JICA PNG Office gave a presentation at the “workshop on water supply for Pacific Island Countries.”

The workshop on water supply for Pacific Island Countries (PICs) was held on the 10^th and 11^th February 2025 at Lamana Hotel, Port Moresby. The workshop was organized by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) and co-organized by Water PNG to discuss with the participants about the challenges and solutions related to the water business in PICs, introducing advanced Japanese technologies, networking, and visiting the water treatment plant in Port Moresby.

On the 10^th of February, the participants from PICs were from PNG, Marshall Island, Cook Islands, and Kingdom of Tonga gave their presentations on each countries’ government initiatives, policies, challenges, and suggestions of business opportunities. Eight Japanese private companies presented their water related products and services to seek the solutions and potential business opportunities in PICs.

On the 11^th of February, development partners including Asian Development Bank (ADB), Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), European Union (EU), Water Aid PNG, and JICA PNG Office also gave presentations to introduce their grant, loan support/projects in PNG/other regions. From JICA PNG Office, Mr MATSUOKA Hideaki, Chief Representative, introduced JICA’s projects focusing on water and sewage sectors in PNG. He mentioned “Even though we refer to PICs simply as "island countries", they encompass a wide variety of environments, from mountainous regions to coastal areas. Depending on their specific environments, each island country needs to seek its own solutions using the network built in this workshop”.

You can also refer to JICA’s Global Agenda for sustainable water resources manage and water supply in the link below.
Sustainable Water Resources Management and Water Supply