GoJ
- 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 ]
1-1-0.Overall
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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GoJ/JICA | GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥37 billion on infrastructure (*) | ||
GoJ: Provision of loans to projects under this sector (*) |
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 |
EC: € 5,6 billion in 10th EDF | |||
AfDB: $ 5 billion | |||
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 |
AfDB: $ 5.5 billion for power generation, transmission and distribution | |||
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 ]
1-2-1.Promote and expand trade
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 | |
[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. | ● 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 |
Dispatch of Public-Private Missions | |||
GoJ/Private Sector | Dispatch of several Public-Private missions for practioners | ||
[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 (*) |
1-3. Agriculture and Rural Development [ Boosting Economic Growth ]
1-3-0.Overall
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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GoJ/JICA | GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion on agriculture (*) | ||
GoJ: Provision of loans to projects under this sector (*) |
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 |
GoJ: Provide emergency food aid worth of $100 million between May and July 2008 (mainly targeting Africa) , and other measures to be identified | |
WBG: Launch Global Food Response Facility (GFRF) and implement short-term targeted measures |
2-1. Community Development [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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 | ● Provide support for the Delivering as One to meet the development needs and rights of Rwanda adolescents and youth | GoJ/UNV (part of UN joint programme with UNFPA, UNDP, UNICEF, UNAIDS, WFP, Government of Rwanda) |
UNV Japan Trust Fund: $373,207 |
GoJ/UNV | UNV Japan Trust Fund: $414,108 / UNV Special Voluntary Fund: $500,000 |
2-3. Health [ Achieving MDGs-- Economic and Social dimension of human security ]
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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[3]Support the international efforts to achieve universal access to reproductive health services. | ●Prevent and response to Gender-based Violence (GBV) | GoJ/UNFPA | GoJ: $0.8m |
GoJ: $1m | |||
GoJ/UNFPA/APDA | GoJ: $180,223 | ||
GoJ/UNFPA/FAAPPD/Ethiopian Government | GoJ: $187,958 | ||
GoJ/UNFPA/FAAPPD | GoJ: $200,000/UNFPA: $42,400 |
3. Consolidation of Peace, Good Governance
3-0. Overall
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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● Provide support for addressing humanitarian crises and consolidating peace | GoJ/Various international organizations/UN organs/WBG | (i) GoJ: Continue to duly assist in addressing humanitarian crises and consolidating peace(*) | |
(ii) UNV: UNV volunteers deployment and support for national capacity in crisis management and consolidation of peace ($ 3.2 million) | |||
(iii) WBG: Scale-up assistance for transition from war to peace and post-conflict recovery and reconstruction |
3-1. Conflict Prevention
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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[1]Contribute to developing the effective operation of Africa’s early warning systems including the planned Continental Early Warning System under the APSA. | ● Contribution to conflict prevention and early warning in Africa under the Africa Peace and Security Architecture (APSA) | GoJ/AU | GoJ :Finanicial support to the AU Peace Fund |
[2]Others | ● Support efforts of RECs for peace and security in Africa | GoJ/ECOWAS | GoJ: Financial support to the ECOWAS Trust Fund |
3-2. Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance
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. | ● Capacity enhancement of Aafrican peacekeepers | GoJ/UN | GoJ: Financial contribution from 2009 Supplementary budget |
GoJ/IMO | GoJ: Financial contribution from 2009 Supplementary budget | ||
● Capacity enhancement of police forces in Africa | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund | |
GoJ/UNDP/Police of Southern Sudan | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund | ||
[2]Strengthen PKO centers in Africa and encourage exchange of experience between Asia and Africa. | ● Support PKO training centers in Africa | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
GoJ/UNESCO/Japan Center for Conflict Prevention (JCCP) | GoJ: Assistance through the Japanese Funds-in-Trust for the Capacity-building of Human Resources | ||
[3]Support the African Stand-by Force under the APSA. | ● Support training capacity enhancement of regional Centers of Excellence | GoJ/UNDP | |
[4]Assist efforts in strengthening cross-border control and regional cooperation to regulate the flow of small arms, smuggling and human trafficking. | ● Assistance to strengthen cross-boader control | GoJ/IOM | GoJ: Annual financial contribution to IOM |
● Assistance to counter- trafficking activities | GoJ/IOM/UNDP/UNEP | GoJ: Financial contribution from 2008 Supplementary budget | |
GoJ/IOM | GoJ: Financial contribution from 2008 Supplementary budget |
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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[1]Support the implementation of the Programs of Action of the APRM Country Review Report. | ● Support the implementaion of the Program of Action of APRM Country Review Report | GoJ/UNDP | Launch an initial project through the Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund |
[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/World Customs Organization(WCO) | GoJ (MOF): Financial contribution to WCO |
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 to the organization of democratic election for the promotion of good governance | GoJ/UNDP | GoJ: Financial support through Emergency Grant Aid |
GoJ: Financial support through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund | |||
GoJ/WBG | GoJ: Financial support through Japan Social Development Fund | ||
GoJ/PHRD | GoJ: Financial support through PHRD |
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) |
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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 | GoJ: Support by “Cool Earth Partnership”(*) |
EU: “Global Climate Change Alliance”(*) | |||
[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 | GoJ: Support by "Cool Earth Partnership" and "Hatoyama Initiative" (*) |
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). | ● 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 full financial assistance ITTO: Implementation of activities |
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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) |
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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 | GoJ: Support by "Cool Earth Partnership" and "Hatoyama Initiative" (*) |
WBG: Co-finance key regional hydropower projects | |||
IFC: $ 4-5 million investment in clean energy | |||
● 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.(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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[2]Assist efforts to establish early warning systems and strengthen capacity at the community level to cope with natural disasters. | ● Support disaster prevention and management capacity (focus on droughts and floods and main vulnerable countries) | GoJ/WBG | GoJ: Support by "Cool Earth Partnership" and "Hatoyama Initiative" (*) |
WBG: Undertake country needs assessments, provide estimated funding of $ 75 million IFC: Undertake adaptation pilot studies |
4-2.(3) Others
Yokohama Action Plan | Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners | Implementing Partners |
Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary) |
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● Support to the Community based Adaptation for Climate Change | UNDP/GEF/UNV/GoJ | UNV Japan Trust Fund: $1,000,000 / UNV Special Voluntary Fund: $552,909 |
●Concrete projects will be selected through consultations between Japan/Implementing Partners and African countries.
●MDB projects are to be decided.
●$ = 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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