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This study challenges the conventional perspective that North Korea’s recent food crisis is solely due to a shortage in food production. Instead, it begins by examining how the amendment of the Grain Management Act has intensified state control over the market, making food distribution difficult. This has led to price increases, yet residents struggle to secure food due to limited purchasing power. Furthermore, this study summarizes how natural disasters have reduced food production. To address these issues, this study proposes joint response to climate change through international development cooperation and the establishment of a regional circular economy as essential solutions. This is conceptualized as the “North Korean Regional Circular Economy Model”. Climate change is both a long-term factor exacerbating food production challenges and an important drive for international development cooperation.