[BURKINA FASO-JIRCAS] Promotion of Low Carbon Rural Development through Efficient Utilisation of Local Resources for the Realisation of Sustainable Development

#Low carbon emission, #Sustainable rural development, #Climate change Project Overview ✔ KEY POINT Aiming to conduct projects which can achieve both financial benefit and reduction of carbon emission Source: JIRCAS Climate change affects people’s lives all over the world, and African people are no e…more

[ETHIOPIA-JICA] Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project Through Farmer Field School (SNRMP) in the Rift Valley Area of Oromia Region

#Farmer Field School, #Extension Methodology, #Sustainable Natural Resource Management, #Semi-arid Land Story Highlights ✔ The Farmer Field School (FFS) approach is an innovative, participatory, and interactive learning approach that emphasises problem-solving and discovery-based learning. ✔ The FFS…more

[SENEGAL-JICA] Capacity Building Project for Controlling Land Degradation and Promoting its Recovery in Degraded Soil Areas

#Land degradation, #Technical manual, #Involvement of local communities Project Overview ✔ KEY POINT Strengthen human resource capacities so that activities to combat land degradation and promote its recovery are carried out continuously by local people themselves. The fight against deforestation an…more

[ETHIOPIA-SATREPS] Development of Next-generation Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Framework to Combat Desertification

#Soil Erosion #Sustainable Land Management Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT The research project aims to develop a Sustainable Land Management (SLM) framework for Ethiopia to help feed its rising population at the same time improving soil erosion management Degradation of natural resources (land, water, …more

[DJIBOUTI-SATREPS] Research Project for Advanced and Sustainable Methods on Water Utilization Associated with Greening Potential Evaluation in Djibouti

Project Summary Establishing a method of sustainable and efficient water resources management and utilisation in Djibouti! Djibouti, one of the countries located in the Horn of Africa region, has severe climate conditions. The annual precipitation is only 50 to 200 millimetres, and the maximum tempe…more

[MALAWI-JICA]Institutionalisation of the Equal-Opportunity-for-All Approach for the Sustainable Management of Surrounding Natural Resources in Malawi

#Participatory Approach #Equal Opportunity #Soil Erosion Story Highlights ✔ To harmonise soil conservation and livelihood upliftment of local communities through improved farming methods, the Government of Malawi and JICA adopted an Equal-Opportunity-for-All or PRRIE approach, preceding “Leaving No …more

[SUDAN-SATREPS] Developing Countermeasures Against Striga to Conquer Poverty and Improve Food Security

#Striga #Witchweed #Parasitic weeds Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Get back the food being robbed from us by Striga, known as witchweed, and create an Africa that can win the battle against root parasitic weeds! Sudan has vast areas of potential cropland, but the development of these may be futi…more

[BURKINA FASO-SATREPS] Project on Establishment of the Model for Fertilizer Cultivation Promotion Using Burkina Faso Phosphate Rock

Project on establishment of the model for fertilizer cultivation promotion using Burkina Faso phosphate rock | SATREPS | JST This is an ongoing project in Burkina Faso launched in 2018 as part of SATREPS programme. (See write up below about SATREPS) Story Highlights Farmers in the Sahel and t…more

[KENYA-JICA] The Project for Enhancing Community Resilience against Drought in Northern Kenya

#drought #livestock #pastoralist ✔ KEY POINT Empowering communities to take their own initiative to reduce risks of drought Project Summary “During my grandfather’s time, drought occurred once every 20 years. During Father’s time, it occurred once every 10 years. Now, it occurs once every 3 to 5 yea…more

[SAHEL-JIRCAS] Development of Technical Guides to Combat Desertification in the Sahel Region

#combat desertification #sahel #technial manuals Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Development of eight useful manuals to combat desertification in the Sahel Region The international community has long recognised that land degradation and desertification is a major economic, social and environmenta…more

AI-CDAfrican Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to
Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

AI-CDAfrican Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to
Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

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[BURKINA FASO-JIRCAS] Promotion of Low Carbon Rural Development through Efficient Utilisation of Local Resources for the Realisation of Sustainable Development

[ETHIOPIA-JICA] Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project Through Farmer Field School (SNRMP) in the Rift Valley Area of Oromia Region

[SENEGAL-JICA] Capacity Building Project for Controlling Land Degradation and Promoting its Recovery in Degraded Soil Areas

[ETHIOPIA-SATREPS] Development of Next-generation Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Framework to Combat Desertification

[DJIBOUTI-SATREPS] Research Project for Advanced and Sustainable Methods on Water Utilization Associated with Greening Potential Evaluation in Djibouti

[MALAWI-JICA]Institutionalisation of the Equal-Opportunity-for-All Approach for the Sustainable Management of Surrounding Natural Resources in Malawi

[SUDAN-SATREPS] Developing Countermeasures Against Striga to Conquer Poverty and Improve Food Security

[BURKINA FASO-SATREPS] Project on Establishment of the Model for Fertilizer Cultivation Promotion Using Burkina Faso Phosphate Rock

[KENYA-JICA] The Project for Enhancing Community Resilience against Drought in Northern Kenya

[SAHEL-JIRCAS] Development of Technical Guides to Combat Desertification in the Sahel Region

AI-CDAfrican Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience toClimate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa

THE LATEST POST

EVENT

VOICEs FROM THE FIELD

JAPAN'S COOPERATIONS

[BURKINA FASO-JIRCAS] Promotion of Low Carbon Rural Development through Efficient Utilisation of Local Resources for the Realisation of Sustainable Development

[ETHIOPIA-JICA] Sustainable Natural Resource Management Project Through Farmer Field School (SNRMP) in the Rift Valley Area of Oromia Region

[SENEGAL-JICA] Capacity Building Project for Controlling Land Degradation and Promoting its Recovery in Degraded Soil Areas

[ETHIOPIA-SATREPS] Development of Next-generation Sustainable Land Management (SLM) Framework to Combat Desertification

[DJIBOUTI-SATREPS] Research Project for Advanced and Sustainable Methods on Water Utilization Associated with Greening Potential Evaluation in Djibouti

[MALAWI-JICA]Institutionalisation of the Equal-Opportunity-for-All Approach for the Sustainable Management of Surrounding Natural Resources in Malawi

[SUDAN-SATREPS] Developing Countermeasures Against Striga to Conquer Poverty and Improve Food Security

[BURKINA FASO-SATREPS] Project on Establishment of the Model for Fertilizer Cultivation Promotion Using Burkina Faso Phosphate Rock

[KENYA-JICA] The Project for Enhancing Community Resilience against Drought in Northern Kenya

[SAHEL-JIRCAS] Development of Technical Guides to Combat Desertification in the Sahel Region

AI-CDAfrican Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to
Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa