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APRIL – JUNE 2016 ● NUMBER 8 ● SRI LANKA

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Building Gender And Diversity In Disaster Resilient Communities

Disasters do not impact all people in the same way; instead it is the vulnerable groups

that suffer the most during disasters especially women, children, the elderly and the disabled. This is particularly so in developing countries, death tolls are higher for women than for men, and so too are the unemployment rates. A survey has revealed that after the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that occurred off the coast of Sumatra, out of the total number of dead and missing persons 65% were women, and, female mortality rate revealed highest at 79% in the age group from 19–29 years. This may relate to the fact that disaster prevention is considered to be a man’s job in the community and women do not have sufficient knowledge concerning disasters and cannot make an evacuation decision alone.A similar situation was observed at the time of the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. There was a climate in the disaster-struck area that men should make decisions, and men perform distribution of relief supplies at evacuation shelters. Women have found it difficult to obtain underwear, sanitary napkins etc. In addition, due to the deep-rooted social

norm that men should work outside the home and women should stay at home, many cases were observed where job creation for men was prioritized and women, particularly in female-headed households, faced many challenges in the recovery of their livelihoods.Based on these experiences, the Japanese government announced the “Sendai Cooperation Initiative for Disaster Risk Reduction” in March 2015, during the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction. In this Initiative, the importance of the participation of women in all stages of disaster prevention, disaster relief, and restoration and reconstruction is emphasised and it proposes to provide support to promote women’s leadership.

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Building Gender and Diversity in Disaster Resilient Communities

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JICA strengthens Sri Lanka’s Maritime Safety Capability

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Japan Shares Disaster Management Strategies with Sri Lanka

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Kalu Ganga Provides Potable Water to Needy Communities

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Enhancing support for female headed households (FHHs)

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

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JICA Supports Development of Lanka’s Vegetable Seed Industry with Vegetable Seed Project

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JICA Volunteer Shares Knowledge On Modern Bee Keeping Techniques

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JICA Human Resource Development Scholarships – A Boon For Sri Lankan Public Sector Employees

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JICA Leads Pioneering Japanese Screw TypeComposting Plant Set up In Sri Lanka

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It is the vulnerable groups that suffer the most during disasters especially women, children, the elderly and the disabled

The workshop in progress

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CEB moves fast to meet demand due to record heat, drought POWER BUFFER STOCK TO BE DOUBLED

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JICA support for electricity sector master plan study project

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Public should be informed on proper waste disposal management - Central Province Chief Minister Sarath Ekanayake

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Japan provides Rs. 2.2 billion Grant Aid for the establishment of a research and training complex

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Japan hands over emergency relief supplies to Sri Lanka

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SL receives foreign assistance consequent to urgent Govt. appeals

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JICA extends capacity building support for Lankan public sector

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Health Ministry, JICA cooperate for capacity building of Bangladesh officials

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Cabinet Decisions - JICA assisted Light Rail Transit (LRT) system

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JICA In theMEDIA

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In line with this the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) implemented an invitation program on “Gender and Diversity in Disaster Risk Reduction” in March 2016. The participants in this invitation program have created an action plan for utilizing the results of the program in Japan. This invitation program was followed by a workshop in Sri Lanka with the support of the participating organisations.The DMC held a workshop on “Gender and Diversity towards Disaster Resilient Communities” from July 27th to 28th, 2016, in collaboration with the Ministry of Women Empowerment and Child Affairs and JICA, in order to adopt the perspective of gender and diversity in the National Disaster Management Plan that is being formulated.The workshop included participants from the Ministries of Disaster Management, Women and Child Affairs, Justice, and Finance. Staff from Irrigation and Water Resources Management, and the Disaster Management Centre, the Department of Census and Statistics, the Army, and the Navy (those involved in rescue). International organizations including the United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (UNISDR), the World Bank, and the United Nations Children’s Fund, University of Colombo, and NGOs also participated. The Ministers of Disaster Management, and Women and Child Affairs, and the Ambassador for Japan in Sri Lanka - Kenichi Suganuma, noted the importance of incorporating the perspective of gender and diversity into disaster risk reduction. Next, experts in gender and disaster risk reduction presented international discussions concerning the perspective of gender and diversity in disaster risk reduction and approaches related to gender and disaster risk reduction in Sri Lanka. Assistant Director-General Satoru Mimura of the Global Environment Department of JICA introduced the history of disasters in Japan and the approaches of JICA. During the panel discussion following the presentations by experts on women’s leadership in disaster risk reduction, there was a remark from the audience echoing the importance of women’s leadership,

i.e. During evacuation, men go to help people in the villages to evacuate, but Muslim women go into the houses. In such situation, women’s role to lead other women to evacuate is important, whether Muslim or any other religion. During the second day of the workshop, the participants had a discussion about specific actions based on the problems or efforts in the actual disaster scenes. The following suggestions were made by the participants, not as policy level suggestions, but as actions that can actually be performed: 1) Ministry of Disaster Management staff provides Ministry of Women and Child Affairs staff to be deployed to local communities with information related to disaster risk reduction, which is utilized for local disaster prevention.2) Utilize schools as places for disaster risk reduction education, not only for children but also for their parents and people in the community.3) Promote the improvement of media’s knowledge and its ethics concerning disaster risk reduction reporting, and utilize the media for disseminating disaster risk reduction information.4) Consider the participation of female military veterans in local Disaster Risk Reduction activities.

This workshop has not only contributed to the incorporation of the perspective of gender and diversity into the Disaster Risk Reduction plan of Sri Lanka, but has also become a place for learning for both Sri Lanka and Japan.

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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.

Supporting the Sri Lankan Government’s plans to enhance its maritime

infrastructure and boost maritime operations, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement with the Government of Sri Lanka to the ‘Project for Maritime Safety Capability Improvement’ providing two petrol vessels to the Sri Lanka Coast Guard (SLCG) on Thursday 30 June 2016.The Agreement was signed between Dr. R.H Samaratunga, Secretary to the Ministry of Finance and Mr Kiyoshi Amada, Chief Representative of JICA Sri Lanka Office and entails the procurement and crew training of two state-of-the-art 30-m class patrol vessels, the largest of its kind to be used by SLCG worth approximately 1.8billion Japanese Yen ( approx. 2.4 billion Sri Lankan Rupees). Representing SLCG, Rear Admiral D. D. A. S Wimalathunge, Director General of SLCG attended the occasion as a witness.The Project aims to boost SLCG operations contributing towards the improvement of maritime safety, maritime law enforcement and assisting in the preservation of the marine environment.“As Sri Lanka is an island nation, enhancing maritime safety capability is critical to the

July-September

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)

August

• JOCV and Okinawa High

School students together

Mt. Lavina Beach cleaning

community work

• Kandy Heritage City

Development project –

Detailed planning mission

• Dispatch of two short

term experts for the TCLMP

project.

September

• JDS promotional seminar

• G/A signing of cultural

grant to SLRC

• Media field visit to Kandy

to view JICA projects

CalenderJICA Strengthens Sri Lanka’s Maritime Safety Capability

country’s socio-economic development. JICA has long supported SLCG and these vessels will strengthen its role in search and rescue, maritime environment preservation and ensuring to carry out this critical work.” noted Kiyoshi Amada.In addition to the Maritime Safety Capability Improvement project, JICA has also engaged in several important maritime cooperation initiatives extending valuable technical assistance to SLCG such as training on oil spill incident management. This expertise together with granted equipment helped SLCG respond diligently during a recent spillage which occurred at the Thaldiyawatte Lagoon Dikowita and Nilvala River in Akurassa.Collaborating with the Japan Coast Guard (JCG), JICA conducted series of oil spill incident management training using Sri Lankan ports to train SLCG Oil Spill Response Team (OSRT) members, in addition to accepting 29 SLCG officers in Japan under short term training since year 2014. Further, a master degree program is organized in Japan to develop policy making specialists by providing graduate level training and practical education in the field of maritime safety.

Provides Sri Lanka Coast Guard with state-of-the art Patrol Boats

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In the middle of May this year, Sri Lanka experienced unprecedented

torrential rains for several days which caused massive floods and landslides affecting over 500,000 of the country’s people. In the aftermath of the crisis JICA provided the Sri Lankan government assistance through emergency relief supplies and the dispatch of study teams to the affected areas.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. Accompanying the Minister were the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management, Director General of the Department of Meteorology, Director General of the Disaster Management Center, and Director General of the National Building Research Organization. The team visited at the cities of Tokyo and Shizuoka.

Japan Shares Disaster Management Strategies With Sri Lanka

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The visit to Japan helped Hon Minister Yapa and his group gain a better understanding of the Japanese government’s disaster risk reduction initiatives through the visits to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Japan Meteorological Agency, and JICA headquarters. It also reinforced the importance of strengthening disaster risk reduction capacity in line with the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction adopted as a result of the Third UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction held in March 2015 in Sendai.The group also inspected the weather radar system at Haneda Airport and the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park in order to gain insight on their potential implementation in Sri Lanka, as the country is expected to introduce similar equipment and facilities in the future. A tour to the structures designed to prevent sediment disasters and other disaster countermeasures along

the Shin-Tomei Expressway allowed everyone of the team to clearly picture the ideal outcomes of Landslide Disaster Protection Project of the National Road and Technical Cooperation for Landslide Mitigation Project currently underway in Sri Lanka.In addition, Hon. Minister Yapa and his team were able to deepen their understanding on Japan’s technologies and experience in the field of disaster risk reduction. The trip helped to further strengthen the cooperative relationship between the two countries’ in building disaster risk reduction capacity in Sri Lanka.

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

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A low air pressure that developed way across Sri Lanka from the southeast to the north-northeast around May 14 resulted in continuous torrential rains across the nation. The heavy rainfall triggered rock falls in mountainous areas causing floods along some rivers including suburbs of Colombo. The damage increased further on the following day, resulting in a major landside occurrence at Aranayake in Kegalle district. Recognizing the situation, JICA and the Embassy of Japan in Sri Lanka communicated with the Sri Lankan government about the progress of their disaster response activities. The Japanese government also responded to Sri Lanka’s request for aid for disaster victims in the form of emergency relief supplies with the decision to send items such as blankets, tarpaulins, foldable polyester tanks, and etc; H.E. Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador of Japan, handed the items over to the Minister of Disaster Management on the morning of May 21.

Kimio Takeya, Distinguished Technical Advisor to the President at JICA who presented the initiatives of the Japanese government and JICA on Disaster Risk Reduction efforts to the Sri Lankan dignitaries during their trip to Japan, was sent to the disasters sites on May 21. The following day, he exchanged his views entitled “Build Back Better” with the Minister of Disaster Management, Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management, Director General of the Department of Meteorology, Director General of the Disaster Management Center, and Director General of the National Building Research Organization. Mr. Takeya’s presentation emphasized the importance of restoration and recovery efforts after a disaster and also introduced about the future policies using case examples from Thailand and the Philippines.Later that day, Mr. Takeya and his team surveyed the disaster affected area from the air via helicopter. They checked the situation along the Kelani river basin

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.

The Japanese government also responded to Sri Lanka’s request for aid for disaster victims in the form of emergency relief supplies with the decision to send items such as blankets, tarpaulins, foldable polyester tanks, and etc; H.E. Kenichi Suganuma, Ambassador of Japan, handed the items over to the Minister of Disaster Management on the morning of May 21.

Technical Advisor Kimio Takeya during his presentation to the SL team

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Kalu Ganga Provides Potable Water to Needy Communities

The requirement of potable water for the towns south of Colombo, some

areas of the Kalutara electoral district and other highly populated areas of Colombo was usually supplied from the waters of the Kelani River. However, the quantity of water that could be extracted from the Kelani River soon became insufficient to meet the high demand due to urbanization, industrialization and domestic needs, which increased on a daily basis. This led to the decision to use the Kalu ganga as a source of water as it had good quality water of adequate quantity and thus the Kalu Ganga Water Supply Project was established.Japan International Corporation Agency (JICA) provided RS. 10,200 million on concessional interest rates and the Sri Lankan Government provided Rs.1800 million as local counterpart funding For Phase I. The Project began in March 2000 and was successfully completed in October, 2006 benefiting over 500,000 people residing in the highly populated towns of Horana, Bandaragama, Panadura and Moratuwa .

After the successful completion of Phase I, work began on Phase II for which JICA provided another loan of Rs. 2458 million on a concessional interest rate. The areas identified for this Phase were Kesbewa, Homagama, some parts of Horana, some Gramasewaka Divisions in the outskirts of Bandaragama and many bordering villages of the Panadura electrate. Under Phase II, the capacity of the Treatment Plant was increased by another 60,000 cubic meters per day. In addition to that laying of a Distribution Main of diameters 1000mm and 800mm from Bandaragama to Piliyandala also commenced simultaneously. Three elevated water towers of capacities 1500 and another of capacity 1000 cubic meters were also constructed in Kesbewa, Jamburaliya and Kumbuka to supply water to the houses in these areas. A distribution pipe network of approximate length of 186 Km. was also laid to cover entire area in these towns. Under this Phase II a further 80 Km. of Distribution Network was laid in Kiriberiya area of Panadura. . Further about 49 Km of old pipe line network in

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 connections to this new pipe line network.II. Laying of pipes of length about 180 Km. in the uncovered areas of the above mentioned electorates.III. Erection of an elevated water tank in welmilla of Bandaragama area of capacity 1000 cubic meters.IV. Construction of a fully accomplished regional support center [western south] in Colombo South area capable of providing necessary services to the consumers and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.V. Construction of a fully accomplished area engineer office with all facilities in the same manner for the area engineer and staff in Piliyandala and providing a service of high quality service to the public in that area.VI. Providing the necessary machinery and equipment to improve the standards of the operation and maintenance departments.

The project has been a great boon to many needy communities in the Southern and Eastern parts of the Colombo District and the people in the Kalutara District.

Kadana Water Treatment Plant

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Currently any reliable statistical/numerical data/information related

to the Female Headed Household (FHHs) especially in Northern and Eastern Provinces is not available because of the prolonged conflict situation that prevailed in the country. The Ministry of Women and Child Affairs (MOWCA) has begun a new initiative of collecting primary data on Female Headed Households (FHHs) through a household questionnaire survey. The data collection exercise was handled by grassroots level government officers from the Ministry of Women and Child Affairs (MOWCA) and those officers attached to respective Divisional and district secretariats in all over the country. Grassroots level officers include Women Development Officer (WDO), Relief Sister, Child Right Promotion Officer, Early Childhood Development Officer and Child Protection Officer.

Establishing A Database On Female Headed Households (FHHs)

The Ministry designed and established a comprehensive database with the technical support from Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administrators (SLIDA) and started data feeding. However, due to a limitation of human resources, physical infrastructure and funding support the progress of the data entry was not up to expectations. 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 established internal database on FHHs. For this purpose, JICA Sri Lanka hired an experienced consultancy company (Infotechs-IDEAS (PVT) Limited) to handle the management and deployment of sufficient number of data entry assistants together with their PC’s and required accessories. This project will facilitate and strengthen availability of reliable data / information

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.

Signing of MOU. (L-R) Kiyoshi Amada, Chief Representative, JICA Sri Lanka, Mrs.Chandrani Senarathne, Secretary, MOWCA, Tissa Warnasooriya, DGM, Infotechs-IDEAS (PVT) Limited, and Asoka Alawatta, Additional Secretary – MOWCA

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 established internal database on FHHs.

This project will facilitate and strengthen availability of reliabledata / information 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.

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

The Signing Ceremony for a Grant Project for Faculty of Agriculture,

University of Jaffna took place in May this year as JICA came forward to support a long felt need of the agriculture sector in the Northern dry Zone.The faculty of Agriculture of the University of Jaffna was established in Kilinochchi in December 1990. It had been shifted to Jaffna in 1997 due to the conflict situation prevailing in Kilinochchi and in 2010, again relocated at Ariviyal Nagar in Kilinochchi.

The faculty is currently operating with a lack of infrastructure and human resources. Both under graduate and post graduate research students are moving to the other Agricultural faculties which are located outside the northern dry zone boundaries to do their research work. Hence, students face difficulties to perform their research activities with real dry zone experience. These issues were critical factors in the formulation of the project.

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

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 Jaffna.The project which commenced in May this year is expected to be completed by June 2020 at which time the new complex would be ready for operation.Allied to the establishment of the research and training complex will be the inclusion of a separate building for the research laboratory, a process training building and research and training farms all of which will be fully equipped with modern facilities and equipment.

JICA Chief Representative Kiyoshi Amada and Dr R H S Samarathunga after the signing of the Grant Agreement

Design of Project Complex (Inset - Research Building)

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The Sri Lanka government’s Development Policy Framework

projects vegetable production in the country to double from 840,000 MT in 2009 to 1.5 million MT by the year 2020. The target is to reach vegetable consumption levels on par with developed countries and have surplus to export.Quality vegetable production begins with quality seeds. The project for the enhancement of production system of Certified Vegetable Seed (VSP) is supporting the production and utilisation of certified/quality vegetable seeds. A viable seed industry is necessary to deliver quality seeds to the formers. VSP is working for the development of the vegetable seed industry which would benefit both vegetable producers and consumers.The purpose of the project is to improve the production systems for certified vegetable seed in the target areas with the following three outputs:

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

Output 1: Improvement of public and private sector communication for development of seed industry Output 2: Improvement of seed production techniquesOutput 3: Improvement of seed quality control techniques

VSP is based at the project office in Peradeniya and works in four target areas, covering eight districts: Anuradhapura, Badulla, Kandy, Kurunegala, Matale, moneragala, Nuwara Eliya and Puttalm districts.In its Project for the Enhancement of Production System of Certified Vegetable Seeds in Sri Lanka (Vegetable Seed Project) JICA planned and organized a Master Trainers Training programme during the Yala Season 2016, with the Department of Agriculture. Targeted beneficiaries of this programme

are “Essential Seeds” (breeder‘s and basic seed) producers of the government Seed Farms. Participants are expected to play a vital role as the trainers in transferring learned knowledge and techniques to the farming community as well as the private sector in order to enhance quality seed production. The training session takes place once a month, and the participants are obligated to practice those learnings in their own plots in order to gain deeper understanding by experiencing actual field works.The 2nd session of the Master Trainers’ Training was held on 29th of June, 2016 in Gannoruwa. Each participant presented and shared their current progress of the practice in the plots and its learning’s during the previous programme. The second programme was mainly comprised of reviews of preparation of nursery media and nursery management including practical sessions on transplanting of Brinjals / Eggplants.

Participants at the Vegetable Seed Project training session

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It has been a year since JICA assigned Senior Volunteer, Hiroshi Taniguchi

to the Department of Agriculture – Bee Keeping Unit in Bindunuwewa .The purpose of his assignment was to transfer knowledge on modern bee keeping techniques to the staff and trainees (e.g. farmers, agriculture extension officers etc.), of the Bee Keeping Unit. Taniguchi is a mechanical engineer with many years experience in farming and bee keeping. Since he took up this assignment at the Bee Keeping Unit, he 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

JICA Volunteer Shares Knowledge On Modern Bee Keeping Techniques

Working with natural bee colonies in the field

jelly. Royal jelly is a milky white secretion produced by glands of worker honeybees to induce superior growth and development of the queen bee, and is believed to provide health benefits to humans. Other technology Taniguchi has introduced to the bee Keeping Unit include the following: • A new feeder that could be easily stored in the bee box and makes the task much simpler and more efficient. The material used in the construction of the new feeder also has been changed to a combination

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 Keeping Unit, and the new technology he has introduced to this institution is invaluable. Moreover, the knowledge and skills he has imparted to bee keepers/farmers at field level could significantly contribute towards the future increase in bees’ honey produced in the country. This would undoubtedly bring many benefits in terms of increased incomes to rural communities in Sri Lanka.

Experiment in Progress

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JICA as an agency of the Government of Japan responsible for implementing

technical cooperation and grant aid understands the need to also help build the capacity of Sri Lankan Public Sector professionals.The ‘Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship Programme’ (JDS), funded by the Government of Japan, was launched in 2009 and has proved to be a very effective programme which has helped many public sector officials to study at Japanese graduate schools, fulfill their potential and become future leaders in the country.The JDS Programme is a two-year Master’s Programme offered at leading Japanese Universities which will

JICA Human Resource Development Scholarships – A Boon For Sri Lankan Public Sector Employees

Fields of Study and Corresponding Graduate Schools

Component(Development Issue)

Presumed research fieldsand preferred major subject Corresponding Graduate School & URL

1. Public Policy and Public Finance

Possible Fields of Study: Fiscal Policy, Social Policy, International Development, Public Administration, etc.. Preferred Degree: MA in Public Policy Public Administration, etc..

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) http://www.grips.ac.jp/en/

Hitotsubashi University http://www.ipp.hit-u.ac.jp/appp/

2. Economics including Development Economics

Possible Fields of Study: Economic Development, Macroeconomic, Development Policy, etc.. Preferred Degree: MA in Development Economic

Hitotsubashi University http://en.hiroshima-u.jp/idec

3. Business Management

Possible Fields of Study: Businees Administration, SME Support, Invesment Envirnment Improvement Industrial Development, etc.. Preferred Degree: MBA, MA in Commerce

Waseda University http://www.waseda.jp/gradcom/index-e.html

International University of Japan (IUJ) http://www.iuj.ac.jp/

4. Environment Management

Disaster Management and Climate Change

Possible Fields of Study: Envirnmental Policy, Envirnment Management, Envirnmental Study, etc.. Preferred Degree: MA in Envirnment Management, Envirnmental Policy, etc..

Possible Fields of Study: Regional Disaster Prevention, Disaster Management Policy, Disaster Risk Management, Disaster Science,etc.. Preferred Degree: MA in Disaster Management, Engineering, etc..

University of Tokyo http://www.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/etpage

University of Tsukuba http://www.tsukuba.ac.jp/english/ organization/graduate/0305.html

contribute towards human resource development in Sri Lanka. Some of the fields offered under JDS scholarship are public policy and finance, economic including development economics, business management, environmental management including disaster management and climate change. “Human resource development is the base of socio-economic development. JDS provides opportunities to study in Japan and learn how public administration is managed in Japan. Participants of the program are expected to use their knowledge from Japanese universities and network in solving common development issues in Sri Lanka,” noted Kiyoshi Amada, Chief Representative JICA.

The selected officials who take part in this programme are expected to utilize the networks and specialist knowledge they gain during their stay in Japan towards solving the social and economic development problems facing their respective home countries. Citizens of Sri Lanka, age of 40 or below as at 1st April can submit their applications. They should have a Bachelor’s degree and be Public-sector officers, belonging to governmental organizations, not semi-governmental organizations, and must have completed their probation period. Having sufficient English language skill to study at the graduate level is a pre-requisite.

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JICA Leads Pioneering Japanese Screw Type Composting Plant Set up In Sri Lanka

The JICA supported Screw Type Composting Plant at Aluthwatte,

Kundasale was declared opened by the Hon Chief Minister of Central Province Sarath Ekanayake on 29 April 2016 at the site.JICA’s focus on environmental issues has become more intense recently, in parallel with the increasing challenges to the environment brought about by climate change. Over the last few decades, JICA has intervened on various occasions to support the Government of Sri Lanka’s initiatives to safeguard the environment. A strong advocate of sustainable development JICA sees solid waste management and sewerage as a very important component of environmental protection.JICA, under its development cooperation scheme is currently implementing multiple programs for solid waste management in Sri Lanka. These include working on ways to improve waste landfill sites, waste recycling and composting, monitoring water quality of major water bodies, data collection on

solid waste management for improving and developing current techniques, raising awareness of issues and the compilation of a Strategic Master Plan for the Sewerage Sector.For the first time in Sri Lanka the screw type composting plant was introduced and this pilot project was implemented by the Kundasale and Pathadumbara Pradesheeya Sabhas in the Central Province. The objective of the Project was to establish a recommended recycle model of organic garbage and agricultural waste in the Kandy district area by producing good quality organic fertilizer and creating a value chain of organic fertilizer distribution using the screw type composting plant which is widely used in Japan.Prior to the commencement of the project a full verification survey was conducted to ensure the project is not located in a sensitive area and

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 the consultancy service for the project.This type of project may be replicated in other areas in Sri Lanka in order to address the critical issue of garbage disposal.

Entrance to the Composting Plant.

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