played a liaison role between the Korean government and international organizations, academia, industries, and other stakeholders in the field of environment
- Prepared and responded to intergovernmental meeting agenda and drafted, reviewed and finalized legal documentation (MOU, agreement, letters, policy reports, etc.)
- Designed, planned, and implemented the financial portfolio for international cooperation projects of the Bureau
EDUCATION:
Bauhaus-University, Weimar, Germany Sep 2010 – Sep 2012
Master of Science (M.Sc.) in European Urban Studies
Specialized in Climate Change and Sustainable Urban Development
KOREA UNIVERSITY, Seoul, Korea Mar 2007 – Feb 2010
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering