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List of JICA Side Events

Side events sponsored (partially co-sponsored) by JICA

2022.8.22 (Mon)

Hour (JST) Field Event Title Co-organizers Type of Event Event Details / Questionnaire
17:00-18:30 Agriculture (CARD) Rice Development to Support the Green Revolution in Africa Through CARD Phase 2 (Coalition for African Rice Development Phase 2) Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) Online Webinar
17:00-18:30 Decent Work Human security and emergency jobs for peace and resilience/ Experiences through partnership between Japan and the ILO for the promotion of decent work agenda in the context of fragility. International Labor Organization (ILO)/Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Regional Integration Deepening Regional Economic Integration - The AfCFTA and Trade Facilitation in the Post-COVID Era - World Bank Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Peace Investing in refugee inclusion in Africa: A multi-stakeholder approach to growth and sustainable development for all United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 University Exchange Japan-Africa Science Innovation Week on the Occasion of the TICAD VIII The Japan-Africa University Exchange Conference Host: Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)
Co-host: JICA/Univ. of Tsukuba/Japan-Africa Academic Network(JAAN)
Under the auspices of: Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT)/Ministry of Foreign Affairs(MOFA)
Online Webinar

2022.8.23 (Tue)

Hour (JST) Field Event Title Co-organizers Type of Event Event Details / Questionnaire
17:00-18:30 Climate Change Tackling Climate Change in Africa in Line with Development Issues and Needs African Development Bank (AfDB)/Egypt United States Agency for International Development (USAID Kenya) Online Webinar
17:00-18:30 Resilient Economy Policies for resilience and economic transformation in Africa: setting the agenda for a post-COVID-19 era African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET)/African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Youth, Human Resources Value of Studying in Japan for Youth in Africa and Acceleration of the Partnership Between Africa and Japan African Development Bank (AfDB) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Nutrition JICA, AUDA-NEPAD, and IFNA's Joint Commitment to Nutrition and Balancing the Trilemma of Home-Grown School Feeding (tentative) African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Human Security Revisiting Human Security in Africa Afrobarometer/United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Online Webinar

2022.8.24 (Wed)

Hour (JST) Field Event Title Co-organizers Type of Event Event Details / Questionnaire
17:00-18:30 KAIZEN, Industrialization Accelerating African Industrialization Through the Application of Kaizen and Creating Decent Work African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) Online Webinar
17:00-18:30 Infrastructure, Investment Private Sector Infrastructure Development Opportunities in Africa African Development Bank (AfDB) Online Webinar
17:00-19:00 STI Japan-Africa Science Innovation Week on the Occasion of the TICAD VIII Research Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Development Between Japan and Africa - Equal Partnership and Inclusive Collaboration – Day 1 Hosted by:Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)/National Research Foundation(NRF;South Africa)/Co-hosted by:JICA/In association with Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT), Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Corridor Development Revisiting the Impact and Future of the Corridor Development Approach African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)/GIZ Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Agriculture (SHEP) Promoting Market-Oriented Agriculture for Smallholder Farmers Through the SHEP Approach - Innovation in Agricultural Extension Services International Fund for Agricultural Development(IFAD) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Desertification African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD): Toward Achieving a Resilient Africa Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Kenya/Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development of Senegal Online Webinar

2022.8.25 (Thu)

Hour (JST) Field Event Title Co-organizers Type of Event Event Details / Questionnaire
17:00-18:30 Policy Making Evidence-Based Policy Making (EBPM)to Address the Development Challenge in Africa African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD) Online Webinar
17:00-19:00 STI Japan-Africa Science Innovation Week on the Occasion of the TICAD VIII Research Cooperation in Science, Technology, and Innovation (STI) for Sustainable Development Between Japan and Africa - Equal Partnership and Inclusive Collaboration – Day 2 Hosted by:Japan Science and Technology Agency(JST)/National Research Foundation(NRF;South Africa)/Co-hosted by:JICA/In association with Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology(MEXT), Department of Science and Innovation (DSI) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 UHC Re-Imagining Resilient and Sustainable UHC in Africa African Development Bank (AfDB)/UNICEF/World Bank/World Health Organization (WHO) Online Webinar
21:00-22:00 UHC Developing Japan–Africa partnership for Universal Health Coverage in Africa Ministry of Finance, Japan(MOF)/Association of African Economy and Development (AFRECO)/African Development Bank (AfDB)/ Support:Japan International Cooperation Agency Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Education Toward (Schooling and) Learning for All Children in Africa Through Community-Wide Collaboration World Bank/UNICEF/Pratham/Association for the Development of Education in Africa(ADEA) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Peace, Resilience Trust and Peace Building – Refocusing on Pathways to Enhance Resilience in an Insecure World United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Online Webinar

2022.8.26 (Fri)

Hour (JST) Field Event Title Co-organizers Type of Event Event Details / Questionnaire
17:00-18:30 Vaccines Investing in Vaccine Lifecycle Management in Africa towards Equal Access to Vaccines and Beyond Online Webinar
17:00-18:30 Private Sector Promoting Home-Grown Solutions in Africa African Union Development Agency-NEPAD (AUDA-NEPAD)/Boston Consulting Group (BCG)/Villgro Africa Online Webinar
17:00-18:30 DX Boosting Digital Transformation in Africa – Data as a Development Enabler Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communication of Japan/World Bank Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Natural Resouce Management Nature-Based Solutions Toward a Prosperous and Resilient Africa (tentative title) Forestry Agency of Japan/International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)/International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)/Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Green Energy Energy Transition Toward Green Growth in Africa African Development Bank (AfDB)/International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)/United States Agency for International Development (USAID) Online Webinar
19:30-21:00 Justice Women and Justice in Africa: A transformative people-centered approach United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Online Webinar

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JICA, in charge of administering Japan's ODA, is one of the world's largest bilateral aid agencies. JICA supports socioeconomic development in developing countries through flexible combination of various types of assistance methods, such as Technical Cooperation, Finance and Investment Cooperation, and Grants. It operates in approximately 150 countries and regions of the world.

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