Overview of SATREPS
(Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development)

1. Objectives of the program

SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) is a Japanese government program that promotes international joint research targeting global issues. Global challenges cannot be met by a single country or region acting on its own, so engagement by the international community is essential. To address these issues, SATREPS combines official development assistance (ODA) with advanced science and technology from Japan, working through three- to five-year projects involving partnerships between researchers in Japan and researchers in developing countries. SATREPS projects are expected to lead to outcomes with potential for practical utilization, and to enhance research capacity in the developing country. The program is a collaboration between two Japanese government agencies: Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).

2. Outline of the program

(1) Research Areas and Fields

(2) Research Period

Three to Five years (3-5 years)

(3) Expenses Covered

(4) Countries Eligible for the Program

Countries eligible for the SATREPS program are listed in Appendix 1. The program focuses in particular on countries in Asia and Africa.

(5) Current Projects/Countries (as of May 16, 2013)

A total of 64 international joint research projects in 34 countries are currently in progress as SATREPS projects in Environment and Energy, Bioresources, Natural Disaster Prevention, and Infectious Diseases Control. Only two provisionally selected projects have not gone ahead: A Natural Disaster Prevention project provisionally selected in FY2009, and an Environment and Energy project in FY2011.