OverviewA ninety-minute side event at the TICAD8, entitled "Nature-based Solutions toward a Resilient and Prosperous Africa", was held online on August 26, 2022. It was jointly hosted by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), the Forestry Agency of Japan, International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN), the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). A total of 130 participants at...

What challenges are African countries facing in natural resource management towards achieving sustainable development? The Eighth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) will be held from 27th to 28th August 2022. Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), with Forestry Agency of Japan, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) as co-hosts, ...

The website of the “Knowledge Program: Nature-based Solutions toward a Resilient and Prosperous Africa” has been officially launched! This website will introduce the co-created knowledge as an effective approach for NbS or “NbS approach”. Stay tuned to our website!