The OECD is indebted to the government of the Republic of Korea, and in particular the Ministry of the Environment, for their co-operation in providing information, for the organisation of the fact-finding mission and the policy seminar, and for facilitating a dialogue with contacts both inside and outside of the government. In particular, Giwon Seo was instrumental in coordinating the process and the contributions from various departments. Dr. Ik-Jae Kim, from the Korean Environmental Institute provided valuable and substantive inputs.
The national policy dialogue was coordinated by Hannah Leckie of the OECD Environment Directorate, under the guidance of Xavier Leflaive, Water Team Leader. The authors of this report were Hannah Leckie, Håkan Tropp of the OECD Centre for Entrepreneurship, SMEs, Regions and Cities, and Ian Barker of Water Policy International. The authors are grateful to Hervé Gilliard of Agence de l'Eau Loire Bretagne, France and Guillaume Gruère of the OECD Trade and Agriculture Directorate, who provided valuable and concrete insights, both in writing and during policy discussions in Korea. Editorial support from Janine Treves and administrative support from Anna Rourke are also gratefully acknowledged.
The OECD Environment Policy Committee and the Working Party on Biodiversity, Water and Ecosystems were consulted and agreed to declassify the report. The government of Korea have approved the Assessment and Recommendations and the Action Plan.