The Government of Rwanda has made the promotion of rural development a priority as a pillar of its integrated development planning, implementation management, and economic growth. Reliable, large-scale digital topographic maps are an indispensable source of basic information needed to implement development plans for the improvement of urban infrastructure and social services, and there is…
development plan for ship navigation safety systems
Japan conducted the “Study on the Development and Improvement Plan for Ship Navigation Safety Systems” in Indonesia from 2000 to 2002, and formulated a plan for the development of ship navigation safety systems in the country (hereinafter referred to as “previous M/P”). More than 10 years have already passed since then, and the socio-economic environment…
“Enjoy Shopping Streets along the Randen Line” and “Kyoto Heritage Tour” digital stamp rally
Kyoto City is engaged in the “Randen x Shopping Arcade Project” in which Keifuku Electric Railway Co. and shopping arcades along the railway line (especially those located near stations along the way) work together to promote the “Randen”, the only streetcar in existence in Kyoto, which is loved by local residents and tourists, in order…
Western Region Sewage Development Project
Fiji currently has 11 sewage treatment plants (4 in the western region and 7 in the eastern region, including the capital city of Suva). Lautoka and Nadi, the second and third most populous cities in Fiji, are located in the Western Region (Ba, Nandroga Navosa, and La Provinces), and are centers of the sugar and…
Local Government Environmental Improvement Projects
Since the outbreak of the Syrian Civil War in 2011, local governments in Turkey have been hosting a large number of Syrian refugees, making the country the largest host country for Syrian refugees in the world. With no end in sight to the civil war and the increasing number of refugees and their longer stays…
Al-Musayb Thermal Power Plant Rehabilitation Project
Iraq’s power infrastructure, including power plants and transmission and substation facilities, has been destroyed and deteriorated as a result of years of war and economic sanctions, causing significant impairment in all areas of power generation, transmission, and distribution, resulting in long and constant rolling blackouts throughout the country and other major obstacles to economic recovery…
Energy efficiency projects
The Dominican Republic relies on foreign imports of fossil fuels, which account for more than 80% of its energy sources, contributing to a persistent trade deficit. In addition, high generation costs, transmission and distribution losses, and unpaid electricity bills have resulted in a deficit in the energy sector. In addition to supply-side measures such as…
Dhaka Urban Transport Improvement Project (Phase II)
In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the population grew from 6.62 million to 17.6 million between 1990 and 2015 (United Nations Population Division, 2018), and the rapid increase in traffic demand due to population growth and economic growth has caused chronic traffic congestion and air pollution. Economic losses due to traffic congestion are estimated to…
Preventing illegal Logging in the Brazilian Amazon Using Advanced Radar Satellite
Brazil is a forest-rich country with the world’s largest tropical forest, the Amazon region, covering a vast area of land. The tropical rainforests in the Amazon basin account for about one-third of the world’s remaining tropical rainforests. While the Amazon region in particular is home to vast forests, deforestation per year has been on the…
Phase 2 Ho Chi Minh City Water Environment Improvement Project (4)
In Vietnam, industrialization and population concentration in urban areas have led to an increase in the amount of industrial and domestic wastewater in urban areas. On the other hand, the sewage system is not well developed and sewage is discharged directly into rivers, making water environmental pollution a serious problem. Specific factors contributing to pollution…