Shinan-gun

Shinan-gun

Harmony in Nature: Shinan-gun's Sustainable Journey Towards the SDGs

Insights of the Report

Shinan-gun has worked to achieve the SDGs, focusing on SDGs 7, 8, 9, 11, 13 and 14 through three strategies: eco leadership, social service innovation and efficient governance. In regard to climate action, Shinan-gun has preserved 1,100.86㎢ of UNESCO World Natural Heritage tidal flats and achieved annual reductions in carbon emissions of 220 million tonnes. For life below water, it has expanded eco-friendly farming area to 4,437ha. Shinan-gun generates 4,106.5MW of renewable energy annually, and channelled its profits to residents, totalling approximately USD 4,448 per person per year. In addition, it has a fleet of 22 electric buses and developed a supporting plan for electric vehicles. By employing resident-centred colour marketing and rejuvenating a local sense of place, it will expand colour marketing to 43 villages by 2030 to enhance housing and neighbourhood conditions.

City Profile

Located in the southwestern-most part of Korea, Shinan-gun is a paradise consisting of 1,025 beautiful islands. It has an area of vast tidal flats, the largest in the country, and extensive salt fields that account for 70% of the national sea salt production. It has abundant resources, numerous attractions, and pristine natural scenery throughout the year. Shinan-gun's greatest aspiration lies in the preservation of the tidal flats, harnessing the power of wind and sunlight, and maximising their economic potential. By controlling reclamation and land alteration, safeguarding and nurturing the 1,100.86㎢ of Shinan's tidal flats as a precious natural resource—a significant portion amounting to 15% of South Korea's total tidal flats—will serve as a pivotal landmark in the evolution of human civilization. Shinan-gun is a harmonious place where sunlight, wind, tidal flats and humans coexist and unite seamlessly, and it has proceeded with policies to achieve the SDGs, focusing on climate action (SDG 13), life below water (SDG 14), clean energy (SDG 7), economic growth (SDG 8), sustainable communities (SDG 11) and innovation (SDG 9). Shinan-gun will launch a new era of ecological civilization, where sustainable environment, economy and society thrive in perfect harmony.

The Report and more

The VLR report is available here:
Harmony in Nature: Shinan-gun's Sustainable Journey Towards the SDGs