I. Some aspects of Korea II. Brief history of Korean Polar Activities III. Brief history of Korean Arctic Activities IV. Korean Polar Infrastructure V. Government Policies on Polar Activities VI. Interests in the Arctic VII. Korean Arctic Policy VIII. Recent Information contents

 50mil Population (25), 100 thousand ㎢ territory (110)  1,156 bil US$ GDP (15), 23 thousand US$ GDP per capita  Dependence of Energy on Overseas 96% (  Degree of dependence on foreign trade  99.8% dependency on shipping for Trade  Strong Shipbuilding and Shipping industry I. Some Aspects of Korea

II. Brief History of Korean Polar Activities  Exploratory Antarctic krill fishery and Oceanographic Observation  1986 Joining the Antarctic Treaty  1988 The Antarctic King Sejong Station, 26 th Overwintering Party on duty  1989 Entitled as ATCP  1990 Full member of SCAR  th ATCM held in Seoul  2002 The Arctic Dasan station Opened in Svalbard  2004 KOPRI as an autonomous institute in KIOST  2009 Launching of RV ARAON and annual bipolar research cruise  2011 Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Seoul  th COMNAP-AGM in Seoul  2014 Inauguration of the Antarctic Jang Bogo research station

III. Brief History of Korean Arctic Activities  , A preliminary study on the Arctic - To understand the natural & social environments of the Arctic - To study the arctic research activities of international organization and other countries - Participate in Northern Forum as an observer in May 1995  1999 July 1-Sep 10, Joining the Chinese Arctic Cruise of RV Xuelong - To survey the microalgae and phytoplankton in Chuckchi sea  , Geological Field Trip to the Kola Peninsular  2001 Dec & 2002 Jan, S&T Bilateral Cooperation Meeting with Norway  2002 April, Full Member of IASC & Dasan Research Station Opened  2008 Nov, Ad-hoc Observer of AC  2010 Mar, Arctic Science Summit Week (ASSW) in Seoul  2012 Sep, Presidential visit to Greenland and Norway  2012 Oct, Joining the Treaty concerning the Archipelago of Spitsbergen  2013 May, Observer of AC

KOPRI IV. Korean Polar Infrastructure Icebreaker ARAON King Sejong Station Jang Bogo Station (2014) Dasan Station

KOPRI in Arctic: Past and Present 2005 Okhotsk Sea Bering Sea Bering Sea 2007 Chukchi Sea Chukchi Sea / Canada Basin Chukchi Sea / Canada Basin Chukchi Sea by ARAON Chukchi Sea by ARAON 2005 Kara Sea Barents Sea Barents Sea NEEM 2002~The Present Atmosphere, Terrestrial, Ecosystem research based on Dasan Station 2002~The Present Atmosphere, Terrestrial, Ecosystem research based on Dasan Station 2013 Beaufort Sea 2011-The Present ZERO BioBasis 2013-The Present GLISN

IBRV Araon Length: 111 m Breadth: 19 m Speed: 12 knots Gross tonnage: 7,487 ton Complement: 25 crews + 60 scientists

V. Government Policies on polar activities  Polar S&T Promotion Plan, 2002 Jul, National S&T Council  Act on Antarctic Activities & the Protection of Antarctic Environment, 2004  Basic Plan for Promotion of Research Activities in Antarctica (2007~11), 2006, National S&T Council  Basic Plan for Promotion of Research Activities in Antarctica (2012~16), 2012, National S&T Council  100 National Agenda by Lee Myung-bak administration, 2008  Promotion Plan of National Polar Policy, 2012 Nov, MLTM  140 National Agenda by Park Geun-hye administration, 2013  2013 Jul, Government announced a plan to make Integrated Arctic Policy

VI. Interests in the Arctic  Enhance national profile through contributing to and participating in the global matters  Climate change and frequent extreme weather pattern in the Korean Peninsular : to study the Arctic and it’s relation with earth system and the Eastern Asia  Korea’s long-lasting interests in the ocean affairs - Shipping: Northern Sea Route - Shipping Building - Seamen - Offshore engineering, etc  Sustainable development of natural resources in the Arctic  Scientists’ interests in Arctic Sciences (IASC, FARO, PAG, IPA, etc)

VII. Korean Arctic Policy  Strengthening Cooperative Relations with Arctic Countries - Active participation in WGs of AC and related international orgarnization  Strengthening the Arctic Research Activities - Climate research and research Infrastructures  Developing new Arctic business model - Shipping, Shipping Building, Offshore Plant, Fisheries, etc  Improving legal and institutional infrastructure - Establishing Polar department in Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries(MOF) - Formulating the law on promotion of polar activities  Ministries (7) - Ministry of Foreign Affairs - Ministry of Science & Future Planning - Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy, Ministry of Environment - Ministry of Land, Infrastructure & Transport - Ministry of Oceans & Fisheries, Korea Meteorological Administration

 7 Ministries  Korea Polar Research Institute (  Korea Maritime Institute (  Korean Register (  Korea Evaluation Institute of Industrial Technology(  National Eco-complex (  Universities - Youngsan Univ ( - Korea Maritime & Ocean Univ ( - Pukyong National Univ ( - Chonnam National Univ ( - University of Seoul ( Task Force Korea Institute of Ocean Science & Technology ( Korea Institute of Geoscience & Mineral Resources (

VIII. Recent Information  National Assembly - “Law on promotion of polar activities” on the table - Formation of Northern Sea Route Forum and 1 st workshop (Sep 26)  KOPRI - Establishing “Arctic Research Center” - RV Araon’s Arctic research cruise - 19 th International Symposium on Polar Science, “Toward better understanding of climate changes in the Arctic (Oct 16-18) - Planning of 2014 Trans Arctic research cruise  KMI - Co-host of 2013 North Pacific Arctic Conference with East-West Center (Aug 22-23, Hawaii)  Hyundai Glovis : 1 st pilot cargo operation