South korea: South Korea's Presidential Commission on Climate Crisis Response has assumed the co-chairship of an International Climate Councils Network (ICCN) working group, officials said Monday. Kang Yoon-ho, a director of the commission, began the role as a co-chair of the ICCN's Climate Governance Working Group on Monday. The other co-chair is Ross Linden-Fraser of the Canadian Climate Institute.

According to Yonhap News Agency, South Korea is the first Asian nation to serve as a co-chair of the working group. While no fixed term has been set, the working group usually decides whether to renew the term on a yearly basis. The ICCN is a network of government-mandated advisory councils on climate issues and has about 30 members.

South Korea's assumption of the co-chairship reflects the country's evolving status as a nation leading international discussions on climate governance.