Sustainability, resource management, agriculture and livelihoods in Egypt and beyond.
Our team consists of international experts with many years of experience in the fields of sustainability, agriculture, resource and water management, community development, renewable energy, architecture. Gebal’s scientists originate from Egypt, Germany and the USA, and have extensive experience with project management, research, sustainability design, and implementing sustainable solutions across Egypt and the Middle East.
Scope of Services
The accumulated experience and expertise of GEBAL’s team members allow us to provide services that encompass, but are not limited to, the following:
Sustainability
- Integrated development approach: environment, society, and economy
- Resource use efficiency
- Renewable energy
- Climate change challenges
- Carbon footprints
- Zero carbon and minimal impact operations
- Life cycle assessments
- Reduce, Reuse, Recycle approach
- Corporate Social Responsibility
Agriculture
- Desert reclamation and development
- Sustainable agriculture
- Land and farm assessments
- Irrigation and water management
- Hydroponics and Aquaponics
- Integrated water management
- Circular farming and irrigation
- Farm design and management planning
- Urban agriculture, rooftop gardening and green walls
- Local value-added approaches
- Quality control, certification
Livelihoods
- Sustainable communities and livelihoods
- Gender equity
- Value added approaches and local income generation
- Water and waste management, recycling
- Landscape and architectural design
- Solar powered drinking water and purification
- Solar powered irrigation systems
- Solar electrification
Design, Research and Consultancy
- Environmental design
- Testing solutions
- Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
- Consultancy services
- Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
- Participatory research and development approaches
- Creative and Design thinking methodologies
- Optimization concept
- Selection of project and research locations
Training and Facilitation
- Training, teaching and facilitation
- Training of trainers
- Applied, interactive training methods
- Best practice approach
- Establishments of models and trials
- In-house training facilities
Management, Assessment and Reporting
- Â Project design and preparation
- Research design and analysis
- Project management
- Technical assessments
- Monitoring and evaluation
- Sustainability assessments and advice
- Key performance indicators
- Problem and project evaluation
- Proposal and report writing
Who We Are
Our team of international sustainability experts has worked in partnership with numerous communities across Egypt, as well as on projects across the MENA region and the Gulf countries, in Europe, the US, Indonesia and Australia.
Our Partners
We believe in participatory development. Our community partners are the real drivers of change. Change can only be sustainable if people are in a position, financially, in terms of capacity, and based on their technical knowledge, to continue driving that change.
News Articles…
Up-Scaling Nexus-Based Farming Approaches in Egypt
GEBAL has developed and tested integrated farming systems in different parts of Egypt. These solar-powered greenhouses integrate fish farming with crop / vegetable farming and are designed to make the most out of every drop of water, while benefiting from natural...
Opening a Community Garden in Dandara
In March 2022, GEBAL opened a community garden on the beautiful Nile River banks in Dandara, Qena. Funded by the US Forest Service, the garden is a food forest designed for biodiversity and permaculture. Owned and operated by the Dandara Cultural Center, the garden...
Training of Trainers in Dandara, Upper Egypt
Training on Solar-powered, integrated, climate-controlled greenhouses in Upper Egypt In December 2021, GEBAL conducted a participatory, 2-day training course for the trainers working with our local partner, the Dandara Development Center, on how to design, operate,...
Our Partners
