A JICA-Net Seminar sponsored by JICA Tokyo was held on January 30,2006 connecting JICA Tokyo with JICA Headquarters and the TDLC. The seminar, titled “Introducing the Active Learning Method for Better Training Programs - What is the key to learning for personal development?” is part of a program sharing effort between the GDLN and JICA-Net envisioned in the cooperation agreement signed between the two networks in November 2004.
Afghanistan is a country which is prone to disasters such as earthquakes, landslides, avalanches, sandstorms and floods. But prolonged war has destroyed its capacity for damage control and management. Following the development of a National Disaster Management Plan, a video conference, organized by Kyoto University Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies, Afghanistan’s Department for Disaster Preparedness, and the Sustainable Environment and Ecological Development Society (SEEDS), was held among experts on January 16, 2006 to discuss the plan connecting the TDLC, Kabul and Delhi.
“New Prospects for Private Sector Development in Africa”, a public seminar organized by the World Bank Group and JETRO Institute of Developing Economies, was held at the TDLC on January 11,2006 with an audience of over 100 from development organizations, academia, government, media and the private sector. In addition to the panel in Tokyo, the JETRO Johannesburg Center was connected via video conference to bring local views into the discussion.
The World Bank Group’s Africa Mission to Japan, led by World Bank Regional
Vice President for Africa Gobind Nankani, and Japanese government officials engaged in high-level policy talks on January 10, 2006 for the first time regarding strategic collaboration in Africa.
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