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Building Gender and Diversity in Disaster Resilient Communities

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JICA strengthens Sri Lanka’s Maritime Safety Capability Page 3

Japan Shares Disaster Management Strategies with Sri Lanka

Pages 4 & 5 The workshop in progress Kalu Ganga Provides Potable Water to Needy isasters do not impact all people in the same norm that men should work outside the home Communities way; instead it is the vulnerable groups and women should stay at home, many cases D Page 6 that suffer the most during disasters especially were observed where job creation for men was Enhancing support for women, children, the elderly and the disabled. prioritized and women, particularly in female- female headed households This is particularly so in developing countries, headed households, faced many challenges in the (FHHs) Page 7 death tolls are higher for women than for men, recovery of their livelihoods. and so too are the unemployment rates. Based on these experiences, the Japanese JICA to Establish Research and Training Complex for A survey has revealed that after the 2004 Indian government announced the “Sendai Cooperation Faculty of Agriculture at Jaffna University Ocean tsunami that occurred off the coast of Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction” in March Sumatra, out of the total number of dead and 2015, during the Third UN World Conference on Page 8 missing persons 65% were women, and, female Disaster Risk Reduction. In this Initiative, the JICA Supports Development of Lanka’s mortality rate revealed highest at 79% in the age importance of the participation of women in all Vegetable Seed Industry group from 19–29 years. stages of disaster prevention, disaster relief, and with Vegetable Seed Project

This may relate to the fact that disaster restoration and reconstruction is emphasised Page 9 prevention is considered to be a man’s job in the and it proposes to provide support to promote community and women do not have sufficient women’s leadership. JICA Volunteer Shares Knowledge On Modern Bee knowledge concerning disasters and cannot Keeping Techniques make an evacuation decision alone. It is the vulnerable groups Page 10 A similar situation was observed at the time of that suffer the most during JICA Human Resource the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. There Development Scholarships was a climate in the disaster-struck area that disasters especially women, – A Boon For Sri Lankan Public Sector Employees men should make decisions, and men perform children, the elderly and the distribution of relief supplies at evacuation disabled Page 11 shelters. Women have found it difficult to obtain JICA Leads Pioneering Japanese Screw Type underwear, sanitary napkins etc. Composting Plant Set up In In addition, due to the deep-rooted social Sri Lanka

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From page 1 JICA In the In line with this the Japan International i.e. During evacuation, men go to help people in MEDIA Cooperation Agency (JICA) implemented an the villages to evacuate, but Muslim women go invitation program on “Gender and Diversity in into the houses. In such situation, women’s role CEB moves fast to meet demand due to record heat, Disaster Risk Reduction” in March 2016. The to lead other women to evacuate is important, drought POWER BUFFER participants in this invitation program have whether Muslim or any other religion. STOCK TO BE DOUBLED created an action plan for utilizing the results of During the second day of the workshop, the Sunday Observer the program in Japan. This invitation program participants had a discussion about specific 3/4/2016 was followed by a workshop in Sri Lanka with the actions based on the problems or efforts in the JICA support for electricity support of the participating organisations. actual disaster scenes. The following suggestions sector master plan study The DMC held a workshop on “Gender were made by the participants, not as policy level project and Diversity towards Disaster Resilient suggestions, but as actions that can actually be Daily News Communities” from July 27th to 28th, 2016, performed: 4/4/2016 in collaboration with the Ministry of Women Public should be informed Empowerment and Child Affairs and JICA, in 1) Ministry of Disaster Management staff on proper waste disposal order to adopt the perspective of gender and provides Ministry of Women and Child Affairs management - Central diversity in the National Disaster Management staff to be deployed to local communities with Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake Plan that is being formulated. information related to disaster risk reduction, The workshop included participants from the which is utilized for local disaster prevention. Dinamina 5/3/2016 Ministries of Disaster Management, Women and 2) Utilize schools as places for disaster risk Child Affairs, Justice, and Finance. Staff from reduction education, not only for children Japan provides Rs. 2.2 billion Grant Aid for the Irrigation and Water Resources Management, but also for their parents and people in the establishment of a research and the Disaster Management Centre, the community. and training complex Department of Census and Statistics, the 3) Promote the improvement of media’s The Island Army, and the Navy (those involved in rescue). knowledge and its ethics concerning disaster 5/20/2016 International organizations including the United risk reduction reporting, and utilize the media Japan hands over Nations International Strategy for Disaster for disseminating disaster risk reduction emergency relief supplies to Reduction (UNISDR), the World Bank, and the information. Sri Lanka United Nations Children’s Fund, University of 4) Consider the participation of female military Sunday Island Colombo, and NGOs also participated. veterans in local Disaster Risk Reduction 5/22/2016 The Ministers of Disaster Management, and activities. SL receives foreign Women and Child Affairs, and the Ambassador assistance consequent to for Japan in Sri Lanka - Kenichi Suganuma, This workshop has not urgent Govt. appeals noted the importance of incorporating the Sunday Times perspective of gender and diversity into disaster only contributed to the 22/5/2016 risk reduction. Next, experts in gender and incorporation of the JICA extends capacity disaster risk reduction presented international perspective of gender and building support for Lankan discussions concerning the perspective of gender public sector and diversity in disaster risk reduction and diversity into the Disaster Sunday Leader approaches related to gender and disaster risk Risk Reduction plan of Sri 6/19/2016 reduction in Sri Lanka. Lanka, but has also become a Health Ministry, JICA Assistant Director-General Satoru Mimura of cooperate for capacity the Global Environment Department of JICA place for learning for both Sri building of Bangladesh officials introduced the history of disasters in Japan Lanka and Japan. and the approaches of JICA. During the panel Daily News discussion following the presentations by 6/20/2016 experts on women’s leadership in disaster risk Cabinet Decisions - JICA reduction, there was a remark from the audience assisted Light Rail Transit echoing the importance of women’s leadership, (LRT) system

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JICA Strengthens Sri Lanka’s Maritime Safety Calender Capability July-September

Provides Sri Lanka with state-of-the art Patrol Boats July

• 3rd Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting for Bridge Maintenance Technical Cooperation Project • Signing of grant aid agreement – JDS • 9th Joint Coordinating Committee Meeting of The Project for Enhancement of Production System of Certified Vegetable Seeds (Vegetable Seed Project) Kiyoshi Amada Chief Representative JICA and Dr R. H. Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance exchange the signed agreement as Ambassador for Japan Kenichi Suganuma and Rear Admiral D.D. A. Wimalathunga, Director SLCG , look on. August upporting the Sri Lankan Government’s country’s socio-economic development. JICA Splans to enhance its maritime has long supported SLCG and these vessels • JOCV and Okinawa High infrastructure and boost maritime operations, will strengthen its role in , School students together Mt. Lavina Beach cleaning the Japan International Cooperation Agency maritime environment preservation and community work (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement with the ensuring to carry out this critical work.” noted • Kandy Heritage City to the ‘Project for Kiyoshi Amada. Development project – Maritime Safety Capability Improvement’ In addition to the Maritime Safety Capability Detailed planning mission providing two petrol vessels to the Sri Lanka Improvement project, JICA has also engaged • Dispatch of two short Coast Guard (SLCG) on Thursday 30 June in several important maritime cooperation term experts for the TCLMP 2016. initiatives extending valuable technical project. The Agreement was signed between Dr. assistance to SLCG such as training on oil R.H Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry spill incident management. This expertise of Finance and Mr Kiyoshi Amada, Chief together with granted equipment helped September Representative of JICA Sri Lanka Office and SLCG respond diligently during a recent entails the procurement and crew training of spillage which occurred at the Thaldiyawatte • JDS promotional seminar two state-of-the-art 30-m class patrol vessels, Lagoon Dikowita and Nilvala River in • G/A signing of cultural the largest of its kind to be used by SLCG Akurassa. grant to SLRC worth approximately 1.8billion Japanese Collaborating with the • Media field visit to Kandy Yen ( approx. 2.4 billion Sri Lankan Rupees). (JCG), JICA conducted series of oil spill to view JICA projects Representing SLCG, Rear Admiral D. D. A. incident management training using Sri

S Wimalathunge, Director General of SLCG Lankan ports to train SLCG Oil Spill Response attended the occasion as a witness. Team (OSRT) members, in addition to The Project aims to boost SLCG operations accepting 29 SLCG officers in Japan under contributing towards the improvement of short term training since year 2014. Further, maritime safety, maritime law enforcement a master degree program is organized in and assisting in the preservation of the Japan to develop policy making specialists marine environment. by providing graduate level training and “As Sri Lanka is an island nation, enhancing practical education in the field of maritime maritime safety capability is critical to the safety. FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

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Immediately prior to the disaster, on the invitation of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Hon. Minister of Disaster Management, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa visited Japan along with four other officials working in the disaster risk reduction sector.

SL team during visit to Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park

n the middle of May this year, Sri The visit to Japan helped Hon the Shin-Tomei Expressway allowed ILanka experienced unprecedented Minister Yapa and his group gain a everyone of the team to clearly picture torrential rains for several days which better understanding of the Japanese the ideal outcomes of Landslide Disaster caused massive floods and landslides government’s disaster risk reduction Protection Project of the National Road affecting over 500,000 of the country’s initiatives through the visits to the and Technical Cooperation for Landslide people. In the aftermath of the crisis JICA Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Mitigation Project currently underway in provided the Sri Lankan government Transport and Tourism, the Japan Sri Lanka. assistance through emergency relief Meteorological Agency, and JICA In addition, Hon. Minister Yapa and supplies and the dispatch of study teams headquarters. It also reinforced the his team were able to deepen their to the affected areas. importance of strengthening disaster understanding on Japan’s technologies Immediately prior to the disaster, on risk reduction capacity in line with the and experience in the field of disaster the invitation of the Japan International Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk risk reduction. The trip helped to further Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Hon. Reduction adopted as a result of the strengthen the cooperative relationship Minister of Disaster Management, Third UN World Conference on Disaster between the two countries’ in building Anura Priyadarshana Yapa visited Risk Reduction held in March 2015 in disaster risk reduction capacity in Sri Japan along with four other officials Sendai. Lanka. working in the disaster risk reduction The group also inspected the weather sector. Accompanying the Minister radar system at Haneda Airport and were the Additional Secretary to the the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Ministry of Disaster Management, Park in order to gain insight on their Director General of the Department potential implementation in Sri Lanka, of Meteorology, Director General of as the country is expected to introduce the Disaster Management Center, and similar equipment and facilities in the Director General of the National Building future. A tour to the structures designed Research Organization. The team visited to prevent sediment disasters and at the cities of Tokyo and Shizuoka. other disaster countermeasures along

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and Aranayake, where landslides were occurred. Japan intends to continue assisting the Disaster Management sector in Sri Lanka through the ongoing projects including the Technical Cooperation for Landslide Mitigation Project, the Project for Improving of Meteorological Observation, Weather Forecasting and Dissemination, and the Capacity Development Project for Creating Digital Elevation Model Enabling Disaster Resilience. Japan also plans to coordinate with the agencies related to disaster management as well as to explore possible forms of cooperation with the Ministry of Disaster Management and the Disaster Management to reduce the risks associated with future disaster events.

Technical Advisor Kimio Takeya during his presentation to the SL team

A low air pressure that developed way Kimio Takeya, Distinguished Technical The Japanese government across Sri Lanka from the southeast to the Advisor to the President at JICA who north-northeast around May 14 resulted presented the initiatives of the Japanese also responded to Sri in continuous torrential rains across the government and JICA on Disaster Risk Lanka’s request for aid nation. The heavy rainfall triggered rock Reduction efforts to the Sri Lankan for disaster victims in falls in mountainous areas causing floods dignitaries during their trip to Japan, along some rivers including suburbs of was sent to the disasters sites on May the form of emergency Colombo. The damage increased further 21. The following day, he exchanged his relief supplies with the on the following day, resulting in a major views entitled “Build Back Better” with landside occurrence at Aranayake in the Minister of Disaster Management, decision to send items such Kegalle district. Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster as blankets, tarpaulins, Recognizing the situation, JICA and Management, Director General of foldable polyester tanks, the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka the Department of Meteorology, communicated with the Sri Lankan Director General of the Disaster and etc; H.E. Kenichi government about the progress of Management Center, and Director Suganuma, Ambassador their disaster response activities. The General of the National Building of Japan, handed the items Japanese government also responded to Research Organization. Mr. Takeya’s Sri Lanka’s request for aid for disaster presentation emphasized the importance over to the Minister of victims in the form of emergency relief of restoration and recovery efforts after Disaster Management on supplies with the decision to send items a disaster and also introduced about the such as blankets, tarpaulins, foldable future policies using case examples from the morning of May 21. polyester tanks, and etc; H.E. Kenichi Thailand and the Philippines. Suganuma, Ambassador of Japan, Later that day, Mr. Takeya and his team handed the items over to the Minister of surveyed the disaster affected area from Disaster Management on the morning of the air via helicopter. They checked the May 21. situation along the Kelani river basin FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

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Kalu Ganga Provides Potable Water to Needy Communities Aluthkade area of Maradana Town were replaced with new pipes under this Phase II. This rehabilitation work was aimed at reducing the non-revenue water quantity in Colombo area and also to provide a better service to the consumers.

In addition to the above, the following activities are also being designed and implemented using the savings of the loan proceeds:

I. Laying of new pipe lines of length 25 Km. (approximately) in Slave Island area of Colombo replacing the old pipes and connecting all the existing Kadana Water Treatment Plant connections to this new pipe line network. he requirement of potable water for After the successful completion of Phase II. Laying of pipes of length about Tthe towns south of Colombo, some I, work began on Phase II for which 180 Km. in the uncovered areas areas of the Kalutara electoral district JICA provided another loan of Rs. 2458 of the above mentioned electorates. and other highly populated areas of million on a concessional interest rate. III. Erection of an elevated water tank Colombo was usually supplied from the The areas identified for this Phase were in welmilla of Bandaragama area of waters of the Kelani River. Kesbewa, Homagama, some parts of capacity 1000 cubic meters. However, the quantity of water that Horana, some Gramasewaka Divisions IV. Construction of a fully accomplished could be extracted from the Kelani in the outskirts of Bandaragama and regional support center [western River soon became insufficient to meet many bordering villages of the south] in Colombo South area the high demand due to urbanization, electrate. capable of providing necessary industrialization and domestic needs, Under Phase II, the capacity of the services to the consumers which increased on a daily basis. Treatment Plant was increased by and the National Water Supply This led to the decision to use the Kalu another 60,000 cubic meters per day. In and Drainage Board. ganga as a source of water as it had addition to that laying of a Distribution V. Construction of a fully accomplished good quality water of adequate quantity Main of diameters 1000mm and 800mm area engineer office with all facilities and thus the Kalu Ganga Water Supply from Bandaragama to Piliyandala also in the same manner for the area Project was established. commenced simultaneously. engineer and staff in Piliyandala Japan International Corporation Agency Three elevated water towers of capacities and providing a service of high quality (JICA) provided RS. 10,200 million on 1500 and another of capacity 1000 service to the public in that area. concessional interest rates and the Sri cubic meters were also constructed in VI. Providing the necessary machinery Lankan Government provided Rs.1800 Kesbewa, Jamburaliya and Kumbuka and equipment to improve the million as local counterpart funding For to supply water to the houses in these standards of the operation Phase I. The Project began in March areas. A distribution pipe network of and maintenance departments. 2000 and was successfully completed in approximate length of 186 Km. was October, 2006 benefiting over 500,000 also laid to cover entire area in these The project has been a great boon to many people residing in the highly populated towns. Under this Phase II a further 80 needy communities in the Southern and towns of Horana, Bandaragama, Km. of Distribution Network was laid in Eastern parts of the Colombo District and Panadura and Moratuwa . Kiriberiya area of Panadura. . Further the people in the Kalutara District. about 49 Km of old pipe line network in FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

APRIL – JUNE 2016 ● NUMBER 8 ● SRI LANKA Page 7 Establishing A Database On Female Headed Households (FHHs)

on Female Headed Households in Sri Lanka. Other concerned parties (government line agencies, donor community, I/NGOs and researchers) will be able to use these resources mainly for project formulation, research work, strategy and policy formulation etc and ensure greater benefits for FHHs.

Considering the gravity and importance of the data, JICA Sri Lanka is currently working together with MOWCA to expedite the process of data entering to the Signing of MOU. (L-R) Kiyoshi Amada, Chief Representative, JICA Sri Lanka, Mrs.Chandrani Senarathne, Secretary, MOWCA, Tissa Warnasooriya, DGM, established internal Infotechs-IDEAS (PVT) Limited, and Asoka Alawatta, Additional Secretary – MOWCA database on FHHs. urrently any reliable statistical/ The Ministry designed and established This project will Cnumerical data/information related a comprehensive database with the to the Female Headed Household (FHHs) technical support from Sri Lanka facilitate and strengthen especially in Northern and Eastern Institute of Development Administrators availability of reliabledata Provinces is not available because of (SLIDA) and started data feeding. / information on Female the prolonged conflict situation that However, due to a limitation of human prevailed in the country. resources, physical infrastructure and Headed Households in Sri The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs funding support the progress of the Lanka. Other concerned (MOWCA) has begun a new initiative data entry was not up to expectations. of collecting primary data on Female Considering the gravity and importance parties (government Headed Households (FHHs) through a of the data, JICA Sri Lanka is currently line agencies, donor household questionnaire survey. working together with MOWCA to community, I/NGOs and The data collection exercise was handled expedite the process of data entering by grassroots level government officers to the established internal database researchers) will be able to from the Ministry of Women and Child on FHHs. For this purpose, JICA Sri use these resources mainly Affairs (MOWCA) and those officers Lanka hired an experienced consultancy for project formulation, attached to respective Divisional and company (Infotechs-IDEAS (PVT) district secretariats in all over the Limited) to handle the management and research work, strategy country. Grassroots level officers include deployment of sufficient number of data and policy formulation Women Development Officer (WDO), entry assistants together with their PC’s Relief Sister, Child Right Promotion and required accessories. etc and ensure greater Officer, Early Childhood Development This project will facilitate and strengthen benefits for FHHs. Officer and Child Protection Officer. availability of reliable data / information FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

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JICA to Establish Research and Training Complex for Faculty of Agriculture at Jaffna University

Participating at the signing ceremony were Dr. R.H.S. Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and the Ambassador of Japan in Sri Lanka, Kenichi Suganuma, and JICA Chief Representative Kiyoshi Amada. This JPY 1,667million grant (about LKR 2,1671million) will help strengthen the research capacity of the Faculty and contribute to the development of dry zone agriculture. The project will support the provision of effective and efficient research and education activities for dry zone agriculture in the Northern Province at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Design of Project Complex (Inset - Research Building) Jaffna. The project which commenced in May he Signing Ceremony for a Grant The faculty is currently operating with this year is expected to be completed Project for Faculty of Agriculture, a lack of infrastructure and human T by June 2020 at which time the new University of Jaffna took place in May resources. Both under graduate and post complex would be ready for operation. this year as JICA came forward to graduate research students are moving Allied to the establishment of the support a long felt need of the agriculture to the other Agricultural faculties which research and training complex will be the sector in the Northern dry Zone. are located outside the northern dry inclusion of a separate building for the The faculty of Agriculture of the zone boundaries to do their research research laboratory, a process training University of Jaffna was established work. Hence, students face difficulties building and research and training in Kilinochchi in December 1990. It to perform their research activities with farms all of which will be fully equipped had been shifted to Jaffna in 1997 due real dry zone experience. These issues with modern facilities and equipment. to the conflict situation prevailing in were critical factors in the formulation of Kilinochchi and in 2010, again relocated the project. at Ariviyal Nagar in Kilinochchi.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS

Title : The project for establishment of research and training complex at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna

Grant Amount : JPY 1,667 Million (Approximately – Rs.2,1671 Million)

Duration : May, 2016 to June, 2020

Goal : To increase agricultural productivity in the Northern Dry Zone

Objective : To provide effective and efficient research and education activities for the dry zone agriculture in the Northern Province at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Jaffna

JICA Chief Representative Kiyoshi Amada and Dr R H S Samarathunga after the signing of the Grant Agreement FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

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JICA Supports Development Of Lanka’s Vegetable Seed Industry With Vegetable Seed Project

Participants at the Vegetable Seed Project training session

he Sri Lanka government’s Output 1: are “Essential Seeds” (breeder‘s and basic TDevelopment Policy Framework Improvement of public and private sector seed) producers of the government Seed projects vegetable production in the communication for development of seed Farms. Participants are expected to play country to double from 840,000 MT industry a vital role as the trainers in transferring in 2009 to 1.5 million MT by the year Output 2: learned knowledge and techniques to the 2020. The target is to reach vegetable Improvement of seed production farming community as well as the private consumption levels on par with developed techniques sector in order to enhance quality seed countries and have surplus to export. Output 3: production. Quality vegetable production begins Improvement of seed quality control The training session takes place once with quality seeds. The project for the techniques a month, and the participants are enhancement of production system obligated to practice those learnings in of Certified Vegetable Seed (VSP) is VSP is based at the project office in their own plots in order to gain deeper supporting the production and utilisation Peradeniya and works in four target areas, understanding by experiencing actual of certified/quality vegetable seeds. covering eight districts: Anuradhapura, field works. A viable seed industry is necessary to Badulla, Kandy, Kurunegala, Matale, The 2nd session of the Master Trainers’ deliver quality seeds to the formers. VSP moneragala, Nuwara Eliya and Puttalm Training was held on 29th of June, is working for the development of the districts. 2016 in Gannoruwa. Each participant vegetable seed industry which would In its Project for the Enhancement of presented and shared their current benefit both vegetable producers and Production System of Certified Vegetable progress of the practice in the plots consumers. Seeds in Sri Lanka (Vegetable Seed and its learning’s during the previous The purpose of the project is to improve Project) JICA planned and organized a programme. The second programme the production systems for certified Master Trainers Training programme was mainly comprised of reviews of vegetable seed in the target areas with the during the Yala Season 2016, with the preparation of nursery media and nursery following three outputs: Department of Agriculture. management including practical sessions Targeted beneficiaries of this programme on transplanting of Brinjals / Eggplants. FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

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JICA Volunteer Shares Knowledge On Modern Bee Keeping Techniques of plastic and plywood which is more durable and practical when compared to the traditional feeder. • A new improved design of bee box that is more practical since it has a similar sized brood box and honey suppers . • A new honey extractor that has been fabricated using stainless steel components. This has enhanced the quality of honey produced at the Bee Keeping Unit. • Modification to the floor board of bee box to ensure protection from wax moth attacks .

The contribution Taniguchi has made towards upgrading the skills and knowledge of officials at the Bee Experiment in Progress Keeping Unit, and the new technology he has introduced to this institution is t has been a year since JICA assigned jelly. Royal jelly is a milky white invaluable. Moreover, the knowledge and Senior Volunteer, Hiroshi Taniguchi secretion produced by glands of worker I skills he has imparted to bee keepers/ to the Department of Agriculture – Bee honeybees to induce superior growth farmers at field level could significantly Keeping Unit in Bindunuwewa .The and development of the queen bee, and contribute towards the future increase purpose of his assignment was to transfer is believed to provide health benefits in bees’ honey produced in the country. knowledge on modern bee keeping to humans. Other technology Taniguchi This would undoubtedly bring many techniques to the staff and trainees (e.g. has introduced to the bee Keeping Unit benefits in terms of increased incomes to farmers, agriculture extension officers include the following: rural communities in Sri Lanka. etc.), of the Bee Keeping Unit. • A new feeder that could be easily stored Taniguchi is a mechanical engineer in the bee box and makes the task much with many years experience in farming simpler and more efficient. The material and bee keeping. Since he took up this used in the construction of the new feeder assignment at the Bee Keeping Unit, he also has been changed to a combination has been able to impart his knowledge on various aspects of bee keeping, and has earned the respect of those who are benefiting through his activities. The most significant and valued activity Taniguchi is currently engaged in is in the area of queen bee rearing . This is aimed at producing new queen bees and bee colonies in order to increase the production of bees’ honey. Another important technical skill Taniguchi is currently imparting to his counterparts is the process of producing royal Working with natural bee colonies in the field FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

APRIL – JUNE 2016 ● NUMBER 8 ● SRI LANKA Page 11 JICA Human Resource Development Scholarships – A Boon For Sri Lankan Public Sector Employees ICA as an agency of the Government of contribute towards human resource The selected officials who take part in JJapan responsible for implementing development in Sri Lanka. this programme are expected to utilize technical cooperation and grant aid Some of the fields offered under JDS the networks and specialist knowledge understands the need to also help build scholarship are public policy and finance, they gain during their stay in Japan the capacity of Sri Lankan Public Sector economic including development towards solving the social and economic professionals. economics, business management, development problems facing their The ‘Japanese Grant Aid for Human environmental management including respective home countries. Resource Development Scholarship disaster management and climate Citizens of Sri Lanka, age of 40 or below as Programme’ (JDS), funded by the change. at 1st April can submit their applications. Government of Japan, was launched “Human resource development is the They should have a Bachelor’s degree in 2009 and has proved to be a very base of socio-economic development. and be Public-sector officers, belonging effective programme which has helped JDS provides opportunities to study to governmental organizations, not semi- many public sector officials to study at in Japan and learn how public governmental organizations, and must Japanese graduate schools, fulfill their administration is managed in Japan. have completed their probation period. potential and become future leaders in Participants of the program are expected Having sufficient English language skill the country. to use their knowledge from Japanese to study at the graduate level is a pre- The JDS Programme is a two-year universities and network in solving requisite. Master’s Programme offered at leading common development issues in Sri Japanese Universities which will Lanka,” noted Kiyoshi Amada, Chief Representative JICA.

Fields of Study and Corresponding Graduate Schools

Component Presumed research fields Corresponding Graduate School & URL (Development Issue) and preferred major subject Possible Fields of Study: National Graduate Institute Fiscal Policy, Social Policy, for Policy Studies (GRIPS) 1. International Development, http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/ Public Policy and Public Administration, etc.. Public Finance Preferred Degree: Hitotsubashi University MA in Public Policy http://www.ipp.hit-u.ac.jp/appp/ Public Administration, etc.. Possible Fields of Study: 2. Economic Development, Macroeconomic, Hitotsubashi University http://en.hiroshima-u.jp/idec Economics including Development Policy, etc.. Development Economics Preferred Degree: MA in Development Economic

Possible Fields of Study: Businees Administration, SME Support, Waseda University 3. Invesment Envirnment Improvement http://www.waseda.jp/gradcom/index-e.html Industrial Development, etc.. Business Management International University of Japan (IUJ) Preferred Degree: http://www.iuj.ac.jp/ MBA, MA in Commerce

4. Possible Fields of Study: Envirnmental Policy, Envirnment Management, Environment Management University of Tokyo Envirnmental Study, etc.. http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage Preferred Degree: Disaster Management and MA in Envirnment Management, Climate Change Envirnmental Policy, etc..

Possible Fields of Study: Regional Disaster Prevention, University of Tsukuba Disaster Management Policy, http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/ Disaster Risk Management, organization/graduate/0305.html Disaster Science,etc.. Preferred Degree: MA in Disaster Management, Engineering, etc.. FROM News Sri Lanka Project News

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JICA Leads Pioneering Japanese Screw Type Composting Plant Set up In Sri Lanka had no sensitive characteristics under the JICA guidelines for environmental and social considerations (April 2010),and its potential adverse impacts on the environment are not likely to be significant. The composting plant aims to produce organic compost manure from the garbage received from Kundasale, Pathadumbara, Gangawatakorale, Poojapitiya, Panwila, Medadumbara and Harispattuwa Padesheeya Sabhas , and Wattegama Urban Council in the Central Province. Kawashima Co Ltd in Japan provided the required equipment and technology for this pioneering project while Pear Carbon Offset Initiative Japan performed Entrance to the Composting Plant. the consultancy service for the project. he JICA supported Screw Type solid waste management for improving This type of project may be replicated TComposting Plant at Aluthwatte, and developing current techniques, in other areas in Sri Lanka in order to Kundasale was declared opened by the raising awareness of issues and the address the critical issue of garbage Hon Chief Minister of Central Province compilation of a Strategic Master Plan disposal. Sarath Ekanayake on 29 April 2016 at for the Sewerage Sector. the site. For the first time in Sri Lanka the screw JICA’s focus on environmental issues type composting plant was introduced has become more intense recently, in and this pilot project was implemented parallel with the increasing challenges by the Kundasale and Pathadumbara to the environment brought about Pradesheeya Sabhas in the Central by climate change. Over the last few Province. decades, JICA has intervened on various The objective of the Project was occasions to support the Government to establish a recommended of Sri Lanka’s initiatives to safeguard recycle model of organic Contact Us the environment. A strong advocate garbage and agricultural waste of sustainable development JICA sees in the Kandy district area by Editor for JICA News From Sri Lanka solid waste management and sewerage producing good quality organic Kiyoshi Amada, as a very important component of fertilizer and creating a value Chief Representative, JICA Sri Lanka environmental protection. chain of organic fertilizer JICA, under its development cooperation distribution using the screw 10th & 13th Floors, DHPL Building, scheme is currently implementing type composting plant which is No. 42, Nawam Mawatha, Colombo 02, Sri Lanka multiple programs for solid waste widely used in Japan. Tel: (+94) 011-2300470 management in Sri Lanka. These Prior to the commencement of Fax: (+94) 011-2303692 Email: [email protected] include working on ways to improve the project a full verification Web: www.jica.go.jp/srilanka/english/index.html waste landfill sites, waste recycling and survey was conducted to https://www.facebook.com/jicasrilanka composting, monitoring water quality ensure the project is not of major water bodies, data collection on located in a sensitive area and