2008

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)
		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)
[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
		GoJ（MLIT）	Implementation of study and support for development of road infrastructure
[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 (MOFA)/JICA: Expansion of the OSBP project to 14 points
			GoUK(DFID): Support OSBP in the framework of the Regional Trade Facilitation Programme at a border post in Southern African region
			GoJ (MOF): Hold seminars/training and dispatch experts in the field of customs in collaboration with WCO
[4] Support technical cooperation for comprehensive community development along with infrastructure development.

1-1-2. Regional power infrastructure

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[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

1-1-3．Water-related infrastructure

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1] Support agricultural water-development initiatives to rapidly expand the share of land under irrigation, and other improved water control and management infrastructure.

1-1-4．Enhanced involvement of regional institutions

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1] Support capacity building of Regional Economic Communities (RECs) and regional development banks to better plan, finance and execute infrastructure programs, and provide technical assistance for regional infrastructure investment planning.

1-1-5．Promotion of public-private partnership (PPP) in infrastructure

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Promote, support and strengthen PPP in infrastructure such as ports, railway and electric power plants to increase opportunities for the private sector by utilizing other official flows (OOF).

1-2.  Trade,Investment and Tourism  [ Boosting Economic Growth ]

1-2-1. Promote and expand trade

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Provide duty-free and quota-free market access for essentially all products originating from all African least developed countries.
[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
[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
[4]Enhance infrastructure management capacity through projects such as the OSBP.
[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)
[6]Others	● Support research and capacity building in gender and remittances: promote effective utilization of remittances for local development	GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP/INSTRAW	Support gender responsive local development through UNDP/Japan WID Fund

1-2-2. Encourage foreign investment

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[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/JBIC/UNCTAD: Provide policy recommendations
			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
			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
			Dispatch of Public-Private Missions
	● Promote European companies’ business with Africa through EU-Africa Business Forum	EC/EU Member Countries	EU Private Sector Enabling Environment Facility; EC-ACP BizClim € 20million FY 2008-13
	●Promote Japanese companies’ business with Africa through Growing Sustainable Business (GSB) programme	GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP	GoJ (MOFA): Support GSB programme through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: To consolidate its attempt to engage Japanese companies in GSB in Africa
[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)
[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 million to the WIPO Fund-in-Trust of Japan for capacity building per annum from 2008
	● Gem Cutting Training Project for a potential African country	RTG (TICA)	For the year 2009, ca. $ 60,000
[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)
	● Support the development of small and medium enterprises and local industries	GoJ(MOFA)/UNIDO	$ 5 million in 2008 for enterpreneurship training
[4]Collaborate with international financial institutions and regional development banks to strengthen the financial sector, including through the development of local bond markets and local currency financing mechanisms.	● Strengthen the financial sector, including developing local bond market and local currency financing mechanisms, facilitate sharing of experiences among countries, provision of technical assistance. Expand collaboration on Making Finance Work for Africa	WBG other partners	WBG:(i) Launch partnership for making finance work in Africa (ii) Hold regional workshops to share experience of financial sector innovation and best practices
[5]Provide technical and financial assistance to promote self-reliant utilization of energy and mineral resources.	● Provide technical cooperation and financial assistance for promoting energy and mineral resources industries ● Provide cooperation including the field of remote-sensing for mineral resources in Southern African Development Community (SADC)	GoJ（METI）/JOGMEC	Provide technical assistance and financial supports for oil exploration projects

1-2-4. Promote tourism

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[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 ]

1-3-0．Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
		GoJ/JICA	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion on agriculture (*)
			GoJ: Provision of loans to projects under this sector (*)

1-3-1．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)
[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.	● Partners support Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) strategic planning and programming at national and regional levels, as well as scaled up interventions in land and water management, infrastructure (e.g. irrigation) and market development, and expansion and uptake of agricultural technology	GoJ(MOFA)/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: (i) Grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion mentioned above, (ii) Development and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities, including small-scale irrigation schemes (100,000 ha)
	● Implementation of CAADP to increase food supply over medium-long term		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
	● Study on the technologies for sustainable food production	GoJ（MAFF）	Examination for local cultivation technique, for possibility of innovation and prevalence for NERICA crop (¥17 million for FY2008)
	● Enhance development of human resources for agricultural research		Improve the research capabilities for researchers (ca. 20 researchers each for FY 2008-2009)
	● Promotion of organizing farmers through learning agricultural cooperative activity in Japan		Hold training courses for promotion of organizing farmers (¥22 million for FY 2008, ¥32 million* for FY 2009)
	● Capacity development in agricultural research to a potential African country	RTG (TICA)	For the year 2009, ca. $ 17,000
[2]Assist smallholders and farmers’ organizations to adopt new technologies, expand agricultural land and the use of inputs and introduce appropriate machinery and equipment to raise productivity.
[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	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion mentioned above
			AGRA: Support for rice crop development, improvement of soils, strengthening of rice markets, and development of water management systems
	● Improve rice varieties of higher productivity and disseminate them through farmers organizations	GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP	GoJ: Provide funds to NERICA programme through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund
	● 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
	● Capacity development in Increasing Productivity of Rice, Fisheries and Horticulture Crop to a potential African country	RTG (TICA)	For the year 2009, ca. $ 100,000
[4]Strengthen regional networks for transboundary pest and animal disease control.

1-3-2．Improve access to markets and agricultural competitiveness

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Increase investments in physical infrastructure, such as roads, ports and market facilities in order to reduce transport cost, improve the ratio of retail to farm gate prices, reduce the percentage of post-harvest losses, and increase the percentage of agricultural production that is sold.
[2]Provide technical and financial assistance to farmers to move up the value-chain and meet agricultural product and export standards.
[3]Expand provision of credit to smallholders, especially women, to facilitate their uptake of new technologies and inputs, and accelerate their integration into agri-business value-chains.
[4]Support pilot activities to promote the participation of small scale farmers, associations and small traders in the tender processes.

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)
[1]Support reforms in land titling, ownership and use to increase smallholder decision making power over the use and disposition of land.
[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.	● Partners support Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) strategic planning and programming at national and regional levels, as well as scaled up interventions in land and water management, infrastructure (e.g. irrigation) and market development, and expansion and uptake of agricultural technology	GoJ(MOFA)/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: (i) Grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion mentioned above, (ii) Development and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities, including small-scale irrigation schemes (100,000 ha)
	● Implementation of CAADP to increase food supply over medium-long term		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
	● Promoting Rice Cultivation in Africa through Small Scale Irrigation (small scale infrastructure by farmers, food for work, participatory approach and land reclamation at community level)	GoJ（MAFF）	Provide budget to WFP Trust Fund FY 2006-2011 (¥213 million for FY 2008, ¥204 million for FY 2009)
[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.	● Partners support Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) strategic planning and programming at national and regional levels, as well as scaled up interventions in land and water management, infrastructure (e.g. irrigation) and market development, and expansion and uptake of agricultural technology	GoJ(MOFA)/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: (i) Grants and technical assistance out of ¥26 billion mentioned above, (ii) Development and rehabilitation of irrigation facilities, including small-scale irrigation schemes (100,000 ha)
	● Implementation of CAADP to increase food supply over medium-long term		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
	● 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)
[4]Provide finance for small-scale community-managed irrigation and water management schemes for local markets, and individual smallholder schemes for high-value markets.

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
			WBG: Launch Global Food Response Facility (GFRF) and implement short-term targeted measures
	● Short-term response　to emergency food security through humanitarian aid, safety net and support to livelihoods	EC	€ 300 million
	● Support to agriculture and rural development under 10th EDF and thematic program		€ 2 billion (FY 2008-2013) (*)
	● Technical cooperation between Thailand and a potential African country on Improvement and Strengthening of the Technical Harvesting Capacity and Fish Processing at the Artisanal Fisheries		For the year 2009, ca. $ 52,000
	● Technical cooperation between Thailand and a potential African country on Freshwater Aquaculture and Coastal Aquaculture	RTG (TICA)	For the year 2009, ca. $ 20,000
	● Technical cooperation on the Monitoring and Management of a potential country’s Fish and Fisheries Products		For the year 2009, ca. $ 15,000
		EC	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"- ]

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)
[1]Support a comprehensive community-driven development approach and build on experiences such as the African Village Initiative (AVI) and the African Millennium Village (AMV).	● Support African Millennium Village (AMV)	GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP	Expansion of AMV projects to 12 countries in total
[2]Provide technical assistance, marketing skills and micro-finance for decent job creation, especially for young people, and income generation by collaborating with co-operatives. [3]Expand the OVOP project.	● Extend technical cooperation on generating income for villagers through training programme on “One Tambol One Product (OTOP)”, Micro-finance and SME development	RTG (TICA)	For the year 2009, ca. $ 15,000
[3]Expand the OVOP project.	● Promote the “One Village One Product (OVOP)” Movement to achieve poverty reduction through community development	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA	Expansion of OVOP projects to 12 countries
		ILO	ILO COOP Africa Challenge Fund
[4]Others	● Promote enlarged access to energy services for productive uses in rural communities through the scaling-up of multifunctional platform programmes	GoJ/UNDP/AfDB	GoJ/AfDB: Provide funds to multifunctional platform programmes through Japan-UNDP Partnership Fund UNDP: Provide technical support to multifunctional platform programmes
	●Support women’s entrepreneurship initiatives	GoJ(MOFA)/UNDP	GoJ (MOFA): Support pilot initiative through UNDP/Japan WID Fund UNDP: Carry out pilot initiative
	● Technical cooperation project on sustainable development between a potential African country and the Kingdom of Thailand (Phase II)	RTG/RTE	For the year 2009, ca. $ 130,000
	● Exchange best practices under the concept of Sufficiency Economy and New Agricultural Theory by creating Model Village in a potential African country		Planning FY 2009-2012 (ca. ＄ 160,000) to implement the project
		GoJ(MOFA)/UNFPA	Eliminating Child Marriage in Burkina Faso

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)
[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.
[2]Encourage involvement of local people in the school management (“School for All”) in order to enhance their access to education and learning outcomes, and to strengthen linkages with local economy including through home grown feeding programmes.
[3]Support water resource management by local co-operatives to generate income for education, health and agriculture initiatives.
[4]Improve health centers as the core of support and provide training for health/medical workers.
[5]Improve human settlements by establishing community development committees to improve housing, sanitation, water supply and drainage facilities.

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 (*)

2-2-1. Basic Education-expansion of access and quality

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Support construction and rehabilitation of school buildings and related infrastructure.	● Provide learning opportunities for children	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/EC	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Construct 1,000 primary and secondary schools （5,500 classrooms approx.）
			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
	● Construct and rehabilitate school facilities and provide teacher training for child-friendly schools	UNICEF/Nelson Mandela Foundation/the Hamburg Society	Construct/rehabilitate school facilities and provide teacher training for at least 1,000 child-friendly schools
	● Provide education for community transformation through design, construction and staff training for primary and/or junior secondary schools to transform the quality of life for border communities in countries links by conflict	UNICEF/UN Country Teams (UNCTs)/Plan International and others	Initiative on "Learning Along Borders for Living Across Boundaries"
[3]Promote capacity development of local education administration and community-based school management through “School for All” programme.	● Expand school-based management of schools with community participation and extend programs to additional countries. Illustrative activities include measures to improve and disseminate tools for community management of schools, train school committees	GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ（MOF）/JICA/WBG	GoJ(MOFA/MOF)/JICA: (i) Expand "School for All" models for 10,000 schools
			GOJ/JICA: Provide technical input necessary for WBG WBG: Organize a stock-taking conference
[4]Promote knowledge/experience sharing within Africa and between Asia and Africa on such themes as culture and gender sensitive curricula, learning materials and training manuals.	● Expand teacher training in math and science through SMASE (Strengthening of Mathematics and Science in Education) by extending program to additional countries and encouraging sharing of experiences	GoJ(MOFA)/JICA/WBG	GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Enhancement of teaching ability of 100,000 teachers of Math & Science
			GoJ/JICA: Technical support on teacher training WBG: Coordinate conference on Africa-Asia Exchange on Mathematics and Science Education (AAE/MSE)
[5]Others	● Increase financial and technical assistance support to the private education sector	WBG	IFC: Provide ＄50-100 million with partners
	● 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)
[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	GOJ (MOFA)/JICA : Promote expanding experience of JICA project
			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)
	● Provide innovative vocational education in selected fields for talented unemployed youth who missed out education due to conflict	UNICEF/UN Country Teams (UNCTs)/WFP/Plan International and others	Initiative on “Talent Academies”
[2]Strengthen partnership among universities, colleges and research institutes through joint researches and the exchange of researchers and students to expand research and knowledge accumulation in science and technology.	● Strengthen partnership among universities, colleges and research institutions through joint researchers and the exchange of researchers and information/knowledge sharing	UNESCO/JICA/UNU/Hiroshima University	Africa-Asia University Dialogue for Basic Education Development Project
	● Dispatch the Japanese researchers to universities/research institutions in African countries and implement joint research with young local researchers in order to resolve the global issues facing African countries ● Based on the needs of developing countries, promotion of international joint research targeting global issues such as environment and energy, natural disaster prevention and infectious diseases control and envisaging future utilization of research outcomes	GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ（MEXT）/JICA/JSPS	Dispatch the most suitable Japanese researchers to developing countries incl. Africa
		GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ（MEXT）/JICA/JST	Promote science and technology cooperation between Japan and developing countries incl. Africa
[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	● Extend cooperation in the field of education by means of uni-lateral, bi-lateral and third party’s financial support	GoV (Ministry of Education)	(i) Receive 5 African students in university in the field of agriculture, (ii) Dispatch 3 educational experts to help write textbooks
	● Extend technical cooperation on education by providing scholarships in degree level to two potential African countries for 5 person each	RTG (TICA)	For the year 2009, ca. $ 150,000
	● 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)
[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]Enhance life-skill education, including on prevention of HIV/AIDS and improvement of hygiene behaviors.	● Enhance life-skill education, including on prevention of HIV/AIDS and improvement of hygiene behaviors	UNESCO	Assist 30 countries participating in EDUAIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa in implementing activities on the comprehensive national responses development

2-2-4. Education management

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Support the efforts to better manage education including the collection and analysis of education-related information/data to understand and meet educational needs.

2-2-5. Others

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
	● 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"- ]

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 (*)

2-3-1. Strengthening of health systems

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[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)/WBG	GoJ (MOFA): 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
			GoV: Extend the stay and dispatch of 100 new experts and 30 experts to Africa each year (2007-2010)
[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)
[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
		GoJ(MOFA)/UNFPA	Reduction of Maternal Newborn Mortality in Liberia
[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 47 African countries
[3]Support the international efforts to achieve universal access to reproductive health services.
[4]Contribute to the international efforts to raise the proportion of birth attended by skilled birth attendant in Africa to 75% in five years, as targeted by WHO.
[5]Others	● Promote community health care in Africa	The Japan Medical Association as a member of the World Medical Assciation	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	WBG: Buy-down projects in an additional 8 countries
			EC: € 3,441,3 million in general budget support
		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)
[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(*)
			GoJ (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥43 billion mentioned above(*)
[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
	● Promote measures against infectious diseases - Prevent the spread of HIV through education	UNESCO	Assist 30 countries participating in EDUCAIDS in Eastern and Southern Africa in implementing activities on the comprehensive national responses development
[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.
[5]Support comprehensive efforts to eradicate polio from Africa, through surveillance and vaccination campaigns.
[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 (MOFA)/JICA: Grants and technical assistance out of ¥43 billion mentioned above(*)
			GoJ (MHLW): Planning FY 2009 to increase/provide budget to WHO
[7]Others	● Further pursue the ’Program of Founding Research Centers for Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases’ commenced in 2005 and strengthen the network between domestic and overseas research centers in countries at high risk of emerging and reemerging infectious diseases to minimize the potential threats to lives caused by these diseases	GoJ（MEXT）	(i) Create international research network on emerging and reemerging infections, (ii) Conduct collaborative research with research institutions in Africa, (iii) Strengthen the network between Japanese and overseas research centers, (iv) Human Resource Development
	● Send Japanese researchers to African universities and research institutions and promote joint research	GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ（MEXT）/JICA/JSPS	Dispatch the most suitable Japanese researchers to developing countries incl. Africa
		GoJ(MOFA)/GoJ（MEXT）/JICA/JST	Promote science and technology cooperation between Japan and developing countries incl. Africa
	● Transfer technology and know-how in low-cost anti-Malaria drug production in a potential African country	RTE/RTG	For the year 2009, ca. $ 85,000
	● Support public health system and mobile medical team in rural areas of a potential African country		For the year 2009, ca. $ 16,000
	● 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  -Political dimension of "human security"-

3-0. Overall

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
	● 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)
[1]Contribute to developing the effective operation of Africa’s early warning systems including the planned Continental Early Warning System under the APSA.

3-2. Humanitarian and Reconstruction Assistance

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Support early recovery and quick-impact interventions, including assistance to basic social infrastructure and services and to the return and reintegration of refugees and internally displaced persons.		UNHCR	Provide additional financial support ($ 0.7 million) to the TTI project in South Sudan
[2]Support livelihoods through vocational training, job creation, and start-up assistance to small business and agriculture.
[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.
[4]Support efforts on disarmament of armed groups, de-mining, destruction of unexploded ordnance, stockpile management and collection of small arms which will contribute to both the restoration of safety, security and good governance and humanitarian and reconstruction efforts.
[5]Further promote mine action including mine risk education, victim assistance and de-mining projects in collaboration with NGOs and the private sector.
[6]Encourage private sector contribution in peacebuilding efforts.

3-3. Restoration and Maintenance of Security

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Enhance capacity of military, police, and civilians in African countries engaging in peacekeeping operations and peacebuilding.	● Support African Peace Facility	EC	Provide € 600 million under the 10th EDF for APF
[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: Provide $ 1.5 million to enhance the NGOs’ capacity for peacebuilding
[3]Support the African Stand-by Force under the APSA.
[4]Assist efforts in strengthening cross-border control and regional cooperation to regulate the flow of small arms, smuggling and human trafficking.

3-4. Promotion of Good Governance

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[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.
[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 AII(*)
[4]Others	● Support Good Governance Incentive tranche of the 10th EDF	EC	€ 2.7 billion under the 10th EDF for ACP states

4.  Addressing Enviromental/ 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)
[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” (*)
			WB: Help access to FCPF and CIF
	● Support the formulation on the Clean Development Mechanism(CDM) and Joint Implementation(JI) projects, including projects on new energy	GoJ（MOE）	Further implementaion of CDM
[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
	● Conserve and rehabilitate forests surrounding refugee camps suffering from deforestation	GoJ（MAFF）	(i) Formulate a technical manual for three African countries (FY 2008-2009), (ii) Project duration (FY 2006-2009*)
	● Support implementation of projects to promote sustainable forest management in Africa	GoJ(MOFA)/ITTO	GoJ (MOFA): Provide financial assistance ITTO: Implementation of projects

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.	● 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” (*)
			WBG: Co-finance key regional hydropower projects
			IFC: $ 4-5 million investment in clean energy
	● 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)
	● 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*
[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)
[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)
[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.	● Support the formulation of water resource management plans including (i) key hydrological assesments, (ii) flood risk management and (iii) appropriate water management technology initially focus on the countries under water stress	WBG	WBG: $ 306 million for flood risk management and preparedness in FY 2008
		GoJ（MLIT）/ICHARM	Technical Suport & Capacity Development
[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” (*)
			WBG: Undertake country needs assessments, provide estimated funding of $ 75 million IFC: Undertake adaptation pilot studies

4-2.(2) Measures to combat desertification

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Assist the development and dissemination of new and existing technologies for utilization of water resources, soil conservation and reforestation including utilization of drought-resistant plants.
[2]Assist efforts to raise awareness to combat desertification at the community level and introduce appropriate measures to reduce overgrazing, over-cultivation and deforestation.	● 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*

4-2.(3) Others

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
	● Support African countries’ 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 Cool Earth Partnership
			UNDP: Carry out the programme
			UNDP/GEF: Provide funds of $ 31 million
	● Support an initiative to assist African Human Settlements combating climate change impacts	UN-HABITAT	UN-HABITAT: Support the initiative ($ 3 million)

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 (*)
			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)
[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)
[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

4-4. Education for Sustainable Development (ESD)

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[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 (MEXT): Support UNESCO’s Teacher Education Programme on ESD in Sub-Saharan Africa through Japanese Funds-in-Trust for ESD
			GoJ (MEXT): Implement project of Education for Sustainable Development in Africa through UNU (¥30 million)
			GoJ (MOE): Support environmental conservation grass-roots activities in developing countries including Africa (min. ¥12 million to Africa)
		GoJ（MEXT）	Support for the formation of model ESD cooperation activities by applying a university’s knowledge

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.	● 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
[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/UNV: Dispatch Asian Volunteers to Africa (2006-2008: $ 1.65 million)
			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
			WBG: Promote knowledge sharing between African countries and emerging partners in Asia, and seek co-financing in African countries from Asian partners
	● Expand Asia Africa Knowledge Co-creation Program (AAKCP)	JICA	JICA: Promote AAKCP in 12 countries for improving management
	● 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
[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

5-2. Deepen Regional Integration

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Encourage triangular cooperation, both in the context of intra-Africa and Asia-Africa 21 cooperation, recognizing the important role of the AU/NEPAD and RECs.

5-3. Broadening the Partnership

Yokohama Action Plan	Proposed Measures by Japan/Implementing Partners	Implementing Partners	Potential Resources, Possible Contributions (Summary)
[1]Promote PPP, in recognition of the important role of private sector in the African development.
[2]Enhance coordination with the civil society and encourage cooperation with the academia.

●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.