Tag: JICA

summary Event Title: Seminar on Utilization of SAR Data for Conservation of Amazon Tropical Forest Date: Friday, June 7, 2024 Organized by: Brazilian Institute of Environment and Renewable Natural Resources (Ibama), JICA Location: Ibama Auditorium, Brasilia, Brazil Main Participants Ibama, Brazilian Ministry of Environment, Brazilian Federal Police, Brazilian National Space Research Institute, Brazilian Forest Service,…

summary Conference Title: IDB Group Partners Forum 2024 “Strengthening Climate Resilience” Session Date: April 18, 2024 Organizer: Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Location: IDB Headquarters, Washington, D.C. Main Speakers Keynote Speech: Ms. Megumi Muto, Senior Advisor / Chief Sustainability Officer (CSO), JICA Moderator: Sergio LaCambra, Principal Specialist, Natural Disaster Risk Management Sector, IDB Panelists: IDB Juan…

As part of the investment promotion support services by JICA Pakistan Office, in cooperation with the Board of Investment (BOI) of the Prime Minister’s Office of Pakistan, the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Japan, and related Japanese organizations, JICA Pakistan Office is planning to dispatch a mission in early autumn 2024 for…

JICA Vice President Katsura Miyazaki met with UN Under-Secretary-General and UNDP Vice President Haoliang Shu at JICA Headquarters on June 25. Vice President Miyazaki noted that “human security” is positioned as a guiding concept underlying development cooperation in the revised 2023 Development Cooperation Framework, and expressed his desire to deepen cooperation between the two organizations…

On May 4, 2024, the Seminar on Introduction of 5S/Kaizen Methodology was held at the General Secretariat of the Central American Integration Organization (SICA) in San Salvador, El Salvador. Commemorative photo at SICA General Secretariat Headquarters (Center front row, from left: Hiromi Nai, Director, JICA El Salvador Office; Ingrid Figueroa, Executive Officer, SICA General Secretariat;…

On June 18, JICA President Akihiko Tanaka met with Kamal Kishore, Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR), at JICA Headquarters. At the beginning of the meeting, President Tanaka congratulated Special Representative Kishore on his appointment and thanked him for his long cooperation with JICA during his previous position as…

JICA President Akihiko Tanaka visited the Republic of Zambia for the first time from June 1 to June 6. He met with President Hakainde Hichilema, Minister of Finance and National Planning Situmbeko Musokotwane, and other government officials, gave a special lecture at the University of Zambia on the JICA Chair in Japanese Studies, which was…

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has determined the terms and conditions of the issuance of the 79th JICA Bonds (Domestic FILP Agency Bonds) on June 20, 2024, as follows The 79th Japan International Cooperation Agency Bonds Issue amount: 20 billion yen Term: 5 years (redeemable on June 20, 2029) Issue date: June 27, 2024 Interest…

Starting last October, Zambia experienced the worst cholera outbreak (mass infection) in its history. The further spread of infection was stopped by two JICA health project teams working in the area. What were the efforts that overcame the rapid increase in the number of patients and were highly evaluated by the Zambian government? 3D illustration…

summary Name: The 24th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine Date: Friday, May 31 – Sunday, June 2, 2024 Venue：Kumamoto Castle Hall Organized by: The Japanese Society of Anti-Aging Medicine, Inc. Explaining this project to visitors Contents In Bhutan, the “Strengthening the Government’s Digital Technology and Data Utilization Capacity Project” is being…