Jimmiel Mandima

VP of Global Programs and Institutional Giving @ifawglobal. Nexus of biodiversity and climate change key for people and wildlife to thrive together. OwnOpinions

[Jimmiel Mandima @JJMandima]

https://t.co/NtSRySYFkn

[笹川平和財団 Sasakawa Peace Foundation @SPF_PR]

***English below***
🌍✨ SPFのTICAD 9サイドイベントでは、
「インパクト・ファイナンスの活用と地域社会のエンパワーメントによる食料安全保障の向上と持続可能なブルーエコノミーの推進に向けた政策・制度改革とは」
をテーマとしたハイレベル・セッション【政策・制度改革編】が開催されました。

🎤 登壇者：
ピーター・タークソン氏
枢機卿、ローマ教皇庁科学アカデミーおよび社会科学アカデミー 総長（動画メッセージ）

末吉光太郎氏
株式会社みずほフィナンシャルグループ 兼 株式会社みずほ銀行、みずほ信託銀行株式会社 グループCSuO補佐（サステナビリティ＆インパクト）

アラン・ドーンズ氏
Earth Our Common Home Fund.　理事長

🌍✨ A high-level session,
“Policy and Institutional Transformation for Leveraging Impact Finance and Empowering Communities to Improve Food Security and Promote Sustainable Blue Economies,”
was held during SPF’s TICAD 9 partnership event.

🎤 Featured speakers included:
Cardinal Peter Turkson – Chancellor, Pontifical Academy of Sciences & Social Sciences (Video Message)

Mr. Kotaro Sueyoshi – Deputy General Manager, Sustainable Business Department, Mizuho Financial Group & Mizuho Bank

Mr. Alan Dones – Chairman, Earth Our Common Home Fund

#TICAD9 #ImpactFinance #BlueEconomy #Africa #Japan

[笹川平和財団 Sasakawa Peace Foundation @SPF_PR]

🌍✨Tomorrow kicks off the 9th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9) in Yokohama! On the sidelines of TICAD 9, SPF is hosting a special partnership event:
“Leveraging Impact Finance and Empowering Communities to Improve Food Security and Promote Sustainable Blue Economies.”

🎤SPF President Atsushi Sunami delivered the opening remarks and SPF Senior Research Fellow Masanori Kobayashi introduced the event’s theme.

💡 Discussions will focus on:
How impact finance can strengthen food security

Ways to build sustainable blue economies in Africa

Exploring financing methods & public–private partnerships

🤝 Through this initiative, SPF aims to deepen Japan–Africa cooperation and foster collaboration well beyond TICAD 9.

[笹川平和財団 Sasakawa Peace Foundation @SPF_PR]

***English follows Japanese***
続いて行われた実務・実践セッション【マクロ政策と現場連携編】では、「インパクト・ファイナンスの活用と地域社会のエンパワーメントによる食料安全保障の向上と持続可能なブルーエコノミーの推進に向けたマクロ政策と現場の連携とは」をテーマに議論が交わされました。

🎤登壇者：
田村實氏
国際協力機構　経済開発部　国際協力専門員

ユーリン・ファン氏
国際協力開発基金（ICDF）事務総長

プリシャニ・サティヤパル氏
Earth Our Common Home Fund　エグゼクティブ・ディレクター

ジミエル・マンディマ氏
コンサベーション・インターナショナル　アフリカ部門ディレクター

カリド・コーサー氏
Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF)　エグゼクティブ・ディレクター

In the following session, discussions focused on the theme:
“Nexus of macro-policies and field operations for leveraging impact finance and empowering communities to improve food security and promote sustainable blue economies.”

🎤Speakers:
Mr. Minoru Tamura, Senior Advisor, Economic Development Department, JICA

Dr. Yu-Lin Huang, Secretary General, International Cooperation and Development Fund 

Ms. Prishani Satyapal,  Executive Director, Earth Our Common Home Fund

Mr. Jimmiel Mandima, Head of Africa Division, Conservation International (CI)

Dr. Khalid Koser, Executive Director, Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund

[Jimmiel Mandima @JJMandima]

Grateful to have His Excellence President @WilliamsRuto host the CI team led by my @ConservationOrg CEO @msanjayan to discuss and reaffirm the great partnership between @ConservationOrg and the government of Kenya for nature and people #partnershipsworking

[Silvia Museiya, CBS @PSMuseiya]

His Excellency, the President Dr. @WilliamsRuto today at State House, Nairobi, met a delegation led by CS @rebecca_miano and a team from Conservation International (CI), led by its global CEO; Dr. Sanjayan to reaffirm the longstanding partnership with the Government of Kenya and to explore deeper collaboration on wildlife conservation, climate action and conservation-related livelihoods.

The Ministry and the CI’s leadership team briefed the Head of State on current and prospective activities in Kenya and sought strategic alignment with the government’s Bottom-Up Economic Transformation Agenda (BETA), Vision 2030, and other climate commitments. Conservation International's interest in partnering with Kenya stems from Kenya’s leadership in conservation efforts and initiatives both regionally and internationally. In recognition of Kenya’s leadership on the global climate stage, CI reaffirmed its commitment to scale up technical and financial support to further advance national and regional climate goals.
#plan2action
#4wildlifeandpeople

[Silvia Museiya, CBS @PSMuseiya]

What a week!! Power of Partnerships!!

Joined former President of Senegal, H.E. Macky Sall, Prime Cabinet Secretary Hon. Musalia Mudavadi, the Speaker of the National assembly Hon. Moses Wetangula, Equity bank GCEO James Mwangi,Colleague Principal Secretaries in a celebratory luncheon in honour of Former UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, CGH hosted by the University of Nairobi Chancellor Prof. Patrick Verkooijen. Mr. Ki-Moon has been in the country for the ground-breaking of the Global Centre on Adaptation which marks a pivotal moment in embedding climate resilience into the fabric of global cooperation.

CS Hon. Rebecca Miano, EGH earlier today hosted a delegation from Conservation International (CI) to reaffirm the strong working relationship between the Government of Kenya through the Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife and the US-based global conservation organization whose program portfolio in Kenya is expanding, and Nairobi being positioned as a global centre for science, nature finance and conservation.
#plan2action
#4wildlifeandpeople

[MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬 @min_waterUg]

The MoU formalizes partnership among MWE, AfrII, and CI to support Uganda’s efforts to achieve its Nationally Determined Contributions under the Paris Agreement, advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) & deliver on national priorities outlined in Uganda’s Vision 2040.

[Jimmiel Mandima @JJMandima]

I'm very excited about the @ConservationOrg, @min_waterUg (MWE), and the @afri_ii (Afrii) partnership tp collaborate to deliver on this very important program to build #resilience for #nature and #people

[MINISTRY OF WATER AND ENVIRONMENT 🇺🇬 @min_waterUg]

#MWEworks: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between @min_waterUg (MWE), the @afr_ii (AfrII), and @ConservationOrg (CI) was signed on July 1, 2025 at the Ministry headquarters in Luzira, Kampala, Uganda.

[Kaddu Sebunya @AWFCEO]

Yesterday, in Washington D.C., I had the honour of opening “Shifting Priorities, Shared Futures: Rethinking Conservation and Development in Africa,” an @AWF_Official-led dialogue that brought together leading voices in conservation, finance, and policy. The message was clear: Africa must lead in redefining conservation, not as charity, but as strategy.

In my remarks, I reflected on the legacy of foreign aid and how decades of external dependency have undermined governance across sectors. As aid recedes, we’re seeing systems collapse. Now is the moment for African governments to reclaim ownership—not by substituting one donor for another, but by embedding conservation within our national development priorities.

Our distinguished panel underscored this urgency. Kevin Green of Rare reminded us that without community-led behaviour change, policies and funding will fall short. @JJMandima Mandima of Conservation International, Africa Field Division, called for homegrown financing through better use of extractives and biodiversity strategies. Susan Lylis of The @TheICCFGroup spotlighted youth lawmakers reshaping policy from within. And @cmrodrigueze of the @theGEF challenged Africa to make conservation make economic sense—on our own terms. And Mozambique’s H.E. Gustavo Sobrinho Dge Dgedge affirmed that true sustainability must be equitable.

The dialogue reinforced what AWF has long championed: conservation must serve people and economies, not stand apart from them. As we move forward, our focus is on strengthening African institutions, financing mechanisms, and policies that make nature a driver of development, not a dependency.

This is how we shape a resilient future—one that reflects Africa’s priorities and leadership.

[Mohamed Bakarr @MIBakarr]

.@theGEF Secretariat joins govt reps, agencies, and partners for first joint forum of #CongoBasin and #Guinean #forests under the Critical Forest Biomes #integrated program. @UNEP @ConservationOrg @WorldBank @FAO @IUCN @JJMandima

[Jimmiel Mandima @JJMandima]

@talkingkoala Get well soon @talkingkoala. Thanks for your incredible and unrelenting passion to #protectkoalas. Here is to wishing you a Prosperous 2025 full of big wins for #Koalas, #Humanity #Coexistence

[Jimmiel Mandima @JJMandima]

@China_Amb_Zim @BarbaraRwodzi @ZtaUpdates @Gary161718 Great pics, and yes, Vic Falls never disappoints

[Zhou Ding @China_Amb_Zim]

Happy Holidays, dear my Zimbabwean friends. ❤ May your holidays be full of warmth and cheer.🎁

[Friendsofthekoala @Friends_Koala]

A very special Chrissie pressie for you guys - the beautiful Charlotte. We had a little word with our little princess & told her that you all wanted some stunning photos. She obliged and thanks her fans for the continuing adoration! She is looking rather splendid in the sunshine!

[ifaw European Union @ifawEU]

🌿 Biodiversity in Europe is at a tipping point: 80% of natural habitats are in poor condition. At our event hosted by @cesarluena experts urged the EU to prioritise funding for biodiversity in the next budget cycle. #EUBudget #Biodiversity

[ifaw European Union @ifawEU]

Local communities and partnerships between stakeholders are key to #coexistence between human beings and animals in #Africa, said Chantal Marijnissen of @EU_Commission at our event hosted by MEP @cesarluena. #biodiversity

[ifaw European Union @ifawEU]

🌱 Biodiversity loss is a global crisis. The EU has a crucial role in combating it by aligning economic policies with environmental protection for a sustainable future. #EUBudget #Biodiversity

[ifaw European Union @ifawEU]

🐾 "The EU, as the world's largest aid donor, must lead in global conservation," said Jimmiel Mandima of @ifawglobal, urging continued EU political and financial backing for biodiversity. #EUBudget #Biodiversity

[ifaw European Union @ifawEU]

💬 "Environmental protection must not be seen as an obstacle but an ally of competitiveness," said MEP @cesarluena, calling for EU budget support for biodiversity and nature-based solutions. #EUBudget #Biodiversity

[Ilaria Di Silvestre @IlaDiSilvestre]

Powerful opening speech by @JJMandima during today event hosted by @cesarluena at @EUparliament on why #biodiversity must be a priority in the EU. @ifawEU