Large-scale research projects

CAAS promotes large-scale research projects based on competitive research funding for academic research on Africa, international cooperation, and international network building. For more information on each project, please visit the project websites below.

Ongoing Projects

Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)
“Development and Operation Model of Plant-derived Soil Additives for Road Disaster Reduction on Problematic Soil”

(Principal Investigator: Kimura Makoto, 2019-2023AY)

Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS)
“Co-creation of Innovative Forest Resources Management Combining Ecological Methods and Indigenous Knowledge”

(Principal Investigator: Yasuoka Hirokazu, 2018-2023AY)

Completed Projects

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
“‘African Potential’ and Overcoming the Difficulties of Modern World: Comprehensive Area Studies that will Provide a New Perspective for the Future of Humanity”

(Principal Investigator: Matsuda Motoji, 2016-2021AY)

JSPS program for Advancing strategic international networks to accelerate the circulation of talented researchers
“Network Formation for Reconstructing the Paradigm of African Area Studies in a Globalizing World”

(Principal Investigator: Kaji Shigeki, 2015AY, Ikeno Jun, 2016-2017AY, 2015-2017AY)

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (S)
“Comprehensive Area Studies on Coexistence and Conflict Resolution Realizing the African Potentials”

(Principal Investigator: Ohta Itaru, 2011-2015AY)

“Establishment of Sustainable Livelihood Strategies and Natural Resource Management in Tropical Rain Forest and its Surrounding Areas of Cameroon: Integrating the Global Environmental Concerns with Local Livelihood Needs”

(Principal Investigator: Araki Shigeru, 2010-2014AY)