Category: JICA contributions

Dispatch of International Emergency Relief Teams and Medical Teams to Earthquake Damage in the Republic of Turkey (Third Report) JICA dispatched the second contingent of the International Emergency Relief Team and Medical Team to the earthquake damage in the Republic of Turkey. Disaster Situation At 10:17 a.m. Japan time (4:17 a.m. local time) on February…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Sri Mulyani Indrawati, Minister of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, in Tokyo on February 14. President Tanaka stated that further cooperation between Indonesia and Japan, which celebrates the 65th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations this year, will not only enhance bilateral relations, but will also lead…

The city of Kigali, the capital of Rwanda, and its surrounding areas (Kigali Greater Kigali Area) have not been able to meet the increasing demand for water due to rapid population growth. In the Kigali Greater Kigali Area, WASAC is responsible for the maintenance and management of the three main water treatment plants and the…

In South Sudan, infrastructure is inadequate to handle the rapid increase in water demand due to the growing population of people returning to the country after independence. As a result, many residents rely on shallow wells and water trucks that transport and sell river water as it is, causing problems such as water-borne diseases caused…

In Cambodia, the Ministry of Public Works and Transport (MPWT) is currently studying a port bill, which the Japanese government supported in its preparation, for enactment as the “Law on Water Transport and Ports. However, no basic port development policy documents, technical standards, etc. have been prepared, and only some parts of the port zoning…

In Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, the number of vehicles has increased significantly in recent years due to economic development, and traffic congestion and traffic accidents have become serious on major roads in the center of the city. Under these circumstances, the Government of Japan supported the formulation of an Urban Transport Master Plan…

In the Philippines, the establishment of an autonomous Bangsamoro government was agreed upon between the government of the Philippines and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front in 2014 in the Muslim Mindanao Autonomous Region on the island of Mindanao, where conflict has continued for many years. However, due to the long-standing conflict in the area, it…

In urban areas of Pakistan, population growth and other factors have led to problems such as the deterioration of the urban environment and the decline in the level of social services, including water supply and sewerage. The city of Faisalabad in Punjab Province is one of the cities in the province with particularly great needs…

Three Indonesian Social Problem Solving Startups Visit Japan to Pitch to Potential Investors and Business Partners in Japan Demo Day, an investor pitch event for Project NINJA, a startup support project implemented by JICA’s Indonesia office (see note below), was held on February 16, 2023, at JICA headquarters in Kojimachi, Tokyo. The event was attended…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 30 billion yen with the Government of the Republic of Indonesia on February 20 in Jakarta for the “Emergency Assistance Yen Loan for the New Coronavirus Crisis (Competitiveness, Industrial Modernization and Trade Promotion Program Loan)”. The Loan Agreement (L/A) was signed…