Category: JICA contributions

reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryosuke Takahashi Research Manager, Planning Dept. summary Date: November 13, 2024 Organizer: Colombian Trade Bank Name of venue (pavilion name): International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Megumi Muto Special Assistant to the President, JICA Javier Diaz President, Colombian Trade Bank Damien Delorme Head, Impact Trade Partnership, French…

reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryo Hibiya Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 19, 2024 Organized by: International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Name of venue (pavilion name): International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Claire Echalier Program Director, Development Finance, Institute for Climate Economics (I4CE)…

reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryo Hibiya Specialist Contractor, Environmental Management and Climate Change Group, Global Environment Department summary Date: November 18, 2024 Organized by: Ministry of the Environment, Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Co-organized by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) Name of venue (pavilion…

The Petra Tourism Development Master Plan, which JICA has supported in its formulation for the sustainable development of tourism in Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has been completed and was announced on December 12, 2024 in Amman, the capital of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (“Jordan”). JICA is implementing the technical cooperation project “Master…

summary Conference Title: JICA Chair Implementation Report (Iraq) Dates: November 10 (Sun.), 11 (Mon.), 13 (Wed.), 2024 Organized by JICA Location: Republic of Iraq 10th: Iraq National Museum 11th: University of Baghdad 13th: Ministry of Home Affairs and Tourism, Kurdistan Regional Government Main Participants Yuji Kurihara, Deputy Director, National Museum of Nature and Science Background…

January 19, 2025 at JICA Chikyu Hiroba International Conference Hall Heart of Okinawa Peace Awareness Symposium The “Heart of Okinawa Peace Awareness Symposium” is an event that conveys the reality of the Battle of Okinawa and the “Heart of Okinawa,” the desire for peace, to a wide audience outside of Okinawa Prefecture. The symposium aims…

summary Conference Title: 2nd Seminar on Criminology and Investigative Techniques 2024: Approaches from the National Community Policing Service Model Date: November 6 and 7, 2024 Organized by: National Police of Honduras (JICA is a co-sponsor, as an activity of a community policing project currently being implemented by JICA) Location: Tegucigalpa, Republic of Honduras (hybrid event)…

summary Event Title: CDO Lecture for Kyoto Graduate Students on JICA’s Digital Transformation (DX) and International Cooperation1 Date: Friday, November 29, 2024, 17:30-19:00 Organized by Kyoto University Graduate School of Integrated Ars Vivendi (Shishukan)2 Venue: Kyoto University Comprehensive Ars Vivendi Building (Higashi Ichijo Building) Main Participants Opening Remarks: Koji Makino, Professor, Kyoto University Graduate School…

reporter Name Affiliation Title Taishi Watanabe Long-term Expert, Capacity Building Project on the Use of Innovative Solutions to Improve Climate Change Resilience in the Pacific, Samoa, JICA summary Date: November 12, 2024 Organized by JICA and SPREP Venue (Pavilion Name): Moana Blue Pacific Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Toeolesulu Cedric Saleesa Pose Schuster Minister of…

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, which caused unprecedented damage along the Indian Ocean coast. For Indonesia, which suffered particularly severe damage, JICA continues to provide long-term cooperation, from emergency assistance in the immediate aftermath of the disaster to rehabilitation and reconstruction efforts, as…