National AI-CD Workshop Held in Senegal on January 23, 2020

2020/2/13

    A one-day national workshop on the African Initiative for Combating Desertification (AI-CD) hosted by the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development (MEDD) of Republic of Senegal with co-sponsorship of JICA was held in Dakar on January 23, 2020.   The Government of Senega…more

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

2019/11/6

#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

2019/11/6

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

2019/11/6

#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

AI-CD Follow-Up Meeting at UNCCD COP14 in New Delhi, India ~ Cross-regional discussions looking ahead to the latter half of the AI-CD～

2019/11/5

Overview The Follow-Up Meeting on African Initiative for Combating Desertification to Strengthen Resilience to Climate Change in the Sahel and the Horn of Africa (AI-CD) was held on 3rd Sept 2019 during the UNCCD COP14 in New Delhi, India. For the mid-term point of AI-CD implementation (2016-2022), …more

UNCCD COP14 Side Event: AI-CD – Accelerating Global Efforts on Combating Desertification towards Achieving SDGs in 2030 –

2019/8/29

UNCCD COP14 Side Event AI-CD – Accelerating Global Efforts on Combating Desertification towards Achieving SDGs in 2030 – Thursday, September 5, 2019 18:00 – 20:00 India Expo Centre & Mart – Room MET-10 Greater Noida Delhi NCR India *Dinner will be served. Co-organizers &#…more

[Eritrea] The Minimum Integrated Household Agricultural Package (MIHAP) 2018

2019/5/16

 Project Outline In Eritrea, Minimum Integrated Household Agricultural Package has been introduced by the Ministry of Agriculture with interested partners such as African Development Bank and IFAD, whereby each household/ family will acquire one improved cross-breed dairy cow or 6 shoats (to be kept…more

[MALI & NIGER] Development of a guideline for the conservation and management of natural resources in Mali and Niger

2019/4/4

#Guidelines, #Natural Resources Maganegement, #Soil Conservation Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT guidelines, natural resources management, land degradation, soil conservation, reforestation, soil fertility improvement, Sahel, arid and semi-arid land People in arid and semi-arid land in Niger and Mali ar…more

[KENYA-JICA] Project on Development of Drought-Tolerant Trees for Adaptation to Climate Change in Drylands of Kenya

2018/11/30

#Tree Breading #DNA Analysis #Native Species Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Establishment of a breeding system for drought-tolerant native tree species by using DNA analysis When you plant trees, selection of tree species appropriate to the environment is very important. You should be careful to ensure…more

[NIGER-JICA] Project on the Effective Utilisation of Reservoirs and Auto-Promotion of Local Communities in the Sahel

2018/10/31

#Reservoirs Management #Farmer Field Schools Mr. Yoshihiko MACHI NTC International Co., Ltd. Project Summary ✔ KEY POINT Realisation of self-sustained utilisation and management of reservoirs led by residents who were capacitated through the implementation of farmer field schools (FFS) “Project on t…more