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, Innovation and Consultancy
- Environmental and project design
- Innovative problem solving approaches
- Nature-based solutions
- Testing of solutions
- Quantitative and qualitative methodologies
- Consultancy services
- Participatory development approaches
- Creative and Design Thinking methodologies
- Optimization concept
- Selection of project 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
- 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…
Ecosystem Friendly Production of Medicinal Plants in Egypt
A GROWING OPPORTUNITY Producing and exporting medicinal plants is a growing business opportunity in Egypt. GEBAL’s partner, the Union for...
Fostering Sustainable Community Development in Egypt’s Delta
Funded by Crédit Agricole, and with the technical support of Schneider Electric’s Sustainability Team, GEBAL implemented a rural...
White Desert Cleanup: Protecting Egypt’s Natural Wonders
In early September 2024, GEBAL, in partnership with the White Desert National Park, the Desert Lovers NGO of Bahariya, and the El Heiz...
Building a Spirit of Conservationism and Green Entrepreneurship
GEBAL Brings the Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) Program to Egypt GEBAL is implementing the US Forest Service’s Youth Conservation Corps...
The “Heiz Heroes”: A Free Teaching Module
TRAINING Free Interactive Teaching ModulePlease try our free-to-download educational model on natural history, climate change, and water...
The “Heiz Heroes”: A Free Teaching Module on Natural History, Climate Change, and Water Scarcity in Egypt’s Western Desert – Based on Comic Art!
How to teach environmental change, climate change impact, and water scarcity in a tangible, down-to-earth way? Funded by the US Forest...
Fostering Youth Environmental Leadership – GEBAL’s Environmental Mentorship Program in El Heiz and Dandara
The future is young and green! Funded by the US Forest Service, GEBAL has carried out a youth environmental mentorship and exchange...
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...
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...