JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) President Achim Steiner at JICA headquarters on December 16. At the beginning of his remarks, President Tanaka welcomed President Steiner’s visit on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of Japan’s international cooperation, and noted that the collaborative relationship with UNDP is evolving further and…
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COP29 Side Event] Case Study on Innovative Solutions for Financing and NDC Implementation to Strengthen Livelihood Resilience at the Community Level
reporter Name Affiliation Title Yasuko Inoue Project Long-term Expert, Sustainable Forest Management and Landscape Restoration for Forest Sector Strengthening and Community Climate Change Resilience (SFS-CORECC) Project, Kenya, JICA summary Date: November 14, 2024, 17:00-18:00 (local time) Co-sponsored by the Government of Kenya (MECCF (Ministry of Environment, Climate Change and Forests, Kenya) and NT (Ministry of…
Chancellor Tanaka Meets with First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine Yuliya Sviridenko | News & PR
JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Ukraine’s First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy Yuliya Sviridenko at JICA headquarters on December 16. During the meeting, President Tanaka stated that Japan will continue its support for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of Ukraine with a view to sharing Japanese knowledge and technology, and emphasized that Japan…
COP29 Side Event] High-Level Meeting of the International Development Finance Club (IDFC) | News & PR
reporter Name Affiliation Title Ryosuke Takahashi Research Manager, Planning Dept. summary Date: November 13, 2024 Organized by: International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Name of venue (pavilion name): International Development Finance Club (IDFC) Pavilion speaker Name Affiliation Title Megumi Muto Special Assistant to the President, JICA Stephan Wintels President, German Finance Corporation for Reconstruction (KFW) Serge…
President Tanaka Visits Indonesia | News & PR
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…
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…