Welcome to the DED in the Philippines .
Country Director Dr. Ute Hübner with Head of Administration Beverly Gallmann
We are the development service of the Federal Republic of Germany for personnel cooperation.
Our agency was founded in 1963. Presently, we are active in 45 developing countries worldwide with almost 1,000 professionals. We started working in the Philippines in 1991. About 35 European professionals are currently assigned in the Philippines. Our main areas of activity are the Visayas and Mindanao regions.
Artisanal fisherfolk becoming famous in Cadiz City .
Wall picture in Cadiz CityIntegrated Coastal Zone Management in the Philippines
The sustainable management of the ecosystem of the Philippine coastline - mangrove forests, coral reefs, seagrass beds and sandy meaches, to name a few - plays an important role in poverty reduction in this country.
In Cadiz City, Negros Occidental, more than half of the population live in the coastal zone and many more depend on its products, such as food, building materials and the protection it provides against wave action, erosion and storms.
Artisanal fisherfolk becoming famous in Cadiz City - read more...
Worm, Wormer, Compost Parade .
In the Lonely Planet travel guide about the Philippines you can find the sentence: "Filipinos don't need much of an excuse to hold a festival." Being here as a Junior Expert for the German Development Service involved in Education and Composting projects in the Philippines for more than six months, I can only support this without hestitation.
"From Trash to Cash" Creating income opportunities and public awareness in Ormoc City, Leyte .
Paper bags hanging inside a shantyIt's a nice and somewhat suprising little story to tell. Walking open-eyed through Ormoc City, one day in April 2009, a bunch of recycled paper bags hanging outside a shanty struck my sight. Just hanging there in the sun and maybe they would still hang there if not a series of eventes would have taken place.
Small Scale Solutions for Reducing Emission of Greenhouse Gases .
In April 2009, the "Forum for the Future", a charity organization with the aim of supporting sustainable development, announced the winner of its 75,000 Dollar prize. Criteria for wining this green competition were to support concepts that have "moved off the drawing board and demonstrated their feasibility" for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, but are not supported by industry. This year the prize was awarded to the inventor of the "Kyoto Box", a solar cooker in very easy design. For DED Philippines this is encouraging indeed, because here, too, solar cookers are being propagated.
Small Scale Solutions for Reducing Emission of Greenhouse Gases - read more...
Book Launch: "Where is My Home?" .
During the Provinicial Environment Week in Bacolod in Negros Occidental on June 26, 2009 Dr. Mariëlle van Riel launched her book “Where is My Home?” - the story of the two fishes Is-is and Da-da.
More information:
Project location map.
See how and where we are committed to local partners in the Philippines.
Project location map - read more...
DED Job Opening.
Newsletter 19 Water and Solid Waste.
Download our current "Water and Solid Waste" Newsletter.
