Tag: JICA

The state of Tamil Nadu, located in southeastern India, is one of the most urbanized states in the country. While these urban areas contribute 70 percent to the state’s GDP, the water and sewage network has not kept pace with the growing urban population, with 157 small and medium-sized municipalities in the state failing to…

In Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, the rapid increase in traffic demand due to population growth is causing chronic traffic congestion, air pollution, and other problems, resulting in economic losses and health hazards to residents, as well as worsening the investment environment and creating a major bottleneck to economic and social development. Against this backdrop,…

In India, a nationwide waterworks development plan was initiated after independence, and in addition to the central government’s initiative to improve facilities in each five-year plan, financial and technical cooperation from foreign aid agencies has also been provided. As a result, at the beginning of the 8th Five-Year Plan (April 1992 – March 1997), the…

The cumulative number of people infected with the novel coronavirus in Mozambique is 71,145 (838 deaths) (as of June 8, 2021, according to the Mozambican Ministry of Health). However, there is a lack of cold chain* related equipment and local transport networks to ensure that vaccines are transported, stored, and safely administered throughout the country,…

In Mongolia, the government has been working to alleviate the shortage of human resources in rural areas by requiring new graduate physicians to work for two years at primary and secondary level medical facilities in rural areas. However, due to lack of clinical experience and inadequate clinical training, newly graduated doctors were unable to provide…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Microsoft Japan Corporation (Microsoft Japan) signed a Comprehensive Collaborative Agreement (the “Agreement”) on August 31, 2012. The signing took place between Kazuhisa Arai, Chief Digital Officer (CDO) of JICA, and Ryota Sato, Executive Vice President and General Manager of Public Sector Business Division of Microsoft Japan Co. The purpose…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Yen Loan Agreement (L/A) with the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan for up to US$200 million for the “Horticulture Crop Value Chain Enhancement Project (Phase 2)” in Tashkent on August 29. The project will provide two-step loans through financial institutions in Uzbekistan to farmers and agribusinesses…

TICAD (Tokyo International Conference on African Development) is an international conference on African development, initiated by the Japanese government in 1993 and jointly organized by the United Nations, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the African Union Commission ( Prior to the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) to be held in…

Emergency Relief Aid for Flood Damage in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan In response to a request from the government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan for assistance, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) will provide emergency relief supplies as follows Magnitude of the damage caused The Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been suffering from…

On August 26, 2022, a ceremony was held in Dili, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, to celebrate the opening of the “National Highway 1 Improvement Project” (paid financial cooperation project). The ceremony was attended by Mr. Joaquim Amaral, Minister for Economic Coordination, Mr. Rui Gomez, Minister of Finance, Mr. Abel Pires, Minister…