일본 환경 ODA 정책의 형성과 변화: 외교정책 및 경제정책과의 연계를 중심으로

초록

Since the early 1990s, Japan’s ODA policy has transformed into environment-oriented ODA. As demonstrated in the fact that as of 2010, the amount of Japanese environment ODA reached about $9.1 billion, a consequence, Japan successfully established itself as a leader that excels other major donors such as France, Germany, the US, and the UK. This study seeks to examine the factors that caused this policy shift. First, I argue that Japanese policy shift to environment ODA was an attempt to address a challenge arising from the decline of ODA budget and increasing need for international contribution. Under the circumstance, the Japanese government tried to strategically take advantage of environment as a medium to link foreign policy and ODA. Second, I also argue that the Japanese ODA policy took another turn as the Japanese government attempted to link ODA and domestic economic policy. Plagued with a decade-long recession, the Japanese government began to pay attention to the potential of environment as a new engine for economic growth. Against this backdrop, the Japanese government tried to find a new momentum for economic growth by facilitating cooperation with development countries in the area of green technology.

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