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Activities in Syria

Major Projects

Activities

1. Outline of Activities

(1) Our History

We:
Agreed the dispatch of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in 1969. Started Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers in 1970. Opened the office for Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers coordinators in 1979. Arranged the technical cooperation, signed in 1985 and made it effective in 1987. Opened Japan International Cooperation Agency Syria Office in 1990.

(2) Trend of Official Development Assistance for Syria

Official Development Assistance unit: Million Yen

TermTechnical Cooperation Grant Aid Technical Cooperation and Grant Aid Yen-Denominated Government CreditSum Total
1988812488600860
1989416254410441
199046304630463
1991404645064,86865,318
19925268111,33701,337
19934251,8182,24302,243
19941,0152,3913,40603,406
19951,7452,3984,14346,19950,342
19962,0852,3594,44404,444
19972,2092,4824,69104,691
19981,4391,2542,69302,693
19991,2872,4973,78403,784
20001,2881,7793,06703,067
20011,3022,4073,70903,709
20021,2231,6902,91302,913
20031,0231,15312,533012,533
20041,1058,149,24509,245
20051,116 4,15 5,2660 5,266
20061,466 621 7,6760 7,676
20071,231 488 6,1110 6,111
20089.1912.8322.02022.02
200912.9616.0629.02029.02
201014.840.3715.21015.21

(3) Trend of Technical Cooperation Services

The Trend of the Technical Cooperation Services

TermAccepted Trainees Dispatched Experts Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Senior VolunteersSum Total (Persons)
198819921-49
198919014-33
199019010-29
19912478-39
19922089-37
199324317-44
1994331327-73
1995501813-71
1996641717-98
1997681411-93
1998732914-116
1999703113-117
200059937-105
2001701114499
200276362514151
200360212329119
200477232612160
200592234515155
200698512713175
20076632610105
2008213321719281
2009244752315357
2010200111102323

(4) Priority Areas for the Japanese Technical Cooperation:

The 10th Five-Year Plan (2006-2010) was introduced in the context of furnishing Syrian economy and society with the capability to meet the increasing demands and requirements of the 21st Century where the political and economic relations at both international and regional levels have become more and more inter-dependent and complex.

The Government of Japan has decided the priority areas for cooperation and JICA has accordingly set-up cooperation programs as follows:

  1. Water Resources Management and Effective Use
    Program 1 Water Resources Management and Effective Use
  2. Environmental Protection
    Program 2 Environmental Protection
  3. Modernization of Industries
    Program 3 Improvement of Economic Infrastructure
    Program 4 Human Resource Development for Modernization of Industries
  4. Improvement of Social Services
    Program 5 Improvement of Environment for the Health and the Vulnerable
    Program 6 Improvement of Basic Education
  5. Promotion of Regional Stability in the Middle East
    Program 7 Promotion of Regional Stability in the Middle East

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