Climate Change
KIM JONG-UN
It seems to be that Kim Jong-un’s biggest worry is his new ski resorts that he has built, fearing they might go bust due to lack of tourists and the major issue of the snow melting- due to climate change. North Korea is falling victim to changing Arctic weather patterns that are warming winters and reducing the levels of snow on lower slopes. The supreme leader has invested in various ski resorts in North Korea to attract winter-sports enthusiasts and hard currency, to increase tourism. Since the coronavirus spreading throughout China, Kim has shut the border cutting off the largest source of tourists to North Korea. Has the supreme leader made any actions himself to fight climate change?
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Over the past few years, North Korea has suffered severe droughts, record heat and damaging floods caused by climate change; declining availability of food, water and energy, sea level rise, migration, and extreme weather events – pile more stress onto countries already at risk from internal instability and economic weakness.
