Sectors	Sector-Specific Initiatives	Outline of the Initiative
Environment	The Kyoto Initiative (Assistance to Developing Countries for Combating Global Warming) Announced at the 3rd Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP3, Kyoto Conference) (1997) http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/environment/warm/kyoto_init/kyoto_full.html	Japan announced the “Initiatives for Sustainable Development Toward the 21st Century” (ISD) as its comprehensive medium- and long-term plan for environmental cooperation with its ODA playing the central role. Based on this plan, the Kyoto Initiative sets forth assistance measures to further strengthen aid for developing countries to cope with global warming: (1) Cooperation in Capacity Development (2) ODA loans at the most concessional conditions (3) Exploitation and transfer of Japanese technology and know-how
Environmental Conservation Initiative for Sustainable Development (EcoISD): Announced prior to the World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD) (2002) http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/environment/wssd/2002/kinitiative3-2.html	(1) Human resources development totaling 5,000 persons in the environmental field over a five-year period from FY2002 (2) Provision of yen loans with the most concessional terms for projects in environmental fields (3) Enhancement of Japan's grant aid for global environment to promote cooperation for resolving the issue (4) Promotion of wide-ranging collaboration with international organizations (5) Further improvement of evaluation methods in order to make the ex-post evaluation of Japan's environmental ODA more effective
Cool Earth Partnership Announced at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting (Davos Conference) 2008 http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/economy/wef/2008/mechanism.html	Provide assistance of approximately US$10 billion over a five-year period in the area of climate change, to developing countries that are aiming to achieve both emissions reductions and economic growth and working to contribute to climate stability. (1) Adaptation to climate change (2) Assistance for access to clean energy (3) Mitigation of climate change
Governance	Partnership for Democratic Development (PDD): Announced at G8 Lyon Summit (1996) http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/category/democratiz/1999/partner.html	(1) Assistance for building various institutions (2) Assistance for elections (3) Intellectual assistance (4) Strengthening of civil society (5) Enhancement of women's statuses
Trade and Investment	Development Initiative for Trade: Announced at WTO Hong Kong Ministerial Conference (2005) http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/oda/white/2006/ODA2006/html/box/index.htm	Comprehensive assistance through the following measures in the three stages of trade from developing countries: “produce,” “sell,” and “buy.” A total of US$10 billion in funding assistance for three years from 2006 to 2008: (1) Knowledge and technology: technical cooperation; information exchange among farmers; and use of private-sector know-how (2) Financial assistance: concessional loans for infrastructure and grant aid (3) People: dispatch of experts and acceptance of trainees (4) Systems: introduction of preferential tariffs and trade/investment insurance and coordination with Integrated Framework (IF)
Disaster Reduction	Initiative for Disaster Reduction through ODA: Announced at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (2005) http://www.mofa.go.jp/policy/un/conf0501-2.pdf	(1) Raising the priority attached to disaster reduction (2) Perspective of human security (3) Gender perspective (4) Importance of assistance regarding software (5) Mobilization of Japan's experience, expertise and technology (6) Mobilization and dissemination of locally available and suitable technology (7) Promoting partnerships with various stakeholders