South Korea

Responses

Adaptation Disaster Risk Management

Sectors

Agriculture

Instruments

Direct Investment

Early warning systems

Economic

Tax incentives

Governance

Subnational and citizen participation

Keywords

Adaptation Institutions / Administrative Arrangements Disaster Risk Management

Act on the Prevention of and Countermeasures against Agricultural and Fishery Disasters

Legislative

Law

Passed in 1990

This act requires national and local governments to undertake disaster preparedness measures in the agriculture and fishery sector, creates tax exemptions for preparedness works undertaken, and allows the government to subsidize preparedness efforts.

Documents

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