incheon warmly welcomes lga/drr members incheon, the world best city
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Incheon Warmly Welcomes LGA/DRR Members
Incheon, the World Best City
CONTENTS
Introduction-Introduce Incheon & IFEZ
Incheon & UN in Cooperation
Conference - LGA/DRR Overview - Convention Venue
Hosting Conditions
History with UNHistory with UNIncheon Landing Operation
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 coast business city: contains large national/local industrial complexes
City of culture and history: Many historic buildings, museums, and scenic islands
OverviewOverview
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
IncheonIncheon
Gateway to Northeast Asia
Beijing 1.5 hrs
Shanghai 1.5 hrs
Tokyo 1.5 hrs
Vladivostok 2 hrs
Hong Kong 3 hrs
Located between China and Japan
- 61 cities with population of 1 million or more
(1.5 billion total) within 3 hr flight
from to
Incheon
Geographic LocationGeographic Location
Incheon International AirportIncheon International Airport
World’s No. 2 in Cargo VolumeWorld’s No. 2 in Cargo Volume
59 Airlines served59 Airlines served
124 Destinations in 41 countries
Port of IncheonPort of IncheonCenter of international trade & logisticsCenter of international trade & logistics
- 81 berths with cargo-handling
capacity of 100 million tons per year
- Increasing to 135 berths by 2011
INCHEON INCHEON
FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (IFEZ) FREE ECONOMIC ZONE (IFEZ) PROJECTSPROJECTS
Yeongjong
Songdo
Incheon Free Economic Zone (IFEZ)
Cheongna
■ 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$109 bn (13% of Korea’s GDP)
151 –Story Incheon Tower
Status: In planning (to be completed in 2012)
Development Cost: US$ 3 billionDevelopers: Portman Holdings,
Samsung & Hyundai
2nd tallest building in the world
Incheon Bridge
Status: Under construction (to be completed in 2009)
Development Cost: US $ 2.4 billionDevelopers: AMEC & Government
Incheon Bridge
Highway to Seoul
Highway to Kyunggi
Highway to Seoul
Rapid Train to Seoul
Subway to Incheon
IFEZ Transportation Infrastructure
IFEZ Offers a Brand-new Business City!
City of Ubiquity
U-Biz SupportU-Foreign Admin
U-WalletU-Transportation
City of Beauty
LandscapeSkylines
World-class Facilities
Eco City
36% Green Space60% Public Space
Min. PollutionMin. Noise
CONTENTS
Introduction-Introduce Incheon & IFEZ
Incheon & UN in Cooperation
Conference - LGA/DRR Overview - Convention Venue
Hosting Conditions
(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
UNESCAP APCICTUNESCAP APCICT Foreign Investments in IFEZForeign Investments in IFEZ
UNISDR OFFICE in UNISDR OFFICE in IncheonIncheon
UNISDR OFFICE in IncheonUNISDR OFFICE in Incheon
CONTENTS
Introduction-Introduce Incheon & IFEZ
Incheon & UN in Cooperation
Conference - LGA/DRR Overview - Convention Venue
Hosting Conditions
OverviewLGA/DRR in Incheon, 2009
Theme
1. Urban Risk Reduction
2. Capacity Building for Local Governments in DRR
3. Linking DRR with Poverty Reduction
6. Bridging the Gaps between the Local, National, Regional
and Global dimensions of DRR
5. Mainstreaming DRR in CCA
7. Linking Information and Communication Technology
with DRR
4. Gender and DRR
OverviewLGA/DRR in Incheon, 2009
Venue : Songdo Convensia
Participants : Local & Regional Governments
UN organizations, IOs, INGOs etc.
Date : August 24-26, 2009
Expected Participants : 220~250
Host : Incheon Metropolitan City & UNISDR
Songdo ConvensiaSongdo Convensia
Songdo ConvensiaSongdo Convensia
CONTENTS
Introduction-Introduce Incheon & IFEZ
Incheon & UN in Cooperation
Conference - LGA/DRR Overview - Convention Venue
Hosting Conditions
Eco-FriendlyCity
AccommodationTransportation
Meals
Supporting
Air Cost
LGA/DRR
Thank You !
See You in
LGA/DRR Incheon, 2009!!