Environment & Climate - Participatory Decision-Making - Asia and the Pacific
Third Graders Pitch In On What's Pitched Out
Republic of Korea / December 16, 2021

Citizen Proposals Turned into Policies in the Republic of Korea
SUMMARY
When millions gathered in Gwanghwamun Square in the Republic of Korea to protest the previous administration, President Moon invited citizens back to the square to propose policies that responded to their needs. Many proposals have become policies – one of them came from third graders in Jeju.
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