UNISDR ONEA/GETI and Ulsan Private Sector Workshop on Making Enterprise Strategy for Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction - Ulsan Metropolitan City, Republic of Korea

Context of Ulsan's Disaster Risk Management and Background of Workshop

Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh largest metropolis with a population of over 1.1 million, divided into four districts and one county. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighboring Busan to the south and facing Gyeongju to the north, meaning that the city are geographically under the risk of nuclear disaster from two nuclear power plants located in its neighboring cities respectively. Ulsan is heavily industrialized city including the world's largest shipyard operated by Hyundai Heavy Industries and the world's second largest oil refinery, owned by SK Energy. Regarding the climate, Ulsan has a monsoon-influenced humid subtropical climate, with somewhat cold but dry winters, and hot, humid summers. Monthly means range from 2.0 °C (35.6 °F) in January to 25.9 °C (78.6 °F) in August, with diurnal temperature ranges generally low. Its location on the Korean peninsula results in a seasonal lag, with the warmest days being in August and averaging very near 30 °C (86 °F). However due to the effect of regional climate change during the winter and early spring season Ulsan has recently suffered from occasional heavy snows causing challenges to transportation and logistics management in private sector as well as public sector. In the aspect of the geographical location, the characteristics of chemical industry, and upcoming onset climate hazards, the local government and enterprises have recognized the necessity of enhancing their resilience from potential community catastrophe to business interruption, and developed many-sided measurements according the Korean government's regulations, guidances and guidelines related to making city and workplace safe. Furthermore Ulsan after joining the MCR Campaign in 2014, has concluded MOU with UNISDR ONEA/GETI to get the advanced training assistances, and gotten an two-hour UNISDR GETI's education on knowledge and methodologies on DRR for 200 employees for local government and volunteer works from grassroots NGO right after the ceremony of MOU. This workshop was the second joint efforts of Ulsan and UNISDR ONEA/GETI.

Purpose

- Enhancing Private Sector workers' awareness on the necessity of Business Continuity Management (BCM) against Climate Change and Disaster Risks
- Providing methodologies of selecting enterprise strategy and making action plan for business continuity focusing on managing Climate Change and Disaster Risks

Agenda, Time and method

Module 1: Understanding DRM, BCM, UNISDR's function and Sendai- Framework

Module 2: Understanding Global business' Risk Profile & Case Studies of Smart Business in Action

Module 3: Understanding the necessity of preparing your business resilient to global and local disaster & Climate Change risks

Module 4: Assessing your business' risk on Disaster & Climate Change as well as others

Module 5: Making a Disaster & Climate Risk Strategy and action plan for your Business

Module 6: Group Presentation (9 groups) and Evaluating the Workshop