Workshop Summary: How to Achieve Effective Monitoring of Operator Partnerships
Together with trainer Mohan Dhamotharan, employees of municipal companies involved in operator partnerships participated in the online training course “Achieving Results through Effective Partnerships.” The aim of the workshop was to equip participants with solid knowledge and practical tools for planning, implementing, and measuring the success of partnerships, with a particular focus on capacity outcomes. […]
Successful start of the follow-up project since July 2024
The follow-up project of the Utility Platform got off to a successful and seamless start in July 2024. In recent weeks, the contracts for the utility partnerships have been signed and partnership work has resumed. The Utility Platform currently supports a total of 25 operator partnerships: In December 2024, the German Federal Ministry for Development […]
Solidarity of North Rhine-Westphalian municipal utilities with Ukraine
The Ukraine conference under patronage of the federal government of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on 18th of November 2024 in Cologne gave participants the opportunity to learn about various facets of Ukraine’s reconstruction efforts, exchange ideas with other experts from their respective fields and establish contacts with potential partners. North Rhine-Westphalian municipal utilities are amongst the […]
Launch of the Zambia hub of the Utility Platform
In the week of November 11 to 15, 2024, eight German operators traveled to meet their five Zambian partner companies. Together, they deepened existing partnerships and launched new ones: ► Lukanga Water Supply and Sanitation Company (LgWSC) and Gelsenwasser AG with Emschergenossenschaft/Lippeverband (since July 24 NEWZA-financed by GIZ Zambia, more information here) ► Eastern Water […]
Improving the wastewater infrastructure in the war zone
As part of the solidarity utility partnership between the Oldenburgisch-Ostfriesischer Wasserverband (OOWV) and drinking water and wastewater utilities in Sumy and Chernihiv (Ukraine), significant steps were taken in 2024 to improve the wastewater infrastructure in north-eastern Ukraine: a suction vehicle was procured and delivered to Ukraine, high-quality laboratory technology enables better and faster drinking water […]
Partnership cooperation on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) shows success
The operator partnership between Husiatyn (Ukraine) and Baruth/Mark, which has been running for a year now, has already seen four joint work efforts on site in Husiatyn (Ukraine) as well as one job shadowing of Ukrainian colleagues to Baruth.The town of Husiatyn is located in western Ukraine, around 70 km south-east of Ternopil. Since the […]
Looking back at IFAT Munich 2024
Today three months ago the Utility Platform attended IFAT Munich: the world’s leading trade fair for water, sewage, waste and raw materials management. With almost 150,000 visitors from almost 170 countries and regions, it brings together the most important international industry representatives from politics, business and science and offers exciting ideas and innovative solutions for […]
The EcoService2022 waste management association in Ukraine is aiming high
As part of the utility partnership between the Bergischer Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) and the Ukrainian waste management association EcoService2022, 500 additional waste containers have been delivered to the Ukrainian region of Poltava. The delivery is part of an ambitious plan to introduce an effective waste management system and separate waste collection in the four Ukrainian municipalities […]
Wasserversorger wanted!
Wir suchen für die ADB einen deutschen Wasserversorger, um im Rahmen des ADB Programms “Water Organization Partnerships for Resilience (WOP4R)” Wasserbetreiberunternehmen in Nepal zu unterstützen. Worum geht es konkret? Partnerbetreiber Kawasoti Water Supply and Sanitation User’s Organization (Nepal) versorgt die “grüne” Distrikthauptstadt Kawasoti mit 86,821 Einwohnern, gelegen in einer südlichen Provinz Nepals. Der Betreiber erfuhr […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: an overview
Overview How can utility partnerships make a difference in achieving the sustainability goals of the 2030 Agenda? What was achieved in the pilot phase of the Utility Platform? What will the follow-up phase look like? These questions were the focus of the seventh networking event of the Utility Platform and were answered impressively. Almost 100 […]