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Developing of Climate Change Adaptation Indicators for Ports Based on AHP

  • Journal of Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Abbr : J EIA
  • 2025, 34(6), pp.430~447
  • Publisher : Korean Society Of Environmental Impact Assessment
  • Research Area : Engineering > Environmental Engineering
  • Received : November 5, 2025
  • Accepted : December 24, 2025
  • Published : December 30, 2025

문한솔 1 Moon Suk Lee 1

1한국해양과학기술원

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ABSTRACT

South Korea has introduced a climate change impact assessment system through the「Framework Act on Carbon Neutrality and Green Growth for Coping with Climate Crisis」, requiringits implementation alongside environmental impact assessments for 10 sectors highly susceptible toclimate change impacts. However, in the marine sector, while a ‘Sea Utilization Impact Assessment’system similarin purpose to terrestrial environmental impact assessments is in operation, the currentassessment framework does not sufficiently incorporate climate change response elements. Therefore,this exploratory study examines the feasibility of introducing a climate change impact assessment in the marine sector. Using ports—a sector currently subject to climate change impact assessments—asa case study, it aims to establish an evaluation indicator system focused on the ‘adaptation’ aspect ofclimate change. First, through a literature review, climate change adaptation indicators wereoperationally defined, and possible climate change scenarios for ports were derived. Candidateevaluation indicators centered on climate change risks and resilience were set for each scenario. Subsequently, the importance, validity, and evaluability of the indicators were verified through expertconsultation, and the importance of the final indicators was calculated using the Analytical HierarchyProcess (AHP). Finally, based on the derived results, application plans and evaluation methods forintroducing a climate change impact assessment system in the marine sector were discussed. Thisstudy is significant in that it presents a foundational indicator system capable of systematicallydiagnosing the level of climate change adaptation in the port sector. It is expected to serve asfoundational data for expanding the climate change adaptation assessment system across the entiremarine sector, based on sea utilization impact assessments.

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