[학술논문] The DPRK’s Triple Disaster: Failure of Governance, Flooding, and Drought

...rights violations, further suffer because of recurrent natural disasters, which have often led to humanitarian crises. Vulnerability to these disasters has increased as the DPRK regime has continually failed to manage post-disaster situations adequately. This paper examines humanitarian crises in the DPRK in the aftermath of recurrent natural disasters such as floods and droughts, which have largely arisen...

[현안분석] 통일 이후 북한지역의 산지관리 기본방향 연구

...and objectives. The programs of food assistance to North Korea have to be distinguished between for humanitarian relief and for development cooperation. The former involves food assistance for natural disasters and diseases while the latter can be carried out to support food required for economic development projects. ‘Emergency food assistance program’ can be applied in the region...

[학위논문] A study of the u.s. Rok political parties’ north korea policy since the sunshine policy era

...during a much longer time span of 25 years; nor have attempts looked at the North Korean reactions to these speeches. The author found that a combination of sanctions; military provocations; and natural disasters like typhoons and floods may have also forced North Korea to soften its approach and join South Korea for the inter-Korean summits. The author’s findings also found that the preferable...

[현안분석] Civilian Aid Workers from Venus and Military from Mars in Humanitarian Response to Complex Emergencies in DPRK: Perception Gap of Humanitarian Crisis and Relief Operations

...aid workers (CWAs) and 220 officers and NCOs (MIL). As a result of the study, a significant difference in perception between civil and military organizations is verified. First, CWAs perceived natural disasters as the main cause of the crisis, whereas MIL viewed armed conflict. Second, CWAs considered the territory of DPRK and its borders for target areas whilst MIL targeted the DMZ and the rear areas...

[현안분석] 북한의 기후 위기와 식량난

현 시대의 주요 담론 중 하나가 ‘환경’이다. 기후변화와 쓰레기, 생태계의 문제는 더 이상 지구 차원의 문제가 아닌 내 삶에 직접적인 영향을 미치는 나의 문제로 인식되고 있다. 환경에 대한 관심은 노 플라스틱 챌린지, 플라스틱 제로 운동, 제로 웨이스트 운동으로 이어지며 소비 선택 기준에 변화가 생기자 기업들도 이런 변화에 대응을 시작하고 있다. 그렇다면 북한은 기후변화 위기를 어떻게 인식하고 있을까? 1990년대 중반 이후부터 2000년대까지 기후변화, 지구 온난화 등을 다룬 북한의 로동신문 기사들은 국제사회의 문제 인식을 전달하는 수준이었다. 국제사회에서 지구 온난화에 대응하는 노력들이 진행되고 있으며 기후변화로 인해 세계 곳곳은 식량 위기나 생태계 파괴 문제에