The modernist project of development after the Second World War imposed a onesided view of the world, reducing diverse cultural realities to an abstract market principle and thus causing loss of cultural autonomy, environmental destruction, climate change and social exclusion.

Encountering Development (1995), arguably Arturo Escobar’s most influential book, provides systematic analysis of development discourses and governmentality in Latin America and explores a new era of ‘post development’ that can be gleaned from pluriversal local practices. 25 years after its first appearance in English, the Japanese edition was finally published thanks to Shu Kitano’s translation. As the era of pandemic accelerates multiple socio-economic crises, this book opens a space of critical reflections on modernity, development, and globalization.

This special talk session invites Dr. Arturo Escobar to present the main argument of the book. The session also discusses the meaning of life, development, and happiness in the time of the pandemic, reflecting the situations of Colombia, US, Europe or Japan.

• Date: Saturday, 4th June 2022
• Time: 10:00-12:00 (JST)
• Venue: Zoom
• Language: English (Interpretation not available)
• Guest speaker: Prof. A. Escobar (Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill)
• Discussant: Prof. Yoshihiro Nakano (Rikkyo University)、
• Translator’s comment: Prof. Shu Kitano (Dokkyo University)

Registration

Advance registration is requested by the following URL
(Registration will be closed on 3rd June, at 15:00)

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Doshisha University Latin America Studies Center
Institute of Global Concern of Sophia University

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Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #10

• Date & Time: May 26, 2022, Thursday, 16:45-17:45 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Stein Holden (Norwegian University of Life Sciences)

Title: Is diminishing impatience in time-dated risky prospects explained by probability weighting? (Paper: file/fid/54426 This is work in progress that the authors hope to improve upon.)

Abstract:

We use a field experiment and a within-subject design based on multiple Choice Lists (CLs) that integrate time and risk. Diminishing impatience with extended time horizons is studied by varying time horizons from one week to two years. Time-dated risky prospects are constant within CLs and are always compared with time-dated certain amounts to identify time-dated Certainty Equivalents. Non-linear probability weighting is modeled with a 2-parameter Prelec function. First, we identify a strong diminishing impatience associated with longer time delay between prospects. Second, we test whether non-linear probability weighting can explain and reduce the observed diminishing impatience by replacing linear probability weighting with an estimated inverted S-shaped Prelec function. We find that this does not reduce the observed degree of diminishing impatience. We conclude that the observed diminishing impatience is neither explained by the combination of present bias and certainty bias nor by non-linear weighting of risk in future prospects.

Registration:

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

• Chair: Yohei Mitani (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura
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Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #9

• Date & Time: May 19, 2022, Thursday, 10:30-11:30 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Ai Takeuchi (Ritsumeikan University)
• Title: Flood risk and household waste management: An experimental study of the effect of information provision on the avoidance of probabilistic public bads

Abstract

In many developing countries household wastes and debris discarded and transported along the river basin trigger flood damages in downstream communities. Although it is generally known that accumulation of wastes in the downstream increases the likelihood of damages, the exact relation between quantity of waste and the likelihood of damage is unknown. Does information provision and reduction of environmental uncertainties enhance individual concerns on the neighborhood environment and promote collective action to improve the environment? This study examines experimentally whether the provision of information on the relationship between accumulated wastes and flood hazard improves efficiency by encouraging voluntary waste management. The result of the experiment suggests that the information provision worsens the freeriding problem and lowers efficiency.

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

• Chair: Yohei Mitani (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura
• Contact: Ken Miura
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The Chinese Development and Modernization Experience:
Defying mainstream economic theories to achieve unprecedented progress.

• Date: July 7-8, 2022
• Venue: IQS School of Management, Universitat Ramon Llull, Barcelona, Spain

The purpose of this workshop is to assemble academic contributions addressing current opportunities and challenges to China’s National Economic and Social Development and Long-Term Objectives. It also aims to explore how ongoing and upcoming reforms will affect its future prosperity and global relations. The Conference will include distinguished keynote speakers, roundtable forums, and parallel sessions.

Keynote Speakers

• Barbara Fraumeni (Central University of Finance and Economics, Beijing, China)
• Jack Hou (California State University, Long Beach, USA)
• Tony Fang (Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Canada)

The organizing committee welcomes both empirical and theoretical contributions.
Papers can address the following issues about Chinese modernization:
– Going Beyond Mainstream Economic Theories
– Human Capital Accumulation and Labor Markets
– The Middle-Income Trap, Demographic Dividends, and Aging Society
– Human Development and Capabilities
– Structural Change and Dual Circulation
– Migration and human mobility

Important Dates

• Abstract submission deadline: May 15th, 2022
• Acceptance decision: May 31st, 2022
• Registration deadline: June 30th, 2022
• Full paper submission deadline: June 30th, 2022

We invite the submission of an abstract in English (500-800 words) from experienced and early-career researchers, including PhD students, to be sent to the E-mail address below.

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There will be a conference registration fee of 100 euros (50 euros for students). Accommodation and travel arrangements will be left to participants.

A Best Paper Award of 1000 € will be granted to the best early-career paper (authors under 36).

Scientific Committee:

• Octasiano Valerio Mendoza, Universitat Ramon Llull
• Flavio Comim, Universitat Ramon Llull
• Mihály Tamás Borsi, Universitat Ramon Llull
• Xiaobing Wang, Peking University
• Simiao Chen, Universität Heidelberg
• Martina Bofulin, Slovenian Migration Institute

GSID 30th Anniversary Commemorative International Symposium “Development Research and Teaching in the Post-COVID-19 Era: New Opportunities and Challenges”

• Date: February 10, 2022 (Thursday) 13:00-18:10
• Platform: Online (Zoom Webinar)
• Language: English
• Organizer: Graduate School of International Development (GSID), Nagoya University

13:00-13:10 Welcome Address
– Dr. Seiichi Matsuo, President, Nagoya University

13:10-14:10 Keynote Address 1
– Dr. Bishwapriya Sanyal, Professor, Department of Urban Studies and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology “Development: Which Way Now?”

14:10-14:45 Guest Addresses
– Mr. Takashi Yanagi, Senior Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Japan
– Ms. Keiko Okada, Deputy Director-General, International Cooperation Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan
– Dr. Shinichi Kitaoka, President, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) & Emeritus Professor, the University of Tokyo and Rikkyo University
– Mr. Kazushige Endo, Director, United Nations Centre for Regional Development (UNCRD)

14:45-15:15 Introduction to the GSID Video Presentation GSID’s 30-Year Journey
– Dr. Aya Okada, Dean & Professor, GSID, Nagoya University

15:15-15:45 Video Messages from GSID Alumni

15:45-16:00 Break

16:00-17:00 Keynote Address 2
– Dr. Melissa Leach, Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
“Post-pandemic Transformations: Re-casting Development in an Uncertain World”

17:00-18:00 Panel Discussion: Development Research and Teaching in the Post-COVID-19 Era
– Dr. Melissa Leach, Director, Institute of Development Studies, University of Sussex
– Dr. Mbuli Charles Boliko, Representative, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in Madagascar, Comoros, Mauritius and Seychelles
– Dr. Rizal Affandi Lukman, Senior Advisor to the Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, Indonesia
– Dr. Norbert Palanovics, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Hungary in Japan
– Dr. Sanae Ito, Professor, GSID, Nagoya University
– Dr. Isamu Okada, Associate Professor, GSID, Nagoya University

18:00-18:10 Closing Session
– Dr. Naoshi Sugiyama, Provost (Supervision and Research), Nagoya University

Registration

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Dear JASID members,

This is Akihisa Mori of Kyoto University. I’m pleased to issue a release that China’s Carbon-Energy Policy and Asia’s Energy Transition is published from Routledge, and becomes open access this month.

You can download the whole book as well as each chapter from this website. The book is a research result of the previous research project funded by JSPS entitled International relocation of carbon emissions: China’s Carbon-Energy Policy and Asia’s Energy Transition.

It aims to explore how China’s carbon-energy policy has impacted Asia’s energy transition through outbound FDI of coal power and exports of wind and solar energy goods, and from carbon leakage, relocation, and halos perspective, and give implications to pathways toward carbon neutral in Asia.

The contexts and authors are as follows.

Part I.  Energy transition and carbon leakage, relocation, and halos

Chapter 1: Carbon leakage, relocation, and halo

A framework to understand impacts of China’s carbon-energy policy on Asia’s energy transitions
By Akihisa Mori

Chapter 2: Struggles for energy transition in the electricity system in Asian countries

A system complementarity perspective
By Akihisa Mori

 

Part II.  China’s energy and industrial transformation as push factors

Chapter 3: Economic and environmental impacts of power supply configuration change in China

An application of scenario input-output analysis
By Jiayang Wang, Kiyoshi Fujikawa

Chapter 4: From latecomer to first-mover advantage

Why Chinese solar PV manufacturers acquire stronger competitiveness in the global market
By Nobuhiro Horii

Chapter 5: Do Chinese power companies employ investments in foreign power projects as a geographical diversification strategy?

By Akihisa Mori

 

Part III.  Carbon, leakage, relocation, and halo effect in host countries

Chapter 6: The economic and carbon impact of China’s outward foreign direct investment in the power sector

By Hikari Ban, Kiyoshi Fujikawa

Chapter 7: Effect of renewable energy policies on the components’ exports from Asian countries

Evidence from the trade of PV/wind energy with matching econometrics
By Yasuhiro Ogura

Chapter 8: The role of China in energy transition in Indonesia

By Maxensius Tri Sambodo

Chapter 9: India’s energy transition

Is China an inhibitor or a catalyst?
By Nandakumar Janardhanan

Chapter 10: Impact of Chinese renewable technology exports on Japan’s energy transition

The case of the solar photovoltaic industry
By Takashi Hattori, Yi-chun Chen

Chapter 11: Generating or receiving carbon leakages?

An examination of China’s CO2 emissions in Asia
By Le Tuyet Vo, Yiyi Ju

 

Part IV. Countermeasures and future challenges

Chapter 12: Implications of East Asia electricity market integration on Southeast Asian economies and CO2 emissions

By Budy P. Resosudarmo, Yuventus Effendi

Chapter 13: China’s carbon-energy policy and Asia’s energy transition from carbon leakage, relocation, and halo perspectives

Conclusions and the future
By Akihisa Mori

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Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #7

• Date &Time: January 13, 2022, Thursday, 10:30-12:00 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Registration: meeting/register/tZwsdu-opz4iH9DJlcNm1_cBPaAYEAo-rhpn
• Speaker: Yimeng Du (Kyoto University)
• Title: Can climate mitigation help the poor? Measuring impacts of the renewable energy-related CDM projects in rural China

Abstract:

This study examines whether investment in climate change mitigation contributes to poverty alleviation. We investigate the impacts of the renewable energy-based clean development mechanism (RE-CDM) projects on rural communities in China. The impacts of RE-CDM projects are estimated by combining propensity score matching with the difference-in-differences approach. We found that the biomass-based CDM projects significantly contribute to income improvement and employment generation in rural communities in China. Our estimation results also reveal that wind energy-based CDM projects have the potential to increase income and the share of labor force in the primary industry in rural areas. These results suggest different channels through which renewable energy sources affect income.

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

• Chair: Chieko Umetsu (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura, Chieko Umetsu
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Dear JASID members,

The Kyoto Environment and Development seminar series (zoom) are open to anyone, and so feel free to join us.
For participation, prior registration is required here

Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #6

• Date & Time: December 23, 2021, Thursday, 10:30-12:00 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Registration:
• Speaker: Yuko Nakano (Tsukuba University)

Title: Agricultural Mechanization, Animal Traction, and Extensification and Intensification or Rice Farming: The Case of Tanzania

Abstract:

Agricultural machinery use is increasingly becoming common in Sub-Saharan Africa. Their potential benefits to smallholder farmers, however, remain unclear. This study aims to examine the impact of large- and small-scale agricultural mechanization on the expansion of the cultivated area (extensification), technology adoption and paddy yield (intensification), and labor productivity by using three-year panel data collected from rice farmers in Tanzania. In order to account for the endogeneity problem, we apply a multinomial endogenous treatment effect model to estimate the effects of mechanization. We also examine under what conditions mechanization occurs among small-scale farmers. We found that large four-wheeled tractor use contributes to the area expansion, while it does not affect land productivity. On the other hand, small two-wheeled power tiller use contributes to the increase in paddy yield and the expansion of area under rice cultivation at household level. Our results also show that agricultural mechanization occurs in the area with high population density growth and good access to the machinery.

• Chair: Chieko Umetsu (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura, Chieko Umetsu

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Ken Miura

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Kyoto Environment & Development Seminar #5

• Date&Time: December 9, 2021, Thursday, 10:30-12:00 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Registration: meeting/register/tZIsde6oqjkjG9PHmu-P6WjwQRIykEOHWQIu
• Speaker: Kentaro Kawasaki (University of Tokyo)
• Title: Gravity of farmland: Spatial model of land fragmentation and farm size growth

Abstract:

Increasing the size of farmland is a key to improving farmers’ economic well-being. However, farmland is often fragmented into small plots and scattered in various places, especially in Asia and Africa, that offsets the potential benefit of the economies of scale. By modeling the spatial distribution of farmland, this study derives three theoretical predictions regarding the mechanism of farm size growth: 1. distance hypothesis (farmland attracts closer farmland); 2. size hypothesis (larger farmland attracts more farmland); and 3. fragmentation hypothesis (fragmented farmland attracts more farmland). We then test these hypotheses empirically using farm-level data of Japanese rice farmers. The evidence supports all three hypotheses and their effects are not trivial. In the literature, land fragmentation is typically considered harmful to the farm economy by increasing travel costs between plots, but our results indicate that it does have a benefit in promoting farm size growth.

• Chair: Junichi Ito (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura, Chieko Umetsu

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Ken Miura 

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Kyoto Environment & Development Seminar #4

• Date&Time: December 2, 2021, Thursday, 10:30-12:00 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Registration: meeting/register/tZIqcu2rrjorHdXfXY0O6d_cLm21Y57DGWdO
• Speaker: Yuya Kudo (IDE-JETRO)
• Title: Impacts of Legislation for Infectious Disease Control: Evidence from HIV Testing in Mali

Abstract:

I examine the impact of HIV-specific laws, which can criminalize HIV non-disclosure, exposure, and transmission, on women’s voluntary testing using a regression discontinuity design that exploits the timing of enacting such legislation in Mali during a nationally representative household survey. On the day of legislation, the test uptake and the rate of identifying HIV positives declined. While more research is needed, the impact was salient for rural females with media access near the capital. Self-reported HIV-related discrimination also increased on that day. Altogether, the law discouraged test uptake among HIV-positive females by reinforcing HIV stigma and/or fear of legal punishment.

• Chair: Ken Miura (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura, Chieko Umetsu

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
Ken Miura

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Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #3

Impacts of Double-Fortified Salt on Anemia and Cognition: Four-Year Follow-up Evidence from a School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India

• Date & Time: November 25, 2021, Thursday, 16:45-18:15 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Liza von Grafenstein (University of Göttingen)

Abstract

Long-term follow-up of early childhood health interventions is important for human capital accumulation. We provide experimental evidence on child health and human capital outcomes from the longer-term follow-up of a school-based nutrition intervention in India. Using panel data, we examine the effectiveness of the use of iron and iodine fortified salt in school lunches to reduce anemia among school children. After four years of treatment, treated children, on average, have higher hemoglobin levels and a lower likelihood of anemia relative to the control group. Interestingly, the intervention did not have any impact on cognitive and educational outcomes.

Registration

Chair: Ken Miura (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
Organizers: Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura, Chieko Umetsu, Junichi Ito

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

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Global Centre for Food Land and Water Resources (GCF) of Hokkaido University is pleased to announce an upcoming International symposium which is co-organized by Graduate School of Global Food Resources, Research Faculty of Agriculture, and will be held in hybrid format on November 17 & 18, 2021 at the Hokkaido University Conference Hall.

In this international symposium, you will have the opportunity to learn about the social systems and technological innovations related to food resources from lecturers and teachers who are at the forefront of global food resources issues, including former UN ambassadors and FAO officials. We hope you will join us.

Purpose of the symposium:

When the history of development is verified, a lot of terms have been created, and it seems to be an adhocracy under the trend of political economy in each time and the change of natural environment. Therefore, it is necessary to verify for the long term and scientifically why and from what background the philosophy and system were established. From these discussions, it will be advisable that we can get a new vision to create the mutual relationship over the technological use, economic development and fairness among the international society, Nation-State and local community. Please visit our website for more information.

• Dates: November 17 and 18, 2021 starts at 10am
• Venue: [Hybrid]
  On-site: Hokkaido University Conference Hall, Auditorium (small) (N8 W5, Kita-ku, Sapporo),
  On-line: Zoom webinar
• Language: English

Registration:

Advanced Registration is required. Please register from the URL below.

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November 27, 2021, 18:00-20:30 (Japan Standard Time)
Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University, Japan

Higher Education for Sustainability (HES) has been gaining increased attention since the full adoption of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015. Higher education institutions in the Asia-Pacific region show their commitment to and active engagement in the SDGs by occupying over one-third of the top positions in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings 2020.

Although a vast amount of research in the Asia-Pacific region covers the topic of higher education, studies unveiling the transformation of HES remain dispersed and scarce. How have Asia-Pacific higher education institutions responded to challenges outlined in the SDGs? In what ways do Asia-Pacific universities transform their structures and practices of teaching and learning? How have higher education institutions addressed demands for sustainability under social, economic, cultural, and environmental pressures? This webinar provides five case studies promoting sustainability in higher education institutions in Japan, China, and Malaysia.

Speakers

• Dr. Toru Kawai (College of Sport and Health Science, Ritsumeikan University)
• Dr. Zhou Zhong (Institute of Education, Tsinghua University)
• Dr. Chang Da Wan (National Higher Education Research Institute, Universiti Sains Malaysia)
• Dr. Yuki Watabe (Global Learning Center, Tohoku University)
• Dr. Taketoshi Goto (Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University)

Discussants

• Dr. Tristan Mccowan (UCL Institute of Education, University College London)

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Registration Link

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Dr. Jing Liu, Graduate School of Education, Tohoku University

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Kyoto Environment and Development Seminar #2

• Date & Time: November 11, 2021, Thursday, 10:30-12:00 (JST)
• Language: English
• Venue: Zoom Web Seminar
• Speaker: Yuki Yamamoto (Nagasaki University)

Title:

Leaving School for Marriage? New Evidence on the Impact of Agricultural Price Boom on Child Education

Abstract:

This paper examines the social and economic consequences of the agricultural price boom, focusing on the Indonesian oil palm industry. Using nationally representative survey data combined with satellite information on the expansion of large-scale oil palm plantation in Indonesia, we estimate the imp act of the global palm oil price on household farm income and school enrollment rate and marriage of the younger generation. The main findings are as follows. First, farmers experienced a boost in income in response to the global price boom. The increase in farm income, however, was limited to farme rs those who own farmland in oil palm plantation areas. Second, when the global palm oil price booms, the enrollment rate at senior high school and college for females in palm plantation areas decreased, while no change was found for males in both plantation and non-plantation areas. The decline in the female enrollment rate is attributed to an increasing marriage rate among land owned farmers who exposed to the price boom. These results indicate that the expansion of the palm oil industry in Indonesia leads to heterogeneous social and economic consequences depending on economic status or gend er through the global market.

• Chair: Yohei Mitani (Division of Natural Resource Economics, Kyoto University)
• Organizers: Junichi Ito, Chieko Umetsu, Yohei Mitani, Ken Miura

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Division of Natural Resource Economics
Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University
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African Studies Center at Tokyo University of Foreign Studies will hold an international symposium commemorating its fifth anniversary on 3 and 6 November. Your participation is mostly welcome. Please see the following URL for details and registration.

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Programa de socios de JICA, Universidad Nacional de Yokohama y las 3 universidades en Paraguay, Proyecto de mejoramiento de la calidad de vida de las mujeres rurales del Paraguay

A todas las personas que nos apoyan: El primer programa de socios de JICA en la Universidad Nacional de Yokohama (YNU) “Proyecto de Mejoramiento de la Calidad de Vida de las Mujeres Rurales del Paraguay” inició en septiembre de 2016. Realizamos las capacitaciones en dos ocaciones en Japón y ya en diciembre de 2021 culminamos con todas las actividades del Proyecto con una duración total de 5 años y 4 meses. Después de la expansión del coronavirus (COVID-19), el proyecto ha venido utilizado las herramientas virtuales en distintos aspectos.

En esta ocasión, realizaremos el 3er Simposio Virtual en el cual presentaremos los trabajos que venimos realizando utilizando la herramienta en línea durante la pandemia, así como las capacidades de marketing y branding que han venido adquiriendo las mujeres del Proyecto y casos de empoderamiento. Además, se realizará la presentación de las actividades de empoderamiento y sostenibilidad de las universidades contrapartes.
Tendremos la presencia del Dr. Kazuo Kuroda, profesor, Decano de la Escuela Académica Internacional del Laboratorio de Estudios de Asia y el Pacífico, Universidad Waseda y la Dra. Yumiko Tanaka de la Universidad Internacional Josai.

En el siguiente enlace podrán acceder a la grabación de los dos simposios realizados hasta ahora.

1st: 
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Durante el simposio virtual estaremos recibiendo preguntas a través del chate en Zoom. Las preguntas que no puedan ser respondidas durante la sesión por la limitación del tiempo serán respondidas posteriormente en la web. Solicitamos la colaboración para llenar la encuesta al final del simposio.
Esperamos contar con la presencia de todos.
Gerente de proyecto: Dra. Prof. Yoko Fujikake

Para presentar una solicitud, póngase en contacto con:
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3ro Simposio Virtual “Hilando sueños con las mujeres rurales del Paraguay sobrepasando la virtualidad y lo presencial”

＜Programa＞

Fecha: Viernes, 22 de octubre 21:00 – 22:30 (Hora japonesa), 8:00 – 9:30 (Hora paraguaya)

Plataforma de emisión: Zoom

Idiomas: Español y japonés (traducción simultánea)

• Palabras de apertura：Dr. Izuru Umehara, Rector de la Universidad Nacional de Yokohama
• Contraparte del proyecto: Dra. Hermelinda de Ortega, Senadora de la Nación y Rectora Adjunta de la Universidad Nihon Gakko
• Contraparte del proyecto: Dr. Dionisio Ortega, Rector de la Universidad Nihon Gakko
• Contraparte del proyecto: Dra. Zully Vera, Rectora de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción (video)
• Contraparte del proyecto: Prof. Dr. Edgar Sánchez Báez, Director General de Postgrado y de Relaciones Internacionales de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción
• Contraparte del proyecto: Prof. Mag. Angel Rodriguez, Rector de la Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú

＜Presentación＞

Dra. Yoko Fujikake, Universidad Nacional de Yokohama
“Hilando sueños con las mujeres rurales del Paraguay sobrepasando la virtualidad y lo presencia – Aplicación del espacio virtual”

Prof. Dr. José Manuel Silvero, Docente Investigador de tiempo Completo en la Dirección General de investigación Científica y Tecnológica de la Universidad Nacional de Asunción
”Experiencia de las mujeres rurales en la esudadía en Japón“

Prof. Elsa Graffton, Universidad Nacional de Asunción, Prof. Mgt. Teófilo Burgos, Universidad Nacional de Caaguazú
“Determinación de la composición nutricional de algunos productos”

＜Testimonio de las mujeres rurales＞

Sra. Blanca Gonzalez, Ciudad de Coronel Oviedo
Sra. Ramona Cabañas, Ciudad de La Colmena

Comentador: Kazuo Kuroda, Escuela Académica Internacional del Laboratorio de Estudios de Asia y el Pacífico, Univarsidad Waseda
“Diferencia de género en la educación y el mundo ”

Comentadora: Profesora invitada: Tanaka, Universidad Internacional Josai
“Desde el punto de vista de Género y Desarrollo”

Comentario de JICA Yokohama / Oficina de JICA Paraguay

Sesión de preguntas y respuestas

Cierre Oficial – Palabras de Despedida：Excelentísimo Embajador de la República del Paraguay en Japón, Don Florentín Antola

Presentadora : Sra. Rumiko Fukumizu, de la Universidad Nacional de Yokohama
Traductora: Sra. Narumi Takahashi

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We are pleased to announce that Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS) and Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) will co-host a Webinar on “Towards Understanding Grassroots Perspectives in Africa under COVID-19.” We look forward to your participation in our seminar.

◇◆Webinar Details◆◇

• Date: August 31st (Tue), 2021
• Time: 19:00 – 21:00 (JST)
• Venue: Online (Zoom Webinar) *The Zoom link will be sent to the email address you provided by the day before the seminar.
• Language: English Only
• Participation Fee: Free
  Please register from this URL: (by August 29th 23:59）
• Host of the Webinar: Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS),
• Co-host: SDGs Collaborative Research Unit, Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI), the University of Tokyo

◇◆Overview◆◇

Japan Society for Afrasian Studies (JSAS) and Institute for Future Initiatives (IFI) of UTokyo have launched an international collaborative research project on “Exploration of Practical Wisdom and Resilience Overcoming Downside Risk – Collecting grassroots voices in Africa under COVID-19.” This research project aims to classify and assess the real and perceived risks associated with both Covid-19 and government responses to the pandemic in six African countries. It also aims to elucidate the people’s resilience in overcoming the risks. We will collect daily grassroots voices from private mobile communication applications, including Twitter and WhatsApp, the most widely used platform in Africa. We shall also collaborate with research institutions in the countries. Through that, this research will contribute to improving aid policy and business strategies. As a kick-off event of the research project, this seminar will illustrate the research subject based on the information sharing with Japanese and African researchers concerning the pandemic situation and impact of COVID-19 containment policies in six targeted countries.

◇◆Program◆◇

1. Opening Remarks: Vick Ssali (President of JSAS / Aichi Gakuin University)
2. Introduction: Kazuyo Hanai (The University of Tokyo)
3. Session 1 – “Societal and policy responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of South Africa” Scarlet Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University) – “Martial law and COVID-19: Evidence from the Democratic Republic of Congo” Christian Otchia (Nagoya University) – “Responding to COVID-19 in Ethiopia: A Triple Heritage Perspective” Seifudein Adem (Doshisha University) – Comments: Masaki Inaba (Africa Japan Forum) – Q&A
4. Session 2 – “Political interference and the Socio-Economic Impact of Covid-19 on the Masses in Uganda” Vick Ssali (Aichi Gakuin University) – “The Politics of Scapegoating and Fatigue in COVID-19 Pandemic in Kenya” Kinyua Laban Kithinji (Sophia University) – “Farmers perception of COVID-19 (effects, implications and government response policy) on agricultural markets and rural livelihoods in Zimbabwe” Rangarirai Gavin Muchetu (Doshisha University) – Comments Scarlet Cornelissen (Stellenbosch University) – Q&A
5. Open Discussion

◇◆Inquiry◆◇

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