Head of UNIDO ITPO Tokyo and Delegation Visit WOTA Office
On October 8, 2026, Fumio Adachi, Head of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) Investment and Technology Promotion Office in Tokyo (ITPO Tokyo), and Stein Hansen, Director of the UNIDO-Barbados Global SIDS Hub, along with other representatives, visited WOTA’s office.
During the visit, participants exchanged views regarding the ongoing demonstration projects for Small-Scale Decentralized Water Recycling Systems in Antigua and Barbuda as well as Barbados. These demonstration projects are being implemented under UNIDO’s “Industrial Cooperation Programme in the Global South through Technology Transfer from Japan,” supported by the Government of Japan through the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), which promotes the application of advanced technologies and expertise from Japanese companies in countries in the Global South.
Director Hansen, who experienced not only the “WOTA Unit” but also the “WOTA BOX” firsthand, expressed high expectations for WOTA’s technology. He shared insights into the current state of water issues in Barbados and the broader Caribbean region and offered advice on how Japanese companies can conduct business in the region. The visit also provided an opportunity to reaffirm support for and collaboration on the ongoing demonstration projects.
