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🇰🇵 North Korea 🇰🇵

General information

CIA Fact book on North Korea

North Korea: A Country Study

 

News

Cornell University Library

     •   Compilation of various news sources and other information on North Korea

KCNA Watch

     •   Viewer friendly listing of publications from North Korean websites

38 North

     •   News website dedicated to informed analysis of North Korea


International Agreements

List of North Korean Participation in International Agreements

     •   Environmental agreements under “International Health and the Environment” tab

UNDP In North Korea


Government Information and Agencies

Naenara

     •   North Korean official news website


Environmental History

History of the Legal Development of Environmental Policy

Agriculture

     •   The section on resource development describes some of the efforts at improving food security which the DPRK has requested international aid for today.

 

Environmental law

On the Protection of the Environment

On Environmental Impact Assessment

On the Prevention of Seawater Pollution


Climate change

North Korean Intended Nationally Determined Contribution

     •   Focus on adaptation and development aid. Particularly sustainable and resilient agriculture, forestry and the creation of a functional electricity grid.

North Korea’s Second National Communication on Climate Change (NC)

Agriculture and Adaptation

     •   Paper on the DPRK’s struggles with climate change adaptation in the context of food security


Biodiversity

5th National Biodiversity Report