SATREPS is a program that promotes international joint research between Japan and developing countries to solve global issues. It is operated as part of “science and technology diplomacy,” which aims to link science and technology and diplomacy and help achieve progress in both fields.
As the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) have drawn global attention in recent years, global issues, such as climate change, food security, natural disasters, and infectious diseases, have become increasingly complex. These issues have affected developing countries more severely, for they are especially vulnerable to such hazards. To solve these problems, it is necessary, through collaboration across national borders, to create scientific and technological innovations and return research findings to society, as well as to develop human resources and improve their research capabilities.
SATREPS aims to contribute to the international society by assisting communities and nations worldwide in achieving sustainable development. To this end, in SATREPS projects, which cover four research fields, i.e., environment and energy, biological resources, disaster prevention, and infectious diseases, researchers from Japan and developing countries work together to create new knowledge and technologies applicable to the areas of interest, considering local needs and conditions.
(Source: the SATREPS homepage, https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/index.html）
Philippines:
Development of a Hybrid Water-Related Disaster Risk Assessment Technology for Sustainable Local Economic Development Policy under Climate Change
Website: https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/r0109_pilipinas.html
Thailand:
Regional Resilience Enhancement through Establishment of Area-BCM at Industry Complexes in Thailand
Website: https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/h2908_thailand.html
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Argentine:
Numerical Weather Prediction and Warning Communication System for Densely Populated and Vulnerable Cities
Website: https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/r0309_argentine.html
Activity report
Ghana：
Achieving disaster risk reduction and livelihood improvement through sustainable mitigation of cross-border coastal erosion
Website: https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/kadai/r0610_ghana.html
Activity report