On January 9, 2025, the Palau International Coral Reef Center (PICRC) and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) hosted the final Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting for their ‘Project for Enhancement of Integrated Management of Coastal Ecosystem in Palau for Strengthening Their Resilience to Climate Change’. As the project wrapped up this month, the event celebrated the project’s achievements and brought together key stakeholders and partners to discuss future directions for coastal ecosystem management in Palau. Attendees included representatives from the JICA Palau Office, JICA Headquarters (HQ), the Embassy of Japan, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Environment (MAFE), Environmental Quality Protection Board (EQPB), PALARIS, the Ministry of Finance (MOF), and the states of Ngiwal and Airai.
