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Incheon Warmly Welcomes LGA/DRR Members

Incheon Warmly Welcomes LGA/DRR Members. Incheon, the World Best City. Introduction Introduce Incheon & IFEZ Incheon & UN in Cooperation Conference - LGA/DRR Overview - Convention Venue Hosting Conditions. CONTENTS. History with UN. Incheon Landing Operation. Overview. Incheon.

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Incheon Warmly Welcomes LGA/DRR Members

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  1. IncheonWarmly Welcomes LGA/DRR Members Incheon, the World Best City

  2. Introduction • Introduce Incheon & IFEZ • Incheon & UN in Cooperation • Conference • - LGA/DRR Overview • - Convention Venue • Hosting Conditions CONTENTS

  3. History with UN Incheon Landing Operation

  4. Overview Incheon • Size: 1,007.47 ㎢ (1% of country area, 1.6 times the size of Seoul) • Population:2.71 million (third largest, after Seoul and Busan) • Features: • International city with world-class airport and seaports • - Incheon International Airport (opened 2001) handles 28 million passengers, • and 2.33 million tons of cargo per year • Major west coastbusiness city: contains large national/local industrial complexes • City of culture and history: Many historic buildings, museums, and scenic islands • Budget:US$ 4.58 billion (2008) • Economy • GRDP: US$ 34 billion (4.7% of national total) • Industrial complexes/companies: 9 complexes/ 6,027 companies • Industrial structure: tertiary – 68.2% secondary - 31% primary – 0.7% • Workforce: 1.31 million

  5. Geographic Location Gateway to Northeast Asia Beijing 1.5 hrs Shanghai 1.5 hrs Tokyo 1.5 hrs Vladivostok 2 hrs Hong Kong 3 hrs from to Incheon • Located between China and Japan • 61 cities with population of 1 million or more • (1.5billion total) within 3 hr flight

  6. Incheon International Airport World’s No. 2 in Cargo Volume 59 Airlines served 124 Destinations in 41 countries

  7. Port of Incheon Center of international trade & logistics • 81 berths with cargo-handling • capacity of 100 million tons per year • Increasing to 135 berths by 2011

  8. INCHEON FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (IFEZ) PROJECTS

  9. Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ) Cheongna Yeongjong Songdo ■ Size 209 km2 ■ Location Middle west coast of Korean Peninsula, 1-hour drive from Seoul ■ Development Period 2003~2020 ■ Investment US$200 bn ■ Projected Value Added US$109 bn (13% of Korea’s GDP)

  10. 151 –Story Incheon Tower Status: In planning (to be completed in 2012) Development Cost: US$ 3 billion Developers: Portman Holdings, Samsung & Hyundai 2nd tallest building in the world

  11. Incheon Bridge Status: Under construction (to be completed in 2009) Development Cost: US $ 2.4 billion Developers: AMEC & Government

  12. IFEZ Transportation Infrastructure Rapid Train to Seoul Highway to Seoul Highway to Kyunggi Incheon Bridge Subway to Incheon Highway to Seoul

  13. City of Ubiquity U-Biz Support U-Foreign Admin U-Wallet U-Transportation Eco City 36% Green Space 60% Public Space Min. Pollution Min. Noise City of Beauty Landscape Skylines World-class Facilities IFEZ Offers a Brand-new Business City!

  14. Introduction • Introduce Incheon & IFEZ • Incheon & UN in Cooperation • Conference • - LGA/DRR Overview • - Convention Venue • Hosting Conditions CONTENTS

  15. Foreign Investments in IFEZ UNESCAP APCICT (Asian and Pacific Training Center for Information and Communication Technology for Development) • First UN agency in South Korea • Train IT specialists from 62 member countries including North Korea (promotes national • image as IT powerhouse) • US$10 million provided over next five years (Ministry of Information & Communications - • US$2.5 million, Incheon - US$5 million plus facilities, in-kind) • Construct networked city and IT cluster in Songdo Area

  16. UNISDR OFFICE in Incheon

  17. UNISDR OFFICE in Incheon

  18. Introduction • Introduce Incheon & IFEZ • Incheon & UN in Cooperation • Conference • - LGA/DRR Overview • - Convention Venue • Hosting Conditions CONTENTS

  19. LGA/DRR in Incheon, 2009 Overview • Theme 1. Urban Risk Reduction 2. Capacity Building for Local Governments in DRR 3. Linking DRR with Poverty Reduction 4. Gender and DRR 5. Mainstreaming DRR in CCA 6. Bridging the Gaps between the Local, National, Regional and Global dimensions of DRR 7. Linking Information and Communication Technology with DRR

  20. LGA/DRR in Incheon, 2009 Overview • Venue : Songdo Convensia • Date : August 24-26, 2009 • Participants : Local & Regional Governments • UN organizations, IOs, INGOs etc. • Expected Participants : 220~250 • Host : Incheon Metropolitan City & UNISDR

  21. SongdoConvensia

  22. SongdoConvensia

  23. Introduction • Introduce Incheon & IFEZ • Incheon & UN in Cooperation • Conference • - LGA/DRR Overview • - Convention Venue • Hosting Conditions CONTENTS

  24. Transportation Accommodation Eco-FriendlyCity Meals Supporting Air Cost LGA/DRR

  25. Thank You ! See You in LGA/DRR Incheon, 2009!!

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