Philippines

As a pre-event activity for the Better Air Quality 2026 (BAQ) Conference, TRANSCEND Project hosted a session aimed at showcasing how the diverse capabilities of state and non-state actors, used to co-develop local solutions, drive impactful climate action.

From March 2-6, the Family Farmers for Climate Action (FFCA), an alliance of over 95 million producers across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pacific, convened in Manila to strengthen their role as more effective, agile, and impactful implementers of climate finance. The gathering underscored a shared ambition: to ensure that climate resources reach those who need them most—family farmers on the frontlines of the climate crisis. Building on momentum from FFCA’s first workshop in Tanzania in 2025, the meeting was hosted by the Asian Farmers’ Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), with support from the Foundation for Farmers Organisations for Restorative Action (FFORA), the Intercontinental Network of Organic Farmers Organisations (INOFO), and GIZ.

Philippine government agencies and partners convened in Quezon City, March 3-5, for a two-part PANORAMA Writeshop aimed at documenting innovative marine and coastal conservation solutions for global knowledge sharing. The activity was organized under the Solutions for Marine and Coastal Resilience in the Coral Triangle (SOMACORE) Programme, a regional initiative supporting the conservation of marine biodiversity across the Coral Triangle.

The Solutions for Marine and Coastal Resilience in the Coral Triangle (SOMACORE) Programme, implemented by GIZ, facilitated an operational planning workshop in Quezon City, Philippines to finalize its 2026- 2027 Philippine Operational Workplan.

German Parliamentary State Secretary Johann Saathoff from the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation (BMZ) recently visited the Philippines. He met with Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masato Kanda, Department of Finance Secretary Frederick Go and Department of Foreign Affairs Undersecretary Maria Andrelita Austria to affirm Germany’s continued support in the country.

The cities of Bacolod and Caloocan partnered for a hands-on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Learning Exchange, exploring how local demonstration sites can support safer e-waste collection, recycling, and policy alignment.

The Mindanao TRANSCEND Partners’ Forum aimed to bring together national government, regional agencies, and local government officials to align government initiatives with planned interventions, explore synergies across key focus areas, and ensure that project interventions are grounded in local context and realities.

PAG-USWAG was more than an event — it was a celebration of people, partnerships, and the powerful journey of coffee from the highlands to our homes. Serving as both Project Coffee++’s Closing Program on the GIZ-side, and the official launch on the partners’ side, the gathering marked a meaningful milestone in the shared mission to uplift Filipino coffee farmers and strengthen the local coffee industry.