An international joint research project titled “A Sustainable Community Development Model Harmonized with Valuable Nature in Lake Malawi National Park, the World Natural Heritage Site,” led by Prof. Tetsu Sato, Faculty of Collaborative Regional Innovation, was selected as a Japanese government program “SATREPS”.
Prof. Tetsu Sato
SATREPS (Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development) is a program aiming to address global issues and lead to research outcomes of practical benefit to both local and global society. The program is structured as a collaboration between the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), which provides competitive research funds for science and technology projects, and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which provides developmental assistance (ODA). A total of 145 projects have been implemented in 51 countries since 2008.
Prof. Sato’s 5-year project, the first selected case targeted for the Republic of Malawi, will commence in April, 2020 after concluding the required agreements with the counterparts in Malawi. It aims to improve the standards of people’s lives and well-being in Chembe village in the Lake Malawi National Park, registered as a World National Heritage Site, by constructing integrated management systems of rich natural resources for fishery, agriculture, forestry and tourism.
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- Chembe village in the Lake Malawi National Park
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- Vegetable Cultivation