Category: JICA contributions

JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada met with the First Deputy Prime Minister of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Pham Binh Minh, in Tokyo on May 27. At the beginning of the meeting, Vice President Yamada noted that First Deputy Prime Minister Minh, who spoke at the 27th International Exchange Conference “The Future of Asia” on…

In the Philippines, approximately 25 percent of the total working population is engaged in the agricultural sector, but its share of GDP is only 9.7 percent (2016), indicating stagnant productivity. In addition, the declining number of farmers, the aging of the farming population, and estimates that about 70 percent of the poor live in rural…

The total number of people infected with the new strain of coronavirus in Malawi is 34,390 (1,157 deaths) (as of June 7, 2021, according to the country’s Ministry of Health). The country has positioned vaccination as the top priority in the fight against novel coronaviruses, and has begun procurement of vaccines and vaccination of priority…

In the Bangkok metropolitan area, which is the political and economic center of Thailand, traffic congestion and air pollution caused by the automobile-dependent traffic system have become major problems due to the increased industrial activity following Thailand’s economic recovery after the Asian currency crisis, and efforts to reduce environmental impact are necessary. As a countermeasure…

Sixty-nine Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) candidates training at the Komagane JOCV Training Center as the first batch of JOCV for FY2022 were received by Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino at the JICA Ichigaya Building on May 20, 2010. After receiving encouragement from their highnesses one by one, the prospective members were motivated…

JICA Vice President Junichi Yamada gave a lecture titled “SDGs Connecting the World: The Possibility of Business Development Utilizing ODA” at the “SDGs Connecting the World” publication commemoration seminar (“Special Edition Construction Future Forum”) hosted by Nikkan Kensetsu Kogyo Shimbun on May 27, commemorating the publication of his latest book, “SDGs Connecting the World: The…

On May 13, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a loan agreement with ACLEDA Bank plc. of Cambodia (ACLEDA Bank) for an overseas investment loan of up to US$85 million to finance a loan to Cambodia’s agricultural sector. The loan is cofinanced with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC), and will apply the Sustainable Finance Framework…

On Thursday, May 19 (Japan time), the opening ceremony for the JICA Chair was held in a hybrid face-to-face/online format in conjunction with the University of Costa Rica (Universidad de Costa Rica, “UCR”). The University of Costa Rica is the top university in Costa Rica and has been collaborating with JICA for almost half a…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Cote d’Ivoire for two projects totaling up to 37,028 million yen on May 25 in Abidjan. The two projects covered by the yen loan agreements signed this time are as follows. (1) Emergency support loan for response…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on May 23 in Hanoi for up to 18,871 million yen for the “Satellite-Based Disaster and Climate Change Management Project (II)”. This project will support the procurement and maintenance of related facilities necessary for the…