Twelve Projects Selected for SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development)

JICA has decided on the following 12 projects to be newly selected for SATREPS program in FY 2022. It is based on the selection results by committees of external experts conducted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED).
SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) is a science and technology diplomacy initiative that promotes joint research between Japan and developing countries using advanced Japanese science and technology. The program is a collaboration among JICA, JST and AMED.
SATREPS aims at acquiring new knowledge that may help address global issues, such as the environment/energy issue, bioresources, disaster prevention and mitigation, and infectious diseases control. The program promotes the future use of this acquired knowledge in society, and the capacity building of researchers and research institutes in developing countries based on the social needs in said countries.

The following projects have been provisionally selected for FY 2022. Projects are listed below in the alphabetical order of their titles, according to the area of research
*[ ]: Counterpart Country
*( ): Principal Investigator in Japan; affiliation

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Environment and Energy
“Research contributing to the solution to global-scale environmental issues”

“The Project for Development of Easy-operation High-tech Analytical Devices and Human Resource for Food Safety and Environmental Quality Control”
[Socialist Republic of Viet Nam]
(Associate Professor MAWATARI Kazuma; School of Engineering, The University of Tokyo)

“The Project for Development of Palm Oil Mill Effluent (POME) Treatment System for Sustainable Energy Production and Resource Recovery based on Material Innovation”
[Malaysia]
(Associate Professor YOSHIDA Naoko; Graduate School of Engineering, Nagoya Institute of Technology)

“The Project for Establishing Sustainable Water Supply System Resilient to the Contamination of Drinking Water Sources”
[Socialist Republic of Viet Nam]
(Associate Professor FUJIOKA Takahiro; Graduate School of Engineering, Nagasaki University)

Environment and Energy
“Research on the sustainable use of resources and energy with a view to achieving carbon neutrality”

“The Project for Integrated Sustainable Energy and Food-Production from Microalgae-based Carbon Capture and Utilization”
[Republic of Indonesia]
(Team Leader MOCHIDA Keiichi; Center for Sustainable Resource Science, RIKEN)

Bioresources
“Research contributing to sustainable production and utilization of bioresources”

“The Project for Breeding Innovation in Chili Pepper and Tomato to Accelerate Sustainable Vegetable Production in Tropical Regions”
[Republic of Indonesia]
(Associate professor KANG Seung won; Faculty of Life and Environmental Sciences, University of Tsukuba)

“The Project for Recovering High Value Bioproducts for Sustainable Fishery”
[Republic of Chile]
(Professor ONODA Akira; Faculty of Environmental Earth Science, Hokkaido University)

“The Project for the Establishment of an Immediate Rice Variety Development and Dissemination System using the Citizen Science Approach”
[Republic of Zambia]
(Professor KONDO Takumi; Research Faculty of Agriculture, Hokkaido University)

“The Project on Establishment of an Alert System for Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubense, the Banana and Plantain Wilt Pathogen, and Mitigation Strategy of the Pathogen”
[Republic of Peru]
(Professor ARIE Tsutomu; Institute of Agriculture, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)

Disaster Prevention and Mitigation
“Research on disaster prevention and mitigation towards social sustainability”

“Real-Time Lightning 3D Imaging and Forecasting Project for Sustainable Energy Supply and Storm Disaster Early Warning”
[Malaysia]
(Professor MORIMOTO Takeshi; Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University)

“The Project for Establishment of a Research and Education Complex for Developing Disaster-resilient Societies – MARTEST”
[Republic of Turkey]
(Designated Professor, Executive Adviser of President KANEDA Yoshiyuki; Institute of Education, Research and Regional Cooperation for Crisis Management Shikoku, Kagawa University)

Infectious Diseases Control
“Research on measures to address infectious diseases control attuned to the needs of developing countries”

“Project for Integrated Research and Development towards Control and Elimination of Schistosomiasis”
Republic of Kenya
(Professor, HAMANO Shinjiro, Department of Parasitology, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Nagasaki University)

“Project for Malaria and Neglected Parasitic Diseases Control and Elimination Using Advanced Research Technique, Communication Tools and Eco-health Education ”
Lao People's Democratic Republic
(Chief, IWAGAMI Moritoshi, Department of Tropical Medicine and Malaria Research Institute, National Center for Global Health and Medicine)

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