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Island is environmentally feasible ecosystem. Islands, especially, are directly influenced by global climate change. According to drastic climate change, original ecosystem and biodiversity are changing. Reducing population, however, is critical issue in all island in Korea. Aging is accompanied with reducing population. Current inhabited islands in Korea is gradually replaced to uninhabited islands. In those situation, Korean government is trying to keep those islands as inhabited island by increasing basic needs of local peoples. In this report, we introduce some case studies on sustainable small island strategy of Korean government. For setting sustainable small island strategy, we suggest multi-functional model composed of island resource development, island space development, information-industry development, and local community structuring. To successful strategy, relationship economy and ecology should be balanced and also cooperated with each others. Final goal of these steps is related to reforming islander's life, creating island value and developing climate-adapting island design. Most local islanders want to construct bridges between islands and island-mainland. Although constructing bridges is one of solutions to recovery local economy and activity, we have to understand there are many other worst sides.