Philippines

In Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (PNG), governments and development partners officially launched the GIZ-implemented "Protecting Freshwater Resources for Increased Climate Resilience in the Pacific Islands (PacFresH2O) Project," marking a major step toward improving climate-resilient water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) systems in PNG and the Solomon Islands.

From April 28–29, in Quezon City, Philippine stakeholders gathered for a focused PANORAMA Writeshop under the GIZ-implemented Solutions for Marine and Coastal Resilience in the Coral Triangle (SOMACORE) Programme, generating a strong portfolio of locally driven marine conservation solutions for global knowledge sharing.

Partners of the GIZ-implemented Solutions for Marine and Coastal Resilience (SOMACORE) Project convened in Alor Island, Indonesia, April 20-24, for the annual Coordination Committee Meeting, reaffirming their commitment to strengthening regional cooperation and advancing results-based marine conservation across the Coral Triangle.

In partnership with the Environmental Management Bureau – Philippine Ozone Desk (EMB-POD), GIZ conducted a strategic site visit to the Bosch manufacturing facility reinforcing collaboration with key stakeholders in the refrigeration and air conditioning (RAC) sector to support environmentally sound and energy-efficient industry practices.

A study visit to Chennai brought Philippine government officials together with Indian partners to explore how large-scale school meals programmes are designed, delivered and monitored.

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.