Bernd Unger specializes in international development cooperation in the fields of rural development, livelihood, forestry, biodiversity, water and sewage. He was chief technical advisor of KfW for the community-based Forest Programme III in Sulawesi, Indonesia. He also served as Senior Advisor of the TZ (GIZ) component of the community-based rural water supply project ProAir in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. He holds a Master of Science degree in Geography, Sociology, and Environmental Economy and is a trained intercultural mediator.