INTERNATIONAL CLIMATE DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE
International Climate Development Institute is a non-profit organization that focuses on climate change, human rights, intergenerational justice, and developing rights, and actively participates in international activities. Inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), ICDI actively implement the SDG13 “Climate Action”. The core belief of the organization is the concern for climate change and the right to human development; that is, when we talk about the adjustment and transformation that human beings need in the face of climate change, developing rights are important as well. With professional knowledge in climate governance, the organization provides assistance of capacity building, energy transformation, and development of adaptation strategies to disadvantaged groups to help them move towards a sustainable life with climate resilience.
Landfill Recovery Project - Seoul , South Korea
Solution Description
Methane was one of the major gases generated from the Nanjido landfill. The city of Seoul installed 106 methane gas extraction wells at intervals of 120m throughout the former Nanjido landfill site. The gases are then channeled into wells using fans, which are then used to provide heating for 3 public sites including the World Cup Stadium, 40 office buildings, and 16,335 households in the surrounding residential areas.
As Nanjido is an internationally recognized project, Seoul continues to share the knowledge of turning landfill into useful ecological space for citizens. In terms of sustainability and urban regeneration, Nanjido is one of the core technical tours that Seoul and organizations such as WeGO conduct. Many cities also face similar challenges in terms of converting landfill and other waste challenges. With the background of Nanjido, Seoul also introduces its other sustainable policies, from implementing RFID garbage bins for reducing food waste to its sharing economy (such as bicycle sharing).