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Busan Metropolitan City Provides Heatwave Relief Supplies to 150 Vulnerable Households

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Busan Metropolitan City (Mayor Park Heong-joon) announced that it will promote the “Heatwave Response Support Project for the Climate-Vulnerable,” in cooperation with the Ministry of Environment, Nam-gu District Office, and the Korea (Busan) Climate and Environment Network, to protect groups particularly susceptible to extreme heat.

With the frequency and intensity of heatwaves continuing to increase due to climate change, this project is being implemented as an active, on-site protection measure for vulnerable populations.

The Ministry of Environment, the Korea (Busan) Climate and Environment Network, the Korea Environmental Industry & Technology Institute, and corporate participants are joining this initiative as part of their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) efforts, adding significance to the project through public-private partnership.

Through this project, a total of 150 households in Uam-dong, Nam-gu—including elderly residents living alone and low-income families—will receive heatwave relief supplies. The supply distribution event will be held today (July 29) at 11:20 a.m. in Somak Village, Uam-dong, Nam-gu.

Climate crisis adaptation consultants will visit each home to provide guidance on how to respond to extreme heat and will distribute supplies such as summer blankets, sun umbrellas, bottled water, instant porridge, bellflower tea, hand fans, and other heatwave relief items.

These supplies have been prepared with sponsorship from participating companies and support from Nam-gu District Office.

Lee Byung-seok, Director General of the Environmental Policy Office at Busan Metropolitan City, stated, “Heatwaves are not merely a discomfort but a tangible threat to health and life amid the climate crisis,” and added, “We will continue to actively implement a variety of policies to protect vulnerable populations from the impacts of climate change.”