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!!