Meeting with a Doctoral student for JICA SDGs Global Leadership Program

2024/1/4
(From Left) Mr. TACHIHARA, JICA Belize Resident Representative; Mr. Barrientos; Ambassador Shirakata and Mrs. Marvia Dubón, JICA Belize Administrative Officer
 On December 20th, Mr. Eduardo Estevan Barrientos, who is temporarily back in Belize, met with Ambassador Shirakata to discuss his research. Mr. Barrientos is a Doctoral Researcher at the Graduate School of Marine Biosciences at the Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology under Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) SDGs Global Leadership Program. 
 Mr. Barrientos is conducting a comparative study of the impact of microplastics on rivers in Japan and Belize.