7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Skilled labour shortage as a global problem
Only 18% of all employees in water companies worldwide are women (World Bank 2019). The problem exists in Germany as well as in the partner countries and therefore plays a role for all companies involved in the Utility Platform. As the topic is also reflected in SDG 6, there was a 1.5-hour session at the […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: How can water companies supply poorer target groups with water?
Utility partnerships, water utilities and Non-government organisations (NGOs) present technical and structural approachesThe poorest sections of the population in cities are not reached by the water utilities in many partner countries. They cannot afford a house connection or they live in informal settlements where the water utilities have no service area. As a result, low-income […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Drinking water supply – a multifaceted form of active cooperation
At the 2024 network meeting of the Utility Platform, colleagues from the partnerships working together in the field of drinking water supply exchanged their experiences and approaches in depth. The focus was on three practical examples that are already having an impact after a short period of cooperation and at the same time highlight different […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Utility partnerships work! Multidimensional!
During the seventh network conference in April 2024, Heiko Heidemann, project manager of the GIZ utility platform, presented what has already been achieved within four and a half years together with representatives from the partnerships. In October 2019, the utility platform was formally initiated with four partnerships at an initial working meeting. However, the coronavirus […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: From waste to recyclables
At the seventh network meeting of the operator platform in April 2024, the representatives from Cërrik and Sarandë in Albania and from Poltava in Ukraine presented their partnerships – both the successes they have already achieved and the challenges they still face. The exchange of experiences was complemented by visits to the RETERRA composting plant […]
7. Network meeting of the Utility Platform: Why utility partnerships can make a difference
Anne Le Strat, PhD in geopolitics, has been committed to the challenges of water management for many years. As Deputy Mayor of Paris (2001 – 2014), she successfully implemented the remunicipalisation of the water supply with the creation of ‘Eau de Paris’, the largest public water company in France, of which she was CEO. She […]
Lübeck garbage containers in the middle of Albania?
From 19 to 26 October 2023, a delegation from Lübeck’s waste management company “Entsorgungsbetriebe Lübeck” travelled to Sarandë and Cërrik in Albania to kick off their new utility partnerships. The partnerships are based on Lübeck’s intercultural partnerships with three cities in Albania, which have been in place since 2022. The delegation first flew to the […]
First study trip in new German-Ukrainian waste utility partnership
In September 2023, the Bergische Abfallwirtschaftsverband (BAV) (Bergisch Waste Management Association) and the Ukrainian joint waste management authority EcoService2022 entered into a partnership aimed at sharing knowledge. This will allow the young utility company from Ukraine to benefit from the BAV’s more than 40 years of experience in setting up and expanding an efficient waste […]
Stark für mich und andere
Um Menschen in Krisen gut unterstützen zu können, muss man selbst resilient sein, oder ein „Leuchtturm“, wie das Referent Philipp Jann in seinem 2-stündigen Online-Workshop ausdrückte. Gerade in internationalen Projekten wie den Betreiberpartnerschaften oder der Arbeit von Kommunen mit Geflüchteten treffen die Engagierten auf Menschen aus Kriegsgebieten wie der Ukraine, die teilweise Schlimmstes durchgemacht oder […]
German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnerships Conference 2023
The sixth German-Ukrainian Municipal Partnership Conference took place in Leipzig from 13 to 15 November 2023 under the motto “Together for Europe: Solidarity, Reconstruction, Future Prospects”. The event impressed participants with a varied programme of expert input, networking opportunities and practical experience. The event was organised by Engagement Global with its Service Agency Communities in […]