Republic of Congo

1-1.  Infrastructure  [ Boosting Economic Growth ]

1-1-1. Regional transport infrastructure, including roads and ports

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1] Provide financial and technical assistance for the planning, construction and improvement of regional transport corridors and international ports.	● Development/expansion of national and regional transport corridors	GoJ/JICA/WBG/AfDB/EC/ICA	AfDB: $ 5 billion
[2] Support capacity building for the management and maintenance of regional infrastructure. [3] Promote facilitation of cross-border procedures such as One Stop Border Post (OSBP).	● Promote facilitation of cross-border procedures	GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ(MOF)/GoUK(DFID)/JICA	GoJ (MOF): Hold seminars/training and dispatch experts in the field of customs in collaboration with WCO

1-3.  Agriculture and Rural Development  [ Boosting Economic Growth ]

1-3-4. Others

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
	● Immediate interventions to address rising food prices: rapidly increased supply response for food staples; assistance to consumers; targeted interventions to address hunger	GoJ/WBG and other partners	GoJ: Provide emergency food aid worth of 100 million between May and July 2008 (mainly targeting Africa) , and other measures to be identified

2-2.  Education  [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]

2-2-0. Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	GOJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of 44 billion on education (*)

2-2-3. Multi-sectoral approach

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Establish child-friendly school environment through comprehensive packages of assistance including safe water and sanitation facilities with separate toilets for boys and girls, school feeding, or food for schooling (take-home ration) and first aid and referral services.	● Provide School feeding or food for schooling to girls	WFP	Provide school meals to 23 million children in 45 African countries in cooperation with NGOs and national governments

2-3.  Health  [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]

2-3-0．Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥43 billion on health (*)

2-3-2．Improvement of maternal, new-born and child health

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Support interventions focusing on reducing under-five mortality rate and maternal mortality ratio.	● Improvement of child health	GoJ(MOFA)/UNICEF and other health related organizations	GoJ (MOFA)/UNICEF and other health-related organizations: Save the lives of 400,000 children

4.  Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues

4-1. Mitigation

4-1. (1)Promotion of mitigation measures

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[2]Promote the formulation of projects and awareness-raising campaigns for further implementation of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), and support the institutional and capacity development of Designated National Agencies in each country.	● Support investments in sustainable land and forest management and identification of emission reductions and carbon finance opportunities from REDD(Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries)	GoJ/WBG	WB: Help access to FCPF and CIF
[3]Support the development of and access to basic information on forest resources and land use to encourage sustainable forest management and promote conservation and reforestation projects in response to Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries (REDD).	● Provide support for forest conservation in the Congo Basin	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA: Conduct the seminar for protection of tropical forest in Congo Basin *It was moved from 4-2(2)[2]
	● Implementation of ITTO Thematic Programmes (TP) approved by the International Tropical Timber Council in November 2008	GoJ/ITTO	GoJ: Provided partial financial assistance ITTO: Implementation of Thematic Programmes
	● Implementation of ITTO policy work regarding the promotion of the sustainable forest management (SFM) practices		GoJ: Provided partial financial assistance ITTO: Implementation of activities

4-1. (2)Promotion of the use of clean energy and improvement of energy access

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Support the formulation of policies and plans to expand usage of renewable energy, and assist renewable energy programmes including facilitating transfer of management and maintenance technology.	● Implementation of ITTO policy work related to the promotion of bio-energy, timber processing and forest investment	GoJ/ITTO	GoJ: Provided partial financial assistance ITTO: Implementation of projects

4-2.Adaptation

4-2. (3)Others

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
	● Support African countriesf efforts for addressing and adapting to climate change at national, sub-national and community levels, under the Japan-UNDP Joint Framework for Partnering to Address Climate Change in Africa	GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/GEF	GoJ (MOFA): Provide funds of $ 92.1 million as a part of the Japanese gCool Earth Partnershiph
			UNDP: Carry out the programme

4-3. Water and Sanitation

4-3. (0)Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of 30 billion on water and sanitation (*)

4-3. (2)Access to safe water and sanitation facilities

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Promote the development of water and sanitation facilities with affordable technologies. [2]Support capacity building of managers and users of water and sanitation system and promote awareness raising campaigns to improve hygiene practices including hand washing.	● Promote the development of water and sanitation facilities (e.g. wells including those with solar panels, and toilets)	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	Provide safe drinking water to 6.5 million people

5.  Broadening the Partnership

5-1. Promote South-South Cooperation - Asia-Africa Cooperation, Africa-Africa Cooperation

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Transfer efficiently skill and technique, share knowledge and experience, and promote joint research within Africa and between Asia and Africa.	● Enhance African local NGOs’ (member associations’) understanding about human security concept and its careful application in planning and implemention of activities and broadly share experiences within Africa	IPPF Africa Regional Office IPPF member associations in Africa including Reproductive Health Uganda (RHU); Family Planning Association of Liberia (FPAL); Family Planning Association of Angola (ANGOBEFA); Association de Bien-Etre Familial- Naissances Desirables (ANEF-ND)	Research on human security and reproductive health in Africa
[2]Promote the exchange of people, trade and investment and services to strengthen the ties between Asia and Africa.	● Continue to consider joint projects between Japan, Vietnam and an African country in the framework of trilateral cooperation based on the Strategic Partnership between Japan and Vietnam	GoJ(MOFA)/GoV/JICA	GoV: (i) Send agricultural experts, (ii) expand models to other African countries, (iii) Open training courses*, (iv) Multilateral cooperation* *Newly added in FY2009.

● Concrete projects will be selected through consultations between Japan/Implementing Partners and African countries.
● MDB projects are to be decided.
● $ = US dollars
● Assistance measures written on a yellow ground are those embodied in 2008 (JFY) after TICAD IV.
● Assistance measures written on a pink ground are those embodied in 2009 (JFY) after TICAD IV.