- *List of the selected projects is in alphabetical order of the project title.
- *Project title is the title of the submitted request from counterpart countries and might be modified based on the further discussions between JICA and counterpart countries.
- *[ ]: the counterpart country
- *( ): name of Principal Investigator in Japan and his/her affiliation
Environment and Energy 1
“Research contributing to the resolution of global-scale environmental issues”
“Establishment of comprehensive freshwater ecosystem management striking a balance between sustainable utilization of fishery resources and biodiversity conservation in Tanzania”
[United Republic of Tanzania]
(Professor OKADA Norihiro; School and Graduate School of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Tokyo Institute of Technology)
“Enhancing resilience to climate and ecosystem changes in semi-arid Africa: an integrated approach”
[Republic of Ghana]
(Deputy Executive Director TAKEUCHI Kazuhiko; Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science(IR3S), The University of Tokyo)
Environment and Energy 2
“Research contributing to energy systems for low carbon society”
“Information-based optimization of Jatropha biomass energy production in the frost- and drought-prone regions around Kalahari Desert in Botswana”
[Republic of Botswana]
(Assistant Professor AKASHI Kinya; Graduate School of Biological Sciences, Nara Institute of Science and Technology)
“Multi-beneficial measure for mitigation of climate change in Vietnam and Indochina Countries by cultivation-production-utilization of biomass energy”
[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]
(Research Professor MAEDA Yasuaki; Organization for Industry, University and Government Cooperation, Osaka Prefecture University)
“Pilot study for carbon sequestration and monitoring in Gundih area - East Java Province, Indonesia”
[Republic of Indonesia]
(Professor MATSUOKA Toshifumi; Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University)
Bioresources
“Research contributing to sustainable utilization of bioresources”
“Introduction of rice cropping system harmonized with the water environment of seasonal wetland in semi-arid region”
[Republic of Namibia]
(Professor IIJIMA Morio; Faculty of Agriculture, Kinki University)
“Development of aquaculture technology for food security and food safety in the next generation”
[Kingdom of Thailand]
(Professor OKAMOTO Nobuaki; Faculty of Marine Science, Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology)
Natural Disaster Prevention
“Research on natural disaster prevention and mitigation measures attuned to the needs of developing countries”
“Development of landslide risk assessment technology and education in Vietnam and other areas in the Greater Mekong Sub-region”
[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]
(Executive Director SASSA Kyoji; International Consortium on Landslides(ICL)）)
“Enhancement of technology to develop tsunami-resilient community”
[Republic of Chile]
(Research Director TOMITA Takashi; Asia and Pacific Center for Coastal Disaster Research, Port and Airport Research Institute)
Infectious Diseases Control
“Research on measures to address infectious diseases control attuned to the needs of developing countries”
“Development of rapid diagnostic test kits in KEMRI and the establishment of an alert system for outbreaks of priority arboviruses in Kenya”
[Republic of Kenya]
(Professor MORITA Koichi; Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University)
“Determine the outbreak mechanisms and development of a monitoring system at food administration for multi-drug resistant bacteria”
[Socialist Republic of Vietnam]
(Professor YAMAMOTO Yoshimasa; Graduate School of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Osaka University)