Problem overview:

     Framework for coordination: The Environmental Conservation Committee (ECC) has been established to look over environmental policy and planning, and also to coordinate with ministries in order to avoid the conflict of interests because environmental policies and related programs may entail conflicts of interests among relevant ministries and inter-ministerial working-level.

Background in summary:

     Degree of coordination and cooperation: Coordination and cooperation among various ministries is necessary for the success of policy formulation with environmental considerations embedded in it. ECC on itself has stakeholders from various institutions both governmental and non-governmental, and in order to work cooperatively within the committee itself, a degree of coordination is required.

     Functions of the Environmental Conservation Committee (ECC): The main role of the Environmental Conservation Committee (ECC) is to review the formulation and coordination of medium- and long-term environmental plans, priorities for the environmental conservation programs, allocation of environmental investment priorities, etc. It is also stated in the Basic Environmental Policy Act that major environmental policy decisions must be confirmed by ECC before enactment.

     Members of the ECC: ECC has 23 members including five line ministers (Finance and Economy, Home Affairs, Industry and Resources, Construction and Transportation, Environment, government officials from other ministries, representatives from environmental organization or other non-governmental representatives.

     Responsibilities of ECC sub-committee: At the working level, a subcommittee consisting of representatives from the same organization prepares and coordinates the agenda to be submitted to the ECC and controls and manages detailed programs decided or delegated by the ECC.

     Duties of ECC task forces: Task forces are often organized under the Prime Minister by order of the president or the National Assembly in accordance with the significance of environmental agenda. The main duties are resolve conflicts between ministries and to take part in the auditing the progress. Decisions made by a task force have the equivalent effect as an executive order by the Prime Minister.

     Resolving conflicts on interest among ministries: There are several examples that the Committee successfully coordinated the different viewpoints or interests between the MOE and the line ministries. Consultation is first conducted to accommodate the diverse positions of ministries involved. But the subcommittee usually conducts consultation to accommodate the positions of ministries involved before the Committee takes them for decision-making.

Peer Review Committee Good practice rating: (1 for the best, 5 for the lowest score)
Sustainability		Efficiency
3	Improvement in either the environment of economic condition with no harm to the other.	-	Cost efficient.
3	Sustainable over time (not one-off)	Process
Adaptability		-	Participation of the community
3	Location adaptability (can the project be done in other places?)	-	Participation of resource owners/users
3	Socio-cultural adaptability.	2	Partnerships between various actors (Governments, NGO, Academia, Private)
3	Level of development adaptability.	1	Degree of coordination and cooperation between government departments.
2	Style of government adaptability.	-	Ability to attract political interest/support
2	Degree of decentralization adaptability.	-	Procedures for feedback and review.
Comments on this example:       The establishment of Korean Environmental Conservation Committee shows how the government is trying to improve its policies towards a more sustainable manner by integrating economical and environmental considerations together when forming national policies. Also, conflict between ministries will be reduced, hence, time and costs will be saved.       Nevertheless, balancing between economic development and environmental conservation is a difficult task. Very often, environmental conservation is given less importance when compared to the overall economic development of the country. Environmental problems arising from development are normally left to be dealt with after development has reached its goal       Also, members of the ECC mentioned above are mostly representatives from ministries, governmental organisations and NGOs. There seems to be a lack of local representatives. Although policies considered by ECC are national policies, quite often local communities are directly affected. Therefore, it would be fair for the local community to have their voices heard and should be invited to join the ECC, because these people are the ones who knows the problems the most. Sustainability of the project:   Adaptability of the project to other situations:       Process of decision making and implementation:      Degree of coordination and cooperation: Coordination and cooperation among various ministries is necessary for the success of policy formulation with environmental considerations embedded in it. ECC on itself has stakeholders from various institutions both governmental and non-governmental, and in order to work cooperatively within the committee itself, a degree of coordination is required. Cost efficiency: