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Borim Kim
Activist

Borim Kim

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Organising youth climate action in South Korea.

Youth for Climate Action · Do-Hyun Kim and others

Born
1994
Birthplace
Seoul, South Korea

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Borim Kim

Borim Kim is a South Korean climate organiser associated with Youth for Climate Action and youth-led climate litigation.

Early life

Seoul

Grew up in the city and studied at Hanyang University, moving from computing to nanobioscience.

Career

  1. After university

    Energy work

    Worked on energy conservation.

  2. 2018

    Climate organising

    The severe heatwave helped prompt her activism.

  3. 2026

    Goldman Prize

    Received the Asian regional award.

Selected work

Youth for Climate Action

Helped build a youth-led movement.

Do-Hyun Kim and others

Helped organise the constitutional challenge.

Beyond work

Approach

Combined public protest with policy advocacy.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical data and references ↗

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Photo: Goldman Environmental Prize. Copyrighted image; source credit retained · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.