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Signing and Exchange of Notes concerning Japan’s Provision of a Fisheries and Marine Research Vessel to Jamaica (Grant Aid “the Economic and Social Development Programme”)
February 7, 2024
On February 7, in Tokyo, following Japan-Jamaica Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Ms. KAMIKAWA Yoko, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan and Senator the Honourable Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Jamaica, signed and exchanged notes concerning Japan’s grant aid of 1.2 billion for “the Economic and Social Development Programme.”
- In Jamaica, the fisheries and marine sector is considered an important sector that contributes to both income generation and food security. However, its economy has been heavily affected by recent declines in fish catches, due to changes in the distribution of marine resources arising from the effects of climate change.
- In view of this situation, Japan has decided to provide a fisheries and marine research vessel which will engage in monitoring the impacts of climate change on Jamaica’s marine ecosystems and make it possible for Jamaica to appropriately grasp such impacts. It is expected that this cooperation will lead to sustainable resource management and fisheries and marinedevelopment in Jamaica.