기후변화적응과 재난재해 법제의 통합을 위한 소고 - 국제적 논의를 중심으로 -

There are various ways to improve climate change adaptation related laws. First is to amend the current “Framework Act on Low Carbon Green Growth”, which heavily focuses on mitigation only. Second is to enact a new law which will replace the current law to balance mitigation and adaptation. The decision would depend how much political will is there to enact a new law replaceing the current system. If there is not enough political will to enact a new law under the current political situation, there is an alternative way to improve the adaptation agenda through improving the current disaster management laws. Disaster management is part of adaptation, disaster management shares the same goal with adaptation which is to enhance resilience of ecosystem and human community. To amend disaster management legal system to address climate change adaptation, it is a creative way to improve adaptation capacity. It would include to clarity definitions of disaster in various laws, to address adaptation capacity building in various disaster management laws, and to clarify the relationship between adaptation and disaster management. In addition, improving risk management for disasters due to climate change impact in the National Basic Plan for Safety Management would be another good way to engage and link climate change adaptation and risk management.