Ms. Yukako Nagamura, researcher at JICA’s Ogata Research Institute, served as moderator. On February 16, 2022, JICA Sadako Ogata Research Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Research Institute) co-hosted an online course on “Migration History and Multicultural Understanding: Understanding ‘Others’ from History” with JICA Yokohama Museum of Overseas Migration. The lecture was part of…
Director of the Takahara Institute at HAPIC 2022 Emphasizes Importance of Human Security
On February 14, 2022, Akio Takahara, Director of JICA’s Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development Studies (JICA Ogata Institute), participated in HAPIC2022, an online event organized by the Japan NGO Center for International Cooperation (JANIC), a networking organization for Japanese NGOs for international cooperation. HAPIC is a conference that considers solutions to global social…
Sadako Ogata Memorial Gallery opens to reflect on her achievements
Sadako Ogata Memorial Gallery,” which introduces Ogata’s personal history and other information On March 28, 2022, JICA Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Institute) opened the “Sadako Ogata Memorial Gallery” on the first floor of JICA’s Ichigaya Building. JICA has human security as one of its missions, dating back to when Sadako…
What is Needed to Start a “Green Revolution” in Africa?
On March 22, 2022, the JICA Sadako Ogata Institute for Peace and Development (JICA Ogata Institute) held the 11th Knowledge Forum “Japanese Rice Crop Technology Spreading from Asia to Africa” in a webinar format. In his opening remarks, Koji Makino, Deputy Director of JICA’s Ogata Research Institute, said, “In 2008, JICA launched an international initiative,…
Urban Development in the Greater Abidjan Area
Abidjan, the former capital of Cote d’Ivoire, has experienced a rapid population growth without systematic infrastructure investment and urban development due to the political crisis and domestic division from 1999 to 2011, and is facing challenges such as uncontrolled urban expansion, aging and deteriorating services of various infrastructures, and capacity shortage. Japan implemented the technical…
Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Project
Addis Ababa, the capital city of Ethiopia, is experiencing a rapid increase in water demand due to population growth. The Addis Ababa Water and Sewerage Authority (AAWSA), which is responsible for the city’s water supply business, has begun development of new water sources and construction of a water treatment plant to meet the rapidly growing…
Large-scale topographic mapping and urban transportation improvement project in the city of Kigali
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…