JICA President Akihiko Tanaka participated in a delegation of the Japan-Indonesia Association to Indonesia and met with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Presidential Palace on December 5 with members of the delegation. During the meeting, President Prabowo explained about priority policies, and President Tanaka explained JICA’s efforts in Indonesia, referring to specific initiatives in…
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COP29 Side Event] Urban Adaptation and Pathways to Transformation | News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Toru Yoshida Planning Department Planning Officer summary Date: November 14, 2024 Organized by: Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand Venue Name(Pavilion Name):Thailand Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Pornprom Vikit Slate Bangkok Metropolitan Administration Andrea Ramirez United Nations University Naomi Hoogelforst UN-Habitat Toru Yoshida Sustainability Promotion Office, Planning Department, JICA Background…
COP29 Side Event] Decarbonizing SMEs for a Sustainable Future | News & PR
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…
COP29 Side Event] High-Level Meeting of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Supporting Climate Change Risk Management Practices: The Role of Financial Institutions Beyond Information Disclosure | News & PR
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)…
Science-Based Climate Policymaking and Implementation in Asia | News & PR
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…
Jordan’s “Master Plan for Tourism Development in Petra” Completed: Supporting Sustainable Tourism Development in Petra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site | News & Information
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…
JICA Chair Implementation Report (Iraq) | News
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…
Announcement of the “Heart of Okinawa” Peace Awareness Symposium | News & PR
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…
2nd Seminar on Criminology and Investigative Techniques 2024: Approaches from a National Community Police Service Model | News & Information
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)…
CDO Speaks to Kyoto Graduate Students about JICA’s Digital Transformation (DX) and International Cooperation | News & PR
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…