Africa
- 2-1. Community Development
- 2-2. Education
- 2-3. Health
- Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
- Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
- Broadening the Partnership
1-1. Infrastructure [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
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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) |
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[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 | WBG: Scale up co-financing, estimated financing of $ 600 million |
GoJ/WBG/AfDB/ICA: Use the Infrastructure Consortium for Africa (ICA) as a platform to promote regional infrastructure development |
1-1-2.Regional power infrastructure
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1] Strengthen cooperation to provide a stable power supply for the whole region, and to build capacity to manage and maintain regional power networks. | ● Support development/expansion of power projects and transmission and distribution networks | GoJ/WBG/AfDB/Africa-EU Partnership on Energy/ICA/JICA | WBG: (i) Double annual lending to $ 2 billion and aim to mobilize another $ 2 billion in co-financing, (ii) Support to Southern Africa, West Africa, Central Africa and East Africa Power Pools in the order of $ 500 million per year, (iii) IFC to finance 15 + Public Private Partnership (PPP) in power sector FY 2008-2011, estimated financing of $400-500 million |
GoJ/WBG/AfDB/ICA: Use the ICA as a platform to promote regional infrastructure development | |||
EU: ca. € 300 million |
1-2. Trade,Investment and Tourism [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
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1-2-1.Promote and expand trade
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Provide duty-free and quota-free market access for essentially all products originating from all African least developed countries. | GoJ | ||
[2]Scale up “Aid for Trade” to increase the global competitiveness of African countries by accelerating assistance including Japan’s “Development Initiative for Trade” and support the early, fair and balanced conclusion of the WTO Doha development Agenda negotiations. | ● Promote trade of African countries, expansion of Aid for Trade programs, including by leveraging knowledge of Asian countries and provision of technical assistance | EC/EU Member Countries/GoJ/JICA/WBG/Asian countries and other partners | EU: € 2 billion per year out of which ○% for African countries in the framework of EU Aid for Trade (*) |
GoJ(MOFA): Provide financial assistance to trade-related technical projects in cooperation with international organizations | |||
JICA: Decuple the quota of trainees in the field of trade | |||
WBG: Promote South-South cooperation and knowledge sharing between Asia-Africa countries and provide technical assistance for trade policy capacity building |
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[2]Scale up “Aid for Trade” to increase the global competitiveness of African countries by accelerating assistance including Japan’s “Development Initiative for Trade” and support the early, fair and balanced conclusion of the WTO Doha development Agenda negotiations. [3]Assist product development and export promotion in Africa, by further promoting One Village One Product (OVOP) initiative. |
● Promote “One Village One Product” initiative, based on the “Development Initiative for Trade”, by establishing a new comprehensive framework to improve African products’ market access to Japan by (i) providing consultation on African products, (ii) dispatching experts from Japan to Africa, (iii) inviting African people for marketing research, (iv) holding business seminars, (v) supporting African companies participation in trade fairs in Japan, (vi) implementing Development and Import Schemes to assist Japanese companies in commercializing African products |
GoJ(METI)/JETRO | Expand JETRO budget on the “One Village One Product” (OVOP) initiative |
[5]Provide assistance to improve trading practices, and to build capacity in trade policy making and coordination of African countries and RECs. | ● Support capacity building in trading practice and trade finance ● Provision of seminars and training courses. Expand trade insurance and support membership of African countries in the Africa Trade Insurance Agency |
WBG | (i) Expand IFC trade financing program to $ 1 billion per annum, (ii) Support membership in African Trade Insurance Agency (ATIA) |
1-2-2.Encourage foreign investment
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[0]Overall | ● Doubling Japan’s direct investment in Africa by 2012 | GoJ | |
[1]Provide assistance to improve investment climate including the legal and regulatory frameworks in African countries. [2] Support the establishment of an information and consultation platform on the business climate for private companies intending to enter into African markets |
● Support improvements in legal system and investment climate (i) Establish or promote an information and consultation platform on the business climate in Africa, (ii) Contribute to achieve self-reliance development of competitive local industries and improve economic and corporate governance |
GoJ(MOFA)/JETRO/JBIC/UNCTAD/WBG | GoJ/JETRO: Regularly offer information on the business climate of Africa for Japanese private companies |
GoJ: Considering providing support for the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative (*) and promote African efforts in investment policy reform | |||
WBG: Scale up support to presidential investor councils in African countries, expand Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) programs, promote Asia-Africa technical assistance and learning on role of FDI in fostering African enterprises | |||
[3]Utilize more effectively official funding sources such as investment credit, trade and investment insurance to enhance PPP and leverage private capital flows to Africa. | ● Utilize other official flows (OOF) to encourage foreign investment to Africa | JBIC/NEXI/WBG | JBIC: Set up the JBIC Facility for African Investment (FAI) and provide financial support of $2.5 billion |
● Utilize actively investment credit, trade and investment insurance | JBIC/IFC: Enhance cooperation based on the Memorandam of Understandings (MOU), especially to strengthen the effectiveness of FAI |
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NEXI: Enter into the MOU on cooperation with the Islamic Corporation for the Insurance of Investment and Export Credit (ICIEC), and promote further trade and investment insurance | |||
● Enhance Public-Private Partnership to effectively coordinate between official flows and private capitals, to expand good practices of Corporate Social Responsibilities in linking up with official flows | GoJ | Establish a mechanism enabling ODA to complement private sector’s activities contributing to African development | |
[4]Provide assistance for capacity building to improve economic and corporate governance. | ● Strengthen economic and corporate governance of African countries through the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative | GoJ/NEPAD-OECD | GoJ: Consider providing support for the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative (*) |
[5]Others | ● Start up bilateral consultation frameworks including bilateral legal framework such as Bilateral Investment Treaty (BIT) for improving business climate | GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ(METI) | Consider BIT negotiations |
1-2-3.Assist private sector development
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support African countries to plan and implement industrial development strategies and policies, drawing on Asian experiences as appropriate. | ● Support African countries in policy making on industrial development strategies and provide technical support for improving industrial development | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/AOTS/WBG | GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Expand the quota of private sector development-related training programs for 1500 Africans |
AOTS: Provide training for Africa to promote facilitating trade and investment through transferring Japan’s technical skills(*) | |||
WBG: (i) Expand knowledge transfer between Asia and Africa on business climate, (ii) Engage in lending, technical assistance, and advisory work on investment climate reforms and cooperation in 40 Sub-Saharan African countries | |||
[2]Provide technical support to improve productivity, competitiveness and business expertise in promising industries, taking into account the effectiveness of information and communication technology (ICT). | ● Support African countries to develop intellectual property related systems and human resources in order to achieve self-sustained development of competitive local industries as well as improve the investment climate | GoJ(METI)/WIPO | Offer 1.1million CHF to the WIPO Fund-in-Trust of Japan as voluntary contribution for capacity building per annum from 2008(*) |
[3]Expand assistance to support the development of small and medium enterprises and local industries. | ● Support financial assistance to Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) activities and local industries | GoJ(MOFA)/AfDB | GoJ: Enhance contribution to EPSA/AfDB by providing additional loan ($300 million in 2008) |
1-2-4.Promote tourism
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Encourage and assist African countries’ efforts to address security, hospitality management, infrastructure and environmental constraints to tourism development including through tourism training programs. | ● Implement projects on capacity building including training programmes and dispatch of experts in collaboration with regional tourism training centres in Africa | JICA | Decuple the quota of trainees in the field of tourism |
[2]Support tourism operators to increase familiarization with African destinations and improve knowledge of the continent and what it has to offer. | ● Support tourism of non-African countries operators in developing familiarization measures of Africa and improving their knowledge of Africa and what it has to offer | WBG | Continue and expand tourism projects in at least 5 countries |
[3]Exploit the opportunity provided by the 2010 World Cup Soccer Tournament in South Africa to support long-term tourism promotion through events such as travel fairs. | ● Engage in long-term tourism promotion by utilizing events such as travel fairs, taking account of the 2010 World Cup Soccer Tournament in South Africa | GoJ(MLIT)/GoJ(MOFA) | Promote African sector of the annual travel fair |
1-3. Agriculture and Rural Development [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
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1-3-1.Enhance capacity to increase food production and agricultural productivity
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Provide assistance to expand agricultural research, extension and advisory services including for adaptation to climate change, development of new crop varieties and improvement of soil fertility and other farming technologies, and increase the number of agriculture professionals through support for agriculture-related education and training in a gender sensitive manner. | ● Implementation of CAADP to increase food supply over medium-long term | GoJ(MOFA)/WBG | WBG: (i) Estimated lending of $ 4 billion for agricultural growth, (ii) IFC target of $ 400 million by 2010 for support to agribusiness up to $ 1 billion in co-financing in five pilot countries |
● Strengthened community-based farmers organizations and water users associations, and expanded agricultural research and technology, for example through support for community-based initiatives and regional agricultural research programs | GoJ/WBG: (i) Support the establishment of CAADP trust fund (Japan’s contribution - $ 2 million), (ii) Scale-up co-financing especially in irrigation, (iii) Set up a special grant window of $ 20 million in the JSDF for rural development | ||
● Enhance development of human resources for agricultural research | GoJ(MAFF) | Improve the research capabilities for researchers (ca. 20 researchers each for FY 2008-2009) | |
[3]Increase rice production through developing capacities to adopt systematic crop management, and new methodologies including wider use of New Rice for Africa (NERICA), aiming at doubling the rice production in African countries in ten years. | ● Doubling rice production in African countries within 10 years | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/AGRA | AGRA: Support for rice crop development, improvement of soils, strengthening of rice markets, and development of water management systems |
● Improve NERICA, develop and introduce drought resistant crops and improve soil fertility | GoJ(MAFF)/JIRCAS | Contribute to the productivity enhancement of agricultural products (¥88 million for FY 2008, ¥85 million for FY 2009) | |
● Enhance capacity to increase food production and agricultural productivity | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA | Capacity building for 50,000 agricultural leaders |
1-3-3.Support sustainable management of water resources and land use
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[2]Promote development, rehabilitation and maintenance of water resources management infrastructure to contribute to the joint efforts aiming at expanding the irrigated area by 20% in five years. | ● Implementation of CAADP to increase food supply over medium-long term | GoJ(MOFA)/WBG | WBG: (i) Estimated lending of $ 4 billion for agricultural growth, (ii) IFC target of $ 400 million by 2010 for support to agribusiness up to $ 1 billion in co-financing in five pilot countries |
[3]Enhance water resources management capacity through better tillage methods and water harvesting and storage, introduction of new technologies and capacity building of local governments and farmers’ organizations. | ● Strengthened community-based farmers organizations and water users associations, and expanded agricultural research and technology, for example through support for community-based initiatives and regional agricultural research programs | GoJ/WBG: (i) Support the establishment of CAADP trust fund (Japan’s contribution - $ 2 million), (ii) Scale-up co-financing especially in irrigation, (iii) Set up a special grant window of $ 20 million in the JSDF for rural development | |
● Improve technical method for land and water development / management to increase agricultural production especially in rice | GoJ(MAFF) | (i) Study implementation(¥ 210 million for FY 2008, ¥ 210 million for FY 2009) (ii) Provide budget to IWMI Trust Fund (¥ 11 million for FY 2008) |
1-3-4.Others
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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● 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 |
WBG: Launch Global Food Response Facility (GFRF) and implement short-term targeted measures | |
● Support to agriculture and rural development under 10th EDF and thematic program | EC | € 2 billion (FY 2008-2013) (*) | |
EC: Establishment of 1 billion Euro facility for response to soaring food prices (58% is planned for Africa; 52% for 30 African countries and 6% for the regional level) |
2-1. Community Development [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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2-1-1.Comprehensive “Glocal” (global and local) community development
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[4]Others | ●Support women’s entrepreneurship initiatives | ILO/AfDB | ILO/AfDB: Organize the 1st Pan African Forum for Women Entrepreneurship in Response to the Financial and Economic Crisis and set up the follow-up platform. |
2-1-2.Community based approach building on functional hubs
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Provide a comprehensive package of services at schools and community learning centers, including water supply and sanitation, school meals, first aid and referral service, literacy, and life-skill education, in addition to basic education. | ● Promote life skills based education | UNICEF | Empower young people through Life Skills-Based Education (LSBE) |
● Provide school based health and nutrition services, safe water and sanitation facilities | Provide a comprehensive package of health and nutrition services as part of the Child Friendly School Initiative | ||
[3]Support water resource management by local co-operatives to generate income for education, health and agriculture initiatives. | ● Capacity building on water resources management | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA | Capacity building of 5,000 water managers/users |
[4]Improve health centers as the core of support and provide training for health/medical workers. | ●Support training and retention of health and medical workers, including Skilled Birth Attendants ● Improve the provision of health services, including through expansion of health infrastructure and facilities |
(i)Improvement of 1,000 hospitals and health centers (ii) Training of 100,000 health and medical workers |
2-2. Education [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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2-2-1.Basic education - expansion of access and quality
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support construction and rehabilitation of school buildings and related infrastructure. | ● Provide learning opportunities for children | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/EC | EC:€ 359,5 million under 10th EDF |
[1]Support construction and rehabilitation of school buildings and related infrastructure. [2]Provide assistance to train and ratain primary and secondary school teachers and support the establishment and expansion of teacher training systems and organizations. |
● Support to Fast Track Initiative Catalytic Fund | EC/WBG/EFA-FTI Donors including EC |
WBG: Expansion of primary education opportunities through EFA FTI (*) |
EC: Countribute € 22 million to the Catalytic Fund | |||
[5]Others | ● Expand access to quality primary education through school fee abolition policies and other measures to address household cost barriers to education | UNICEF/UNESCO-IIEP/UNDP/WBG/ADEA | UNICEF/UNESCO-IIEP/WBG: Contribute to efforts of school fee abolition policies and other measures |
● Empower literacy programms and learners to contribute to peaceful and sustainable community delvelopment and for better management of education and health | UNESCO | Implement Literacy Initiative for Empowerment (LIFE) in 22 countries | |
● Support countries to adopt basic education for a minimum period of 9-10 years with appropriate curriculum framework | Assist 11 countries in adopting basic education for a min. of 9-10 years through BEAP |
2-2-2.Post basic education and higher education/research
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Promote human resource development in support of productive sectors by expanding institutions for technical and vocational education and training. | ● Enhancement of post-basic education (higher education, technical and vocational education and training (TVET), human resource development for promotion of science and technology and industry. Encourage sharing of country experiences and expansion of programs | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG/EC | WBG: Evaluate vocational training experience and updates regional analytical work on TVET and dissemination conference JICA: Technical support and information sharing from JICA |
EC: (1) Nyerere programme (€ 60 million), (2) ERASMUS MUNDUS programme(€ 30 million) | |||
[3]Promote high-level inter-governmental dialogues to strengthen science and technology cooperation. | ● Hold policy dialogues, including a meeting of Japanese and African ministers in charge of science and technology, for promoting science and technology cooperation between Japan and Africa | GoJ(CAO) | Hold a Japan-Africa Science and Technology Ministers’ Meeting and some forms of dialogue with African countries |
[4]Others | ● Expand the number of Japanese government scholarship students from Africa | GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ(MEXT) | GoJ (MEXT/MOFA): Expand the quota of Japanese government scholarship, to accept more than 500 students from Africa in next 5 years |
2-2-3. Multi-sectoral approach
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[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. | ● Establish child-friendly school environments to secure safe, rights-based, quality education for children | UNICEF | Provide the operation and management of child-friendly schools |
[2]Enhance life-skill education, including on prevention of HIV/AIDS and improvement of hygiene behaviors. | ● Provide education to protect children from HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases | UNICEF | Prevent HIV infection among adolescents and young people |
2-2-4. Education management
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support the efforts to better manage education including the collection and analysis of education-related information/data to understand and meet educational needs. | ● Reduce gender and other disparities in relation to increased access, participation and completion of quality basic education, and conduct education-related data analysis | UNICEF | Lead The United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative (UNGEI) |
2-2-5.Others
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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● Enhance public-private partnership to effectively coordinate between ODA and private resources and foster private contribution to education | UNESCO/World Economic Forum (WEF) | Promote the Partnership for Education initiative |
2-3. Health [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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2-3-1.Strengthening of health systems
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Promote training and retention of health workers to contribute to the joint effort achieving the WHO goal of at least 2.3 health workers per 1,000 people in Africa. | ● Support training and retention of health and medical workers, including Skilled Birth Attendants | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA | Training of 100,000 health and medical workers |
[2]Improve the provision of health services, including through expansion of health infrastructure and facilities. | ● Improve the provision of health services, including through expansion of health infrastructure and facilities | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG | GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Improvement of 1,000 hospitals and health centers |
WBG: Expand programs for maternal and child health, malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, and strengthening health systems (*) | |||
[3]Promote establishment of monitoring and evaluation of health systems to enable policy decisions based on precise health information. | ● Enhance health management and monitoring of health services, with a special focus on MDGs 1,4,5 and 6 | GoJ(MOFA)/WBG/EC/GoV | GoJ/WBG: (i) Support establishment of a new multi-donor trust fund for malnutrition (Japan’s contribution $ 2 million) and (ii) Set up a special grant window of $ 20 million in the JSDF |
EC: € 493.1 million direct support for health under EDF | |||
[4]Encourage and recognize medical research and exemplary medical service practices combating infectious diseases in Africa through the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize. | ● Encourage and recognize medical research and exemplary medical service practices combating infectious diseases and strengthening health systems in Africa through the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize | GoJ(CAO) | Planning FY 2009 and 2011 to hold symposiums with WHO |
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) |
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[2]Promote continuum of care for women and children across the span of pre-pregnancy,pregnancy, child birth and childhood via high impact intervention such as provision of immunizations and micro-nutrients for children. | ● Support the provision of integrated, community-based approaches to delivering a package of high impact, low cost, health and nutrition interventions for MDGs 1,4,5 and 6 | UNICEF | Implement health and nutrition interventions in 51 African countries* |
[5]Others | ● Promote community health care in Africa | The Japan Medical Association (as a member of the World Medical Association) | JMA: (i) Make efforts to promote cooperation with the African region based on organizations such as AfMA, (ii) Attempt to improve the gynecological field in Senegal by a Japanese Takemi fellow from the Takemi Program |
● Scale-up results-based financing for health, and buy-down approach for IBRD loans in partnership with private foundations. Increase support to private sector provision of health care and to government departments responsible for regulating private health care providers | WBG/EC | EC: € 3,441,3 million in general budget support | |
● Advance the Programme of Action (PoA) adopted at the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) | GoJ(MOFA)/UNFPA/APDA | G8 International Parliamentarians’ Conference on Population and Sustainable Development-Global Health, Climate Change and the MDGs |
2-3-3.Measures against infectious diseases
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria (GFATM). [2]Strengthen central government institutions for HIV/AIDS and prioritize prevention of new infections. [3]Support efforts to achieve the target of reducing by 50 % TB prevalence and mortality rates by 2015 relative to 1990 levels, including through prevention, testing, and treatment activities under Direct Observation Treatment, Short-course (DOTS). [4]Promote effective implementation of anti-malaria activities by combining preventive measures including distribution of long lasting insecticide-treated bed nets, and awareness raising and provision of nursing care. |
● Scale up efforts to fight HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria * Not including GoJ (MHLW) contribution to UNAIDS |
GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/EC | GoJ (MOFA): Pledge and disburse $ 560 million to the Global Fund |
EC: Pledged support for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria for 2008-2010 of a total of € 300 million(*) | |||
[2]Strengthen central government institutions for HIV/AIDS and prioritize prevention of new infections. | ● Support research and policy dialogue on HIV/AIDS and care | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/EC | GoJ: Support pilot initiative through JAPAN-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: Pilot initiative underway |
EC: Estimated EC/EU support for EDCTP amounts to € 500 million for 2008-2013 | |||
[6]Make efforts to control or eliminate Neglected Tropical Diseases through awareness raising, treatment and access to safe water and sanitation. | ● Strengthen control and elimination of Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD), through greater access to rapid impact interventions and opitimal use of resources through integrated vector management | GoJ(MHLW)/GoJ(MOFA)/JICA | GoJ (MHLW): Planning FY 2009 to increase/provide budget to WHO |
[7]Others | ● Support for private provision of health care | WBG | WBG: Support private sector provision of health care through IFC initiatives of $ 1 billion investment and TA funds |
3. Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
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3-0.Overall
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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● Provide support for addressing humanitarian crises and consolidating peace | GoJ/Various international organizations/UN organs/WBG | (i) GoJ: Continue to duly assist in addressing humanitarian crises and consolidating peace(*) |
3-2.Humanitarian and reconstruction assistance
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[3]Assist efforts to protect the most vulnerable groups in society, in particular, through improved access to education to reintegrate in society children and adolescents affected by armed conflict. | ● Assistance to vulnerable groups in society | UNICEF | Advocate and support the creation of a protective environment for children |
[6]Encourage private sector contribution in peacebuilding efforts. | ● Encourage private sector contribution in peacebuilding efforts | GoJ | GoJ/ MOFA internal budget for organization of seminars and symposiums |
3-3.Restoration and maintenance of security
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Enhance capacity of military, police, and civilians in African countries engaging in peacekeeping operations and peacebuilding. | ● Support African Peace Facility | EC | EC: Provide € 600 million under the 10th EDF for APF next 5 years |
3-4.Promotion of good governance
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[2]Provide assistance to build capacity in legal systems, financial control and the public service. | ● Support to capacity enhancement of policy formulation and implementation in public finance and in macroeconomics | GoJ/IMF | GoJ: Provide financial support for IMF’s technical assistance (TA) to its member countries |
[3]Strengthen economic governance through the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative. | ● Strengthen economic and corporate governance of African countries through the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative | GoJ/NEPAD-OECD | GoJ: Consider providing support for the NEPAD-OECD Africa Investment Initiative (*) |
[4]Others | ● Support Good Governance Incentive tranche of the 10th EDF | EC | € 2.7 billion under the 10th EDF for ACP states |
4. Addressing Environmental/Climate Change issues
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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) |
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[1]Support active participation by African countries in developing an effective framework beyond 2012 on climate change, in which all countries take actions and work together, based on the Bali Action Plan. | ● Support active participation by African countries in the UNFCCC process to formulate an effective post-2012 framework, in which all major emitting countries take actions and work together, based on the Bali Action Plan | GoJ/EU | EU: “Global Climate Change Alliance”(*) |
[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). | ● Support the development of and access to basic information on forest resources to encourage sustainable forest management | GoJ(MEXT) | Provide ALOS/PALSAR data of Africa |
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) |
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[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. | ● Support development and use of clean energy, including solar energy, through sector strategy and policy formulation and investment in renewable energy | GoJ/WBG | WBG: Co-finance key regional hydropower projects |
● Support the promotion of biofuel production compatible with food security | GoJ(MAFF) | Examine the possibility of biofuel production compatible with food security in Africa (¥6 million for FY 2008) | |
[2]Support the development and management of electricity power grid to promote improved access to and efficient use of electricity, and promote better access of the poor to affordable and efficient energy through comprehensive rural development programmes. | ● Support the provision of affordable and clean energy for lighting African Human Settlements | UN-HABITAT | Support the project through Water and Sanitation Trust Fund ($ 1 million) |
4-2.Adaptation
4-2.(0) Adaptation
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Promote technical assistance such as establishing and updating the Global Map data for the entire Africa, describing the status of its environment in five years. | ● Promote the Global Mapping Project | GoJ(MLIT)/GoJ(GSI) | Hold a meeting of ISCGM and a related event |
Provide technical support for the development and utilization of Global Map |
4-2. (1)Measures against natural disasters
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Support the formulation of natural disaster prevention and emergency activity plans based on the assessment of risk and vulnerability of each region to disasters including droughts and floods. | ● Provide emergency activity plans including life-saving assistance to children affected by disasters and protect their rights in emergencies | UNICEF | Support national governments and inter-agency early warning and preparedness activities to formulate and operate emergency activity plans |
[2]Assist efforts to establish early warning systems and strengthen capacity at the community level to cope with natural disasters. | ● Support activities regarding; 1) Development of knowledge base for Disaster Risk Reduction and Disaster Management; 2) Capacity building at regional level on disaster management; and 3)Providing technical support through CSAP volunteers in disaster management |
Commonwealth | Commonwealth: £0.065M |
● Support poor rural communities to improve their ability to adapt to climate change | IFAD/International Bank for Reconstruction and Development | IFAD: US$1.1 million (Grant) |
4-3. Water and Sanitation
4-3.(0) Overall
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG | WBG: Target of providing water to 2.5 million people a year through 50,000 connections and 4,500 community water points |
4-3. (1)Effective water resources management
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Assist formulation of water cycle management plans based on the assessment of potential water resources and specific local conditions and the improvement of administrative capacity to implement these plans. [2]Promote the transfer of technology and expertise on water resources management with due consideration to the specific situation of each region. |
● Support delivering sustainable water and sanitation services to the poor | UN-HABITAT | Support the project through UN-HABITAT WSTF($ 19 million) |
[2]Promote the transfer of technology and expertise on water resources management with due consideration to the specific situation of each region. | ● Capacity building on water resources management | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA | Capacity building of 5,000 water managers/users |
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) |
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[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, awareness raising, and capacity building | UNICEF | Ensure the effectiveness and sustainability of water, sanitation and hygiene programmes |
4-4.Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Promote ESD through integration of ESD into policies and practices to realize a more sustainable society. | ● Promote ESD through integration of ESD into policies and practices | GoJ(MOE)/GoJ(MEXT)/UNESCO/UNU | GoJ: Host an International Forum on ESD Dialogue 2008 in Tokyo |
GoJ (MOE): Support environmental conservation grass-roots activities in developing countries including Africa (min. ¥12 million to Africa) |
5. Broadening the Partnership
Annual Progress Report 2008(HTML) 2009(PDF)
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) |
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[1]Transfer efficiently skill and technique, share knowledge and experience, and promote joint research within Africa and between Asia and Africa. | ● Promote effective technical transfer and capacity building through South-South Cooperation | GoJ(MAFF) | (i) Provide budget to FAO Trust Fund FY 2006-2012* (ii) Hold Training & Seminars (¥98 million** for FY 2008, ¥127 million for FY 2009) |
● Promote knowldege-sharing and joint research activities through establishing and utilizing the network of universities and research institutions within and between Asia and Africa in the fields of renewable energy, food security, health, gender in science and technology, etc | GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/UNESCO | (i) Through JHRD Fund, organize needs assessment study for Asia-Africa University Network (AADUN). (ii) Based on the study, facilitate to launch concrete joint research activities in collaboration with UNITWIN Networks and UNESCO Chairs |
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[2]Promote the exchange of people, trade and investment and services to strengthen the ties between Asia and Africa. | ● Promote Asia-Africa cooperation, as well as Japan/Africa/Africa tri-angular cooperation | GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/UNDP/WBG/UNV/UNIDO | GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: (i) Hold seminars in Japan or in third countries and (ii) help Asian countries dispatch experts to Africa out of GoJ/JICA Budget |
GoJ/UNDP/WBG: Hold the Fifth Africa-Asia Bussiness Forum (AABF V) in the early part of 2009 UNIDO/UNWTO: Provide technical cooperation for the organizaion of AABF V |
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WBG: Promote knowledge sharing between African countries and emerging partners in Asia, and seek co-financing in African countries from Asian partners | |||
[3]Encourage the full use of existing institutions mandated in the field of South-South cooperation, such as the Asian Productivity Organization (APO) and National Productivity Organizations in both Asia and Africa. | ● Train core productivity professionals in Africa for the expansion of the productivity movement and create mechanisms for the National Productivity Organizations in APO members to proactively initiate assistance for the productivity movement in Africa | APO | (i) Transfer expertise from Asia-Pacific Region to the productivity movement in Africa, (ii) Hold training program to create a pool of productivity professionals and (iii) Organize the tailor-made program for the development of NPOs in Africa |
●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.
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