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【Feb. 22, 2021】 The possibilities for cooperation with Cambodia through civil society in the age of SDGs: Japan’s role amid COVID-19 and new US-China tensions
The possibilities for cooperation with Cambodia through civil society in the age of SDGs: Japan’s role amid COVID-19 and new US-China tensions
In Session 1, Mr. Koma will discuss the problems and possibilities of agricultural development in Cambodia in relation to Japanese agricultural support. In Session 2, the topic of civil society in Japanese ODA and her governance support will be discussed within the context of the growing influence of China on Cambodia. Finally, with the inclusion of SDG16+ research institutes (http://cdr.c.u-tokyo.ac.jp/RCSP/topics/869.html), a call to action by Japanese NGOs, in particular, PFCJ, to JICA, the Japanese government and Japanese Private Sector.
《Outline of the Symposium》
| Data and Time | February 22, 2021. 17:45~21:00 Japan Time (Open from 17:15, Screening a video from 17:30) |
| Webinar: Phnom Penh | |
| Organisers | People’s Forum for Cambodia, Japan (PFCJ), The University of Tokyo Research Centre for Sustainable Peace |
| 1st Session (English) | Dr. Yang Saing Koma (Chairman of the Board of the Grassroot Democratic Party, CEDAC founder and former representative. To participate online) |
| Hironobu Kurata (KURATA PEPPER Co. Ltd. Commentator, participating online) | |
| 2nd Session (Japanese) Panel discussion | Tomoko Ako (Professor, University of Tokyo) |
| Ken Inoue (Vice Chairman, Japan International Peacebuilding Association) | |
| Michiya Kumaoka (Professor, Japan Institute of the Moving Image; Co-Representative, People’s Forum on Cambodia, Japan ) | |
| Language | English, Japanese |
| Application | https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScp4ugWFVzw6KppO3JRyw44_kf__v8tA6R7DVVQOrtxP3TMRw/viewform?usp=sf_link |
| Application Fee | Free |
| Supporters | Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, United Nations Forum |
