Yongin City Secures Top National Spot in Climate Crisis Response... First-Ever Back-to-Back Ministerial Commendations

Recognized as Outstanding Municipality for Two Consecutive Years in the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment’s Implementation Performance Evaluation
First in the Nation to Achieve This Distinction
Comprehensive Inspections of School Commute Routes and Customized Snow Removal
School-Centered Climate Policies Praised as Innovative Examples

Yongin Special City in Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Sangil) has once again proven its status as Korea’s leading "climate-safe city."

Yongin Special City was selected as an excellent local government for two consecutive years for the first time nationwide in the performance evaluation of climate crisis adaptation measures by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. Provided by Yongin City

On July 1, Yongin City announced that it had been selected as an excellent local government for two consecutive years—the first in the nation to do so—in the "2025 Local Government Climate Crisis Adaptation Measures Implementation Performance Evaluation," organized by the Ministry of Climate, Energy and Environment. The city received a ministerial commendation, building on last year’s success and reaffirming its position as the top municipality in the country for climate response capabilities by achieving this back-to-back victory.

This evaluation was conducted through a rigorous review by an expert panel and a citizen evaluation group. Yongin City, in particular, received overwhelmingly positive assessments in the basic local government category with the theme "Schools, Establishing a New Paradigm for Climate Crisis Adaptation."

With sudden heavy snowfalls and cold waves caused by climate change becoming a common occurrence, Yongin City has made student "safety" and "learning rights" its top priorities. The city carried out a comprehensive inspection of the commuting routes for all 195 schools in the area and established customized snow removal systems tailored to the unique characteristics of each school. This approach went beyond simply clearing snow, securing a proactive safety net based on data, and was highly praised.

Educational innovation for future generations also stood out. The city provided hands-on education to 2,546 elementary, middle, and high school students through a climate crisis adaptation board game it developed, which incorporates traditional games. This attempt to move away from rigid theoretical education and allow children to learn climate crisis response methods through play has been recognized as a representative example of administrative creativity.

A Yongin City official stated, "As the climate crisis becomes part of daily life, it is important to create an environment where future generations can live safely and respond actively to climate change," adding, "We will continue to discover and implement climate crisis adaptation policies that citizens can truly feel, making Yongin a climate-safe city."

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