Official Development Assistance (ODA)
Japan's ODA White Paper 2002
Part II. Reference
Summaries of Country Assistance Programs
ZAMBIA
1. Changes in the Situation Surrounding Japan's ODA to Zambia
(1) Significance of economic cooperation
- A political leader in southern Africa
- A supplier of mineral resources (cobalt and copper)
- Favorable potential for development (possession of scarce resources and vast tracts of land capable of agricultural development)
(2) Development tasks
Poverty alleviation and sustainable economic growth
- Poverty countermeasures
- Managing and developing water resources
- Improvement of the economic structure
- Human resources development and building of institutions
2. Japan's Future ODA to Zambia
Main Features of Future ODA to Zambia
(1) Intended direction of Japan's economic cooperation
- Focus on poverty alleviation, the biggest challenge for Zambia
- Assistance mainly in the form of grant aid and technical cooperation
(2) Priority sectors and themes
- Poverty countermeasures
- Health and medical care (particularly control of HIV/AIDS and other infectious diseases)
- Education (particularly basic education)
